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Critical Notices Of The Literature Of The Last Three Months,
Erom a military point of view , Captain Rhode ' s * account of a tour of military inspection is the best that can be had of Turkey Proper . This officer accompanied the Expedition which set out from Spain in the autumn of last year under the guidance of General Prim , and is full of information respecting fortresses and matters of scientific and military interest . There are also some lively sketches of character , a well-drawn
account of the battle of Oltenitza , which Captain Rhodes himself Avitnessed , and several anecdotes of individuals who have since obtained a European celebrity . Here is one connected Avith the present commander-in-chief of the Turkish forces , Omer Pacha : —
" Omer Pacha is a Sclavonian by birth , forty-eight years of age , and had been in the Turkish service for upwards of twenty years . When he entered the service , he was obliged by the Turkish custom to change his name , which he did , from ' Lattas' to ' Omer . ' " It appears that he never informed his family of the circumstance , and was to them as lost . His elder brother , Simon Lattas , is fifty years of age , and has been residing in Jassy , a town on the Pruth , for many years past devoting his time to mercantile pursuits . About ten years since , an officer informed him that his
brother had been killed on the field of battle , and that he , the officer , had seen him both dead and buried . "Having been thus positively informed of his brother ' s death , Simon naturally concluded that the information must be correct . In the month of August , 1853 , Simon Lattas was one day regaling himself with a cup of coffee at one of the numerous cafes in the ancient town of Jassy , and not having any friend to talk with , took up a French newspaper that was lying on the table . After having read the current news of the dayhe accidentallfell a short biographof
, y upon y the celebrated Turkish commander , Omer Pacha , and from mere curiosity commenced its perusal . He was rather astonished to find that Omer Pacha formerly bore the family name of Lattas , and , from several circumst i ances related in the memoir , began to think that this renowned general might , by some accident , prove to be his long-lost brother . Yet how could this be , when he had ( what he considered ) positive proof of his brother ' s death ! " The information which he had thus casually acquired dwelt so much upon his mindthat he determined at once to write to Omer Paoha . He addressed his
, letter to Chumla , where Omer Paoha was at that time residing . Simon shortly afterwards left Jassy for Varna , accompanied by his son , a fine , tall , strong-built lad , fifteen years and a half old . Soon after his arrival at Varna , he received , through Omer Pacha's first aide-de-camp , a reply to the letter he had forwarded from Jassy . "What!—what do you imagine was his' brother ' s astonishment when he read the answer ? His own dear brother was alive—yea , still alive , and anxiously waiting with arms to receive him . Omer had sent his confidential
aide-deopen camp to welcome and conduct him with all speed to Chumla . " On arriving there , Omer Paoha came out to meet him , and in an instant recognised his brother Simon . But Simon did not so readily remember his younger brother , owing , perhaps , to the grey hairs which now adorn his head and beard .
" This was truly a romantic and affecting scene , —Omer Pacha , surrounded by his staff , meeting and embracing his long-lost brother , whom he had not met for more than thirty-two years . In commemoration of this happy event , the Sultan has been pleased to confer on Omer Pacha ' s nephew the rank , title , and pay of commander in the imperial army . He has , therefore , been received into the Turkish service , under the appellation of Bimbaslie Omer Bey . "
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Critical Notices Of The Literature Of The Last Three Months,
Erom a military point of view , Captain Rhode ' s * account of a tour of military inspection is the best that can be had of Turkey Proper . This officer accompanied the Expedition which set out from Spain in the autumn of last year under the guidance of General Prim , and is full of information respecting fortresses and matters of scientific and military interest . There are also some lively sketches of character , a well-drawn
account of the battle of Oltenitza , which Captain Rhodes himself Avitnessed , and several anecdotes of individuals who have since obtained a European celebrity . Here is one connected Avith the present commander-in-chief of the Turkish forces , Omer Pacha : —
" Omer Pacha is a Sclavonian by birth , forty-eight years of age , and had been in the Turkish service for upwards of twenty years . When he entered the service , he was obliged by the Turkish custom to change his name , which he did , from ' Lattas' to ' Omer . ' " It appears that he never informed his family of the circumstance , and was to them as lost . His elder brother , Simon Lattas , is fifty years of age , and has been residing in Jassy , a town on the Pruth , for many years past devoting his time to mercantile pursuits . About ten years since , an officer informed him that his
brother had been killed on the field of battle , and that he , the officer , had seen him both dead and buried . "Having been thus positively informed of his brother ' s death , Simon naturally concluded that the information must be correct . In the month of August , 1853 , Simon Lattas was one day regaling himself with a cup of coffee at one of the numerous cafes in the ancient town of Jassy , and not having any friend to talk with , took up a French newspaper that was lying on the table . After having read the current news of the dayhe accidentallfell a short biographof
, y upon y the celebrated Turkish commander , Omer Pacha , and from mere curiosity commenced its perusal . He was rather astonished to find that Omer Pacha formerly bore the family name of Lattas , and , from several circumst i ances related in the memoir , began to think that this renowned general might , by some accident , prove to be his long-lost brother . Yet how could this be , when he had ( what he considered ) positive proof of his brother ' s death ! " The information which he had thus casually acquired dwelt so much upon his mindthat he determined at once to write to Omer Paoha . He addressed his
, letter to Chumla , where Omer Paoha was at that time residing . Simon shortly afterwards left Jassy for Varna , accompanied by his son , a fine , tall , strong-built lad , fifteen years and a half old . Soon after his arrival at Varna , he received , through Omer Pacha's first aide-de-camp , a reply to the letter he had forwarded from Jassy . "What!—what do you imagine was his' brother ' s astonishment when he read the answer ? His own dear brother was alive—yea , still alive , and anxiously waiting with arms to receive him . Omer had sent his confidential
aide-deopen camp to welcome and conduct him with all speed to Chumla . " On arriving there , Omer Paoha came out to meet him , and in an instant recognised his brother Simon . But Simon did not so readily remember his younger brother , owing , perhaps , to the grey hairs which now adorn his head and beard .
" This was truly a romantic and affecting scene , —Omer Pacha , surrounded by his staff , meeting and embracing his long-lost brother , whom he had not met for more than thirty-two years . In commemoration of this happy event , the Sultan has been pleased to confer on Omer Pacha ' s nephew the rank , title , and pay of commander in the imperial army . He has , therefore , been received into the Turkish service , under the appellation of Bimbaslie Omer Bey . "