DEATH OF HOBART PASHA. [BY TELEGRAPH.-COPYRIGHT.] [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] [Received June 21st, 11:20 a.m.] London, June 20.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2177, 22 June 1886, Page 2

DEATH OF HOBART PASHA. [BY TELEGRAPH. -COPYRIGHT.] [REUTERS TELEGRAMS.] [Received June 21st, 11 :20 a.m.] London, June 20.

Tile death is anuounced of the Hon. Augustus Charles Hobart (Hobart Pasha), aged 64. Hobart, the Hon. Augustus Charles, generally known as Hobart Pasha, son of the Earl of Buckinghamshire, was born in 1822. In 1830 he joined the Royal Navy, and was distinguished while a midshipman for his zeal in command of nien-of-war's boats employed in the suppression of the slave trade in Brazilian wuWs. In reward for these services ho whs, in 1845, appointed to- the C^unen's yacht, whor.; he served two years. During the Russian w.ir he was in command of H. M.S. Driver in the Biltie, and was highly named in official despatcke-. for hit gallant conduct during his capture of Bomarsund and the attack on Abo. Having re'.ired from active service on h.ilf-pay, he found employment during the American CiVil War, from 181! 1 to 18K>, in commanding a swift blockade-iunner, the Don, alone the coast of North Carolina, and keeping up maritime communications with the Southern States, in spite of the Federal blockading squadron. He published a narrative of these experiences, under the name of '" Captain Rob -its." In 1802 he became a post-captain, and in 1868 was appointed by the Turkish Government to a high command in the Ottoman navy. In 1807 h<3 was sent, in command of the Turkish Heat, to Crete, with unlimited powers, and orders to stop the piocrtediii^s of the Greek blockadrt-runuers. For this service, and for his conduct in a delicate negotiation off Syria, in the cause of general peace, he received high class decorations and honours from the Austii.iu, French, and Turkish Government". On his leturii to Constantinople, hit was promoted by thn Sultan to the rank of Pashn, and created a full admiral. Admiral Hobart Pallia afterward-, served as In<*|iector-General of the Turkish navy. In June, -1871, the (jueen granted him her royal license to accept and wear the insignia of the second class of the Imperial Order of the Medjidie, conferred u|hm him by the Sultan. In 1807 the Greek, Minister had called the attention of Her Majesty's Government to the fact that Hobart Pasha had been engaged on behalf of Tin key in the Cretan blockade ; and the Admiralty, at the instance of the Foreign Office, struck his name off the British Navy Lwt. In 1874. however, Admiral Huh.irt Pasha addressed a letter to Lord 1-Wby, admitting that he committed a brunch of mual discipline by accepting service under the Turkish Government without leave, but adding:— "During seven years that have elapsed since that time I have endeavoured to maintain the character of an Englishman for zeal, activity and sagacity, and I have been fortunate enough to obtain a certain European reputation of which I hope I may be justly proud. I jirevented by my conduct during tt very critical period at the end of the Cretan Revolution (while I was in command of a large Turkish fleet) much bloodshed, and, many people think, a European war. I have organised the Turkish navy in a way which has led to high encomiums as to its state from all the Commanders in-Chief of the English fleets who have lately visited Constantinople. I have established naval schools, training and gunnery ships (and here I have been ably seconded by English naval officers. ) While doing all this towards strengthening the navy of our ally, I naturally have made many enemies. . . . All that they can find to say (and it is bitter enough) is, 'He has been dismissed the English service,' without, of course, explaining the cause. This is most painful to me, and is very detrimental to my already difficult position. '\ He therefore asked that his offence might be overlooked, and that he might be relieved from " the ban of disgrace." This application was supported by the Earl of Derby, "an a matter of Imperial policy," consideiing it to be of material advantage that Admiral Hobart Pasha should occupy the position he held in Turkey. The Lords of the Admiralty therefore consented to allow the Hon. Augustus Hobart to be reinstated in his former rank as a captain in the Royal Navy, placing him on the retired liit (Nov. 28, 1874), with the opportunity of rising by seniority to the rank of a retired Admiral. On the outbreak of the war between Russia and Turkey Admiral Hobart Pasha was appointed to the command-in-chief of the Black Sea Fleet of Turkey. Soon afterwards his name was again removed from the British Navy List, and rightly so, seeing that our Government had issued a proclamation of neutrality.

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