▁Ott oman ▁Navy . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁fifth ▁son ▁of ▁General ▁Sir ▁John ▁S lade . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ 1 8 1 5 : ▁Enter ed ▁Navy ▁▁ 1 8 2 7 : ▁Lieutenant ▁▁ 1 8 4 1 : ▁Commander ▁▁ 1 8 4 9 : ▁Captain ▁▁ 1 8 4 9 – 1 8 6 6 : ▁Admir al ▁in ▁the ▁Turkish ▁n avy , ▁with ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁M ush aver ▁( cons ult ing ) ▁P asha . ▁This ▁included ▁the ▁Crime an ▁War . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 4 , ▁his ▁flags hip ▁was ▁a ▁ 7 2 - gun ▁fr ig ate . ▁▁ 1 8 5 8 : ▁K CB ▁▁ 1 8 6 6 : ▁R ear - Ad mir al ▁▁ 1 8 6 7 : ▁Ret ired ▁R ear - Ad mir al ▁▁ 1 8 7 3 : ▁Ret ired ▁Vice - Ad mir al ▁ ▁Books ▁S lade , ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁nin ete enth - century ▁writers ▁on ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ", ▁wrote ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁books : ▁ ▁Records ▁of ▁travel s ▁in ▁Turkey , ▁Greece , ▁& c . ▁and ▁of ▁a ▁Cru ise ▁in ▁the ▁Black ▁Sea , ▁with ▁the ▁Cap itan ▁P asha , ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 8 2 9 , 1 8 3 0 , ▁and ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁( 1 8 3 3 ) ▁ ▁Turkey , ▁Greece ▁and ▁Mal ta