The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-10-29
The Sack Of Rome, May, 1921,

Fragment OF letter touching the assault
and sack OF Rome IN May, ij21, the impc-
rialSt army being commanded 10y The CON
stable, Charles de Bourbon, who. from piquc
against Francis l., the king Of France, .ol-
lowed the party Of Charles y. Of Spain, and
was killed during the assault by shot from
an arquobusS on the 9Th Of May, I12!
Most HasirioaS Sr,--On the lst of May,
, lJ-1, | wrote 20 you fully, and forwarded
certain papers touching the house which
was bought Of the Dean and Chapter, to-
gcthcr with other papers and old documents
connected herewith. Ibid likewise inform
You Of the death 81 J., c or Juan Fernandez,
I (Who, ? trust, i, in hcaNcn,) and Of other
inatlcrS, which You VIII see more fully set
{ forth in the copies Of SUHtFy letters here
with enclosed. For which reason, in this
letter | viii Summarily, ard in few words,
narratc what hath occurred since | last
wrote; seeing that you viii learn from Tie
bearer of these dispatches all particulars.
But such great events have occurred, that
no time, no wisdom, 10 Judgment, wou!d be
sufficient 20 detail them.
Last Saturday month Che tth Of May,
IJ2D parties from the imperialst army be-
Gan 10 show themselves in the ncighbor-
hood OF Rome, after having made icint Of
marching upon Florence. The same day
several hor5emen sailed forth from Rome
/ to skirm!Sh with them. and brought ~ some
eight or ten Straggicis Of the impcrial,t
light horse; the which did cause much re-
joicing in Rome.
The army, sir. advanced with such rapid
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