New-York daily tribune., 1849-08-11
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-b-~ 'Oo.-fon The Protectors marked. COO
R-~4r,' GA PRIEST Assas-ila'ed. >ts," of >ege
De- a--d ... Republican Eclc4r1n. aqprA-aace
81 F--r-h soldiers .... Clearing re H1srin..-..-
Pr-.tv Ba-eu-ss ...lnsat .o i1e An-rcal Oolsl.
Hi. Protest ant Departure .... ssruirg ne
Nauoual Glsrc. Position u NJ. Cas- P-iy
Opqre..ioa...t txpa .ou Of Forei sners. EJECT ~
French Presence. Address O The People Wax 10
ne Scene of >rte. American sympathy iJr L very
u Europe koNE. jay q. .--s.
n mistake not, I closed NY .ast letter juss as
the news arrived here that the attempt of the De
mocrstic party in France 70 resist the infamous
proceedings of the Government had fsied. and
thus Rome, as lar as human calculation went, hsd
1T hope for her Liberties left Al inland city
cannot .oug sustsn siege when there S lo hope
of ad Then followed the news Of ;he surrender
Of Ancona and Rome found herself quite alone
for though Venice continued % hold out all COM
mgnlcston vas cut 81.
The Republican troops. almost to msa, ieit
Ancons, bat long march separated ioem iron
Rome.
Tne extreme heat Of these days vas 'ar more
fatal T. the Romsns than their sssaanfs. for as
last as the French troops sickened. their ace
vas taken BY fresh arrivals Ours slso not only
sustained the exhaustng service by day but were
ha7assed AZ night by attacks eigned or -es--
These commonly began about II or Il o'clock az
night. iu.t when AL who meant 70 rest were fairly
aseep. can imagine the harassing effect upon
,ae troops from what feel in my sheltered pa
viion. In consequence OF not knowing luiet
nights sleep FOR month
The bombsrdment became constantly more seri-
oa,. Rne house where live was filed IS early
=. the 10th with persons obliged to ay from the
a.. f..NI Z.
est The night OF the 2lst-22d We were all
alarmed about O'Clock A. NJ. by tremendous
cannonade. IL was the moment ~hen the breach
was finally made by which the French entered
They rushed in and, grisve TO say, that by the
only instance OF detection know IN the course OF
tie siege. those com ganies OF the regiment nion'
which had IN charge acssino on that point yielded
! % panic and abandoned lt The French lmmedi-
stely entered and intrenched themselves. That
was the fatal nour Tor the city. Every day after
ward tnough obstinatey resisted, they gained TILL
1T asst their cannon being well placed the city
was entirely commanded from the Janicular AMI
all thought OF further resistance waside
This was true policy to avoid the street + ght in
which the Italian, an unprsctced soldier but ia j
OF feeling and sustained from the houses, would
have been no match for their disciplined troops
| After the 22i. the slaughter OF the Romans be-
came every day more fearful Their deienses
were Knocked down by the heavy cannon Of the
French, and, entirely exposed in their vsorous
onsets great numbers persisted on the spot. Those
who were brought into the Hospitals were gene
rally grievously wounded. very commonly subjects
for amputation. My heart bled daily more AMI
more At these sights and could not feel much for
myself though now the balls and bombs began to
fall round me also. The night OF the 2'th the
effect was truly fearful az they whi1zed and
burst near me. As many as 80 fell upon or near
the Hotei de Russis, where Mr.. Cass has his tenn
porarv abode. The roof Of the studio In the
pavilion. tenanted by Mr. Stermer well known u
the visitors of Rome for his highly finished cabinet
| pictures torn 10 pieces. sat alone IN my
much exposed apartment thinking If one strikes
me, only hope it will kill me at once. and that
| God will transport my soul to some sphere where
Virtue and Love not tyrannlzed over by egotism
and brute force. as in this. However, that night
passed the next we had reason to expect a still
more cry salute to ths Pincsn, as here alone re
mained three or four pieces Of cannon which could
be used But the morning of the 30th, In a contest
| at the foot of the Jsnculsr, the line old Papa
troops naturally not in earnest like the free corps
refused to fight against odds 50 terrible, the heroic
Marara fell with hundreds OF his devoted Lom
bards GaubAldi saw his best officers perish, and
himself went in the afternoon to say TO the Assem-
| bly, that further resistance was unsvailing.
The Assembly sent to Oadinot. bat he refused
any conditions, refused even 10 guarantee safe
departure TO Gsribsdi. his brave foe. Notwlth.
standing, great number OF men lief. the other
regiments TO follow the leader whose courage had
captiyated them and whose habit OF superiority
| 70 difficulties commanded their entire confidence
Tow ard the evening Of Monday, 2d July, It was
| known that the French were preparing % cross
the river and take possession OF all the city
went into the Corso with some friends u was filled
with citizens and military. the carriage was stop
ped By the crowd near the Dora palace the
ancers of Garibadi galloped along in fall career
long.d for Sir Walter Scott 70 be on earth again
snd see them, all are light athletic, resolute
figures, many OF the forms OF the finest manly
beauty OF the South, all sparkling with ts genius
and ennobed by the resolute spirit, ready TO dare
70 DO, TO die. We followed them to the piazza OF
81, John Lateran. Never have seen sight o.
| beautiful, so romantic and 50 sad. Whoever
knows Rome knows the peculiar solemn grandeur
Of that piazza scene OF the hrst triumph OF RlenEi
| the maguiticence OF the " mother Of all churches,
the Baptistery with its Porphyry columns, the
Santa scala wiki its gliItering mosscs Of toe early
agrs, the obeisk standing faIrest Of any Of those
most imposing monuments Of Rome, the view
through the gate. OF the Campaigns, on tlAt side
- richly strewn with ruins. Thesun vas setting
the crescent moon rising, the aower OF the Italian
youth were ma -shsling IN that solemn place.
They bad been driven from every other spot here
they had offered their hearts as bulwarks Of lssi
ian InGep ndence in this last strong hold they
hsi sacrificed hecs.ombs Of their best and oravest
IN that cause they must now 20 Or remain pris-
oners and slaves. Vhers 90, they knew Tot, for
except distant Hungary there Is not now spot
which would receive them or where they can act
as honor commands. They had al pat on the
beautiful dress OF the Garibadi legion. the tunc
Of br got red cloth, the Greek cap, or else round
"a. with Puritan plume, their long har was
| blown back from resoate faces al looked fall
| Of courage they had counted the cost before
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