The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-11-23
WHOLE NO. 1861

and small orphans, of all ages and sizes.
on hand II was determined by them that
The reintroductisn Of the old regime
should he resisted "a et armis; that is to
Isssy with tongues, nails, longs, pokers.
ShovelS, and brickbats The messengers
1 OF love from the Qnirinal were sent back
I III 'he most insulting manner; aud when
1t was hinted that force would be resorted
to, the heads Of the Republic raised a
cry OF war. .tho doors were strongly barred, ,
and provisions for fOituigbts siege hav.
Ing been secured. the read flag was lit.
terally hoisted, end no surrender pro.
claimed. A provisional government was
organized, and the young and active
mounted on the roof, wrenched out the
stanchions and iron bars from all win.
dows. and stripping the adjoining build
ing Of its tiles. stood woman. fully on The
defence. In vain envoys of peace pre-
sented themselveS--in vain offers Of a
transaction were made; the blood Of
the daughters of unknown mothers was
up, and an iron crowbar or tile hurled
at the head of the Papal deputy was the
answer.
The Apostolic Triumvirare, bafIied in
all Its attempts TO bring to reason the re-
iractory garrison. called on The French
military authorities TO assist them, and as
the compact Of the Holy Alliance cannot
be evaded or refused, a regiment Of in
faniry was formed into column Of attack,
and directed against the convent. To
the honor of the Colonel commanding, he
dlsarmed all bis men with the exception
OF 20. who were TO be employed in keep
ing Of the crowd, and in overawing the
male population out of doors, should it
venture TO interfere; and thus the cnlumn
advanced, with no other arms than those
which nature gave. and, after having in
vested the place, summoned the garrison
to surrender. The garrison replied bya
shout OF defiance, aud every maiden stand
ing on the house.top, prepared to hnrl
down the brickbat, tile. or iron bar with
winch she was provided; but the Com
mander-in. Chief, warned them of the ia
tal consequences if a single man was hurt,
and tie uplifted weapon was never
launched
A parley then took place, but no terms
would be listened 10, and the elderly la
dies declared they would set fire TO the
hospital rather than yield.-The French
authorities were at their wits end their
position was becoming ridiculous-as
the crowd began to laugh. So that, af.
ter another summons. which shared the
fate Of the rest, was given, 5attering.
ram was leveIed against the gates. aud in
m lment the column of attack made
lodgment within the walls. The crash
of the broken door was answered by
scream of rage and terror from the
roof, and quick as thought the out
er defences were abandoned, and the
whole troop Of furies came rushing down
the stairs. impreca,ing every imagina.
BILE curse on the French army and nation,
and threatened to scratch out the eyes Of
the soldiers who came within their reach.
The vocabulary of bad language is abun
/ dant in Rome, and considering the re-
/ ligious education those ladies' had receiv-
ed, it was wonderful how they came pos
seSsed of so large portion of it; but cv.
cry possible word that could be applied
was made use of, and oaths and curses
fell like hail.
Fancy some hundred furies let loose
from below, aud you have an idea of the
picture that presented itself-hair stream
in-dress torn-the person exposed and
every restraint Of decorum laid aside;
and then imagine the mass living rage
screaming and believing imprecalions,
and you may have notion of what was
going on. Every now and then rush
was made by the leading files, and an ar.
ray of nails were exhibited, but the
French commander swore that every wo-
man who used her hands should have
their arms brokenin twain, and this threat
which Of course would not have been car
ried into execution, alarmed the Amozons
| so much that no act of violence took
place, and the tongue did all the execu-
| ton. The most violent hurricane willex-
haust itself, and SO will woman's rage,
aud so some of the fair creatures having
dissolved in tears, others having taken to
Mysteries, whilst a few ran to their cells,
abandoning themselves to despair, author
ity regained its Influence, and by degrees
the revolt was put down. How this re-
suit was obtained is still mystery to me;
some say The ladies gave way, others that
the men were subdued.-CoresPOndrat
London Times.
Mr. EOrrer and the Defiance Demo.