The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-07-21
TnE TRENCH BEFORE R0NE


TnE FRENCH BEFORE ROME,
From lhe correspondence oflhe London
Times, .-,
ArQlendqunuer june 2'id
| wrote YOU on the luih dat the batteries
had attacked The breach with good effect ~
only 30 metres distance, aud on ihG ROlli that
the operations did NOT advance nH rapidly az
whH hoped, w consequences Of The extreme
hardness ollhe walls be- ihe building Of which
large proportion Of poZlOluuA lll0mun &C.
menl huh been used, have now 20 inform
you HAT, owing 90 lbe IudiGluus pointing Of
the guns lhe work proceeded much more
hy0rhby on the evening Of lha 2lst and on
the morning 81 the .2d, ~ lhnI early Ia the
afternoon ofihe 2}d llreo broachcs we're de
clnrod aud II wns determined lhnl M assault
should take place under cover Of tho night
~ soon ~ tho fire Of 'le gnrfiHpu Ind rensrd'
Accordingly az 10 O'Clock, AMID lie most sol
emu silence three columns Of attack, each
consisting Of2O0 grenndiefr, ilnnked by 100
light troops, followed by three divisions, OF
30 men eneli, Of sappera and miners, mount
'ed lhe broken wall aud gained hrm foot
Ing,
Their nscegl was not AT first perceived but
the Hlsrn Wna speedily gwen, aud lln Ito
mans on tho top of tho breach aud on the
r1rt-htttyy Tie column of ATTACK uobly
pushed on their way, nud IN short timn iuIi
possession of the ground was Obtained where
The breaches had been made IN hnHllons No,
u aud Z, aud ~ the curtain uniting them.
The goundcra carried everything al The point
oiihu hnyOnel, aud secured NJ many M 100
prisoners the loss in killed aud wounded nn
the pnri Of the garrison no. being yet nscer-
inined, AZ II o'clock The position was wou'
nnd Instantly 800 men, each carrying u fnb'
ioI, shovel aud pick, sei 10 work, hnd ~ n
very short time the nirIyof the troops wns
assured; the mouth Of the baslions that IN To
say, mo drawn between them whero they
brgnn TO project from the wals-wns closed;
and nj Two o'clock after midnight four piec,
on of artillery were Ia position,
The grenndicrs and light troops lay down
whilst his operation was going on, but the
fire. otths latter, who ara expect rinemon,wns
uuecasiug, uncovered by rhem,tho working
parties RAPIDLY gained ground. Ia the mean.
time the uuskcd batteries of the kulnhus o.
pouod IN lfnut,Hud on each ilnulG but though
the ground over which the troops had pnsscd
was literally ploughcd zap, yet very lite inIu-
~ was daur, aud only tWo-CUVtUins aud 80
rank mud tile were killed or wounded. The
fire from tie four heavy pieces which were
40 quickly established in battery on tho
i.rcacl, speedily siIrnccd the guns oflhe city,
ana Tor tic prescott lhe safety of tho position
is nssur,d. The assault on Tic breaches wes
facilitated ~ Two diversions made ut the
same moment ~ tl;lcr extremity of hu line
the first hy one b.. itui'pn, ono squadron oi
cavalry aud four pieces OF aHhIrtS, between
TIRE Pt'tir = I4ala aud the Hu.tn =, boNhnuh
aud the second with ilrcn bulta'oE~ ~ u''
potin del p0poo 10 ihc direction on The WI
Ia BorFhcsc. Thcso false attacks, w"'eh
were fully supported, ceased ns soon Hs tic
lodgucnr IN the breach was effected.
The Democratic du Var publishes the FOL. |
lowing cNtrnct Of u letter from a member Of /
tho NHtional Assembly orRomc, 10 his broth /.
or, residing NJ CWia Ncccltia:
ut is impossible to conceal tic TACT Tint
the wnr against Rome hns become n war Of
determination. Blood has been Sized in nbuu.
dnuccnnd cNnsperntiou Is ut It's highest pitch. f.
The Romans have taken their determination, /
aud they viii bury themselves under the rti.
iuS of their city, rather Than consent to ~.
turn under ilr yoke of priests. Every mcn- |
sure Inns been ndopted the principal buttd. T
iugs nrc mined, aud tho streets are covered
with barbados. d
Up to tho present time, the French soldiers
have only bad to combat against regular
Woops,Who dispute every inch of groundnnd /
sotcfai Of IiIc positions have hrrn taken untl
re.takcn six times, " ilh courage and an nu- I
duciiy IL Is difficult To describe but when I
the French shall'fmvo opened breach, they |
viii Gud themselves. furc IN face with an /
armed population of 100000, who viii fight /
foot TO foot IN cach street Men, women, mud |
nro armed; aud when the tocsu
gives the signal of the entrance oftho French |
into the city, then indeed we shall behold .
Que of those dramas which nrr unique in his
tory. May Heaven preserve both nations .
from H. such is our situation at the pres
nnt moment" !
Tho following is published MS the latest
news from Rome:
The French Government nre said TO he IN
possession of Intelligence from Rome. cnlcu.
atrd Ia lead 10 The eXuecinii0n of n surren
Her 10y the Roman Government. General |
OudnoI is mRstcr of both walls aud of the |
advanced works; aud being III Il position
which places tho ely at his mercy. should |
nc have recourse to the horrors of bom-
rather than engage his men ia the |
streets, he has offered terms Of accommodA- !
ION, which there is reason To think that,
hr6ngh the Intelligent ngency orM. Cour-
'giics, will toe accepted,
DEATn or Mas. MADISON. Tho Washing
on Union Of the 18th inst records the death,
4, tint cit,r Of Mr. II Mn1,snn. ralicf Of H. ]