The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-02-17

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We reached in hulfani hour, Here sou know
IL The famous leaning tower, NlHeh may we'll
Aa ranked among The seven wonders Of lhe
world. The lOwer In Of stone, 0fh cyllndn- l
cnl form, aud consisting Of eiglG stories Of I
columns, Illeans rs feet, and ll'e leaning 70 |
undoubtedly 90 bp attributed 20 niad loundn- /
lian.- 3rhe architecture 10 6ue, and the seven
hollis which surmounl lhe lover ring oui lhelf
cRpes ~ tie budding II tie high hmel'ohRi
riea Of tho cathedral close 10y. ~ four o'oloch
wg we're ngHiuon hoard tie steamer, aud llo
next morning az We were in lho harbor Of
CiyiR Veechn--Sunday morning how
eyer,we should not have known except ny
reference TO Our nlmapHns. We had on
board dopulaliou from lhe Tuscan gc,eru'
insnl, ffon Florence, To- tho new government
ut Rome-lhe Provisional Ministry, the object
Of their visit being 20 urge D confederation Or
union Of lie liaiian slsles, slrnlarlo Oh con
federation, ura upon our arrival NJ Ciyim
Vecchln gunamrrs fred Ia honor oflllls dep
ltnliop. Clyilh Necohia II ile port ofllome,
and IL exceedingly dull mud mdnlrreHIlng.
Tic oniy sLioun ofths io~H-- Gaspeyoni,lhe
bandit, md The Fra Dinyolo Of 1crurip-we
snw-enlered his cell, aud had u familiar tall
s Nilb him. Tins man mnde himself nolori-
ouHus rabber md murderer folne - yeHrH
nro, on the rad between Rome mud Naples.
aud with liz numerous Fnug for Suruc S""r~
p GUIDED the Tigllcncc nfthe government ~ ~
,t,,,s,.ts 10 arrest them, 4 lasl the govern
u,cnl ia some w made proposition 10 Sah'
payoua, 10 reward him muni6oen'ly, and con-
4 Ter high houofs upon hin, = be would surren'
der 10 justice his companions. - ~ number,
/ and they were ~ thrust into prison where
they huvo remained ~ this day, tweni"'l""
years, aud have never been thcd or sentence q
one or Their nunbrf died some four years ago.
/ Gaspnvoni ~ a desperate looking charactet-
u ih8n Of ali out ~, athletic form, keen eSpfca'
siye eountcnance, aud seemed to take a. much
7 delight ~ giving an account Of his murders
ard f0bhcrcs, us "a Green MonHtain hunter
would ~ relating bear story SAID hc had
y Killed probably about r'RhfB persons, but most
fty his companions by whthi'he feared or sus'
protcd a betrayal, DO yoy wonder that Tho re-
citnl Of HE dayk Sccds toe blood chilled "a our
+. veins, and thtt NJ Involuntary edged to-
wards the door leading out We were wilhin
the waits Of nn Italian PRISON, ~ the hands OF
4 robbery, aud between hlcs of armed s"ldicfa
Our y american ana lsNElinN N"lNpAhiNNH nv.
eecdcd Ia Rome on Sunday, aud on Monday,
thc Sfst day of the new year, wc lcn Civ'th
Neochia--and here by the way We fret learn
ed ola change "a the government al Home
declaration ~ isy0t of a National Assembly
but were informed that all was Tranquil, aud
after ride ot 80 mlrs, over barren and dull
Il ro,.ntrr, in seven hours, after i've changes OF
7 .otseu sud pnstillIpp al every change, whose
J,,,.nds as yell a. those Of the brggars, we
fonnd = diGiou,t 10 satisfy, We arrived OF
RomS. '''-"
I When we hat rode Aboa. half The way We
d.'cti,d ,h. bu,c ,S,no Of 81. ""icrs church,
the gtcatesi temple ~ thc world, tHe Ph'E''""''
rolls along the Hrcli way, which ptoScs To ~
, one of the gates OF The 'city--Po'ta Oahcndi-
ahd We are stopped Attic guard h0cSei 10y a
high digHiigryiu p mUstache, I'VE seHHhdyr
our passports, aud rpmpcl, fully understood
ing lfnw and where 10 administet the "5ucro
mano. tlyly slips fcs into thc hands at the
Officer who bids IA drive along without exam
iniug our Luggage, con the power Of tho hue.
no mano) and We roll along through old and
dirty streets, not 60 the'Palarf OF the Lu'sarr
hht lhc ..IIoiol d AugleGyrtc, rood aud re-
Spectacle hotel ~ GENITAL part Of Modern
Rome, where We have tented rooms and i've
J az wcchousr, taking our meals when We
please The mptrFp OF Antiquity ~ upon cvcrg
Thing here, even on the b'gg1rs. Every
thing much out Of repair,
The Coliseum of colossal dimensions 2bnO
feet IN circumference, oi-np oval form, aud
l5t-f7ci high, and although It has been uilcn
painted by the most cerbTRtcd artists OF an.
/ ,:ont aud modern timrr, II Is yet out ot repair
! But descriptions DC Rome cannot enter into
can oGly In this Rca of Antiquities, Mosaic
Paintinns, Forests Of Slatuary, Marbles, &c,
inst mention names The Church Of ~. re.
Tors three hunufrd years IA buuding--ih
vast Dimensions and giitiering SPlrhGoT Ia.
deed the aim OF the buildcr was 20 erect az
cdifcc that should equal ~ pSS9lhoene' -9nA
I overwhelming grandeur, SnlomoG souP'''
Hrndlrv's dcscrip tion Is not pdttiec 'nV
/ Ono day we Ascendcd TO the Dome, ana en-
tered the little ball which sutmounts II, -
/ which twelve persons may be scutrd-i2o
I feet, right up Bui must take another time
! 10 tell you of what We have seen iot the last
week and will only say that We have been
fully employed from morning 10 night Tor the
( last ten days, wilt eieStohe of tfr CITY, be.
inp determined TO do up Rome IN three weeks
time ifpossiblc Now OF the Dreaded dnngeT
which was at one time aPprrhended' we hhd
! il very much like Pats Epeckled p'g--put your
Ia nd on lin, and he isnt there. This ~ n
arbe city aud a riot or a rSr1ftater IA ht take
place in one phrland tue population OF another
part know nothing of ~
When n, Ciyi,a Vecclia we learned ot.a
iehSmgo IN The government, The resiS'M.!oh OF
tLyc ministry. ard tho conNocnlloh OF F" ho-
tionnl assembly. All this IL III direct oplios'-
j ton To the Ponc; but these measures. meet
with lhilc opposition, and tie Romans, el
I u,1sse bent upon their liberty hneIy mnH'"l"
their rights All is tranquil, tho We oGca-
SionnlK see n demonstration OF the popu'ncc
aruios; tho Pore and Cardinals. fhcre was
r,imor Yesterday lint the Pope Ind eNcons-
muuica,ed the Romans, and lhnI directions
| had been given 10y tic Pope to close all the
clufcl.es in The GUY. III the evening ,ne
rpop,,Iacq wcro liriiu Noisy, and 10 give vent
TO theic. Indignant feelings, tore down IRON rom