Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-07-28

class. During their detention every kind of in
dulgence had been heaped upon them. The SOL
dlers, who had been daily, nay hourly, visited by
al classes, uniformly expressed their adherence
oi 'he I" "lratrcIdal " war, and affirmed that they
came to fight the Austriuns, and never knew. t
they saw and heard them, they were opposed to
Romans and Republicans
Inc officers sat mute and detected, or burst into
lnvectlve against the infame guet- -pens' their
government had led them into. One of them, a
lieutenant, and the only man left alive of his COM
Pany. wept bitterly at the disgrace he had been
subjected TO, adding (Which was echoed by the
others) shat had he known he was TO fgh, against
the people and the Republic, he would have broken
mis- sword and refused 10 serve. So vesterda v
they paraded the City. A hundred thousand
handkerchiefs waved from the windows and BAL
COMES, hundred thousand voices rent the air with
erriras for both Republics, the band playing the
glorious MarseIllaise alternately with Roman mar
| ches, the people rushing the French hugging
and kissing (men and women) their IS Carl frateli
repuhtcdnt, so that there much probn bt Y
OF their being literally killed with kindness the
French soldiers staring with bewilderment awhile,
then doing the best to shout for the two Republics
"a strange scene!
AT st. Peters, whore the people induced the
French 10 walk round and admire their glorious
edIhce, one of the officers burst into flood of
tears. and W ped them off, taute de mieur, with his
coat flap female gently stepped up and applied
a handkerchief to his weeping countenance, then
handed it to him, saying: "Take this as remcm-
brance Of a Roman woman!''
Wonderful is the calm and cheerfulness of the
Romans of both sexes, amid their dangers, diff
cutties and sufferngs; wonderful the order and
dignity, and respect ofproperty and person. Even
the priests. with the exception of some two or
three. who fired on the people and were caught
Papal banner In hand, urging on the French SOL
d:ers, have been unharmed. Some useful to
the wounded, however, and some fought well at
the barricades. But the sun burnt, bright eyed
women at the Fountain, and the delicate citizen s
daughter In her SdlOne, all reason alike: "Pio *
a year ago, would not fight the Croats, because he
was man of peace; and now he sends ba barians
and bandits to slaughter us, his chdren.'
| regret to say that the French did not deserve
the kind treatment they received, (some of them
at least.) as they tarbarousy slesc many unofend
ing tcOnaen, and eren children tile breast in the
gardens and vineyards outside the walls! The
monsters! Not only is this official news but
know II from personal observation and from others
who sought for wounded after the action. They
had also inhumanly killed and mutilated six or
more wounded of the "Corpo Unversitaro.'
''God gave US courage" observed citizen TO me
the other day, 81 never knew had any before %
Twenty cannon balls, shot into the cupola of ST.
Peters, sent to France, and one that made
hole in Raphael's tapestryl Couriers dash every
five minutes by my window. Lord Napier, it is
said, has made some arrangement with France
Such barrlcades-in fact, they are forresses. The
Villa Strozzi is filled with cannon, artillery officers
and men, being convenient point. Nothing is
damaged at present. Yours J. P.