Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-09-01
miscellaneous.
The Fall OF ROmt,

leuer 10 the Tribune, some of the most
exciting events Of the recent lombard
mentl
The night Of the 21st-22d, We were
all alarmed about 2 o'clock A. NJ. by a
tremendous c~annonade. 1t was the mo-
ment when the breach was finally made
by which the French entered. They
rushed in, and, | grieve TO say, Thai by
the only Instance Of detection known in
the course of the siege, those companies
of the regiment Union, which had in
charge a casino on that point, yielded to
panic and abandoned it. The French
Immediately entered and %intrenched
themselves. That was the fatal hour for
the city. Every day afterward. though
~obstinately resisted, they gained, till at
last, their cannon being well placed, the
city was entirely commanded from the
Janicular, and all thought Of further re
%sistance was idle.
After the 22d, the slaughter Of the Ro-
mans became every day more fearful
Their defences were knocked down by
the heavy cannon Of the French, and,
entirely exposed in their valorous onsets,
great numbers persisted on the spot
Those who were brought into the Hospi-
tails were generally %grievously wounded,
very commonly subjects for amputation.
My heart bled daily more and 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 28th the effect was truly
fearful, as they whizzed and burst near
me. As many as 80 fell upon or near
the Hotel de RusSie, where Mr.. Cass has
his temporary abode. The roof of the
studio in the pavilion, tenanted by Mr..
Stermer, well known 10 the visitors Of
Rome, for his highly-fnished cabinet
pictures, was torn 10 pieces. | sat alone
in my much-exposed apartment thinking
"If one strikes me, | hope it will kill me
at once, and that God will transport my
soul to some sphere where Virtue and
Love are not tyrannized over by egotism
and brute force, as in this" However,
that night passed the next we had rea-
son TO expect a still more fiery salute TO
the Pincian, as here alone remained
three or four pieces Of cannon which
could be used. But the morning Of the
30th, in a contest at the foot of the Jani-
cular, the line, old Papal troops, natural
Y not in earnest like the free corps, re-
fused 10 fight against odds so terrible, the
heroic Marara fell, with hundreds Of his
devoted Lombards. Garibaldi saw his
best officers perish, and himself went in
the afternoon tosay TO the Assembly that
further resistance was ~unavailing.
Toward the evening of Monday, Cd
July, it was known that the French were
preparing to cross the river and take pos
session of all the city. | went into the
Corso with some friends; it was filled
with citizens and military, the carriage
was stopped by the crowd rear the Dorij
palace the lancers of Garibaldi gallopeC
along in full career, longed for Sir Wal
ter Scott 10 be on earth again, and SCI
them all are light athletic, r%esolute fig
ures, many of the forms Of the fines
manly beauty of tine South, all sparklin,
with its genius and ennoblcd by The res
olute spirit, ready 10 dare, to do, TO die
We followed them 10 the piazza Of 81
John Lateran. Never have | seen
sight so beautiful, so romantic and S,
sad. Whoever knows Rome knows tn
peculiar solemn grandeur of that piazza
scene of the first triumph of Rienzi, tn
magnifcence of the "mother of al
churches" the Baplistery with its por
phyry columns, the Santa Scala with it
glitiering mosaics Of the early ages, tn
obelisk standing fairest of any of thos,
most imposing monuments Of Rome, tn,
view through the gates Of The Campagno
on that side so richly strewn with ruins
The sun was setting, the crescent moo
rising, the flower Of the Italian you'll
were m~arshaling in that solemn place.
They had been driven from every olhe
spot where they had offered their heart
as bulwarks of Italian independence; il
this last strong hold they had sacrifice,
hecatombe of their best and bravest il
that cause; they must now go or renal
prisoners and slaves. Where go, the
knew not, for except distant Hungar
there is not o q spot which wonld re
ceive them, OF where they can act q
honor commands. They had all put O
the beautiful dress Of the Garibaldi lie
gion, the tunic of bright red cloth, III
Greek cap, or else round hat with Pur
d tan plume, their long hair was blow
back from r~esolute faces; all looked fu
of courage (; they had counted the CO
before they entered on this perilou
struggle; they had weighed life and a
its material advantages against Libert,
and made their election ; they turne
not back, nor linched at this bitter or
sis. saw the wounded, all that couI
go, laden upon their baggage cars, SON
were already pale and flaming, still the
wished 10 go. saw many youths, boz