Washington telegraph., 1850-08-14

SOL. w EBB IN IsOME.- L GTSeCULLOW
Of a aOye-St. Peters Saued by Mayor
Cass.-The New York Courier and En-
quirer has letter from Col. Webb, at
Rome, from which we take the following
extracts:
can Englisllman, of very eccentric
character, has resided several years at
Rome, in the Rossi Palace; near the Vati-
can. He is far advanced in life and it
is the general opinion that he is derang-
ed. Certainly his conduct warrants this
belief. "A few years ago he married a
young Italian lady. of princely rank
Since their marriage. her life is represep-
owing to the treatment she has expert
enced from her husband. A week or
two since, upon some pretext or other,
he induced her to accompany him into
the subteranean dungeons beneath the
Palace, and immnred her in one of the
dark, loathsome cells. For nearly two
days and nights she remained in that hor-
ri3le place, alone, in complete darkness,
exposed to the disgusting and noxious
reptiles that infest moulderng ruins
The servants of the Palace. after dill
gent search, at length discovered the
place of her confinement, and Immediate
ly concerted measures for her release.
The British Government, as you are
aware, has no diplomatic relations with
the Holy See. Americans and English
men, are very often indiscriminately con-
founded by the lower classes of Rome,
and under the impression that Maj. Cass
was the English Minister, two of the
servants of the Palace Ross, repaired to
his residence and implored assistance for
the liberation of their mistress-whom
they believed to be at the point of death.
1t was impossible, of course, to resist
such an appeal, and Major Cass very
properly gave immediate information of
the circumstance to the police anthori-
ties. In less than an hour, the lady, /
understand was borne from the dungeon
in state of insensibiity. A few days
afterwards her husband had her sent to
a convent, accusing her of an intention,
to elope with three different individuals,
of whom Major Cass, to whom she is a
stranger, was named as one. AS soon as
this fact came to the knowledge of the
ecclesiastical authorities, an investigation
was commenced at the instance of the
Austrian Ambassador, which resulted in
her immediate liberation. Her husband
has left Rome, denouncing vengeance
against the Government, Maj. Cass and
all who have rendered assistance to his
wife. She, I understand has gone to
Naples"
The Colonel pays high compliment
| to Major Cass for the manner in which
he discharges his duties The Pope, the
| Colonel says, gives Major Cass the credit
OF preserving st. Peters in the following
manner from the fury OF the mob:
Major Cass reached here after the
flight of the Pope and his court. He
was, consequently, the only representa-
tive of foreign government at Rome;
at period when several of the leaders
of the Revolution, finding that further
resistance to the French was impractica-
BILE, resolved to destroy the monuments
| of Rome, and leave for their conquerors
! but barren victory Major Cass was
aroused from his bed at two O'Clock one
| night, and Informed that several of the
| leaders, then in conclave, had Just CIV
en- orders to undermine and blow up st.
/ Peters the proudest monument OF human
skill the world has ever seen. Without
loss of time, he presented himself be-
| fore the assembled vandals, and by ap-
| peals, remonStrances and threats, III the
name of his country and in behalf OF the
civilized world, he compelled them TO
abandon their fiendish purpose. ~
ellis services have been duly appre-
ciated by the Pope, and at his request,
! for the first time in the history of Rome,
Protestant whorship is now permitted IN
| the Eternal City. -
AN ALLIGATOR SToRy.-The St. Louis