The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-07-19


The New York Courier and Enquirer has letter
from Colonel Webb at Rome, from which take
the following extracts:
Gan Englishman, Of very eccentric character.
has resided several years at Rome, in the ROssi
Palace near the Vatican. lie is far advanced ia
life, and il - the general opinion that he IL de-
ranged Certainly his conduct warrants this belief
few years ago hc married young Italian lady, OF
princcly rank. Since their marriage, her life Is rep
resented 10 have been scene of misery owing TO
the treatment she has experienced from her husband.
week or two since, upon some prctext or other.
be induced her to accompany him into the subter-
raHcan dungeons beneath the palace, and immurcd
her in one OF the dark, lOathsome cells. For nearly
two days and nights she remained in that horrible
place alone, in complete darkness, exposed to the
disgusting and noIiOus reptiles that inicst mOul-.
dcnng ruins. The servants Of the palace, after a
dligent search, at length discovered the place OF
her confinement, and Immediately concerted mca-
surcs for her release.
"Thc British government, as you are aware, has
no diplomatic relations with the Holy See. AIMEE
leans and Englishmcn arc very often indscrimi-
natcly conOunded by thu lower classes OF Rome,
and under the impression that MAJOR Cass wac the
English minister, two Of the servants OF the faafe
Rossi repaired TO his residence and impOrcd
sstance Tor the liberation OF their mistrCss-whom
they believed 10 be at the point OF death. IL was
impossible, Of course % resist such an appeal, and
Major Cass very properly gave Immediate iniOr-
nation Of the circumstance To the police authOri
tics In Ices than an hour, the lady, understand,
was borne from the dungeon in a state OF inscnsi
DtIty. a lew Gays hlttTWaFus ncf nuspdnu hd'l
her conveyed TO an obscure convent accusing her
of an intention TO clope with three different indyId
uils OF whom Major Cass, to whom she u a
stranger, was named as one. As soon rs this idct
came 10 the know ledge of the occlcsascsl author
ities an investigation was commenced at the IN.
stance Of the Austrian Ambassador, which resulted
in her immediate Liberation. Her husband has lett
Rome, dcnouncing vengeance against the govern
ment Major Cas- and all who have rendered as
sistsnce To his wife. She, understand mas gone
to Naples" :,
The colonel pays a high compliment to Major
Cass for the manner in which he discharges bls du-
ties. The pope the colonel says, gives Major Cas-
the credit OF preserving 81 Peters IN the following
manner from the fury OF The moo'
oNsior Cas- reached here after the flight Of the
pope and his court lie was, consequently, the
Rome at period when several OF the leaders Of the
revolution, finding that further resistance to The
French was impracticablc, resolved To destroy thc
monuments OF Rome, and leave Tor their couqJtt-
ors 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 conceive, had
just given orders 20 undermine aud blow up ~.
Peters, the proudcst monument OF human skill lhc
world has ever Without loss OF tme ne pre-,
sentcd himself before the assembled vandals, aud
nv annrals rcrnons,ranccs, aud threats I'm the
name of his country and IN behalf of the civilized
world no compcllcd them 10 abandon their ficndsh
purpose. ,
nome and NJ his request, for the first time ~ the
history Of Rome, Protestant worship y nov per-
mitted ia the Eternal city"