The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-04-30
The Papai Dominions.

The official Bologna Gazette of March "a, con-
tans an account OF the death of the celebrated
Passatore, whose real name was Stephen Peoni.
He has been long before the public as the head of
the most formidable band of robbers infesting Ro-
magma and Tuscany. His last and most daring
enterprise, the sack of Forimpopoli, while the
inhabitants were at the theatre will be fresh in
every readers recollection. His band was origi-
nay composed Of about sixty men, perhaps occa-
sionay reinforced by d,iietaatt, unprofessional
bandits. The price for this Passatore was $1,000;
the rewards for the capture of others ranged from
$500 to $50.
1t appears that in the evening of the 22d ult., a
movable column of Papal gendarmes and Impe-
rial chasseurs received intelligence that party Of
bandtu were sheltered in house near Lugo, and
went in pursuit OF them They had left the house,
but from an ambush fired on the troops, of whom
two were killed, and one morially wounded. On
the following morning two Of the band went to the
country house of Count Spadini, situated
kussi. Here another engagement took place.
The commanding officer was mortay wounded,
but nothing daunted, led forward his men after the
marauders, who, under cover of the smoke, endeav-
ored to escape soldier recognizing the famous
Passatore, posted himself beside tree, and took
deliberate aim. The Passatore fell, but raising
himself was about to make his last effort to repel
his foes, when ball through the head laid him
dead. Upon his person were found 700 dollars in
gold, diamond pin, gold WATCH several strings
Of pearls, and other valuables, beside good store
The desperate character of this brigand and his
band will appear from the statement that between
the 9th Auguat, lS49, and the 23d ult., thirteen
soldiers, including four officers, have been killed,
and seven wounded, iii various encounters with
them. This account will also prove that the Papal
Government has not been inactive in dealing
with the brigandage which it inherited from the
late Republic, as has been represented. The fol-
lowing is comparative statement of the amount
of crime under the governments
Grimes Against the Person and Against PROPERTY
From August l, l847, to June 30, l849-ln Bo
logna, 1854; in Ferrara, 5046; in Ravenna, 1886 !;
in Forli, 20S4 From June l. lS49, to Dec. 81 1850
In Bologna, 9l9; in Ferrara, 1923 in Ravenna,
73S; in Forli, l409
From these returns we have the following:
Monthly Average of Offences, omitting Fractions
Dnrlng the Republic-ln Bologna, 578 in Ferrara,
24O; Ravenna, 1903; in ForIi, 9s Since the Res
toration--in Bologna, 81 in Ferrara, 81; in Ra-
VIENNA, 40; in Forli, SO.
For the present year the only returns published
relate TO Bologna, and give for the two first months
60, or 34s per month, which shows still further
decline IN the amount Of offences. And in TIM
return are comprised ten robberies, the aggregate
amount OF ,hs property taken in which is only l;
scuJi not f3.
Negotiations have been entered into between
Austria, Tuscany, and the States of the Church
for the construction of railway from Rome an
Sienna, which. will give an uninterrupted railwa
communication from Rome to Bologna.
Austria will undertake this line, provided tn
projected line from Bologna to Rome, via Ancon
and st. Umbria, is given up
BY this means the harbors of Trieste and Leg
horn will undertake the transport of goods to tn
Roman States from the railway communicable
with the northern and midland provinces.