New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-27

The late Affair AZ Florence.
Correspondence OF The Tribune.

Correspondence OF The Tribune.
FLORENCE, June 3, 1851.
It's not often that trouble you with any commune
cation. because know that YOU have other channels
forobtanng Intelligence, but as happened TO be ac-
tuallv presenf at the Church Of Santa Croce on the
morning of the goth ult desire that You should be
made acquainted with the exact facts for the Daily
Press here consists only OF Government organs, and
is only occupied IN giving false versions Of all that
occurs.
IS 1t was customary every 29th May 20 make
some demonstration IN honor OF those who TEL AZ
Montanara, ISIS and rs the Government opposed
any such proceeding II was considered thathc ce'e-
brafiou Of mass was The only way m which public
sympathy could Dee shown Consequently a solemn
moral service was decided upon. 10 DE performed
at the Church Of the Holy eros, the morning of
that day.
must inform YOU thar the Battle OF Montenan
was one rejecting great honor upon tGc lusc"ns.
During the short campaign ma Lombrdy lu ihe
Spring Of ls4S, about 5000 TuscanS (chleiy Nolnn-
teers) were stationed az CortatOnc and Monienara
on the right bank OF the Mincio near Mdh'ul.
Radetzky, at the head of upward OF lVUOU men,
sailed out of Mantua at day-break on the morning
OF May with the intention OF sweeping before him
the handful of Vuscans and o. then scizlng posses
sion of ME pass Of The MmcO At GOllO. lhus SUI.
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a0emooa Sc remnant about 1873 nienl nlsGe tAetr
rcucal upon COMO, ana Radclziy having loN day,
found he hlns ready 10 receive nm, Which WoOt
not have been the case but for The scf-dovoiion of
the TuscanS. who were nearly al cut 10 pieces
To honor the memory Of The heroes who fell on
that occasion was natural and proper. The crowd
which hOcked 10 the church was about 5gOO-the
church was fuli-many were without Nnen lhe
mass was terminated, young man placed ooQnet
OF flowers on the altar. A policeman. IN PLAN
clothes, many were scattered among The t'o"dl
struck HIM to the ground SenSelesS, with flow on
the head, upon which citizen standing by struck
down the hired ruffan
The signal was instantly given by the police agents
in disguise and a body of cdrbneer> Who hdj ui
now been concealed IN the SacrlSty came ou', their
muskets having been previously loaded with ball.
and discharged 4 volley INTO the dense crOwd-colu-
posed IN great part of wOWep M chHdren Il nave
not been able 20 get "A list of the killed. Ihey
reloaded and fired a second yOley-and probably
would have fired a third, but the unnamed people
nearest TO these asSaSslnS rushed upon them anu
struggled with them for their weapons One car
bneCr was kllled-twO are not expected 10 recover.
I'm the meantime the CrOatS who had bten'ch-
cealed without near the spot rushed at the chlei
entrance, and the church was cleared at the point OF
the bayOnet. In tins, many victims were Sacrlhccl
one lady Mas killed by bayonet many were Tram
pied down.
The public Indignation can be better imagined than
described and II was with the greatest difficulty mat
the people could be restrained from breaking out
INTO open revolt The popular leaders, however ap-
peaSed the people with the assurance that 'Tg'
perV sOoa, all MEASURES r0uid BE- realty for rertngs
tbe,r pl0dtyed communicable hea, ons Dort e6ort NJ
p0ffeHccf
The Indignation against the priests is excessive.
They alone could have known the murderOus lnten-
iionS OF the Government. Yet they gave the people
10 warning, but as If there were no blow hanging
over the multitude, performed the mass which was
about 10 be stained with innocent blood
Some very strong papers have been circulated from
the secret press since this dep.orabe affair. One m
PARTICULAR small pamphlets the strongest have
read. II calls upon the people TO be calm but ready
for the day of vengeance Is at hand-that the good
ness and forgiveness Of the people toward heU OPP
pr6SSOrs IN 1919, has been misunderstanding The
Vrants know not how 20 appreciate mercy and kind
must let neither the Grand Duke nor a single priest
escape.
| think that IN America YOU have very little know
edge Of the real state of hay, or OF the great n-
poTtance OF TINS Peninsula "a the affairs OF Europe
In the other countries Of Europe all that trdnspres
here detailed IN false light through the reaction
airy press