The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-05-21
REVOLU rI0N IN INTUSCANY-EXCTTrNG SCENES
AND INCIDENTS AT FLORENCE.

tug irom Florence Oh the 9th ult. gives soma IN
'eresting incidents of the late bIoodIess reyolu.
tion there, which led to the fight of the Grand
Duke Of Tuscany. We make few extracts:
Early this morning our Padrona rushed into our
do oss eAc'aIming, "The people have declared iu-
uePenaence, and are marching to the Pit1i Palace.
70 iorce the 0rand Duke to abdicate and thew have
hoisted the Republican Gag, crying viva Ia Liber.
IA, viva Italia" True enough was this newa as
T ears INFORMED us bfeore eyes opfirmed it,
.ue people, 10 number several th ousands asasm-
Dieo 10 the Piazza Maria Antonio (so named after
sne urand Duchess0 with music and tri-colored
aags, ron whence they marched In the most or.
usaly manner to the Palazzo yecchiO, the govern
nout palace, on which at noon, preciselr vas
raised large and magnificent ba oner of red yraan
ano Wnite, with the Florentipe Arms embIazoued
10 the centre. The military, the guard of the day.
then saluted it. ~ wv 1"''
o., The Grand Duke and his family fed at ouee to
.ne beividere Eortezzo, in the BoboIi Gardens sd.
Joinlng the Pitti Palace. He ordered his guard
" point Ine cannons upon the city and fre. He
Was refused. The Archbishop Fastening to his
sess. ana on his knees, 'tis said, implored him
W apoicate. The old Duke obssiuately refused -
] he was prepared, however, for what Was coming.
ana nao made up his mind, 1t seems, what course
70 take. He had had warning, truly 40 some 500
men assembled before dusk last evening, at the
pitti Palace, andicried "viva PItslia,n whereupon
the Duke commanded his soldiers to shoot them
uoWn. Not musket was raised in obedience
The Arch-Duke and the Grand Duchess were
most mos anxious for his yielding to the demands of
e peopie' put tney mad to pack up aud be of this
evening, BY the walls of the garden, stealing away.
instead OF remaining At home, ruling in part
lis SAID the old Duke swears he will return at the
mead OF Austrian troops, sud resume his throne,
ere many days are passed.
The excitement throughout the dav has been of
tne most joyous kind outside of the palace walls,
he streets, thronged with mea women aud chill.
dren, fn holiday attire, every creature decorated
with tri-colored rosettes, and leaves of the Bay
temoiematic OF HoPe) In their hats aud hands,
were nearly impossible by voitures, yet the best
people here, Italians, English, Americans, &C.,
we're seen driving around, the horses and servant s
decorated with ribbons and flowers of the repub
iican coors, and the occupants, even of the hired
equipage,, dressed in bonnets composed of these
colors-with parasols adorned with them, and car.
rytng boquets Of white and red camelias, and iii.
lies OF the valley. Every shop girl wore cluster
OF red and white flowers, and rosette in her be :
som. Every mans cap had plume of mioged
red and green, or q rOsette the side. Nearly
every house had flag waving from some window
many doors were draped with red and green cur.
t8ins.
The windows Of the modstes were filled only
with bonnets composed of these hues-and rib.
bons, woven of the three stripes, we're to be pur
Chased in the street, on every side ready to make
mp into badges and banners. Everything told of
several weeks secret preparation for this day. No
tongue was stiiI-"Viva PItalia," was heard every
instant-and men were rushing into each other's q
arms, kissing aud embracing on all sides. The old
women would cross themselves as if in prayer on
meeting acquaintances. Everybody shook hands
with everybody, when no kissing WAS going on
In short the atmosphere seemed full of exhiIirat.
ing gas, and people acted as have seen patients
under the influence OF chloroform, when il would
not stupify. ..-..- 2.
Never was complete revolution 90 peacefuIly
terminated. Not drop of blood-no insuIt-no
robbery. No city election in any of our cities
Could have gone ef better. Does this not prove
the Tuscans capable of seif-government.