, 1859-07-21
1A1 Outrage 3n AxoaY1eA29 NJ F3xux2s
-sA4MeND Of AFHs 0o&Ne,
tomupondsnes o3 ths Newark AdveztisrI

l*W9"Poaosocs of khs Ne3Axk AdFe1tlsI.1
FtoExsrE, 1tboAHs, Juns 1z&h, 1Rs.
readers are interested, HI. and. Mn. Edward
Perkins, Of Boston, with hts mother, Mrs.
Doane, Of New 1etsey} and sister and niece, Mr.
aud Miss Cleveland, narrowly escaped tho dread
ful carnage 1t Pe1uGia On the fo&h instsnt but
we're subjected to serious alarm and suffering
AaSlog passed the winter at Rome, they had t.
ken summer apartments 1t one Of The hotels in
the historic old mountain city, when the people.
alter The example Of Bologna and other towns
IN the Roman ttates. threw Cd their allegiance
and pronounced for Sardinia ahd ths WV. In:
stant measures were taken BY tho Provisional
Government to secure tue usua, .: from
lnr1n, and in the midst of the general rejoicings
over favorable tefegraphic promise, it was an
nonhced that detachment Of some two thou
znaH.t SAM trapal troops was approaching BY forced
!, Alter de,petute stt1ggie outside the walls,
t9e insurgents were routed of course, and the
alsc1piined meruenaries entered the city with
ne ald Of tAe army Of priests And monks don1i-
c'llated ut pefugia, b!'t edco6utefed continued
opposition in the Streets including missi1es frdta
me windows and roofs. In the midst Of the
hotels assured their guests Of the safety Of
lhese asylums, but the infuriated troops spv
peared 70 hate tePhdiated Ill law, ahd tuihed
al Will INTO all houses, committing shocking
murders, and other barbarities upon the de-
'enSeless &c; inmates, men, women and children.
tee ladies' Of LIT. Perkins family sought ref
uge IN small closet in one Of their apartments,
eootts to protect tue hotel proved un4yaiting; 4
squad OF the raging rut6aas rushed through
sus apa1tments crying vengeance, and in their
course committed three or four murders with
Cue bayonet, including mother with child IN
nef arms, and believe, one Of the propriesors.
Ihe retreat Of our friends, il spite Of every pos
sible precaution, was discovered, but Mr. Per
lins' addreas succeeded, will The aid Of gold. in
conclllatlog one of the ruf1ans, subordinate Of
ncef' "ho appeared to be Swiss, speaking
ffench nneutly, and he warded of the violence
OF hls comrades, assuring them that the party
we're Americans aud must be respected, aud 50
t9e mouse WIS relieved. This was about Eve
O'CLOCK in tue afternoon.
Soon alter SIX o'clock the hotel was re-entered
ey another squad, esidently drunk with wine,
from whose coureraation it appeared that the
troops had been dismissed for two hours, with
leave to sack the cityl The trunks Of our friends
were violently broken open, in common with
every th1ng else ia the holse; and they were
sa'a'ess,y foooe9 Of clothing; jewelty; and Whist
penalty Of protest or tesistanse being instant
DEATH aE. .e:...,ns Of course made ins!.nt n:
rangemenss to get ont Of the pla1t: at the first
P1act1caole moment, md reached this ctr the F.
day before yesterday with the family and SER
vuanss, and what little baggage remained to
them. The iad;es bore the dreadful trtal With
remarkable fortitude, though Mrs. Doane, Who |
haa been 70 recently shocked by intelligence Of
the Bishops death, is not yet, 1regret 70 hear,
sntnclently recovered 10 sec her friends. Their |
condition during these bloody scenes may Be |
more easily imagined than described.
~. teFkins has formally presented the casa |
70 toe Amerean Minister ut Rome-Mr. Stock
ton, Of New Jersey-who has, I'm told, made
q |, demand on the Papal Government Of two
thousand dollars for the actual damages sus:
The brutality Of the troops, especially
md property should hare been SACRED. admits
:. y no apology, and we may reasonably presume
NAT Inc government will at least promptly re-
nane5ate them for the losses they have sus-
a!ned. a great part Of the population aban-
1oned the city, and some eight or nne hundred
u them-men, women and children have found
'etuge in this city.