Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-08-17
The Pope's Irish Brigade.

Those Irish volunteers who have been
fortunate enough to obtain discharge
.from the Pops's army and return home
complain loudly Of the treatment to which
they were subjected. One j. O'Brien
writes dismal story Of his sufferings to
the London Times, and represents that
all bis fellow volunteers were disguised
with their position and anxious to return.
He says: 8 l was but a very short time
ia Macerata until I saw that It was not
to fight for religion, I had gone out, but
for temporal government, with which
the poor devoted children Of Italy are.
ia my humble epiai0a, most deservedly
dissatisfied, and from o7eTturning which
they are prevented BY the bayonet's
point" The following amusing account
lis given in an Irish paper Of the expert
.ence Of another enthusiastic volunteer:
s. young gentleman, possessed Of an
independent income, vas Induced By the
Pope's clerical recruiting officers to JOIN
the grand army Of Inviacibles which was
to preserve the papacy in spite Of itself.
He was guaranteed a commission, and
already dreamed Of a Marshal's baton.
He furnished himself, st The suggestion
of the temPter, with very handsome
uniform, green and gold, and he left our
qCays IN the confident belief that honor
and rank were upon him. Yesterday we
had an interview with him, and it was, IN
deed, difficult to recognize him. He was
lean, ague stricken, feeble and sqaalid.
He was dressed Ike decaysd acrobat
whose properties had been seized. As
long as be travelled through France and
Austria, and his money lasted, be man
aged to live; but since he reached the
papal territories he had more vivid idea
Of purgatory than any dogmatic theology
could give him.
A. Msceraia, town most apPropri-
ately named, bis splendid uniform was
taken forcibIy from him and sold at aue-
ton. IN exchange he was furnished
With an old flannel shirt, and an inde-
scribable pair Of knee brseches. That
was the uniform Of the Pope's Irish brig
a3e. He had reserved a second coat,
and was once unfortunately tempted to
display #, when that, too, vas sold BY
drum bead auctiou. He found that re-
monstranee only subjected him to extra
drill and threats Of the baztina5o. The
driI was more severe than the Austrian,
FOR ii was a discipline involving such Sc
we're punishmenss for disobedience that
numbers Of Irish have already been
shot down by Lamoriciere. others hav-
ing been seat tOtilI the SANDS Of Algeria
Once he had, With others, to march
thirty niles with nothing to eat or
means to procare any. Every day he
vas given by Al agent Of the Pope four
copper coins, about the size Of a half
penny bearing the arms Of Pio Mono
on ore side, and an inscription testiffy wing
that It's value Is one bajocca, N the 9th
er Even ii the Roman territories little
could Be got for four bajocea. THEREOF
lest was, AZ the utmost, able to procure
some macearoni and salt, no pleasant
food TO an Independent Irishman. His
health naturally gave way and at last
he managed e procure his release. The
man who went away in SPLENDID uniform
fnll Of hopes, and in robust health, was
landed On Monday at orr quays, in the
remains Of the flannel shirt and knee
breeehes, 50 worn down that nobody
could Identity him.