Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-06-09
aailg Jiroiniau.
Tho S,oilien Revolution.

| The mntn bell Of the nu,lasiery delta Gtacia
wns the signal for the rising Of April lh-tho
| troops being encamped outside of the city wall.
All at once large Cody OF the peonle led hy their
valorous fellows .citissa, R.so--tie greater pnrt
without arms and divided nup bri gades - mar,b,d
through the principal streetr. procceicl ls the
| tri.colored banner, cryug, Iird fital,a. ! ,ru
iitorio Emdnuefd FRA coso di Sirotd! 1hi-
| went on tor more than an hour. WHEN thr p lice
and troops received the order for attack. The in.
surrectionsis soon surrounded on every side, pour
ed into the solid old ed,hce of the Gdac,a, where
they gave vaorus resistance 10 the Iire Of The
| troops. who /" get better position, penetrated by
force INTO the nrlghborlng houses. which they ic-
morsclcssly sacked.
They finally rosorted to cannon when the pen.
| pie were Obliged to cede. Many were saved acme
! hid themselves, and numbers were killed. Fran
cesco Riso, fountain builder but brave man ol
intelligence and cultivation. was the last yield
| at the Gancla Though seriously wounded, seeing
that he was ab ut to lie taken, he stabbed himself
twice with his dagger. but still lived Arrested
and carried To the hospital, he made the Judges
grew pale with hs ara to their ques; ious.
What is. y"ur names" Francisco R's'.' "Your
profession" "A -li,ator." Have accom-
rliccs!' have nunc. Alone have | tnuught al
my life "n preparation for this day. in which
would prolong my ruinful agony toe. joy ;he spce.
taclo Of your terror. l am moreover. su,s that |
shall be avenged With the blood Of the orpres-ors
of my country"
A horrible sack of FIVE days ensued. The mon
astere- we're rohl ed and inmates tottured no
J respect Icing rnd either To sex or nge. Drunk
| with the excess Of tu,y, hlod and VINE. the sol
diers entered prs'te houses. DESTROYED what they
could not carry away and left many lr titute oi
inhabitants or ~ DIS. But nohint could thcy force
out vi the indigbnnt populace as u where the in.
surrecionsts w!t' had fed, were l,idIcn all tie
| ingenuity oi their unfortunate brother was united
! to deceive the cunning Ulcers who finally aban-
doncd the pursuit. In the meantime the rN and
! military authorities, lar from putting any ohs.a-
Gle in the way o! these excesses, ordered state
| of siege. The nhulnttuts were flrhiddrn t, up.
| pear on their hntunes or in the strect- Every
! tnce which Tor mnmrnt approached thc windows,
| every hard slamming Of a shutter, was the signal
for the discha gs If musketry and all thr p"ncen
| hle citizens who had their houses near lurtek,
| other military posts, were obliged to n"a Ion
| them to the fury ni the soldiers,
| The insurrcctian, hrgun IN town, was extend Il
| to the country, aud the royal tr, ops in
surrounded by the nsu,rectionsts The ch'ei p-'..
motcrs OF the revolt, amongst whom Ncic tie
most respectable citizens of the place, IN urd'.,
| to preserve the city trnm bpmbardment, aud s"p
| the Internal excess Of hes,o,ism escaped to the
| neighboring country In several of the su'n rhhn
towns therey"utinnisis were victorious, and tho
| tri.colored banner aud cross of Sav,y waved trr
| umphantly. The city vanquished, hut not qnie'e
the troops obliged t. extend their acton. and
marched to the attack Of three Of the surrounding
towns. They fired every house in their passage,
| numbering barbarously The inh lbitants. wn,tlrr
men women or children. With NIL their fcruc,y.
| they could get possession Of but two of hess
towns, while the tri coors still iloated from lht
| heights behind them, and the military cry "t "i ng
| live the King" drowned hy the voclnroHs
clamors Of Long live Iia!y and the Honse Of sa
! voy"
The troops succeeded in mnkng prisoners Of
some of the noble chiefs of tho insurrcc,ion--
| young men Of the highest families in Europe. de-
| scendants of Dbn Fernando Cnr,ez ard Don Gi"
! vanni d'Arragon When warned Of ther peril
they refused, although warmly pressed 10 H. 'his
| was their magnanimous reply :--"We irar nnih
| ing, nor will we leave our country immersed IN
| blood" Thry were taken and brought the tprt
ress. in the midst Of an indignant people crowd
! ing their passage.
! The day of the | lth was saddcned by the news
| of the arrest Of Father Octavius Lunza. Of I'll"
Princes OF rrabbia lie had taken refuge on
| board Of an American merchant ship. / wards
evening the police, by permission Of the An',ri
| can Consul went on board and seized him That
! the government should have come to that point Of
| introducing distinctions between mercantile shins
and war.sloops. no one will bc surprised. But
tho American Consul ought TO have defended the
ground, instead ot yielIing to the police f tho
most despoilc Of European governments. Pnhlic
| execration will repay him for his unworthy action,
| the other side as well rs this side of the Allan
tic.
| The consular body ht Palermo have manifested
! their disapprobation by not admitting him any
longer to their councils lie 10 a certain Mr. Bar
ston, nm old AMI uncultvated sailor, who hears on
his arm the indeibe traces Of the tattooiag prac
| ticed by the lowest grades Of his profession. Hav
in;, turned Catholic he s adversary the Ital
| lar cause.
! The arrests are numsrOua but the hostile dem.
onsiraons of the peopls scarcely be restrain
| I,,yf nE r. tbn
! troops fare worse; blood flows all through
| land and streets. The rigorous measures Of the
| government increase daily. In the first days we
were permitted to quit Palermo: now it is imros-
sible. F"rtifcatiots are being raised the gates
| of the city, and outrages continue.
The spirit of this population isexrelcnt indies
cribabe and notwithstanding all the risors. not
| wihstanding the Immense garrison say
that the revolution has succeeded. The spirit
anmatcs alike the high and the low classes The
clergy have been favorable; they have
operated indeed they first introduced arms
THE CHICAGO DIVORCE CAsE-Burch rs Burch.
This case. which excl,es great interest. par,cu-
larly in the West rs the parties named in it aIc
! of high standing there, in now in course If pub
/ LEGATION in the Chicago pnpers.-Mrs. Burrb, the
| defendant. is n relative to the Hon Eraus Cor
ming, who ehe calls her uncle" Mr.. Hurch is
| a large banker in Chicago, aided in business If
not set up" 10y Mr.. C.rning. and he wa. Mr..
Corming's clerk. when, in Albany the ncqnant-
| ance was first formed with his wife Mr. Stuart.
with whom the criminality il charged. is the
| HIM. David Stuart, who formerly represented the
Detroit district in Congress. All the pnrtie, were
occasional visitors at the hnn.e of Hon. 5. A.
| Douglas. in Chicago. and Mr. and Mrs. Burch,
who were prominent members Of the church, en-
tertained the Hon. Edward Everett. 81. Mrs.
| Burchs published statement alleges her inrGense
| of the charge of adultery, accuses her husband OF
cuelty and in6delity. and says that on January
| 1fb he comnelled her To sirp A c,nfessjrn stat.