The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-04-14
Rirhmann Qispattb.
SATURDAY MORNING. :. April. a ,seo
FOREIGN NEWS BY1ue PERSIA

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| FOREIGN NEWS BY 1IE PERSIA.
! The Massacre IT Rene The A,n..,..,
| yice.Comsal Weunded-The Prize FtrSs
The Persia arrived at New York Thursa.,
morning, with dates from Liverpool to ,ba /.
inst.--one day later. Her mails contain i'm
portant news, of which the following is . ann
mary:
The London Times contains a letter irwin,
| full details OF the late massacre at Rome. h;
| the Papal gendarmes. One hundred acS
| wounded. number Of ladies were fninrsd
and the American Vice Consul received stai
| in the side. Several of the French military. of
| Of duty, were also wounded.
| The disturbance occurred on the 18th ult
| on which day there was to be a grand nrome
made demonstration on the outside of the porta
Pia in honor OF Joseph Garibaldi and in com.
| memoraton Of the annexation Of Central n
Upper Italy. The government conseo uentiy
gave orders for that long road to be xtronglv
occupied by detachments of horse and fool
gendarmerie. These dispositions, however,
had the effect Of checking the demons tra tion
and some thousands Of the promenadeys re-
sorted to the CorsO instead. where great
numbers of them appeared with punches OF
violets in their button. holes. The patrols
Of gendarmes, who had orders to parade
the Corso, took umbrage at this symbol.
| and insisted upon the promenaders walk.
lug singly instead Of taking each others arms
So strange demand Of course brought on. in
| some cases, unpleasant reiOinders and the
| gendarmes, unaccus toned to admit of any re-.
ply to their high behests, proceeded to make
some arrests upon the Piazza Colonna. which
were resisted by the people as unjust and ar 1.
bitrary. The gendarmes drew their swords
and a conflict would have taken place then
and there had not a French officer inierfered
ana, reasoning with the gendarmes, induced
them TO give up the prisoners. The people
took this as 4 triumph, and the gendarme
skulked amidst universal Kissing. They lost
no time in making their complaint at head
quarters, and quarter of an hour later pat.
rol OF horse gendarmerie entered the Piazzn
Colonna from the Piazza di Petra while a
strong detachment OF foot gendarmerie issued
from tha police Office to the Monte Citorio
Palace on the other side. These two forces
then, with drawn swords, made a combined
attack upon the unarmed people on the Piazza
Colonna, and in the Corso striking right and
ieft, turning back carriages, knocking down
Ioot passengers, men, women and children
ordering the safes to be closed and house doors
SMUT and in tact, running 4 complete muck
II may be imagined what a panic was pro.
dLced by this unexpected rnffianism The
people seemed terror-stricken and those who
were not quick enough in escaping from the
Corso by the side streets Were ted by
the remorseless sabres of the gendarmes
The letter concludes as follows:
Several of the French military off dutv
were wounded in the melee a ior received
a sabre cut and a heavy blow win the fiat of
\ broad.sword on his head another officer. a
nephew Of the General of Division. was
wounded in the left arm. The whole body of
lhe French officers show the utmost indigna.
tion. They are angry against the General.
who, they think, did not sufficiently exert
himself to prevent such an iniq uitous deed
captain Gorde, the man who turned French
bayonets against the people at the beginning
of the fray, has been challenged by I6 of his
fellow Officers. He has been expelled from
the eli b and mess casino and penSi0n.) A pro-
test has been drawn up, to which all the off,
GERS nave put their signatures, and which was
handed to the General by the Colonel Of the
4Oth. The General has given out an order of
the DAY, IN which he expresses his regret ..at
the excesses which had been perpetrated."-
HIS words, however, are rather am biguous,
and the conduct Of the gendarmes is euloeized
IN the main. He went in the very evening Of
Monday. ut 9, to the barracks of the gendarmes.
ana there expressed his appreciation of their
conduct. The gendarmes 1T Monte Citoro had
one hour before received the thanks of Mon.
signor Matteucci in the Pope's name. and.
what they valued far more, five scudi a head
for the men, and ten for the non -commi stoned
cfiicers-the price of blood.
The French officers of the Chasseurs of the
25th, Of the Engineers, &c. have been sum.
moned to-day before the General, who alluded
to the protest which had been submit ted to
him, and said that Gorde had only obeyed his
that the Emperor was deter
mined to keep public order in Rome at any
cost, lest upon the proyocation OF the slight
est disturbance the Pope should be Induced 70
run away. Tomorrow the same intimation
will be conveyed to the officers of the 10th
GREAT BRITAIN.
In the House OF Commons, Lord John Rus
sell stated that the San Juan question was
under discussion, and approaching a settle
ment. Until Il settlement was arrived at the
island would be occupied by 1UO British ma.
rines, and an equal number OF American
troops.
Robert Peel made speech upon the Savoy
question, AS it effected the neutrality Of Swift
zerland. He denounced the aggressive policy
OF the Emperor Napoleon, and called on the
to take firm aud dignified DO
position in opposition to his scheme. The
speech was received with considerable cheer
ing.
Mr.. Wemyss Jobson, who recently played
prominent part in a New York law Court in
connection with Lola MOntez, had figured in
a London Police Court for having threatened
Sir James Ferguson.
The Chief Constable of the Isle of Ely Zone
Of the chief resorts for prize hghts) had OBJ
tanned warrants for the apprehension Of Say
ers and Heenan, with view OF their beiCg
bound over to keep the peace for II mon tbs.
A report was current that the fight between |
Sayers and Heenan might probably be put
forward two or three days, on account Of the
threatened police interference; it was believ-
I'd, however, in sporting circles that the ORR
zinal date would not be changed.
FRANCE.
LAG NlONuS4r announces tOiL the Se03t0 n80 j
rejected, by passing to the order of the day by
vote Ot lis against 16. several petitions re-
luesting the Intervention of the Senate in fa. |
lor Of the temporal power Of the Pope.
The French journals generally treat Lord |
John Russeli's remarks in Parliament as to |
he policy Of the Emperor with comparative |
Indifference, aud in some cases sneerinR tone |
8 adopted. II was said that the buOyancy |
which prevailed on the Boarse was caused by |
he efforts OF certain parties who were anx- |
Gus to show that Lord J John Russeli's deter |
nination to seek for other alliances had not |
Produced any effect on French capitalists.
There had been great animation on the Paris |
3uurse and u considerable advance in price |
1t one time on the 3Oth Rentes touched ~ ~,
tut u strong reaction set in and they rapidly |
eclined, the last price being 6s S.
Some Of the French journals had recon-
nenced their diatribes against England.
The Paris correspondent Of the London |
ierald says that preparations were being |
made for the campaigning outfit Of an army OF
81, $50 men, aud that all officers and men on
uriough had been ordered to join their corps.
A journal under French protection was
hor,iy to come out at Geneva to advocate the
octrine Of nataral frontiers 70 the fullest
xtent.
The Paris correspondent Of the Eondon
flobe says:
The seventeenth volume of Theirs .sHis.
Dire du Consulat et de i Elm pire" was out ON
he gid inst. Some delay ia its publication
ad occurred Ia cOnseQ nence OF doc cnmentary |
natter 1t contained as 10 the perfect validity
Jerome Bonuparte's marriage at Philadel.
hia with Mas Paterson, u marriage which
onid not bs annuiIed. and which. neverihe-
,ss, was found ho bar 10 the marriage by
Inch Prince Jerome AInd the Princess Ma
liide hold their present rank. On due c0n-
ultation ut the Palais- Royal, it VAS deemed
OF advisable 70 make any noise about the
,atter, 80 the book is at large.
PRUSSIA.
A Berlin dispatch states that Prussia had
pnt reply to M. Thouvenel's note. in which
ne expresses disapproval OF the annexaiiou |