The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-07-27

! TaR IRISH TROOPS AT RoME-Tae Late AZ
! fray.-The Dublin Nation, Of July 7th, pub
fishes n letter from Rome, giving a fuli
account of the affray which took place In the
/ Eternal City on the 27th of June, between Inc
| Papal troops and a portion OF the irish bri-
gade, enlisted for the purpose of maintaining
the Pope's authority. 1t seems that two OF
the Irish refused TO do duty, and row en-
| sued which gathered great crowd AROUND
| the barracks of the battalion of st. Patrick"
| The letter adds;
| There is one division of Belgians and Ro-
! mans In the same barracks as our men. The
Belgian officer in command had at the very first
| outbreak OF the row, drawn up his men under
| arms in front of the barracks. This gave great
/ offence TO the Irish, who felt indignant at
| being as they thought, guarded over by Bel
| gians. and the man l have alluded TO kept
| saying, with bitter excitement TO his comrade,
| "iook a: these fellows; they would sell the
| look at them with their bayonets like sentries
| to terrfy u.s." The thing seemed to sting Bit
| terly, and the moment Major O'Reilly gave
the order to right about face. this priva;e pas
sionately dashed at the nearest of the Begians
| or Romans, and with one blow of his fist be-
tween the eyes laid the poo- fellow sprawling
and kicking in the dust, to the ntter amaze
ment and horror of every one. The Belgian
officer, with sad lack of discretion, instantly
gave the words. "Prime and load-make
| ready-present-fire." O'Reily rushed for
| ward. and putting himself between the
muzzles of the guns and the position of the
Irish. in a voice of thunder coun demanded
the rash aud terrible order.
1t was a moment of painful excitement. At
O'Reilly's voice of thunder-though having
so recently arrived he was personally un-
known-the Belgians held the ieveled guns,
but pulled no trigger Then O'Reiliy ordered
his men once more into the line; but by this
time out poured every Irishman in the bar
racks, and strange scene ensued. Though
utterly unarmed, they rushed at the armed
Belgians and regular hand to hand conflict
ensued- the Irish, however, merely desiring
to disaTm the others-wresting away the guns,
visiting the bayonets Off like tWigs. and toss
ing them III the air by dozens. The Belgian
officer drew his sword and made a stroke at
an Irishman, which, however. wounded him
very slightly. This was the first actual blow
struck. On this another 1rshman flung a
stone at the officer, which missed him, but hit
one of his men. These, notwiths landing the
serious nature of the whole affair, proved
to be the only blows given throughout
U'Reilly's tact, energy and presence of mind
we're above all praise. He soon, asss ted by
his officers, succeeded III bringing the men TO
their obedience, and in a few minutes had or
der once more restored, and by nine O'Clock
everything was as orderly as if nothing had
occurred.
a Boy PREACHER.-Mark Boatner Chap
man, aged fourteen, is a sensation "boy preach
err" who is struggling up in Louisiana. A
correspondent Of the New Orleans Crescent,
writing from Clinton, the place of his resi-
dence, says of the phenomenon:
About two years ago he was received in the
Church. Very soon after this he commenced
instructing his fathers servants on the after
noon of every Sabbath. His custom was TO
read a chapter and comment upon it, having
f1rst closely studied the chapter, consulting
Benson. Clark and Wesley every passage.
He at length began, says writer TO the Mem
phis Advocate, TO speak in the love-feasts and
class ss-meetings, then to pray in the public con-
gregatlon. HIS appearance is that OF the
merest boy, and he seems wholly unconscious
| of any superior gifts or attalnments. He now
breaches regularly every Sabbath at his
| fathers place, near town. His parents have
refused to allow him to enter the pulpit and
supply the place of the regular minister un
| the Sabbath, although he is often solicited to
do So. He does nothing without permission
| from his parents. He attends school and jJins
| in all the amusements of The boys of his own
age; he is mere child everywhere save when
| preaching. On last Sabbath l sat under his
minis try, and have seldom been more edited
| and delighted with sermon. His style is
| chaste, his words fifty and happily chosen
| The incest critic would not detect gram =
| matcal error. His manner is earnest, and his
| pathetic appeals reach all hearts. Occasion
| way TO floods of tears.
The most gifted lawyers, and DOCTORS and
| diyines, have heard him with astonishment
| and delight. l confess that it is most Won
derful and to me incom prehensible. When
| heard him. he preached from the text, "How
| long halt ye between two opinions - He
| preached from Lotes, sometimes seeming TO
! forget that his notes were before him. His
| subject was arranged with perfect system, aud
! most logically treated. When through with
| his sermon, he closed the Book and gave d
| brief and touching exhortation, under which
| | could, with others, but weep His public
| addresses published have attracted much at
| tention, and should ne live, he must, in his
| on inward course leave a broad wake on the
| tide of morals. Such is the character of the
| "Boy Preacher" whose wonderful precocity
/ is q q rallal