Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1860-04-17

/ MASSACRE AT RoME.--The steamer Persia
brings intelligence of terrible massacre Of the
people at Rome, by the Papal gendarmes, or po-
/ lice. on the 10th Of March. The people had
made arrangements for procession that day, to
celebrate the annexation Of the Italian provinces
to Sardinia. Everything was conducted with
good order, but suddenly the gendarmes, armed
with daggers and sword-canes, commenced q
murderous assault upon the people. The attack
appears to have been entirely unprovoked. One
hundred and forty seven were either killed or
wounded. A number of ladies were injured and
the American Vice Consul received stab in the
SIDE Several of the French military, off Of du-
ty. were also wounded, and but for the interfe-
renee of French officers the slaughter would
have been still greater.
The New York Tribune has letter from it's
correspondent at Rome, who'was an eye witness
to the attack on the people. He says: "We had
just time to ensconce ourselves in a doorway
when about dozen carabinieri, or Roman GEN
darmes, some on horseback and some on foot,
galloping and running, forming q line which
stretched across street, not much wider than
Nassau street. every one cutting to right and left,
every one with q drawn sabre, flashed in sight.
My companion, Mr.. W. W. Hall, of Providence,
a young Unitarian clergyman, had put one foot
on the sidewalk, with view of seeking some
better shelter, when the swordsmen came abreast
of u.s. The nearest one, without word, struck
my companion on the shoulder with the fiat of
his sabre violent blow, and muttering, in reply
to bis remark that we were Americans, ssnon
importu," mo NATTER" brought the blade down
upon his head with his utmost force, lnficting
cash upon the brow, between the left eye and
the temple. Luckily, the wound, although SO
near vital part, is slght one, and will scarce
~ leave an honorable sclr. Another gendarme
aimed blow at me, but ! repeated that we
were Americans, and he rushed off with his
companions, who were hurrying on. It is pos
sible that Mr.. Hall sslouehed hat heightened the
violence of tue attack upon him, for it had been
given out that the Liberals were to wear SLOUGH
ed hats, which are always suspected by despotic
governments. s,,s .rsss aeza b. & ss,a ~
that of Mr.. Glentworth, the American Consul,
who was getting into his carriage in front Of his
oYn door, In company with French officer in
full uniform, when the dragons galloped up.--
One of them aimed blow at Mr.. Glentworths
head, but the officer at bis side pushed him back
with one hand and half drew his sword with the
other. At this point the gendarme would seem
to have opened his eyes to the uniform, the pres
ence of which in the city made his own existence
possible, and rushed on with his companions.
''Our Minister here, Mr.. Stockton, transmits
to Washington, with commendable promptness,
by the mail which carries this, q full narrative
of the affair of Monday, together with the state
ments of the AMERICANS injured. a translation
of the latter has been furnished to Cardinal An
tonelli. No other Minister, as far as can learn,
has moved in the matter" .oAs-isa-s'& a4!i -