Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-14
Correspondence of the London Times
Tho Fall OF Gneta-Rcception OF tho news
Mt Rome.

CORRESPONDENCE Of the London Times.
Tho Fall OF Gneta-RccepIton ofthc news
Mt Rome.
RouE Friday, Feb Is. lSGI.-lou were IN,
formed some trne ago that whsn Gaeta snoulo
bs taken there would he demonstration on
the Corso In the course Of YESTERDAY the
necessary instructions were secretly clrcusa'eG
through Rome, and the chief Of the French
pendarmes was informed that promenade
would take place in the evening, bat strict or
der be observed. No prohibition was ISSUED,
snd towards CT O'clock the Corso began 70 li'i'
especially in its central and usually mos. nv
ouentcd portion, comprised between !he Ilah"a
San Carlo and the Piazza Sclarra. Inc tnFonS
increased until it became extremely dense, ana
probably from 10, 900 TO 20, 600 persons were as
sernblej. when, atty o'clock, awhlte bengal
light was suddenly fred near the l'lazza del ~
polo The signal was responded to BY entnus.as:
tic shouts Of "Iira Z itatM "r!ed r"H1s
Emanutle" Fira ClrOur !" q" PtrH A"p9'e.
one ~ The crowd YVES chiefly composed "l
men, but there were some women, by their ap'
pearance evidently Of the better classes, VINO
shouted MS heartily and eagerly a. any one;
The white light no sooner aPPear,,i ."I'' =
one was fred opposite the Cafe Naovo' anu IL
green ore on the Piazza Colonial al n'a.!
n. same moment and in similar manner, me
national colors famed up On the Piazza I'll y, We
nezla, opposite the palace Of the Austrian EN-
bassv, on the Piazza Trajanh, on the lolty sta'F
in front OF the Trlnita del Mon!i. and on various
other squares and open places II Rome -,
In the Cogso many Of the lnhaotln's ,isu'
mined their windows. There were some piGke''
CT Paual genlarmes about the CoTso, sho one
Of six men near the Via dtS Conve"tl'e' aii-
other Of eight on the Piazza San Lorenzo, IN
Lucna, and :. third lower down, TOWARDS the
| Piazza del Popoo When the heartfelt shout
of "Fiea rItalid!" ran through the air, they
seemed good deal taken aback, and as II ile5I'
,atine what to dc. This lasted for moment,
and then they quietly disappeared from the
| Corso 1t WAS just az well, for Inc people
blood was hot last night, great many had
arms concealed about their persons, and MS
fortunes might easily have Unopened. ! hear
there was one small encounter in when I'm
1fici.).ls grndarme received box on 'i,e
ear which he prudenllr pock"tei ana u'l"c c
Oft glad TO escape. There were bodies o. o!
men walking about in iuurS, in sort OF 'n'i''
t7ry order, and any i!';judsed interference on
the part of the Papa authorities wo,id nave
| led 10 serious results. Two Papai L9uaEes,
who drove into the Curso from the ilazza usl
Popolo in an open cab, were received WITH
| Kisses and with very Threatening cries, Wnere'
upun they drove down il side street, ana were
not followed. When the demonstration had
taken place, some French gtndaTmes ttherc are
about fifty Of these in kome,) began to eS'
postuIatc with the people, and to urge them 10
dispersc, Swing that i,cy had done what they
wanted, and that it was time TO 90. Inc
French gcndarmcs, wllihcharcd aud good,
| tempered, are far from sharing the haired anu
| exccration in which Tie Romans hold In" gen
darrncs Of the Pope, and the throng listened to
| Them and, attending 10 their Recommendations
begun to separate.
Presently some French patrols arrived upon
the scene \ very strong one, consisting OF
several companies, InaTced OF to the PiazzH
| Coihrna, placed pickets there, which allowed
people 20 quiz the Corso, bet not 10 enter, aE'd
thea the remainder CT the patrol marched
slowly, with wide front, down the street anc
vas cheered by the crowd. which quietly dis
persed on its approach. BE- about So o'clock
the CaGsu had resumed its usual appearance
OF that hour. Everything had gone "tE mos,
satisfactorily The demonstration had been
complete. The Italian, culc's had heen display
ed refusenl and uninislskuhl., on The rrltic!'
pal sqisres ard high places OF Rome; 'i:ey
| had famed under tue very nose OF the Austrian
Ambassador, 10 whose nns;rlis their Odor can
hardly have been g'a:ciui; they had hccn pub
l,ciy saluted by acclaInaii1ns tar Italy and Its
Kinc; the peace had not been broken aid there
was not a single catastrophe to dcpore The
eirats eiYen FOR the Emperor Napoleon and Tor
| France were doubtless all the hcnrt;cr by rea.
son Of report which had been widely spread
in the afternoon, that the French Chamber oil
Deputies had voted. BY vast majority, the
withdrawal OF the French army from Rome
This report TnS too good 10 lie true, ard So a.
forwards was con!radictcd, but for moment
there were perscas eager to believe il, eye"
aeainst their owi, conviction Of It's improbable
ity.
Reception OF tho News 1t Naples.
| (.orrs,yc,ldene!9i tbs LONDON T'o;s'
NAPLES, Feb. 14.-AS soon as the news was
received in Naples, al enthusiasm, ain2u'iIns
to madness, TOOK possession Of the population.
All we're in the streets, from which every car
rage was turned out. Coming, AZ the ntelli.
gence did, about dusk, no preparations had
been made for rejoicing, and it WIS curious to
observe how, as when the Host is carried ct
night, an illumination was i,nP.orsed on the
moment "Lumi, 2umi.r, shouted the crowds
below, and every room. was da!kened. while
wax lights, carceis, even common wicHa "l;'
oil were snstched from The tublss and hurried
to the balconies. saw men, in ,be ccstacy O
their joy, holding gres, heavy chandeliers over
balcony.
Guitars, and trumpets, and iddes nade
their appearance al the windows, aud aruic
; shouts Of "Garibaldi, Garihald!" "Cialdini:
and here and there "yictnr Emmanuel ths
ever popular LYNN Of GariAsldI'' vas played
!; the whole crowd below joining in the .H"att
| never saw greater enthusiasm in Naples, nnt
even the Piedmontese, who hitherto have beef
disconnected with the Ncapolitans were las
night battered and satisfied. Despite the vas
: crowds which were assembled, order was no
, in the slightest degree interrupted. y few
windows might have been broken where m
5 CRY (nr "Luni. lumi" WAS not immediately
responded to. but nothing more. i"rciie
blaxcd oil works Gickrred, ard Gags waved ii
; every direction Of the city until late hour
5 rather too late AL hour for some OF your early
going folks; and MI this On Ash-W ednesday
too.
Rush or OFFICE SEEKERS At WASHINGTON
4 letter from Washington, dated Stli inst
says:
r The rush of Office seekers upon tha oeparI
menrs exceed anytbing Of the kind over bcor
known. From early morning Til late in Ia
evening. Upcle Abe and each Of The member
Of the cabinet urc besct By men, women mn
children. The crowd was SO pressing yester
day and to-day H. 10 render it utterly imposs
bile f,r the chief CLERKS in the different depart
neu,s to consult with their heads on mpoltan
bu,iress. EYrlyI ,.in brings in fresh com