Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-08
JOHN H. SURRATT.
His Arrest in the Ranks OF the PRpai
.Army-Itis Escape.
Floreuce fNoy- Ia correspopdcuce Of loDIon

His Arrest in the Ranks OF the PapaI
.Army-ITis Escape.
Florence lNov. ~ correspondence Of London
Post.
It is stated that j H. Surratt one Of the
persons charged with completely in the as
sassination Of the late President Of the
United States, Abraham Lincoln) has been
serving for some time past in the Papal
ZQuaves, his company being guartered at
NeToli, one Of the frontier towns Of the A p
pennies, near FrOsinone. He lad assumed
and was knownin bis regiment by the name
Of John Watson. Information Of this fact
having been communicated to General Ru-
fus King, the Minister Of the United States
at Rome, no time was lost By him in trans
hitting the news 10 his Government, which
straightway instructed the General 10 take
such measures as might lead 10 the securing
Of Surratt, alias Watson.
In compliance with his instructions, Gem
eral King repaired to the Vatican, request
ed an audience Of Cardinal AntOnelli, and
asked his Eminence whether, in the event
Of his proving the identity of Surratt, the
Papal Government would hand him over
70 that Of the United States. The Cardi-
nal Secretary promised the General all the
facilities in his power. General King was
made acquainted by Cardinal AntOnelli
with the measure he had taken. These
were contained in a series Of Geographic
instructions sent from Rome, with the cor
responding telegraphic replies from the
local authorities Of Neroli and Nelletri
They recorded the order 10 arrest Surratt,
alas Watson; the successive steps taken in
compliance with the order; the actual ar
rest; the conveyance TO prison; the removal
from prison under a guard Of five soldiers
of his company; but the series closed with
the announcement that when thus led out,
Surratt, alias Watson, made a sudden dash
from his qua "a, jumped over a precipice
more than hundred feet high, and, though
holly pursued by fifty Zouayes, was enabled,
from the fact of their preferring a more
circuitous route, TO get clear across the from
tier into the italian territory.
The existing relations between the TIA
liam and Papal on all, and more especially
eStradition matters, are VIGOROUSLY Of such
a character that it is not likely Cardinal
Antonelli has addressed any very urgent
communication 10 the Government Of Flor,
enoe, 30 assist in capturing the individual
who evaded the vigilence Of his own
IOaaves; but OF course General King lcsl
no time in communicating the facts TO his
colleague at Florence, where the American
Government is most honorably and eff
Gently represented by Mr.. Geo. p. Marsh,
the philologist, to who the present genera
ton Of English youth owe a large debt Of
gratitude.
In consequence Of the representation
Just mad by Mr. Marsh to the Italian
Government, telegraphic instructions hav,
been forwarded TO the towns on the Papal
frontier, and TO all seaports Of Italy, to re
capture Watson alas Suratt but if an
not exceedingly misinformed, the italian
Government, in declaring its readiness e
forward the great ends OF international
Justice, has intimated that, even in thC
event Of its giving up Surratt alias Wat
son, il will stipulate that his life be spared