The New York herald., 1868-05-30
ROME.

Papal Military Fcte-War Banners from
America and Spain-The P0pe's Speech
Military MOvements-The Remains of the
Austrian Minister-Citizen Visits TO Florence.
ROME, May g. 1858.
Tuesday afternoon the Vatican gardens resounded
to the clang Of military music and the trim terraces
and alleys thronged with brilliant uniforms and
elegant toilets in expectation OF the arrival Of his
Holiness to bless and present to his faithful troops
represented by detachmens from all the corps Of the
army two banners sent tributes Of admiration for
their val0r from America and Spain.
had occasion to speak Of the presentation Of the
former to the Pope by deputation Of American
ladies in September last The nag, which is of white
and yellow silk embroidered with gold, bears the
inscription "Americ9 matronarum obsequium. An.
MDCCCLXVII." And the stan Is surmounted with
stauette Of the Archangel Michael. The nag sent by
the ladies OF Barcelona Of red velvet with the keys
and tiara embroidered in gold on side and the
Madonna, patroness Of the city, the other. The
inscription Is in Spansh-'To the heroic defenders
OF the Holy See 1885," The staff is surmounted with
a bust Of the Sovereign PontiG, surrounded with
crown of laurel with cross on the top. Both these
banners were In reality made in Rome
His Holiness, accompanied by his usual retinue of
domestic preates and noble guards, having arrived
and assembled the throne prepared for him in the
garden, the bands ceased playing and he blessed tn
banners with all the formalities prescribed by the
Roman ritual and then consigned that of the Spanish
ladies to the gendarmes and that Of the American
ladies to the zouaves accompanying the act with
that the day chosen for the blessing their banners
was sacred to the memory of his snted predecessor
PusV who armed his troops against the Mussumans
and obtained brilliant victory over them, humbng
their pride ana delivering Europe from their impend-
troduced comparison which is not given in the YER
sion OF his speech published IN the official journal.
et fhe xvar
the Mussulmans In the time OF Plus W. and congratu-
lated his soldiers having conquered them those
OF Plus " conquered the Mussulmans The Pope went
on to say that those banners sent by the Old and New
| Worlds were witnesses OF the esteem in which his
troops were held account Of their faith love and
courage by the powerful United States Of America
and the ever faithful and Catholic Spain, and
his rights and his rm Intention to uphold them and
demonstrating his hearty reliance on the approved
vaor OF his soldiers, who had obtained the glory Of
thereby the gratitude OF good men In this world and
| the reward OF God In the next.
sooner concluded than it was enthusiastically re-
sponded by the cheers Of the soldiers and the tears
and waving OF white handkerchief OF the ladies
A few days before the Pope had received in the
the last batch Of soldiers wounded at the battle Of
| Montana, who had been dismissed as convaescent
from the Quirinal Palace, some Of the halls
hospital wards. 1 saw these men in the
Vatican courtyard waiting for this audience. They
/
OF humanity-pale mutilated and supported on
crutches; but is to be hoped that they will receive
OF the Pope's gratitude than the encomiums on their
bravery and the blessing OF Chrsts vicar which he
charged them to take along with them to the bosom
A considerable number OF volunteers in the Pope's
army Of the superior class who only enlisted for
months in the hope OF taking part in the Garibadian
| campaign to which the Chassepot rife put such
sudden conclusion, are daily returning home. To
| insure the health OF those who remain during the
| hot season camp of instruction viii be soon fixed
on the lofty plain at the summit OF the Alban hills
/ known as "Hannihas camp"
Last week General Dumont and his star occupied
several hours In visiting In detail the new works OF
defence Just completed at Ciyita yecchia After
to the superior French oficer Of artillery to whom
the work had been entrusted, his entire appreciation
Of the way In which II had been executed and gave
orders for plans OF the forcatons to be forwarded
Immediately to the Minister OF War at Paris.
The reception rooms OF the Palazzo di venezia are
now open to the public to witness the lying in state
| OF the late Austrian Ambassador, Count Crive who
died suddenly on Sa.arH Ss% as, his Excelency
| tendency, went out on horseback unaccompanied
by his groom, on the. afternoon In question, round
/ the walls OF Rome intending to dismount at the
| Porta del Popeo, where the Ambassadress was
waiting for him in her carriage. To her great aarm
with no one in the saddle, and driving up the road
Immediately in search OF her husband she found him
ciana. The Ambassador was at once conveyed home:
but all efforts to restore him to life proved nefectua
pulmonary spoplssy rs having % sSlocated him the the
evening"
Some OF the Romans who ventured to visit Flor
epce during the marriage festivities are coming back
with splendid accounts Of the tournament and other
i s3hts. Every possible opposition was made by
MOnsignor Randi and the police authorities to such
excursions, and the railway authorities although by
direct appeal TO the Pope they obtained permission
to issue return tickets for ten days at reduced fares
were never allowed to inform the public OF the fact
| By printed notincation. Such petty Jealousy u
most despicable IL has been adhrTned by the Cbn-
ciatOre OF Naples and some other Italian Journals
that the ladies OF the Roman aristocracy have pre-
sented Prince Humbert's bride with diadem Of the
value Of 1900 francs OF the middle classes
pair Of earrings worth 900 francs, and the gen.
/ temen of Rome jewel hited sabre to Prince Hum
bert. But from what have been able to verify here
no such generosity has been displayed, unleSs the
jeveilsf Castellani whoge family has been eiwayg
getting into scrapss for liberal politics, consders y