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HOW ROME WAS KEPT LOYAL TO THE
pOPE-THE GARtBALDIAN MOVEMENT
IN ROME


HOW ROME WAS KEPT LOYAL TO THE
pOPE-THE GARtBALDIAN MOVEMENT
IN ROME.
The accounts that have been already published
Of the late Garibaldian movement for the capture
of Rome invest that event with additional interest
and importance. We have now sufficient materials
to enable us to arrive at something like a correct
idea Of the situation IN Italy. la addition to the
copous and fresh revelations in the French and
Italian parlaments relative to the diplomatic and
military occurrences outside of Rome, we have a
very curious aud interesting account OF the pro-
ceedings inside the Eternal City, which supplies
the missing links in the history of one OF the most
important events in modern times. a document
addressed to the Italian people entitled 80 The
Late Events in Rome has been published 10y
the Roman Committee Of Instruction and
gives a full account Of the scenes in Rome while
Garibaldi was pressing toward the attack. From
this document. which bears intrinsic evidence OF
Authenticity IL appears that the su-Called devotion
and Loyalty OF the Roman people to the Pope, of
which the friends Of the temporal power made 30
much capital. is utterly without foundation. The
Romans sympathized strongly with the Garbaldian
movement. and for several days previous to the
arrival Of the French there was constant fighting
in the city, and it was nothing but the timely arri-
val of foreign troops that prevented toe success OF
the revolution
From the facts at our disposal it is impossible
10 resist the conclusion that great deal Of enthu-
siasm and patriotism was thrown away Tor want OF
little brains and executive skill. ltaly never 80
much needed her great statesman CayOnr As during
the last few months. In the first place there wa.
a want of unity among the Roman rrvoluuonists.
Il was agreed upon by all parties that the Septem-
Der convention, which secured the departure Of
the French troops from Rome, prepared the way
for an inside movement for the annexation Of the
city To Italy. But unfortunately, there were sew
eral rival patriotic committees IN Rome, OF which
the most influential was ayerse to extreme meas
ures "The Roman Committee OF lnsurrecuon
finally arranged for revolt inside the city, in
concert with a demonstration from the outside, led
by Garibaldi The committee, however, iaborcd
under the serious disadvantages of want of money
and arms. Spies, iniormers, and police closely
watched all the outlets Of the city Ganbaldi
moved before the " Committee OF Instruction
was ready. A quantity OF arms and ammunition
was brought to place within few mules OF Rome,
but it was impossible to get them inside the city
Several plans for that purpose failed. At last il
was resolved to send the men TO the place to arm
themselves, and boldly load the remainder ON
carts, to carry them TO Rome. This an enter
prise Of great peril involving obvious danger oil
attracting the attention of the police.
At length on the 22d Of October the attempt
was made. The result is thus given 10y eth,
Committee of Insumection 49,
We took iorcibe possession Of the Mattein
Vineyard at a time when It's owners were absent
The chief points Of attack in Rome, once the
arms introduced. were the Campidogio, Piazza
Collona, Quirinal, Piazza del Popolo, the Maca,
Barracks and the Vatican. Some barracks hat
been mined. The hour fixed for action was sever
=. NJ. on the 22d of October. At noon on thai
day our chiefs of sections had received their in.
structions; the total force reckoBed upon was
three thousand men. For some days past the
whole city had been in a crest terment and every
thing warranted the belief that th people would
second the movement when once begun. But, as
we suspected, the police had already discovered
the store of arms, and at a quarter past five col
umn of Ponti6cals consisting OF a company Of
10 uaves and half a squadron OF mounted gend-
arnes moved out TO attack the Nigna Ma tcini.
At that hour there were but seven or eight per
sons at the vineyard, left in charge Of the arms.
The remainder of those TO whom rendezvous had
there been given. about two hundred picked men,
bad either been arrested or turned back as they
issued from the gate OF San Giovanni the only
one open that day To content against such an
overwhelming force Of enemies seemed madness,
nevertheless a few shots were exchanged before
the house was abandoned.
The arms were thus lost. But inside the city a
gallant struggle made. The insurgents, Igno-
rant Of the defeat OF the Vineyard boldly attack
ed, captured, and burned the gate of ST. Paolo
But, this done, in place of meeting friends the,
encountered lhe laphl forces returning from IN
Vineyard Matteini A fight took place. The
Papal forces were driven back, and the gate wa
held from morning until night when an overpow
ering detachment of Papal reiniorcements arrived
compelling the patriots TO retreat All this tim
eight hundred young men, the flower Of the city
were waiting for arms, ready TO attack the place
de ignated.
These were attacked by Papal troops in tn
street but all unarmed as they were, a desperate
fight took place. All night and the following day
October 23. there were constant conflicts IN thu
city On the oath, state OF siege was proclaim
ed. On the 18th another abortive struggle tool
place. The Papal soldery attacked house il
which the insurgents were preparing munitions
For four hours fifty men maintained their position
against a battalion OF truops armed with artillery
At last the Zuuaves broke into The house and DIES
peIate hand to hand encounters took place o
every floor. Women aud children were killed
The Holy ZOuayes gave no quarter. and every il
mate in the house was killed 10y ball aud bayonet,
In various parts of the city the conflict was pro
longed until the 30th OF October. when the Frenc
arrived, rendering further resistance useless
Fifty persons killed, one hundred wounded, an
eight hundred cast into the Papal prisons; atte'
the severity of the opposition manifested TO th
temporal power in the home OF the Papacl
80 The Committee of lnsurrection announce
with singular boldness that the revolutionary spi
it is not dead They say Rome will profit b
its experience aud It's misfortune, and will recon
mence. Our watcbwori Isl Try again and
better'n
HAVANA, Jan. Z.
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