The New York herald., 1868-08-20
ROME.

Movements Of the Papal TrOOps-The Camp
on the Albnn Hil-Brigands mt the Bnse-
Preparations Against Invasion-An Eastern
Celebrty-Battle Painting.
ROME, July 2s, 1863.
General Zappi's brigade has returned to Rome and
the camp on the Alban Hill is now occupied by
General De Courten's brigade, which consists princ
paly Of zOuaves and indigenous chasseurs with the
usual proportion Of cavalry and artillery. These
troops will remain in camp until the end of August
and will be honored by visit from the Supreme
Pontin on the 4th Of the ensuing month, probably
under more sunny auspices than accompanied his
first appearance on the plains Of Hannibal The
King Of Naples is In comparative solitude this sum-
mer the Queen being In Bavaria and two OF his BROTH
ers on their honeymoon tours and his Majesty
has therefore resolved to combine econo-
my and salubrity by making the little
mountain village OF R0cca di Papa his
residence for this sultry season, whence being the
immediate vicinity Of the camp, he can modernIze
the military requirements OF his youth by particpa-
ting In the maneuvres OF the troops and study the
effect Of ried cannon and breech.loaders and reflect
upon the advantages which his troops would have
enjoyed II they had been In possession Of such
weapons when assailed by the irregular bands and
regular battalions Of Garibaldi and Cialdni.
The presence OF SO many thousands Of soldiers on
base from being still infested by brgands. Satur.
day last Signor Santovelli, landed proprietor OF
ssea e@ II two % e. sss
however. did not obey the brigands' Injunction to
pull up but put his horses into gallop, and the
disappointed robbers fired after their intended VIC
tins, wounding signor Santovelli IN the shoulder.
The Bolognese journal Gazett0 del EDlRa and
%ens for the fopes army are being eeced on
large scale at Bologna and that young men from the
provice OF komagna nock 70 the standard Of the
operations are denied by the Roman press the dan
ger OF receiving traitors into the army Of his Holiness
boring kingdom be accepted without restriction.
Hitherto, however, much zeal may have inspired
foreigners to take service for the defence Of the
banner has not characterized their conduct for de-
sertions have been and continue to be so frequent
between them ana the indigenous soldiers soldiers
In this respect Ia most remarkable. In fact
the indigenous troops can scarcely be said to desert at
Ing yesterday and the day before only from the for
eign battaions which returned to Rome on Saturday
from the Antibes legion. The Count D'Argy, Colo
mel OF that legion has returned to Rome, suffering
severely from the bite Of tsrantuls spider while In
camp.
Exaggerated reports have also appeared In seve-
raj Italian journals Of Romes having been recently
placed In complete state OF defence, the inference
being that another Garibaldian attack which i'm.
pending bugbear IL perpetualy being alluded 70 by
clerical Journals Is expected In the autumn These
newly constructed batteries on the Aventina and
Janiculum have been furnished with cannons for
the instruction and practice OF the artillerymen;
but pieces OF cannon have been placed at the city
gates, where, indeed, the half destroyed and diap
dated earthworks hastily thrown up last autumn
and since then mostly removed, are In no condition
TO receive artillery The fact Is that alarmlsts are
always nj work, and II we were to believe their
ports should be always ON the brink OF some hor
rible catastrophe.
We have an oriental celebrity in Rome lust now,
Joussauf Karam, the Maronite ex-Enir or the Leb-
anon, who, having failed In establishing govern
ment IN that province independent OF the Sultan has
been obliged to accept pension Instead, which he
spends pleasantly In travelling about Europe He Is
doing the lions OF Rome In this season, which would
be too hot for northern sightseers, but which he
doubtless finds very pleasant, and he has taken up
his quarters In the Maronite convent overlooking the
Colosseum.
A French historical painter, M. Emile Lafon is
exhibiting large picture OF the battle Of Montana,
In which the LETT foreground is occupied by General
Kantzler and the numerous stan which surrounded
him on that eventfu day. and the centre is filed up
by column OF Zouavcs rushing to the attack headed
by Colonels Allett and Cnarrette. The picture Is
shown In Prince Torlonia's palace In Borgo where
the Pope has been 10 1t and expressed mis- admi.
ration OF the work, but the chief IN srit Is In the
fidelity of the numerous portraits introduced. II s
the artists ambition that the picture should he
placed IN the vatican, and perhaps 1t will be pur-
chased by subscription 70 otter to his Holiness.