The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-10-13
ACROSS THE FRONTIER.

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their light costume and waving feath-
ers.
ACROSS THE FRONTIER.
At last we crossed the Roman 'front.'
ier. My Italian friend took off his
hat and cried out, "At last !' The SOL
dier in our carriage cried, ''TO ROmeW
and then observed, ''If they had not
sent us, by JOve, we should have
gOne" Near the magnificent Monte
Oresta, we saw alittle house, a strange
thing to meet in these uninhabited
quarters. On my asking the Uetteriao
what it all meant, / was informed
that had been the custom house Of
flee, where the Papal genddrraes used
10 cause the traveller such VeXations
with jealous researches for incendiary
documents. Waving his hat in theair,
the UetterinO looked up atthe windows
and exclaimed, "Nenne qua ii 70 We
dere 7 passaporte ," Come out, rll
show you my passpOFt.n) And he
turned behind, pointing at the italian
columns. We heard the laundering
of artillery, and trotted off as fast as
he could. "What, do they really in
tend offering resistance ?" was our
mutual exclamation. AS the road
was again beginning to be blocked up
by troops, we descended and ran as
fast as we could to the scene of action.
This is how things went. General
CadOrna arrived here about 81 in the
morning. The conjunction of the
Eleventh and Twelfth divisions by
different routes had been effected with
great precision. The General receiv-
ed information that the strong fort of
Civita Castellana was occupied by
two companies of ZouaVes, eighty
men, and some fifty men belonging
to different corps, and who were like
wise in the fort. Desiring to avoid
fighting, if possible, General CadOrna
first expressed his intention of Occu-
pying at once the town and then in
viting the few soldiers to lay down
arms. But n shower of bullets COM
ing from the rallied windows of the
fort sufficed to alter the pacific inten-
tiOns of the General. Two sections
of artillery of the Seventh regiment
were made to advance. Two pieces
were posted before the right wing,
two others before the left windows of
the castle the distance of tho fort
from the guns being some 800 metres,
with a deep ravine lying between
them. One hundred shots were fired,
not one of the balls missing. A Nea-
pOlitan soldier, stationed at one of the
pieces, asked jokingly if they would
allow him to blow up the Papal arms,
not very fine specimen of Roman
art, which were stuck on the very
top of the tuFrets. The officer con-
sented, and in a second, bang! down
came the mitre and keys, all in ruins.
"Hurrah ~ shouted all the soldiers
General CadOrna then ordered the
first company of the Thirty-fifth Bat
TALON Bersagheri to cross the bridge,
post up proclamation addressed to
the Roman people, and proceed to the
fort. AS the company was crossing
the bridge, the Papal ZOuaves poured
down on them with their Reming-
tons, only wOunding slightly a sold
ier's foot. The battalion reached the
gate, and struck up on the walls the
following manifesto!
italians of the Roman Province
His Majesty the King of Italy, has in
trused to me high mission. You
must efficaciOusly cooperate with
me. The army, the symbol of natiOn-
al unity and concord, comes among
paternal love in order to protect the
interests of the country and your lib
erty. You will prove to Europe that
the exercise of your right may well go
together with the respect which is due
to the dignity andthe authority Ofthe
spiritual pOwerOf the Pontiff. The in
dependence of the Holy See shall re-
main inviolate amid civil liberties,
far more than it ever was under the
protection of foreign intervention.
We do not come to bring war, but
real peace and order. 1t will not be
my task to intervene in what regards
the government and administrations;
for, as far as that goes, you shall pro-
vide yourselves. My task is limited
to maintain public order, and to de-
fend the inViolability of the soil ofour
common country.
E. CADoRNA."
SURRENDER.
While the company of Bersaglieri
was crossing the main road to the
castle, the fire had ceased, q salute
flag had been hOisted, and Capt.
ArmoniO, of the staff, was trotting
hard to Join the company. Having
done so, he and Capt. Viola presen-
ted themselves before the gate. The
captain commanding the fort came
forward and offered to capitulate
Gen. CadOrna accepted on condition
that they should all lay down their
arms. All those who were foreigners
would be sent 10 their respective
homes. The two divisions which lay
encamped by the road were ordered
to form. They began defiling through
the town at u, and are still cOntin-
uing to pass in at Z p. NJ. When the
troops first began to arrive, the town
seemed deserted. A little at a time
the windows began TO open, men and
women peeping out. HWhere's all
the enthusiasm? said /. However,
/ know now what it all meant. The
Zouaves, who had been expecting the
Italians, and who, last night, took the
sacrament, had told the people that if
the Italians succeeded in entering
the town, they would murder every
persOn-man, woman or ohild-they
met with. As soon as the people be
Edu " AlGtAA liAC liAuilutE vi Allc guns
and saw the ZOuaves running up to
the fortress, crying, "Here thesavages
cOmew all the houses were closed, and
the very cellars were chosen as the
safest places 20 repair To. a few hours
have sufficed 10 change their minds.
All the shops are open, and men and
women can't make out how it is that
common soldiers should pay TO the
last centiRe all they ask for. The
Zouaves were accustomed never to
nav, not even the officers. Go to the
Pontiff, they used to say, hell arrange
everything.i The Bersaglieri soon
made friends with all the pretty girls
of Ciyita Castellana, and people begin
to breathe again. Some Of them are
quite young boys, Others fine men. 1
spoke with an Irishman, who said he
was only sorry not to have died for
the holy cause. Five of them are
wounded, only one severely. Their
costume is, as regards the shape, the
same as the French ZOuayes, only all
gray, with red facings. They were
selling their revOlvers at ten francs
each. and in a few minutes they were