Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1870-10-13
THE ETERNAL CITY.
FrLE ACORN OF The CAPTURE OF
ROME


\ correspondent sends to the
New York Tribune the following ac-
count of the taking of Rome:
ROME. September 2O.-At > o'clock
precisely we heard the first shot.
A battery had been posted some
two hundred yards from where |
was standing on terrace, and its
aim was to open a breach on the
right hand of the Porto Pia. The
precision of the Italian artillery
was marvellous. The fire had been
going on several hours, and long
columns of black smoke rose. The
breach was half done, when at the
back of it we perceived a house
belonging to the Bonapartes had
taken fire. At o'clock bombshel
fell on the roof of st. Agnes Church.
1t smahsed the ceiling and fell into
the church. An order was imme-
diately given to several soldiers to
mount to the top of the tower and
hoist the white flag of the Geneva
Convention. Several of the wound
ed had already arrived, and if the
bombardment had been aimed in
that direction it would have been
q dangerous place. At half-past
ten strong fire of musketry was
heard. Iran along the way where
two cannon on the road had ceased
firing, and entered the Pardoni
Torlonia ON the left of the road, and
in few minutes was opposite Porto
Pia. The fire had ceased, and the
lZouaves had hoisted the white flag.
A battalion of bersaglieri mounted
the barricades, when those villains
of Zouaves fired again, killing on
the spot Signor Pateliere, Major OF
the battalion. General Caseny,
with his wounded arm and his staff,
marched in front, sword in hand, to
the barricade. The 40th and 4lst
Regiments of infantry followed.
The first officer who advanced was
Signor Valuziani. who was exiled
from Rome eleven years ago, and
was now all too happy to see his
native country again. Just as he
reached the top of the barricade he
fell dead, struck by bullet in the
forehead. The soldiers 1IIOunJ= the
barricades with jolly faces, and the
Colonel of the regiment rides to the
very top of the barricade. He has
his cigar in his mouth, looks proud
" on his soldiers, and little cares
for the bullets whistling about his
face. The troops have occupied the
gates. The Papal artillery surrender
and the fire has ceased
The Piazza del Terunni was full
of Papal artillery, a regiment OF
Zouaves, and a squadron of cavalry.
The Piazza de Monte Cavallo was
also occupied by the Papal artillery
All were disarmed by the Forty first.
The people began to pour in from
every quarter, with tri-color flags in
their hands, shouting like mad fol
the King and the army. The Gen
eral commanding one ofthe brigades
was soon surrounded by the people,
/ who kissed his hands and even the
legs of his horse, and cried, Long
live our liberatorsw The Italian
flag was soon hoisted ON the Capt.
tol, bells were'pealed, military bands
played the Royal March, and thou
sands of voices cried, "Live Vic
tor Emmanuel" Old men and wo.
men are seen embracing,the soldiers
, holding them tight by the waist, and
crying out, 'Don't leave US any
more in the hands of that brute, the
,, Pope, his priests and his brigands.' .
F The long and fine street OF the Corse
| looks like fairy scene, with its
thousands of colored lamps. Its
windows are covered with flags.