The Portland daily press., 1870-09-29

A correspondent of the Tribune with the
Italian headquarters sends the following ac-
count OF the taking of Rome Sept, 10Th. At
. O'Clock we heard the first shot of battery
that had been posted some few yards from the
villa OF Carolini, three miles north OF Rome,
and its aim was to open breach on the right
hand OF Porta Ria. There were two pieces of
artillery opposite the gate of Porto Ria and
lheir OBJECT was TO break the gate. Gen.
Ferrers artillery and Gen Angelin who came
from Naples only few hours before were
opening breaches and doing land work near
st. Giovanni and st. Lorenzo. The precision
OF the artillery was marvellous. The fire had
been going on and breach was half made
when at the back of it we perceived that the
house belonging to tie Bonapartes had
| taken fire. at 0 o'clock precisely a
Shell fell on the roof of St. Agnes
church, smashed the ceiling and fell into the
church. An order was Immediately given to
several soldiers to mount the top of ihe tower
and hoist the white flag of the Geneva Con-
vention as several wounded had already ar
rived.
At half past ten a strong fire of musketry
was heard. The two cannons ceased firing
and in few minutes firing entirely ceased
and the Zouaves had hoisted the white flag.
The battalion of Bersagere mounted the
barricade when those villains of Zouaves fired
again, killing on the spot Patelieri, Major of
the battalion. Gen. Casseney with his
wounded arm and his staff marched in front,
sword in hand, to the barricades and the 41st
Regiment of Infantry followed. The first Of
| ficer who advanced was Saluziani, who was
| exiled from Rome eleven years ago, and is
| now only too happy to see his native country
| again but just as he reached the top of the
barricade he fell dead, struck by bullet in
| the forehead. A few hours after, his mother
was looking among the ranks OF the 4lst for
her son, but not one had courage to tell her
word of the sad fate he had n ct.
| Soldiers mount barricades with Jolly faces
ard the Colonel of regiment rides to the
very top of the barricade. He has his cigar in
his mouth, looks proudly tn his soldiers, and
| little cares for the bullets whistling about his
face. The troops have occupied the gates,
the Papal artillery surrendered and firing
ceased.
| The 10th regiment are still waiting orders
| to occupy the town of Piazza de Termini.
Afull Papal artillery and regiment of Zouaves
and squadron of cavalry are there. They are
all armed and know not what to do. The
Italian soldier runs to the Papal Captain and
| summons him to surrender. The 41st ar
rives and the Zouaves and rest arc disarmed.
| The people begin to pour in from every quar-
ter with tricolored flags in their hands, shout
/ ing like mad for the King and army. A bat
TALON of Papal troops made up OF convcts,
robbers and the worst criminals, organized
| for the defence of the people, fortified them
l selves in the square of the capital for fear of
being massacred by the people. They fired
three times from behind mattress brigade,
bnt without doing any harm, and all were
made prisoners by an Italian regiment which
took them in the rear.
The General commanding one brigade was
beseiged by men, women aud children kissing
his hands and the very legs of his horse cry
ing. "Long live our LiberatoIn
Some fifty men ran up the staircase of the
capital and broke the doors open, and after
few minutes they ascended the steeple and
hoisted tie Italian flag on the towers Bells
began pealing. military bands were playing a
| royal march, and thousands of voices crying
Long live Victor Emanuelr Plazea Della
Callona is full OF Zouave prisoners, and two
battalions of bassaglieri can hardly keep the
people from assaillIng them. The square
| rings with hisses and cries of indignation
| against the men who but few hours AGO
were masters of Rome and treated the peo-
pie with barbarian cruelty. Mount Cinsio is
still occupied by some eighty Germans with
| artillery. The battalion bassaolieri attacks
them and they surrender and are brought in-
| to the city.
Nine O'Clock, p. M.-The streets are splen-
did'y Illuminated and crowded with people
Parties with tri-colored flags run along the
streets, bearing torch lights; women beg SOL
diers TO give them feathers off their hats and
kiss them: Old men and women are seen
embracing soldiers and holding them tightly
by the wrist, and crying out, Don't leave us
| any more in the hands, of that brute OF a
| rope or his priests and brigands.'