, 1870-10-01

entering Rome. The Fortieth Regiment ia
slill awaiting orders to occupy the town as
advance
The Piazza de Termini is full of artillery, 4
regiment Of zouaves, and squadron Of cav
airy. They are all armed aud know not what
to do. Iproceol AZ far, aa Piazza di Monte
Casa!loi tho square again il occupied By
papal aitillcry. An Italian soldier runs to the
papal Captain and summons him to surrender.
The Forty-f,s 1t arrives and the xounves ana
the rest OF them arc disarmed.
The people begin to pour in from every
quarter, With tricolor days ia thoir hanls,
shouting like mad for the King and for the
army. At the hottom Of tbs esplsuaae lead
are 3 company Of Zouaves declaring they Will
not give up. I go reund the square aud at
tempt to reach tho Plaza Colonna through
the back streets. I meet the Zouaves, who
succeed to escape: We hear that in the Corso
the squadriglieri may attempt to scare
on these aquadHglieri. AZ the Pope
could not rely much on tho loyalty Of his
genda1mes for executing his plans, and as al
70 the foreign tsooas, giving themselves tho
tirs Of great soldiera, refused to do anything
hut what was strictly military, the following
e1pedient MAS adopted:
All those who had been sentenced to capital
runiehment or to the galley for criminal Of
fences, were released on condition that they
~0nl0 Iorn Ile1nrclVes 1Afo U!llIaIy ooAy.
tolcly dependent on the Church Of nome.
Thus we're seen in the great city b,igands and
sseaesil,s serving tho Holy Soc, and through
xeal OF gratitude molesting, insulting.
and impTieoning tho citizens for tho slight
tst act which they thought ft to suspect.
! ~ tho b1igands-ve1vet KnickcEtockera and
jacket, with ribbons, high boots. low hat and
| feathere, long boards and two pistols. The
i,atrcd Of the Romans against this set OF
,uf6sus Ind reached desperate state, aud it
was natural that these worthy individuals
rived for them too. The battalions OF ber-
sagle1 arrived in tho Piazza Cali. The
zouAves, who were stopping the way, sur
rendered. and the troops continued tAeir
march to the plazzA Colonns.
never eaw such e11thnsiasa. OLD men,
waving their handkerrhtef., tho windows
cEammed with ladies' waving trico.or flags
and ribbons, aud never heard such cries Of
oxultation, deafening to my ears. But = still
aEer spectacle Was awaiting. Tho squad
riglieti, for fear Of being tnassacred by the
- the capital. They Lao made barricsie Of
mattresses, from Which they eonid tirs with.
mt bling touched, and they had placea the
pieces Of artillery against tho esp!ana1e TlaEza
Obra Caeli. The bottom OF the esplAns]e
vas occupied BY bersaglierr. Thc .qnsariglie-i
fred three times on them. doing no harm.
WAS looking 1t tho deserted cssrr1ausde
thinning At every moment that brisk firs
| might be opened against us, when, OF sud.
den, I hearsi shrieks At the top. saw thu
barricaae fall down, and mass Of people
waving Antn and hsEs. ran up close By ar
imposing wave OF people. was really touch
7 ed. The scene looked ~ though it had bee.
! nent Of infantry bad arrived on the equsr.
BY back streets, hsd surprised the eq7.4l
I 9iglieri, and had made them Al
.. prisoners. The General commanding
one Of tho brigsdes waa besiese;
ty mon, woMen aud children kissing hi
! iug, " Long 1.-Two our libssato.s!" Some fft.
) men ran up the staircase, and broke th
: DOORS oren. After few minutes they wer
9 ascending tho <tceple, aud were hoisting tb
: 1tAlian flag On the lowers Of the Capitol
That osent fo1ssold by csapt Cayoar, snt
: Ing eleven yes1s. was now fulfilled. and wa
: fortunate enough to see il. Tho bells bce.'
! re.ting, the military band playing the ro5a
c march, and thousands OF voice
crying, "Long live Victor Emauuel!r In th
q Ssrit9i Ehas scene: :,n,1a, shall AL, aeys r
e Capitol met . company OF bersae
/ leii, who placed theuse!vca III chain roun
:. ! the church and convent Of Gesu. It WIS II
I ported that large number Of zouaves yer
!. hidden in the convent. The people got fright
a t8ed, and ran OF from every quarter. III II
!, | 0$kllA RotundA I met with como dirbaude
L s&fa. The poaulace surrounds snd di,
, & them. Witt, incredible violence the Poe
J, tsa6ws are knocked about, their coats torn
+ Tieces, thrown IN the air and then t1oddsn q,
u der foot.
!. The Plaza Della coleuna Is full OF Zou,y
Ie p1ieouere- Two hattallons ct Bc.sas1ieri ca
= hardly keep rho people from assailinK then
!, The square rings with hisses and cries Ct i.
+ diGnati n against those men vito bat n fe
ri hours sgo were masters Of Rome and trea:s
81 tho people With harbarous cruelty.
), Mount Finsio i still aceupied by so1
q. eighty Germans with artillery. i battalion ,
q Nc1saE1lcri attacks them: tl.ev surrender, u
q" made prisoners, ard brough: into the city.
M At t9 O'Clock p. m-, tho streets are splendid
n illuminated and crowded with people, Ps
ties OF two hundred or moro people, with +
" color ases, nun along tho streets beari1
tozclilights. EverJ MN holds the ann Of
te DetsaElie1e. The women beg the so1die
+ 10 give them feather OF theic hats aad Ii
q. them. Old men and wenen are seen smbs.
.hs ,, sGss;s h9s ss sp iss3 ,sh, b
more in the hands Of tha, brute, the Tor
lst his priests, and his brgand.- 7
s,e se long and nne street Of the Cosso loo
n like 3 fairy scene. with its thousands Of c,
IN orcd lamps and its windows covered with fat
I'd re dir is aeafcninE. the coree-hou.ea
cranrn. fnll, the officers converse With I
ladies, carries de risite and photographs aro {
charged, pretty children ssk to kiss the d,
enet faees Of the artillery officers. canr
:. stand the row ans longer: take = cab i
es. quiet among those grand old ruins. II Is
oss oss beautiful moonlight evening. i'll Ia qu
Inc near the Coliseum. enter it, and SEQ Sru
IL OF people. bengal fires are lit; in a
lied nent the stately ruln seems on IRE, and vol
tuli Of men and women crE, even in the very c,
| xkn{n &fY lie