The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-10-13


were forbidden to enter, is now lit up
every night, and already little cast
nos and cafes are erected, where the
gay and festive may enjoy themselves
until the wee sma' hours" The sol
diers Of the regno occupy the chief
barracks In the city, and perform reg
ular duty. The Zousves AID other
branches Of the Papal army are COM
pletely disbanded. Some have LETT |
the city, en- route for their respective |
homes, and others remain, probably |
in hope that another rally may be
made for the recovery of the old re-
0igae. The evening upon which the
| italian troops occupied the city will
be long remembered by all who were
| In Rome at the time. The day before
the whole city was in wild commotion.
It was difficult for the gen.
d'armes to dispense the crowds that
gathered in every conspicuous place,
! discussing the current grave events.
On the morning of the day upon
which the Italians made their final
and successful effort to reach the
Eternal City, the markets in the
Piszzi Navona and in the streets lead
ing from St. Peters to the center of
the city were closed as on a holiday.
and groups of the class of citizens
who frequent and reside in these
places were gathered here and there
discussing the probable events of the
day. At noon De Charetti's regiment
occupied the square In front of the
gen d'armes' barracks. Near the
customs lodge, at the Porto del Po-
polo, crowds of citizens blocked up
the Corso and Via di Bavino, two large
streets opening on the Piazzl del Po-
polo. They were kept back by the po-
,, lice guards that occupied the squares
near those streets. The news ran
/, through the city that the Bersaglieri
were approaching the gates In the d.
! rection of Porto San PancrezIo, and
! that the fort at Civita Casteilelana
had been surrendered by the Papal
i, Zouaves, after feeble resistance or
6 their part. This intelligence, which
: caused great agitation through the
I city, was followed by the distant rattl:
= of musketry and the occasional boon
: of a cannon. The sounds came al
6 ternately from the direction of Ports
. PA and San Pancrezio. The Papa
= artillery occupying the position helC
- in the morning by DeCharette's regi
ment, the latter marched toward Gas
tel SAINT Angelo. Little further wa
known in the lower part of the city o
the movements of the Italians ant
Papal troops, until the joyful tiding
70 were spread that the Holy Father hat
le given orders 10 have flag of truc
d raised. The next communication
O from headquarters was that DeChar
As cite, upon hearing that the Pop
"a would not allow any resistance to b
"a offered, Indignantly flung his sworC
Ia into the Tiber; many of them spite
~ fully dashed the butts of their rifles
Is against the ground and broke them IL
ee the chagrin of an inglorious defeat
&c Wien it became generally and aUthen
tically known that the National
le troops absolutely occupied the city
d and that Rome had surrendered, the
is most frantic demonstrations were
d; made by the enthusiastic multitude
70 gathered In every quarter of the city.
IN Hundreds literally yelled with joy,
re and all secular Rome seemed ablaze
Sc with its excitement, and its patriotism
~ satisfied. Not a cassock was to be
g. seen, and the gray and brown cowls
e, of the Roman monks, which, at that
y hour on any other day were almostsa
IL necessary appendage to a street scene,
% were then visible nowhere. The pur-
Sc pie and scarlet of Bishops and Cardi-
nails, the comely dress of the mosig-
! nors, and the sopranos Of clerical stu
e dents made no appearance In the
I streets of Rome that day. The gaudy
9 equipages of the Senators and mem
g bers of the Rota, with plump postil-
y lions and footboys, and the gilded
: coaches and matched thoroughbred
of the ecclesiastical princes that rolled
magnifcently over Monte PinciO, and
: through every street and square the
whole day, dazzling the plebIans who
paid for them, were silent in theil
: stall and outhouses that day, while
their lordly masters lay trembling il
I their palaces at the storm that rageC
+; around them. Their fear was, in
c deed, judieious, for to them Rome haC
: fallen.
2 1t is rumored that the terms of the
&c relations between the Pope and the
8 King of Italy will be dictated imme-
9 diately by the Italian Parliament, anC
I, that the feeling of the Romans will bt
2 tested by plebiseitum. The infali
Il bilists are, by all account, not quite 81
}. ardently attached to their favoritt
2 z dogma, nor is the Holy Father quite
so sanguine of the genuineness of hi
v divine attribute.