, 1877-07-09
THE PAPAL FLAG.
The sn-ca1leti Canadian Ontrase-A Tenn.
E.eRt Ia TeapotA Misunderstanding and
Its 1Lrsuike.

The Bn-ca1letl Canadian Outrase-A Tenn.
rest In Teapot-A Misunderstanding and
Its 1srsuits.
c,responatner NM rsvA Htro,d-
MONTREAL, July a--L'Union A|,et French
Canadian Association, numbering about 100,
comprising t,art Of the Canadian scc1ion Of The
lste regiment OF Pspal Zouayes, held their IN.
nual meeting this year 1t Ottawa. On Sunday
s9ea, s5ea S'ofaf q .s ~ 7spY tas y hs c'e9
ann''etsaty, an, 'r,t,,.. !, ns,ns pon!nion pay.
zousves toak 1tst1e part, remaining
shsfy sn9et Y 1q:sph: College xhsre they
them are scarred veterans Although ii 10
seven Year, sinse they boEe assns, their precision
aud bearing in drill arc admirable. They ct1s-
tive p. H., aad returned to Montreal escortci
Dy numerous Catholic friends. Before start
ing ney asked and .attained pernis-
sion Of the pilot to hoht :. small banner
where The British pilotjaek was Tying. a. the
steamer started, the Captain. unInforned of Tie
pcrmIssion given, and noticing the change. o.
1ered eailor 10 haul down the religious dag
French Catholic, refused The Captain then
went to the bow ,struck and unbcnt the banner.
aud WAS bendingfshc union Jack, when the near.
est zouases crowded around him a1d tndien.ut-
', ''yins, on ~, the les -, 5.a, went ovs..
s psddles aud n.ans Tho beneath s,s
raised that the Captain ha1i thrown II over
T,s ac 11a @ f!1 a nas ot i the sc hk
70 throw him overboarlettcr the flag. lie put
his back to thu staff, and faced tie ZouaYcs With
wonderful courage, telling. shcn to "kecp
cool" IL made h's vay a. amid the excited
tntddlc Of the deck, one OF them thruttlcd him.
In an Instant dozen hands we're II his throat,
aud had he fallen a that nloncnt he would
Sna, SiGss seriir!n!y rny,.h h:ys esca licked e
QUE Of the three priests who vera with The
ZounveA, cried, "tThe n,nn Will he murdered If
you lose momcntt'' The psiesta unl cooler
Zouavca protected him, aad he escaped to bis
cnhln. The most excited oG tho crowd-manY
of them kcutlcr1en-c11od:
A HAS Ii DRArxAU AxGLArs!"
a lew rushed forward TO lower the union lack:
but onc Of the priests intercepted them, also 4
milltial cried 70 them in French that "7liis IL
also our tfagt" The 1atter tried To make tho
band strike up :,
to recall the men to their senscs, hui failed.
lie then told tlI drummer to beat tho @GeIl-
csale," With was done. Tho Zouaves then be-
came Tranquil and order Was restored. E1rit.
Ing speeches were mala- Tt,1 xouaves had
with them another banner,
TnH ARMS or THE rArAL 4ER
lind this been the f&g tnsultcd tho calfnest Of
them still declare that they would have thrown
overheard tho Captain aud all who opposed
them.
Thh flag was With tho Captains consent
formally obtained By one OF tho pricsts),
run ur on tl,e mast above tho whecl-aouae aud
remained aylug. At sunset tho pilot Or
dercs! hand 70 lover tho shtp's nacs,
leaving tho papl arms GEuR. 4 Eentlea,nn,
formerly countTted with the English nary,
pointed out 70 o.ie Of the leading Zoua7cs tGo
Anprup55ety nt this sct lie exl!ed "order,"
explained the nautical usaye To them, a. TO low
cr1ng 1ags at sunset, nnd desired that, ~ tho
natiolsA Gags on the ships wcru being lowered,
this banner be also lowered. They psonptlytand
unanimously conAant&zl, and It Was dotta With
threu cheers for I1us TX.
The Zouavea and their fr.anls mcet to-nlgft
70 draw up complaint AID Mand If tho
Company rcpaEatipp. They are stll murh e1-
cited a. the klutfaGe to thcir tIax,