The New York herald., 1877-07-06
TIE PAPAL FLAG.
PEST IN Tx.PoT--A MISUNDERSTANDING
AND ITS RESULTS.

THE so-oALLxp CANA DIAN ouTRAoE-A TEN.
PEST IN rx.Por--A MISUNDERSTANDING
AND ITS RESULTS.
MONTREAL. July 3. 1875.
L'Union Ailet. French Canadian ASSOCIATION. num-
berine about one hundred. comprising part OF the
Canadian section OF the late regiment Papai Zouaves
held their annual meeting this year at Ottawa. On
Sunday grand banquet was given them by tho Cath
olic societies o. Ottawa Yesterday, the tenth ann-
versary, II being Dominion Day, celebrated with
enthusiasm. ~he zouaves took little part REMAINING
chiefly about ST. Josepn's College, where they were
quar,ered They the uniform OF their old corps,
bu, are unarmed. Many OF them SCARED veterans
Although IL s seven years since they bore arms shei
precision and bearing In drill are admirable. They ON
barkcd IN the passenger boat Queen Victoria at 1ve
p. " and returned 10 Montreal escorted by numerous
Catholic friends. Beiote starting they asked and OBJ
tanned PERMISSION OF the pilot to hoist q small
banner OF The Sacred Heart a. the bow nagstan.
where the British pilot jack was flying As
O. the permission given aud noticing the change.
ordered sailor TO haul dowE the religious nag aud re-
hoist tie union jack which he man, French Catho
lic refused Tue captain then went TO the bow struck
aud unbcnt the banner and bending tho union Jack
when lhe nearest zouaves crowded aroana nv nun @ ana
ner. lying the lee ran, went overheard and disap
pearcd beneath the paddles. instantly the cry vas
raised That the captain had thrown overheard and
rush from all paris oi the deck was made at HIN. Tho
cry WAS loudly echoed to throw him overheard after
the dag lie put ms back 10 tho stan and faced she
Zouaves with wonderful courage, telling them to "kecp
cool" He made his way aft amid The excited throng,
who cursed him French until. in the middle oi The
deck one oi them throttled him 10 un instant
dozen nands were at his throat aud had ne fallen as
that moment. he would almost certainly have been
kicked to death. An English Canadian rushing up 70
one Of the three priest; who were win tho Zouaves,
cried, ''rhe Will be murdered if you lose =
!" The priests ana cooler Zouaves protected him
and escaped his CABIN. Tho moct excited 0f tbe
croSd-many OF them esutIcincn-thcn cried-
"a BAs az DRArkAC ANGLAis!'
A few rushed forward TO lower the union jack; but
VINO lbeng An officer OF the Canadian mlitial
cried 10 them In French that ''rhis Is also our dag"
The latter tried to make the band strike up
'G0D SAVE THE QUEES.''
TO recall the their Senses but failed. He then
told the drummer 70 beat the ''Generae," whicn
restored. Exciting speeches were made. The
Zouaves had with them another banner,
THE ARMS OF THE PAPAL SEE
Had this been the nag lnsulted the calmest Of them
still declare that they would have thrown
board the captain and all who opposed thcnl
This flag was, with the Captains consent formally
obtained by one OF the prests) run up on the mast
above the wheel house anu renamed flying Al sun
the pilot ordered hand to lower the ships fags,
leaving the Papal arms hyiag gentleman. formerly
connected with tue English navy, pointed to one
of The leading Zouavos the mproprsty OF this act
He called order explained the nautical usage them,
to lowering flags AT sunset, and desired tnat the
national flags the ships were beng lowered, thii
banner he also lowered. They promptly and unani.
mously consented and II was done with thrce cheers
tor Plus TX.
The Zouavcs ami their friends meet tonight to draw
up a complaint and demand of tho company rcpara-
ton. rhsy still much excited at the outrage 70
their flag.