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Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
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In Rome, anti-Papal sentiments grow with support for France; 4,000 recruited soldiers refuse to aid Austrians against France and disband; statue of St. Peter stripped and Pope mourns Louis's misfortunes.
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ROME, September 29.
In this place the friends of the French are more numerous than you can imagine, and the people want nothing but a leader to crush the Papal authority, and rescue themselves from superstition and oppression.
Four thousand men were last week raised, and ordered to the banks of the Tyber. They desired to know for what purpose they were employed, but their requisition was denied. However, having come to the knowledge that they were to embark for the purpose of assisting the Austrians to fight against the liberties of France, those Citizen Soldiers to a man laid down their arms, and sold their regimentals to the Jews.
The statue of St Peter, in St. Peter's church has been stript of its gorgeous and costly apparel, in which the Saint is annually dressed, in compliment to the birth day of his Holiness the Pope. He now appears in deep mourning, lamenting the misfortunes of Louis!—The Pope and his Cardinals have put on sackcloth and ashes, and the statue of Pasquiu is covered daily with satirical poems against his Holiness and his friends, which in days of yore would have been by the ignorant pronounced blasphemous!
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Rome
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September 29
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four thousand soldiers laid down arms and sold regimentals upon learning they were to assist austrians against france; statue of st. peter stripped and in mourning; pope and cardinals in sackcloth and ashes; satirical poems on pasquiu statue.
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Friends of the French numerous in Rome, people seek leader to crush Papal authority and escape superstition and oppression. Four thousand men raised last week to banks of Tyber, refused to embark against France's liberties, disbanded. Statue of St. Peter stripped of apparel, now in mourning for Louis; Pope and Cardinals in sackcloth and ashes; Pasquiu statue covered in satirical poems against Pope.