After alleging that hitherto they had considered the unpleasant event of too small importance to deserve notice, they proceed to give the following narrative.
"On Monday, the 19th instant, in the course of the afternoon, the revolutionary faction proposed to make a demonstration in the Corso against the Pontifical Government, by an assemblage of persons hired for the express purpose.

On the discovery of these designs, fitting arrangements were made in concert with the French police; and the French troops, as well as the Papal gendarmes, were drawn up, so that in case of need they might suppress any disturbance whatever.
"In fact, about five o'clock in the afternoon crowds were formed in the streets, directed by leaders, and amongst these leaders were two hide-tanners, whom the gendarmes arrested with promptitude.

The crowd, thus raked together, then began to hoot at and insult the gendarmes, and at last attempted to rescue the prisoners.

Not succeeding in this attempt, the rioters, whose numbers had now been swollen by a lot of idle fellows from the vilest rabble, crowded together into the Piazza Colonna, and continued to outrage the officers of public justice with every kind of insult.

Thereupon a handful of police advanced courageously against the rioters, and proved quite sufficient to disperse and rout them.
"The friends of order applauded the gallant gendarmes in the execution of their duty.