THE TRUTH ABOUT PERUGIA.--We have received from Rome an original
English copy of the letter of Mrs. Ross of Bladensburgh, written
from Perugia on the 23rd of June last, and an Italian version of
which we announced last week to our readers as having appeared in
the _Giornale di Roma_ of 23rd ult., and which is referred to in
our special correspondence from Rome this week. We really never
expected that our former Perugino antagonist, Mr. Perkins, of
Boston, should have turned out to be such a very _unfortunate_
man. We have now a fair sample of the authorities consulted by
travellers of his class to procure evidence against the Pontifical
government.

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Extract from a letter written by the Hon. Mrs. Ross of
Bladensburgh, to her husband, from Villa Monti, at Perugia, dated
Perugia, June 21st, 1859.

"To David Ross, of Bladensburgh, Hautes Pyrenees, France.

"I wrote to you last Wednesday, 15th inst., to announce a
revolution which occurred here on the previous day; now I write to
relieve your mind of anxiety in case an exaggerated account of
what has occurred here be given in the public papers. I have to
tell you of the re-entrance of the Papal troops, which took place
yesterday after a stubborn resistance of four hours on the part of
the revolutionists.

"When the revolt at Perugia was known at Rome, orders were given
to a body of Swiss troops to replace the little garrison which had
been driven out. The revolutionary junta was well informed of what
had been decided on at Rome, and immediately prepared to oppose
the re-establishment of social order in the town. Victor Emmanuel,
to whom they had offered the town, returned no official answer,
but, instead, reports were industriously circulated among the
citizens of sympathy and support from Piedmont. An honest refusal
on the part of Victor Emmanuel, or an open acceptance, would have
prevented subsequent events, which his calculated silence brought
about. On Saturday last, the 18th inst., we heard that the Pope's
troops were close to ---- and on Sunday that they had actually
arrived there. In the ---- Buoncompagni sent from Tuscany, I am
told, 300 muskets in aid and wagons were despatched to Arezzo for
arms and ammunition; barricades were commenced. The monks were