GENERAL HISTORY. 



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•npon his seat of authori*^^y. The 

 very first act of the French pro- 

 visional government was an order, 

 that all obstacles to the return of 

 the Pope to his own territories 

 should be instantly removed, and 

 every honour be paid him on his 

 journey. His Holiness accord- 

 ingly proceeded for Italy, and 



having arrived at Viterbo, stopped 

 at that place till the exiled cardi- 

 nals could be assembled in order 

 to attend him on his solemn en- 

 trance into Rome. The important 

 consequences of this event will 

 afford interesting matter for the 

 remaining history of the year. 



