The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-30 00:00:00

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

THE REVOLUTION IN

LOMBARD Y.

PARIS, WEDNESDAY, 11 A.M.
AU continues tranquil. No domestic news of im-
portance has transpired since my last. The news
from Italy, which I have communicated already, en-
grosses all minds, to the exclusion of domestic topics.
It is rumoured in Paris that a French army is
about to be formed on the Rhine, and that 40,000 of
the troops in Algeria will be recalled to form part
of it. Another army of 30,000 is to be formed at
Dijon.
The news which I have transmitted to you in
detached fragments, two or three times a-day, by
telegraph and otherwise, for the last few days, was
selected from confused masses of conflicting reports,
arriving by various channels from Milan and other
parts of Lombardy, all regular communication having
ken suspended by the conflict which was raging in
the capital of that kingdom. lam able now to con-
firm, in its minutest details, all the intelligence I have
sent you during the last three days.
A private letter addressed from Milan to Novara,
dated the 23rd, at noon, says, " Our holy cause has
triumphed ; the God of armies has favoured our
enterprise. Milan is at length delivered from its
oppressors, 3,000 of whom remain prisoners in our
hands ; the sword of Radebky is among our
trophies. The cannonade from the fortress was sus-
tained till four o'clock this morning, when unexpect-
edly the Austiians made a sortie. As they issued
forth, our brave tirailleura made a horrible massacre
of these Germans. The dragoons, who formerly in-
flicted such havoc on our people its the streets, are our
prisoners. In the castle, which is in our hands, we
tound there the correspondence of Radetsky, which
throws a curious light upon the late transactions.
The castle is filled with wounded. Bolza and Torre-
cani, the late Minister of Police, are among our pri-
soners. The former attempted to escape with false

passports.
" All Lombardy is up in arms—' Long live the
brave Milanese !'
According to other accounts, which have claims to
accuracy and authenticity, the Austrians have left
1,000 dead and 4,000 prisoners to Milan ; while on
the side of the people not more than 100 are kiLled.
The family of General ltudetzky were seized in the

city, and detained as hostagc a.
The conduct of the Archbishop of Milan throughout
the struggle is mentiow.d in terms of the highest ad-
miration. That prelate, from the commencement to
the end of the col.fliet, shared all the dangers of the
populace. His reverend figure was conspicuous,
attired in his pontifical robes, above the barricades,
having the crucifix in one hand, and waving a tri-
coloured flag in the other.
It is said that the Austrians will attempt to con-
centrate themselves on the lines of the Urincio and
the Adige, and will endeavour to defend those im-
portant military poeitior.s. It was, however, reported
at Milan that the line of the Urincio had been already
carried by the inhabitants. The almost impregnable
fortress of Mantua had been seized by the people
during the insurrection in that place, favoured by
the defection of about a third of the garrison, whic'h
consisted of Italian troops.
The Piedmontese journal, Concordia, publishes the
following letter of Signor Borromeo, a Milanese noble,
and member of the Provisional Government:
MILAN, MAItCII 22.—After having bees blockaded until
Saturday in this city, covered with barricades, and defended
by a pspula:ion • f hon., I am at length able to write to yeu
and give you news. In use quarter we have teen 1,200 in-
habitants resist 16,000 Auatrians, and render them impotent.
At this moment we have succeeded in rendering ourselves
masters of ts.", Rees of the city. Oar communications with
the surrounding country are consequently established,
and we shall now, perhaps, be able to destroy
.the Austrians. Our independence is proclaimed.
we have a great number of prisoners ; my house is full.
Among them there is the wife of Torrecani, to whom I have
an asylum to save her. _ihaee also id my house the
tires commissaries of police,Siccard, Galombere, and Bolas,
*Om I have matched from the wrath of the people.