The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-11 00:00:00

NEWS FROM MILAN.

The Swiss National Ca:Hee of the Bth has the fol-
lowing, under t':e head of Lugano, the 6:11: " Pied-
montese refugees who have arrived at Chases° have
announced that the Piedmontcse General, Olivieri, had
seized on all the power at Milan in the name of Charles 1
Albert,and had put an e nd to the measures of defence of!
the Republican Committee, declaring that the commu-
nications in the interior of the city, where barricades
were being raised, shc.uld remain free, in order that the
artillery should not meet with any obstacle. lie
added that the king would deliver battle outside the
town. ()a the evening of the 4th the advance guard •
of the Aug, fans appeared before the Roman gate ; I
they were received with cannon shots, and driven !
back to Malignant). The Italians made 200 prisoners
and took two pieces of cannon. This advantage so I
much encouraged the Italians, that they declared
traitors to their country whoever should speak of ca-'
pitulation. But Charles Albert was of a different
opinion, as in the night of the 4th, he capitulated, on
the following conditions:—That the Piedmontese army !
'Mould retire; that life and property should be secured '
to the inhabitants. The people then revolted, and a
number of buildings outside the walls, which might
impede the defenci , were demolished. In the morn- •
ing of the sth, the enemy did not appear. Suspi-
cites were conceived ; a crowd collected in front of
Charles Albert's hotel ; and he declared from his
balcony that the capitulation had been refused by Ha- 1
detzki, and that he would defend the town to the last
extremity. Soon after Olivier& came and declared that
the king could not hold the town any longer, and
arrived at the conclusion of the capitulation. The people,
in fury, wanted to seize on Charles Albert. The men
in attendance on him were eat to pieces ; Charles
Albert, on his side, had the people fired on by the ,
Piedmontese, and two of the inhabitants were I
killed. Other inhabitants declare d in favour of
the capitulation, and were killed. The people
would not submit. Charles Albert had the can-
non removed from the walls. Every one was allowed
to quit the city ; severe! we nt away. At the end of
its report the .16:publican adds : The rumour prevails
that the people at last seized on Charles Albert,
bet that does not agree with the following post-
script :At half-past six Gen. Zuechi arrrived at Lu-
geno, with the news that Charles Albert had delivered
Milan to the Austrians, and had withdrawn, passing
the Tessin. On Sunday the Austrians entered
Milan; the republicans Garibaldi and Mazzini were
still at thehead of 10,0110 or 15,000 men near Monza,
within some leagues of Milan."
A letter from Turin of th • 4th, addressed 'o the
Nati mal Sf IVOiSie7l, says: "The news spreading at
this moment (three o'clock in the afternoon) respect-
ing oar army is rather disquieting, and we wish
to believe that it is not well founded. This
lamming we learned from Vercelli that in the morning
the noise of cannon was heard there. A soldier,
arrived this instant from Milan, announces that the
two armies were engsged near that city. The
Waifs army is said to be ._ reatly superior in number
and it is added that some of ours, being demoralised,
lad taken to flight. The general opinion here is,
that our army, of more than 43,000 regular troops,
reinforced by the numerous Lombard popula-
tions who have placed themselves at the ditpcmal
d the Provisional Government, must victoriously
oppose the enemy, compelling them, if not to retro-
mde, at lest to stop. Milan is bristling with torti-
.
Bastions and innumerable barricades. Let us hope!"
A letter from Milan, dated the sth, says:
The king has taken his quarters in the remain* of the I
rained citadel, the enemy lining the bastions which ov, ?look
anti command the e iuntry. A placard was posted, ordering
the hesin to be rounded, and barricades to be formed in
every street. The order was at one.. obeyed. In the course
of two hours barricades wire erected every 20 yr I'd!, and
heaps of paring-mopes carried up to the several floors, for
the purpose of being -howered on the heads of the Crows, as
was done during the five day. at. Itsary, the French charm::
d'aflairts at Turin, accompanied by the Duke di Ibno, called on
Bee tmpbell, the British consul, and requested him to accom-
pany him to the head quarter@ of Field-Marshal It idetsky,
to claim a suspen ion of arms for a Prw houre, to enable them I
to provide for the safe exit of French and British subjects. 1
Tee party set out, but by the time an escort was provided, it I
was ascertained that tke Austrians had for the moment re :
tired, and the mission did not then take place; but late in the
reuieg of the 4.h, two Piedmontese generals, IV :xi and
"riei, and the consul of England, and the French charge
d'affaires, started for the Austrian head-quarters. In con•
ketone of the night signals being misunderstood by the
Weeds of the Austrians, the party were fired at several
1
I,l!ku, ead Mr. Campbell was slightly wounded in the arm.
tss marsh had only one object in view, to renew their I
. emend for an armistice so as to allow their nationals to be
Placed in safety ; and though, out of respect to his Sardinian
laajesty, they secompanied his officers, they declined being
Present at their interview with the Austrian commander-in-
*id. lhe party first fell in with General Aspre's division,
lest with General Walmoden, till at length, about hve
. rents from the city, they found the head quarters of the
Icl4-marshal himself. The generals were first admitted,
„le. slur an interview which Meted two hours, withdrew.
l''e coulde then saw the field.marshal, and when
tLees intimated a desire to obtain a forty hours' truce,
11selersky exclaimed, " For what purpose; why they
bane capitulated?" This was the first notice given of so
unPonant fact, and on the diplomatists retiring, and
questioning the generals on the subject, they admitted-that
the buffs of a capitulation was drawn, with which they were
shoat
to retain to the king and obtain his sanction.
..t the morning of the sth, at 7 o'clock, the party returned
7,,110.41n. The generals waited on the king, and the were
, y,ti ed M a short time by the diplomatists, for the purpose
!"' w,,,etaining what his majesty's answer might be, as their
Vrice proceedings depended on the fact of capitulation
14 made or not. Luring their stay at the citadel ame
:11 Wl' despatched to Radetaky, bearing the king's answer,
no doubt the capitulation lass bees signed, or will be
Ilan in the course of oh. day.