The Sun.
London, England, 1853-02-12 00:00:00

THE INSURRECTION AT MILAN.

A letter from Milan of the 7th, in the Parla-
mento of Turin, says :—" Do not be uneasy about
yesterdays's events, which, of course, will reach
you under an exaggerated form. Some persons
chose to get up a riot at a given time, a good many
wounds were inflicted with stilettos, the tocsin was
rung,
,and two or three barricades was thrown up ;
the result of all this was the death of about 10 per-
sons, and the wounding of about 40 soldiers and
some citizens. But many have been arrested, and
theirs is a hopeless case indeed. A proclamation
by the co mmandan t exhorts the inhabitants to re-
sume their occupation as usual." The proclamation
is as follows :

"The deplorable disturbances of yesterday were caused
by a party, which, unable to attain the end it aims at,
has recourse to the most iniquitous means to disturb the
quiet citizen in the enjoyment of his security and his
pastimes of the carnival, to injure the trader, and the
workman in their profits, and excite mistrust in the
minds of the public. As commandant of this city, lam
armed with sufficient power to paralyze the attempts of
that party, and to protect the peaceful citizen in his
amusements as well as in the exercise of his profession ;
therefore, let not the inhabitants of Milan yield to fear,
but let them confide in the vigilance and protection of
the authorities.

"Milan, Feb. 7." "The Lieutenant-Marshal,
COUNT STRASOLDO.
We have no further accounts of disturbances hay:.
ing broken out in other towns of Lombardy, but
letters from Rome of the 4th state that the flag of
the Austrian consul at Rimini had been insulted,
in consequence of which the Austrian garrisons of
Ravenna and Forli had been marched to Rimini,
and not to La CatLolica, as former statements re-
presented. The general in command of the Aus-
trian troops of occupation in the Legations had not
only quartered his troops upon the inhabitants of
Rimini in consequence, but laid a contribution of
2,000 piastres upon the town. [The Corriere Mer-
cantile of Genoa mentions the same affair, but states
that the contribution imposed is 30,000 piastres
(166,600f.)]. The delegates of his Holiness had
made several efforts to induce the Austrian com-
mandant to change his resolutions, but in vain.

We glean the following further particulars, touch-
ing the disturbances at Milan, from the BO& Ga-
zette :—lt appears that soldiers and officers were
attacked in different parts of the city simultane-
ously. Several of the latter were killed opposite the
castle, as also in the Piazza Viscontina, near the
cafe Reichmann, in the environs of the cathedral, in
the Via d.ei Tre Re, at the cafe Gnocchi, and at
the viceregal palace, where the soldiers upon guard
were disarmed, while the officer in command
was stabbed. It appears that measures of repres-
sion were rather tardily adopted. The citizens did
not take part in the movement. Another letter
in the same paper states that some Hungarian
grenadiers fraternised with the insurgents, and
gave them up their arms, and that an extensive
military conspiracy is spoken of, which has spread
its ramifications throughout Lombardy, and oven

to Vienna and Fiume. The chiefs of this con-

spiracy are said to be Hungarian officers. In the
military hospital at Milan there are fifty six
wounded, any' in the civil hospital twenty.
The Opiniont of Turin attributes the movement
to the intrigues of Mazzini, and states that the
rioters entered Milan chiefly from the Roman,
Tosa, and Ticino gates, surprised several guard-
houses on their way, and ultimately commenced
making barricades with furniture- and churCh
benches.

Mazzini arrived at Bellinzona, in the canton
Ticino, a few days since. He had left England
for the purpose of revolutionising Piedmont ; but
finding all clubs and secret societies extinct in that
country, he turned his views towards Milan, which
enjoys numerous secret political associations, over
whom the great Italian democrat exercises despotic
sway. The orders were given, and on the 6th an
attempt was made at Milan to surprise simulta-
neously the military posts of Porta Romna, Por:,a
Tosa, and Porta Ticinese. Barricades were erected,
being hurriedly made up of furniture and other
materials. This occurred at one o'clock in the day.
A body of these ill-advised men entered the cas-
tello, and penetrated into one of the halls, in which
they are said to have killed two officers. They
were, however, surrounded by the troops, and ar-
rested. All Milan was in alarm, nobody expecting
such an occurrence. The evening before there was
a splendid entertainment in the palace of the
Duchess Visconti, and another at the Society del
Marino. It appears that Mazzini relied on being
joined by the Hungarian troops, many of whom
are known to be disaffected. The Government of
the canton Ticino had actually to drive Mazzini
and Saffi from Bellinzona. It is generally believed
that similar movements had been concerted on the
same day at Verona, Mantua, Rimini, Faenza,
Naples, and Palermo,. but hitherto nothing positive
is known. It appears that contemporary orders
had been sent off from both Paris and London.
About ten persons have been killed, and from forty
to fifty wounded, between civilians and soldiers.
A great many citizens of the lower orders have
been arrested. They will in all probability meet
with a hard fate. The number of dead and
wounded was said to exceed 50.

Movements were spoken of at Turin on the Bth
as having occurred at Verona, Mantua, Faenza,
Naples, and Palermo, but nothing positive was
known. _ _ _ _ . .

A letter from Milan, in the Zurich Gazette, states
that the movement was currently talked of on the
sth, as being expected to break out on the follow-
ing day. The other particulars coincide with those
given above ; strong patrols soon restored order,
the troops fired upon the rioters on several points,
and more than 100 persons have since been impri-
soned. The poniards used by the insurgents are
said to have been all of the same manufacture, and
marked with a cross. The theatres were not closed
in the evening, but very thinly attended, there not
being above 140 spectators in the theatre of La
Scala, which is capable of holding 5,000. The
Veglione, or masked ball, was attended by 15 per-
sons, while 200 infantry soldiers were stationed in
the vestibule. Another letter of the 7th, from
Milan, says that at noon on that day several peo-
ple were beginning to shut their shops, it being
feared that the disturbances would recommence.

A letter from Milan of the Bth, in the Cologne
Gazette, announces that public tranquillity had not
again been disturbed there.
A letter from Paris, dated yesterday, says :
" Additional accounts from Milan would show that
the late disturbance was of an unimportant charac-
ter, and had its origin in a dispute respecting the
Carnival -balls. The anti-Austrian party did its
best, it is said, to dissuade the inhabitants from
partaking of the amusements of the season, by way
of manifesting their discontent, and this gave rise
to a proclamation from General Strassoldo. This
is the Austrian version, and is remarkable as it
differs from the Italian and Swiss accounts, which
are accused of exaggeration."