The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-02-15 00:00:00

INSURRECTION AT MILAN.

A serious insurrection broke out at Milan on the 6th
instant, of which the following particulars are furnished
by a private letter, dated Milan, 7th Feb. :—" From the
morning a rumour was in circulation in the city that a re-
volution would commence at two o'clock p.m. ; but no
one believed it, thinking it was a:fable invented by some
madman. Such, however, was not the case. People who
have no desire for revolutions were perfectly quiet in the
streets; it is true that, on account of the bad weather,
there were few persons out. The military were marching
about as usual, and at a quarter before five o'clock you
would never have expected what happened. A quarter of
an hour after, a band of bad subjects, of the lowest grade
in the city, were united in the Place du Château ; it was
there the movement commenced. Afterwards they went
to the Place des Marehands, and to the Palace of the
Place du Dilme ; there they carried off the muskets that
were under the porch.. I had the good fortune to get into
the Palace, on returning from the post, two minutes be-
fore that happened, for, having called at my hair-
dresser's. in the square, I had not time to seat myself
before firing commenced, which was a signal for
those who could to save themselves, as it might become
serious, and each thought it best to retire from the centre
of disorder. Every one ran to the Corso and the Place de
la Scala. The military, who were promenading, did not
know what it meant, and were very prudent. Up to seven
o'clock the firing was continued, and the tocsin was
sounded at St. Stefano, St. Eustorgio, St. Gotardo, &c.,
but towards eight o'clock all was ended. This movement
was entirely concerted.by the rabble, who were doubtless
paid by the Mazzinian committee. The principal object
was to frighten the rich, because they gave so many balls,
and La Scala is much frequented."
Another account says The police have effected a
great number of arrests.. A military conspiracy is talked
of, at the head of which are Hungarian soldiers in the
Austrian ranks. Its ramifications are said to extend
through the Lombardo-Venetian kingdom to Vienna and
Fiume. The victims in the affray at Milan are numerous.
There are 56 wounded, in the Military Hospital, and 20
in the Civil Hospital. The population, it is said, took no
part in that ridiculous manifestation, which is regarded as
a coup d'etat of the band'of Mazzini. On the 7th, in the
morning, all the shops were opened, but, it having been
reported that a new outbreak would take place, they
were again closed. In the mean time, the government
disposes of so large a force that no serious disorder is to
be apprehended."

It was further stated that a 'proclamation of Mazzini
was posted up everywhere through the city, and tbat the
gates were closed on the 4th,, and it was believed the fight
had recommenced. The Austrian troops in the arsenal
were said, in Paris on Wednesday, to have been massacred
by the insurgents. Private letters from Milan also men-
tion that for some days past rumours had been in circu-
tion of the death of the Emperor of the French, and that
the public mind had been. so excited in consequence as to
cause a formal contradiction to be publisked by the autho-
rities. The agitation and excitement appear, however, to
have continued until the breaking out of the attempt
mentioned in the telegraphic despatch. It is also stated
that on Saturday numerous arrests were made at Milan,
and that on Sunday at one point the Austrian troops were
attacked by 400 insurgents. There was a great agitation
at Pisa, Lucca, and elsewhere. At Turin the Sardinian
Ministry met together in haste, in consequence of a com-
munication from the Austrian Consul, in order to delibe-
ra e on the aspect of affairs in Lombardy.