The Arkansas banner., 1848-03-14
The Nassarrt at niIan.

The details of this horrible massacre are graph icaIly described in the following letter, dated
 MILAN. sth and 9th Jan, isaa 1 As you are aware, the young Milanese, and in deed the population pf this city en aasss resolved win q spontaneous movement of patriotism, 10 cease usiRg tebacce after the first of January inst. Behold, in order of date the resas of this resen- ton, which has for Austria Gaancial importance | of many mi ions.
 csrdance with the faith pledge, Neither cigar nor pipe was visine, and tine old sesrned the weak nsss of yielding to the temptation of private pineh I of snutf.
 Jan. 2d--Ths morning Sunday two fersen, Ieutsns. the Austrian Captain Netperg, and Cas- lie, an American phsenolegist, followed by wretch es kept In pay by the policr. and without name of country, showed themselves on be Coso With cigar in mouth. They had scarcely mhde their appear- anee, when Capt. Nsiperg received blow which caustd him to cease the obnoxious practice, and Castle st the same moTpeat had hH cigaT knocked out of his mouth witl a cane The test of the smokers, who were no more than released convcts, were hisAed. booted, and pursued. ;iil ttey made suiiatir amends fos the outrage. In rtae evening mum 'Tous P9tros of troops of the line cavalry and infantry, furrowed the town; but there "as o dis- order.
 At midnight tsadetsk the oc,oge marian reprosats. furious and hrstng for alton blood, ssnt suns 0t money and cigars by thousands to uIl tie barracks, together with 'sOrder of the Day. so strange, that translate it for yOu. word for word:
 Soldiers. Behold the cigars which yea N III suaoke tomorrow whie traversing tie iowa. You hare arms- Take care of yourselves v
 Jan. 3d. Monday. At 4 o'clock fhs paYfis5u in hands of 3D. lGo and 2o0 men. rallie out to traverse the town, wi h cigars in their mouths, selecting the public promeGsi"s ia defiance of the inhabitants For s5ine time inc people remained l mute anu cam spectators of this autacity; hut finally, losing al pat~nee they gave vent to mar mers and hsies. Tho A1strians waited for Do oher provocation; but, heated with wine and en- ragged, fell upon the unarmed popuace The in disc intimate that followed was all taf the Austrian Governor could desire; tt commenced at l C r. M, and did sot termiante ul midnight. 4 hundred and fifty of the people were eafrird wean- ded to the hospital, and great numbeIs h like dlton received suceor In private houses cannot 1 give you the number Of the dea<l. # l The soldiers, drunk with wine and blood, fell l futiohsfy even mon dead todi s and enc young man was pierced with P wounds.
 1 The Podesta, Count Casati who found himself h the ciowd was also arrested; recognized af- ter, he Insisted on being conducted with the res, 1 10 the DO ice When there he announced, win
 much irdignaten, 10 1eresani. the dirccioi of the police, thnt if hs administration did forthwith gve ample sat sficion tc e people and IDa strates. for The disorder excited by il, he himself would bear their complaint 10 inc Emperor at Yi.naa [ So preineticaied was iAis massacre, that on the the morning of the 3d Rsdetski and foreSani sent order ts the hospitals, rcquirhg them to hold in readiness all their disGosahle filters and bsds. Jan. i.-fis morning the municipality aiirsssed i ts tine people soothing proclamation, exhoTisg them 10 traneuilily. Sicefoy. who, at tue first nor of ines. eyens. hal taken refug ai Moaza, his conntry- seat, on hi part, proclamation, addressed { to his .'tceii-beiorei Miianese'"
 | hat think you of love indicated by bows Of sabre This is the first proclamation emanaing 1 froul this functiousry Tor more thaa 30 years.
 The municipality indignant ai this pFeineditaied outcherg, demands satisfaction oftle governor iis refers them to the police, which in its tura, refers them 10 the Viceroy and he points again 10 ksdets- 1 Ri. Rest assured will assume the responsi- , billy of the blood shed.
 To-day the following pacard WIS conspicuouslv pos'ed "BtotiIers courage Tuibuient zeal is destructive Avoid being led on by the proyocaiio of the police; let us lesn 10 restrain ourselves. tha, is proof of power. Tranquility and dignity now | inc.ease." G. fs i Ne have here only assassinsin nn orua; the peo- pie baye sworn 10 avenge the unhappy faiien, aud To reeonquor their liberty. In default o other arms 1 they supply themselves with knives and daggers. i Calabresi, the well known armorcr. cannot msa. the demand on him. Yesterday morniag he sold l is0 pair of pistos.--N. ', Joaraal of Coa.