New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-04-22

AUSTRIAN YRANAY.-A letter from an Amsr-
lean citizen to the Newark Daily ADVERTISER
dated Geneva, March IA. 1853. pressnts the fol-
lowing account Of affairs at Milan: E
Once more in a land of liberty, we bKeethe
freely again, and desire to be thankful for the
blessing Having heen detained over q fortnight
in Milan, we have been taught, under AUSTRIAN
military instruction, practical Lesson on -
value, which can be SO well learned in NO otAor
school. You at home, who never go abrood, cAR
have no just appreciation of the priceless bless
ings which you enjoy as the common air and sun,
with scarce a cons siousness of their value.
We reached this fine hotel last evening, and
propose to remain few days to realize the pleas
ure of our escape from the worst tyranny that
exists among civilized nations. ] rave you. .
few days after our entrance into MIN, few
hurried lines, which q travelling aoquAintenns,
then leaving under police permission, agreed to
smuggle through, our first impression Of the
horrible state Of things there; but, of course,
they contain only very inadequate account of
the actual scenes we witnessed. No vriteen a.
count, in fact, could give the reader . just idea
of them. Neither life, liberty, nor pForcGt4 =
safe for moment. Each and all may b tG61n
in the most unexpected moment. At the win IL
any one of the despots who do the win Of Aus
tra Military law prevails, and its only in
strument is the sword.
There are constant cases Of spoliation and
robbery by police agents and soldiers, who enter
houses at will, ON the slightest suspicion, and
rob and maltreat the families, under the cry OF,
g imperial ORDERS" The finest old palaces are
rAed without scruple, of their richest treasurts.
A whole regiment occupies the Litta Paloee,
| and the soldiers smuse themselves by shoe4ng
and piercing the old paintings and statues'
especially those representing the innocene so-
sent family. The family jewels. associated with
all its traditions, were forcihly taken from the
Maitre d'hotel, but afterwards deposited IN
secure place by the condescenson oi the uenersi-
in Chief, to whom appeal was made:
| Other large palaces have been similarity trea-
ted, the occupants driven out anu tne iurnisure
lturned into the streets. Many OF the nooiest
families have been thus thrown upon the charity
of their neighbors Upward OF six thousand men
constantly patrol the streets, which they ire
ouently clsar Of people at the point Of the bayo-
net under the sillest pretexts. No one u pr
mitted to walk With his hands in his pockt1 lest
they may contain arms. More than two pelusnl
are not permitted 70 meet any where in p411o 4
and private dinner parties are actualy e
den Every day since we have been here g.
bodies have been found in the highwsys; -
gallows are en- pern>gbence musket shots an
constantly heard in some quarter of the city
the property Of all the rich refugees who hsss
found an asylum in Piedmont, Switzerland, etc.,
is sequestered by imperial decree, anountip4 e
many millions, and the poor down-rodQSAn4 IL
ulation is taxed at the rate Of 30, 600 fknN ~
| day to pay the sxpsass 4 Nus opFsssing -