The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1853-03-09
Insurrecti0n in Milan.

The news by the steamer Arabia, which
arrived at New York. Feb. 20, was not
received. lowing TO the dsarrangement in q
the mails,) in time for our last weeks pa
per. We give below such items as ~
deem of general interest in regard to the
insurrection in Italy.
An insurrection broke out at Milan, in
Northern Italy, on the 9Th inst, and tho
fighting continued until the 9Th. The Aus.
,rians say the revolt was queled with tho
loss OF only five Of their forces; but the
patriots say that fully 800 were killed, and
say that they attacked the barracks and
massacred The garrison. A despatch dated
Milan. 9Th inst, says that order was on.
tirey restored.
Procamalions Of Kossuth and Mazzini
had been posted throughout Lombardy.
and the latter had gone to Switzerland to
watch The event; the accounts are very
vague and contradictory; there is, however,
little doubt that a general rising is antic.
paled on the part Of the friends OF liberty,
as Austria and France were both sending
additional troops to Lombardy and to
Rome
The conflict was brief but sharp. The
revolu,onists were mostly without fire.
arms.
Several suspected persons had been or.
rested before the revolt. A dispatch from
Milan. under date Of the 12,h, re. asserts
that peace was restored, that only three
persons were shot, and that the citizens
of Milan took no part in the affair.
A dispatch from Paris. under date Of tho
l2lh. says tina, the French Government
has dispatches from Milan. stating that tho
nsnrrection at Milan. Turin and Piedmon,
had been entirely 9uelled
A dispatch was receive al London, un.
der date OF the 9th. from the British Min.
lister at Bern", transmitted 10 the Minister
of Foreign Affairs. stating that telegra phic
message from Bilizona, in Switzerland,
had been received"rhere, announcing tha,
the gates OF Milan were shut, and il was
supposed that the instructions which had
been suppressed had recommended, and
that proclamation of Mazzini was pla.
carded. The same dispatch says that tho
Austrians, in the arsenal at Milan were
massacred, and that the revolt broke out
simultaneously y in three different parts Of
the city. There was great agitation at
Pisa. Lucca and elsewhere.
At Turin the Sardinian Ministry met in
haste, in consequence Of communica.
lion from the Austrian Consul. to deliber.
ate on the aspect OF affairs in Lombardy.
! The Zurich Gazette states that about
400 men armed with poignards, attacked
the troops at Milan. on Sunday. and that
about 300 OF the troops were killed; that
similar occurrences had taken place in
Remini, and in several other towns in
Lombardy.
Austria has demanded of Turkey that
Durazzi in Albania. shall be free port
for Austrian vessels, and Russia backs the
demand.
The British Parliament met on the 9Th
and discussed the programme OF business.
/ The Proteclonist society has been dis,
solved
A convention between England and
Chill has been ratified.
commercial treaty between Prussia
and Austria is officially announced.
The question of the Greek succession
was ratified at London on the fst inst.
II is thought the Montenegro question
will be settled by negotiation.
The London Morning Advertiser says,
ediorially:- q
"Our intelligence respecting the insur-
rection which broke ou, at Milan on Sun.
day, is necessarily scaniy, owing not only
10 the fact of lis being ,elegraphed, bM 10
the channel through which ilreachsd us.
"A distinguished Italian exile, writing
us last night, expresses his conviction that
is more serious affair than would ap.
pear from the brief notice which the tele-
graph gives. He mentions that Kossu,h
has addressed a warm proclamation 10 the
Hungarian soldiers in Radeisky's army.
exhorting them 10 join the Italian insur.
gents. Our correspondents points 10 The