The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-20

BIN to take all the artillery Of the citadel for The siege OF
Maltas Bonaparte only stayed eisat days, ana "Sl nc
gone revolt got up BY the monks and the crea
lures OF the Austrans and the fugitive families 1t was
however, suppressed On the lith Of July, 1897,
Bonap arte gave fee to the army ofl!ay at Milan where
he ordered pyramid to be erected, bearing trophies
and the names OF the officers aad s1eAers who
had fallen during the campaign In ItafV Here he
delivered one of those addresses which electrified
not only his soldiers, but all who read them.
Uhder the French Directory Milan became tue
capital Of the Cisapno republic, which consisted b.
sides Milan, OF the dushy OF Modepa the three PApn egr
tons OF Bologna, gerrara and Romsgns and some paFo
the former republic of Venice viz Berga1o, cremena
and Biescia, with districts OF Ssitzeiiana. Aer
several changes the constitution the republic vas ais
placed $780, consequence Of the victories Of tho Rus
SLAMS and AusrsDs Upper Italy; but 1t was reestao'
lished after battle OF Msrengo, in 1seo, and recog
nised by the peace of Lunevile, in ls02. After
the battle OF M1engo, by which Italy was
reoonquered from the Ausr at blow the city Of Milan
was Illuminated the arrival of the oonqueror, and be
came Of the animated reocings On the 2Slb
of January 1901 the Senate OF the republic elected
the Consul President the Italian epubc was
called.
the 18th of March, 1906, after Napoleon became EN-
peror the French, Italian republic was converted
into the Kingdom OF Italy, of which Napoleon was pro
claimed ng On the TIN of June Napoleon reappointed
his sepson Eugene Beauharnois vceroy OF the Kingdom,
which was subsequently oegrapdzed after the peace
Presburg by the addition OF all the Venetian provinces
which by The peace Of Lcnevle bad been ceded TO Aus
tra In 1868 Napoleon added the provinces Of Urbno,
Ancopa, Macerata, CameIno, and the little republic
of Ragusa 10 the Kingdom Of Italy; but
after The peace OF Vienna he again dsjoined
Damsa Istra and Rsgrss Of which he formed the lily
tba nd nj ed
pant of the Tyrol with the Kingdom OF Italy During the
struggle of 1873 TIL Napo.eons abdiCation, the Viceroy
maintained himself in Italy aganst the Austraas and the
King Of Naples Murat.
AT The Congress o. Vienna austria obtained possession
on 7h April 1885, OF Mian and with the Lombsrdo
Venetian Kingdom. The Sandman territory, the duchy
of Mcdena and the provinces VII ch had been taken from
the Of the Church restored the vaelne
Boz and Chaver separated from si,zerland
and the whole divided into two governments, Milan and
Venice The Mlanese bore the yoke imposed upon
them with adherence, and when the Neapo,itan aud
Pedmon,ese revolutobs byoae 10 1921 strong party
Of he cistnguished and enlightened alapese Joined
them, rnaDy consigned exile and to Aus.
TRAN dungeons
In 1891 they again rcse following the pie of the
FeBch $780, expected assistance from French
which they did not Again tie ibsurrection was
Ripped in the bud But in 1s4S the Manese again fol-
low ed the example Of the French revoluonss and for
Ave days displayed the most desperate vsor against the
Austrian soldiers under RadelzKy, which stationed
at the vice regal palace, had their drawn up
the square the cathedral the galleries pnnaces
the building itself being lined with ryroese sharp shoot
The Aanese threw up the barrcades two and
stories high, and when these def established
they afterwards took the offensive AMI all Radetz
kys positions He had from 100000 10000 men, with
ar,
good his retreat from the city, The history of the future
movement Of Charles Albert q Sardinia and the Italians
against Austria and the final Milan is known
to moe of the readers of the HERALD The present move
meut renewal of the struggle but with the assistance
OF the French.
Milan is surrounded by broad ramparts nearly eight
miles formerly eleven) in circumference and entered by
ten gates. II mas an ancient castle, which Napoleon
ordered TO be demanted in 1900. It has since been
converted into bsrrsck After lS4S was strengthened
Ioopboed and mounted with guns BY these alterations
the fine marble shields of the ancient dukes we're de-
styoyed
In 1915 the Ambrosan library Of 70 900 volumes with
15eco manuscripts and gallery Of pictures, statues
antiques and medals which had been taken 70 Paris by
the French, were restored by thu Allies
Besides this, the Royal Academy Of Arts and Sciences
has library OF eco Volumes valuable MSS and pic
tures an astronomical and botanic garden
There another library with 20 900 volumes and 1000
MSS Milan has a military geographical institute which
publishes excellent maps. has the largest book
Italy, from its petition the great across the
Alps, and lis connection by with the principal
rivers in Italy, favoraby situated trade 1t is con-
nected by railroad with Venice
Milan ia great and splendid city nov, and though for
the last sixty years ts population greatly uctuated
yet has been state of progressive ever ain
lo0a IQrE
present is about 40 Ooo This city, thong beseg
ed forty times and forty times TAKEN times dee
oyed still contains number sf chnrches colleges
nurneries and schools, ard msry stately buildings both
public and pIivse. Amcng these the cathedral claims
the prsepinfDce Inferior only TO St Peters at Rome Il
equals IN length ard SURPRISES in breadth the cihedras
Of FloIeDce snd ST. Paus, at London It's double aisies,
its clustered Pillars its lofty hes the splendor its
white marble walls and its nuberess niches flied with
figures of the msierals, give novel and singular.
IL majestic appearance. The pillars so ieet high and
in tamer. The length Of The cathedral is 400 feet 's
breath 2ss, its interior elevation under the dome 25S
and the summit Of lis tower AGO feet It entirely built
paved vaued ard rooted with the wh,es and most re.
spendeDt marble. 1t ia Of the Gothic style of archtec
ture. Il WIS begun in 1886, and .til uhfnshed tits
adorned with upwards OF O00 statues aid for deoa
cy Of ts carved work it unrivaed in the world The
church OF St. AmbIogs is that In which the Emperors Of
Germany used TO be crowned by the Pope In the Church
of St Mary the great painting of the Last Supper by
Da vnc In fine, Milan is the most elegant and stately
City in Italy being inferior Naples point OF population
alone.
EFFECT OF THE BATTLE IN THE CITY.
THE EXCITEMENT AMONG OUR FOREIGN PoPULA-
TIOS-wHAT THE GERMANS, FREsCH, ITALIANS
AND RUNGARIAss THINK ABOUT TIE BATTLE OF
MAGENTA, ETC, ETC.
The Of the first important engagement in the pre-
cent in Italy the battle Of Magen;a-whch pub
iished in yesterday HERALD universal topic OF
among all casses Of citizens yesterday
especially among foreign population, who congrega!ed
their fayorte places of resort-thc Steubep House,
other rendezvous for republicans and patriots of all
the points of the with much
The startling character OF the news the reported
gagement u 800 900 troops, the loss Of 10000
crbed to the Austrans and Of oo to the French the
length oil the engagement and the result. made the pre-
butth Tho of