The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-06-09
Tn. Revolutions in LOmbRrdy Ia
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Since the Anstrians have failed TO reap
any substantial military advantages from
their preciptant invasion of the dominions
of Sardinia and the French troops have ad-
vanced ia immense numbers To the aii OF
Victor EmanaeA, 1T is probable that the
LomhardO-y yenitian provinces will soon Le-
come the seat of war, and the sentiments Of
their inhabitants towards Austria will
therefore prove an important element in the
contest. OF their bitter hostility to their
oppressOrs there can lie no doubt In l5Is,
a striking manifestation of their enmity TO
Austria was given, DistruStiul of their
ability 10 complete successful armed reyo-
luton, they initiated the conduct OF the
American cOlonists ia their first struggles
with Great Britain in regard 10 the duty
on tea. The Imperial Government derives
a large revenue from its monopoly OF the
sale al tobacco, snuff, and lottery tickets,
and all classes of society resolved TO abstain
from the purchase OF these articles, for the
pnrpose or diminishing, in this manner the
revenues Of their OppressoIs When per
sons were occasionally seen smoking cigars
in the streets of Milan they were hoO,ed by
the populsce. Gradually quarrels arose
between the insolent soldiery and the Mi
lanese. The officers, bs various arts, sought
To produce collision between them. On
the evening Of the 3d of January, the G6l-
disrs attacked all whom they found in the
streets, and sixty-One of their victims We're
carried TO the hospitals, more or less severe
ly wounded.
Similar occurrences took place at various
points-the people presisting in popular at.
tempts TO sustain their war OH Austrian rev.
enue, the soldiers ostentatiously smoking
cigais wherever they went, seeking as many
qnarrels as possible and bullying and as
sanlting people on trifiing pretexts Thus
an angry state OF feeling was continually
/ kept up, but no effective demonstration was
/ made until news of the revolution in Wen
| ma reached the city al Milan. Then a ter
! BILE conflict ensued. The people demanded
( the release OF all political prisoners, and the
/ formation OF u National Guard. They
( seized the palace, summoned the inhabi-
/ tam, Ot the surrounding country to their
| as ,istance, and, after losing few hundred
/ men, compelled Radetsky, the Austrian
/ General, to retreat hut he was unfortunate.
( ~ permitted OCCUPY the strong fortresSes o
I Mantua and Verona. The example Of Milan
was followed by nearly all the other citie.
of Lombardy, and by Venice, which again
declared itself n Republic. Charles Albert
then King of Sardinia, marched 10 the a..
sistance of the insurgents, crossing the from.
tier on the very day that Radetsky began
his retreat but in his military movements
as well as in the policy of the Revolution
ary Provisional Government of Milan, little
wisdom was displayed, and golden opportu
4 mites for strengthening the rebellion wa:
heedleSsly sacrificed.
Many striking proofs of the intense ha-
tired of the people of Lombardy agains
Austria were given, but unfortunately theil
energies were not skillfully directed Afte,
Charles Albert reached Milan, Radetzky
FASTENED TO shut himself up securely at We
roma. Charles Albert, however, gaineC
several victories. lie forced the Austrian
lines ON the Nincio, in three places, between
Mautua and Verona, but was unable to pre-
vent Nugent from reinforcing Radetzky
with fifteen thousand men. He (Charle
AIbert) also laid siege to Peschiera, and at
ter two days fighting, captured il and es
tablished his head quarters there. He ther
along the hanks OF the Lago Iii Gards, a
took Rivol after sanguinary battle. Bu
Radetzky made an unexpected sortie at thi
lime from Verona, and appeared before Vi
cenza with $4,000 men. He speedily cap
tured that place, and returned to defend We
roma. After Charles Albert had for some
time maintained fruitless siege of Mantus
and made various other movements, a des
perate and decisive battle was fought be
tween the Austrfans and the Piedmontese
ut Somms Campagna, in which the forne
gained q complete victory.
Charles Albert then hogan his retreat
aud after entering into a capitulstion Wit
Radetsky, returned to his own dominion'
The AusIrians re-entered Milan signalizin
their return to poverty actl OF great cruel
Is. They drove two-thris OF the popula
ton out OF the city, by Prociaiming in ad
vance OF their entrance. that all the me
between the ages oil eighteen and forty year
; of age who should he found in it would h
enrolled in the Croat regiment, and ser
across the mountains \ terrible conflagrs
: ton occurred at the lime, and many man
: sions, the ordinance establishment aud
, military hospital were consumed by I'll
flames The Austrians set the convicis