This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1863 Excerpt: ...of the castle, which was expected to occur on the following day. The constitutional party have thus, it may be stated, obtained a complete ascendancy at the Sicilian capital. Trapani, Termini, and the towns of the interior, have already openly joined the same cause; and the revolution of Messina and Catania was confidently predicted on the day before yesterday (January 26th). Two Neapolitan steam-vessels entered the port of Naples at the same time as the Gladiator, bringing about 150 wounded soldiers. They were immediately visited by His Sicilian Majesty in person. The intentions of the Neapolitan Government still remain mysterious. I have, &c. Viscount Palmerston, G.C.B. NAPIER. (Inclosure.)—Captain Sobb to Lord Napier. My Lobd, Gladiator, Naples, January 27, 1848. Sinck the date of my last letter, much of importance has taken place at Palermo. Shortly after the departure of the Maria Christina, the insurgents opened an increasing fire on the palace, apparently determined that it should surrender, and as the troops had retreated from Porta Ossuna on the previous day, they had the whole of the outer part of the town in their power. A very severe action took place between them in the Palace-square, and the point of attack was to obtain possession of the General Hospital and Archbishop's palace, which surrendered about 7 o'clock; the attack was then renewed with increased vigour on the palace. Seven large pieces of artillery were brought to bear on it, and were unceasingly worked until about midnight. At about 5 in the afternoon, the castle and some of the steam-vessels began to shell the town without giving any notice, and this was continued at intervals during the night of the 25th; about 2 o'clock the firing ceased, and at daylight on the morning of t...