The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-10-07

A few Swiss landed and were immediately cut n
pieces; but goo men were introduced into the
fortress. Enthusiasm was at its height, and The
resistance desperate. Men and women were arm
ed and fghtil & AT the moment of The departure
of the steamer the fighting continued undated
| passenger on the lhncTed steamer, which left
Naples on the 9Th, says that on the 81, at q A. NJ
Messna was fired on by is gun boats, as we'll as
by the citadel, but that the town answer d with
such spirit that the gun. boats were damaged and
compelled 10 retire. They then went to The Terra
| Nuoya, where they threw great number of balls
10 clear the shore of some batteries which were es
tablished there. The Slcllans made leint of re-
treat, having spiked their guns, when the gun
boats landed 500 or 600 Swiss, upon whom The
Sicilians tnmed with fury, and massacrad a part
carrying their heads on bayonets through the CITY.
and making prisoners of the rest
AT the departure Of the Tancred at half-past tIyo
in the afternoon OF The 3D., the advantage appeared
10 be on the side Of the Sicilians. Several houses
were then burning in the town. TIE shells passed
so close over the British and French ships moored
IN the port that they were obliged 10 change their
position. The Tancred towed out several merchant
vessels which were exposed 10 the fire. Most of
the Neapolitan fleet hadgone to Reggie. frigate
and 1--WE steamers which had remained entered the
harbor 10 join in the combat, but were soon forced
TO retire. The gun boats had tax en- shelter behind
the citadel. II was reported that the French and
English ambassadors at Naples had united in urs-
ing the suspension Of hOstilites on the Neapohtan
government. As an evidence of the determination
shown by the Slclians, we take the following from
letter published in Paris joarnal: ''The resis-
lance Will be obstinate, but scarcely doubt exists
as 10 the issue. The citadel affords the ROYAL
troops a decided advantage. The payements in
the streets has been broken up, and strong barri-
cades erected. Men of all classes, priests, monks
and children, were working night and day, to place
the city in a stare of defence; but the Inhabitants
although determined TO resist TO the death, have
no efficient leader. They badly AIMED, and
their strOngholds Inefficient The NeapOlitans had
landed at two points under the protection of a
heavy IRE from their ships OF war; and the Town
was thus about TO he attac ed ON three sides The
French steam irigate Panama remained in the har-
Dor to afford an asylum TO the French inhabitants
or 10 the wives and children of the Sieilians. To-
wards the evening OF the Sd the firing from the city
became much weaker, whilst that from the eta
del, occupied by the royal troops, appeared 10 be
better served.
Finally, we regret to learn that the important
intelligence had been received, by means of tele-
graph, by the French Government, ria Marseilles,
that Messina had been taken by the Neapolitan
troops, after bombardment of the most frightful
kind.
Charles Albert is lying in camp, perfectly mo-
uonless, awaiting peace, but according TO his pro-
eiamaton, quite prepared for war. The old Mar
shall Radetzky remains in Milan, which he is grad
ually restoring 10 order Both parties act as If an
early settlement oftheir disputes was certain
Letters from PontTemol state that the four small
iowns-Csce, PaeTone, MoBti and Podenzsna-
which refused 10 be annexed 10 Tuscany, have
constituted themselves into republic, after the
departure of the Piedmontese forces.
fresh iusluection took place at Leghome on
the LIST, I'd and 81 inst The cause Of the riots was
governmental proclamation suppressing political
clubs. The people tore down the proolamations:
the troops fired, and general battle ensued. The
military were beaten into the citadel, and the mob
proclaimed provisional government. TN the 9Th
inst, las in the preceding struggle) convention
was come TO between the soldiers aud the people
The disputed questions being referred TO the Grand
Duke, who was at Pisa, preparing 10 march for
Leghom.