The Sun. — 1837-08-03 (London, England)

NAPLES, JUL," 18.—The accounts from Sicily are very alarming, and judging by the measures which the Government is taking, the state of things there must be very critical. The letters from Palermo contain the most melancholy, but probably very exaggerated accounts of occurrences in that city. Among other things, it is said, that the Viceroy, after losing his wife and daughter by the cholera, bad been murdered ; that the city, e3pecially buildings and magazines left by the inhabitants, are plundered by bands of robbers who have collected in troops of thousands. It is said that the military are no longer i❑ the city. However this may be, it is certain that since the day before yesterday, twenty ships, large and small, have sailed front our port with troops on board, among which rue cavalry and artillery. The King, who fears no danger, wished to go in person, but desisted at the earnest remonstrance of his Ministers. He was present till a late hour on Sunday night at the embarkation of the troops on the Mole. The General commanding them has orders to land. not at Palermo, where no ships are received, but ten miles from it. He is invested with full power from his Majesty to do everything that circumstances may require ; and in case he meets with resistance to take the city by force. We are here very anxious for the result, as it vill be no. easy task to bring back the Sicilians to their duty. One letter says that 14,000 parsot.s died in one day. This is doubtless exaggerated. At all events, the disorder is said to abate as rapidly as it increased. Here it declines very slowly. Among .the deaths are, at Naples Baron Vignet, the Sardinian Ambassador, and at Palermo M. Pjister, the Prussian Consul.  P.S. According to the accounts received to-day from Palermo by the steam-boat, the state of the city was much better, that is, on the 15th there were only about five hundred deaths, whereas for several successive days there had been between 1,700 and 1,800 d.saths The number of deaths, from the middle of June to the middle of July, is stated, in the official list of the Burial Committee, at 19,000, and some hundreds. Thus, within four weeks, full a sixth part of the inhabitants that remained in the city has been carried off. SECOND PosTscatrr.—This evening the first Swiss regiment has received orders to embark for Sicily ; it will be accompanied by General Carretta, the Minister of Police,. who is distinguished for his military talents. A division of gend'artnes and artillery is also embarked. Our garrison is now reduced to two Swiss regiments, and two regiments of Guards. The first troops that landed at Palermo met with resistance, and a 'light skirmish ensued. There was a riot at Messina. A steam-boat from Palermo, which had orders from the Board of Health of that city to go to Messina, and which, it S.2eMS, had been agreed to by the Boa-rd of Health of Messina, arrived in the latter port ; but the people opposed it, and, when their will was not complied with, furiously attacked the Health officers. The officers saved themselves by speedy flight, but all the and documents were torn to pieces, burnt, and thrownpap into the sea. During this scene dll the houses, &c., were closed, and tranquillity was not restored till the vessels departed.