that progressed for the space of about two miles" and then commenting "What a horror! What a fire!" British Admiral Parker also condemned the work of the Bourbons, and in particular the prolonged terrorist bombardment of the city even after the end of all resistance for eight hours: "The greatest ferocity was shown by the Neapolitans, whose fury was incessant for eight hours, after all resistance had ceased". Messina was also troubled by the work of common criminals sent by King Ferdinand II to Sicily against the insurgents and that after tormenting the Sicilians for months with brigand actions (crimes, violence, thefts, etc.) they gave themselves at the time of the fall of the city to its looting, arriving with small boats from Calabria to make loot. See also Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Revolutions of 1848 Revolutions of 1848 in the Italian states References Correnti, Santo (2002) A Short History of Sicily, Les Editions Musae, Montreal. Scianò, Giuseppe (2004) Sicilia, Sicilia, Sicilia!, Edizione Anteprima, Palermo (in Italian). External links Sicilian rebellions Revolutions of 1848 in the Italian states 1848 in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies