The New York Herald Newspaper, December 16, 1856, Page 1

& WHOLE NO. 7413. HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM NICARAGUA, Thy nf farratives of the Recent vents There. TLES AT MASSAYA. * je © &NING OF GRANADA. Fights mear San Juan del Sud. THE NAVAL ENGAGEMENT ANO TERRIFIC EXPLOSION Dreadful Sufferings and Reported Massacre of the Sick and Wounded on the Island of Ometepe. THE CRITICAL POSITION OF WALKER, &., &o., &o. ‘The steamship Tennessee, Capt Thomas Forbes, ar- yesterday morning from San Juan del Norte via Key West, with tho passengers and specie which left California by the steamship Orizaba Nov. 20, Our thanks are due to Mcrara Wives & Co., the enter- prising express line, and to Major Hiess for files of £1 Wicaraguense to the 234 ult. ‘The Tennessee left San Juan cel Norte on the 4th inat. ‘The Tenneesee lett inthe harbor of San Juan Dec. 5 her Britanaic Majosty’s line-of-battie sbip Imporieuse, sloops-of-war Archer and Cossack, guadoats Victor and Intrepid, British mail steamer Teviot and American ‘schooners (okabye and Peerless. SPRCIE List C, Morgan & Co...$120,8)1 Hewra'lo & Echevvara$i,977 Bank. 141,000 C. Durand.,,........ 1,200 ieee te fr. We have had several conflictiug accounts telegraphed from New Orleans and Charleston of the recent important events that have occurred at the theatre of war in Nica- ragua. They have only, however, given very meagre, ‘and for the most part unreliable statements. But by the arrival of the Tennessee at this port yerterday we have ‘been able to procure full and per‘ectly reliable accounts Of the terrible state of things in Nicoragua, and of the con- dition and prospects of Walker and his dlibasters there, The following brief account of General Walker's move. ments in Nicaragua is faraished by Mr. G. H. Rozet, United States Inspector of Customs at dan Juan del Sud:— ‘The Costa Rican army under General Cans, numbering about 600, entered Sau Juan tet Sad (Nov. 7,atSP Mf.) and took possession of own. Taey eacamped about four miles out, on the mountala, where they erected strong Derricades in well selected p »*wions. On the Sth they were reiniorced by about three bun- dred Guatamslans. cneral Hornsby, who was stationed at Vir- gin Bay, attacked the first barricade, from which he drove the enemy by @ flauk movem ot He nad about ed up his success he could hav» driven them before him like sheep; but bis orders w Kke»p poasession of Virgin ¢ imperative, and he bat ty retura to that piace, ‘An attack fp his a >sence from oiner portions of tno tw.toned in tuat vicwiy mber of the epemy kiietd aod wounded in tho ‘Tith Gen. errived at Virgtp Bay from ‘and with two Qaoired and uty mew drove tue om their barricades to Yan Jusu uel Sad, (rom hey fled to Rivas. w of toe enemy were killew iu this fight, the battle few days previous having ro completeyy intimidated thet taey fled on Walker’s spproacn wi.n but hile Gea, Waker retaroed to eu abd seventy five mon to Ls HF : 3 Fi ii g et Hl g $3 ways he received ipvel i- wi at the head of seveu Col. Jacq 20s, at Low beet of two haadret Was immeuistely dep st shed to protect we was deemed t) bea dsager, (a his ar. igin Bay be immediately \arew up barricades be town, made from wood cut for the use of the steamers. ws ° fe = 3 2 £ Masesya, force net being suthow place. He retired upen Gravade. He ieft ov the 19th with nia stail for Virgin Bay, vending most of the sick with tne women and childrea, to the i)iau’ of Ometepr for surety. detrmined to burn aad destroy Granaaa, Fi i steamer left ior 440 Jusa del dad anxiousiy awaiting r oruite to atinck Rives. November a two-t bri! \aat paral eagage- piace between the Niwaragaan soacoaer.of 70 tons, carry ng two 41d. caaavn, 2 ls 5& i t of war Eleventh of April. 214 tone, ca: 9 Ib. canon, with 114 men a wotl armed with inf ar aod caasing jf magarne to ox. Lieut, Faysaux immodiate:y sont of nis boats to rescuo tho sullorers, ano succesded jm taxiag trom the ‘water and 01 the brig before she sunk forty fear persons, he following i|nt, amon, captain, secoud mate, pare, secon: not more than four of them will live. The re Veusevant, ard balsuce of amouat of clothing for ber army, provisions, aod $./ 00 in apscie. Apnexed is an extract of a private letter, which speak with great confidence of the result of Walker's move ments — Orr Gnexapa, Dec. 111 P. Tam obliged to leave toi piace without aaythin; sive baviog been acoompiisued by General fspningsen, ‘satiated he is all right. Our position joer rather oriu al, bat iam no ve commenced the ae. pro- ciples, viz.: making the transit secure, and oocu- vee the Territory uutil we are able to hold it. the whole of Nicaragaa as sub- two weoks altor they laod at Vir- Bay the rerraite not come tn so large DUmbers the event will be only postponed for « short time. j OCCUPATION OF SAN JUAN DEL SUR. Wo proceed to give a rarrative in chrovologioal order Of the events which have ovourr/4 from the time of the * battles of Maseaya and Granada on the ilth of October For some three weeks after the bat'los referred to, ‘Walker and his forces re ed at Granade and Virgia Bay, and rothing Important transpired. The (iret evonts of any |\portance that oceeried afver that, took place at San Juan del Sur, About three o'clock in the afternoon of the 7th November, the Costa Rican srmy, oombering some 4,000 men, under the command of (eneral Jose Maria Canas, made its appearance on the main Transit road, about a mile from San Juso dol Sur. Three Ameri. cans Who were bathing in the river San Juan feli into ‘their hands, Two of them were retained as prisoners and the third was sent into the town, bearing a procia ‘mation \ssged by Canas and directed to the authorities of the piace. This proclamation ret ont the fact that be, ‘Canas, was in tho vicinity of the town with a large force, and {ts immediate surrender was demanded. All citizens were called upon to give ap their arms, and were informed that if a single hostile shot were gred they most abide the consequences, as he would not be responsibic for the result. if they resist She army, he ‘warned them that they would be all treated as flllbasters, ‘This proclamation, and the reported advance of the Coa- ‘tral Americens, threw the alt Amer! Prpalation of the town into consternation, sad all of them, witn the exception of some half dozen, vacated the place, some ‘betaking themeelves into the barbors and there anchor. ing their boats, and others feoking protection on board the Niraragoan schooner Granada, which was lying there. None of Walker's troops were there at the time, Mr. GH. Romt, the Caiiet States Special Inypector of Costoms at San Jaan, was one of those who remataed ta the town, Hoe wad Mr, Dickson, the egovt of the Trancit Company, Went out to most aod confer with the ap. proaching enemy, They met Col, Borquct entering the placa with tw MORNING EDITION—TUE DAY, DECEMBER 16, 1856. hundred men, They represented to him that she major ity of Americans in that p!aco were totally unconnected with Walker; that they wore peaceable citizens and not fillbusteros, and that they certainly should not be treated as cnemies, Col. Bosquet requested Mr. Rozet te place himself in communication with the commander of the Nicayaguan echooner Granada, aud to say that if he ‘would surrender bis vesse! and refrain from firing a sia- gle shet, all the American citizons there should be pro tected, otherwire they would have to abide the couse quences, Mr. Rozot went on board the schooner and bad ‘an interview with Capt. 0. J. Fayesoux, who returned for answer that if tho enemy showed themselves on the beach be would fire at them, and would surrender his ‘vessel to no one but Gevera! Walker, Col, Bosquet, before baving received the reply, retire and joined the main body, teaving an aid-de-camp to carry him Capt. Fayseoux’s answer. This cfliver, on hearing what that answer was, rode away, threatening ‘‘coath tothe Americans.’”” Mr. Ro- ztt, apprehensive lest he should have been misappre- hended or misrepresented, followed him to the Costa Rican camp, where he met General Canas, Colonel! Bos- quet and other oilicers, who appeared to be holding = council of war. On stating totbem what Captain Fays- soux’s answer was, they said they were sorry, but they could not guarantee protection to the Americans in San Juan. Mr. Rozet, on his return, directed a note to Captain Fayssoux, to theeffct that he had assurance that the American citizens of the place would be protected in tue event of his not coming into tho harvor, and appealing to him, for the sakeof humanity, to keep away. To this request the commander of the Granada assented, and the rext day, the 8th, acorpe of Guatemsians cntered and occupled the town, Some excesses were committed by them. The estore of an American named Bowley was broken open, the persona tn possession vivientiy treated, and several thourand dollars worth of goods taken from it by the Coata Rican soldiers. Col. Bosquet stated that it had been the iutention of Ca- as to have made a junction with the Guatemalan forces, in order to intercept the passcogors by the Sierra Nevada who came down from San Francisco about the 2d or 3d ot November. This, however, they were unable to do. It may be mentioned nere that when Boxquet entered the ‘own first he demanded that Mfr. Priest, the Caited States Consul, should baul down the United states flag which was ‘lying over the consulate house, suspecting that it ‘was a signal to the schooner. Mr. Pricet, however, re- fused to do so, and the fleg was left anmologted. GENERAL HORNSBY’S FIGHT WITH THE COSTA RICANS. While the Goatemaians retained possession of San Juan, keeping the inhsitants tn covstant terror, the Cos- ta Rican army encamped in a, very stroog p sition on the road between that town and Virgin Bay some four miles from the former, and eight from the latter place Hore they erected barricades and iptreachod themscives, Oa the morning of the 9th of November. General Hornsby, who was garrisoning Virgin Bay, marched with some two bundred men and attacked the Costa Ricans. By an intrepid flank movemeut he succeded in dis lodging thea trom the first barricade, killing some twenty ofthe enemy. Ho deemed tt mexpodtent, however, to pursue bis successes leat Virgie Bay, which he was ordered to hold at all hazards, might fall into the enomy’s hands He therefore made a retrograde movement, and returned to the last piace, from whence he notified Walker of the diversion be had made Walker, on the receipt of this inteliigence, came dowa from Granada with the Raagers ‘and Ist Ritles, and on the afiernoon of the 12th Novem. ber, reached San Juan; the Costa Ritans retiring veforo him without hazarding an eagegemea', and procecdins to Pivas, where they were at the ime tue Tennvssee left. Waiker returned to Virgin Bay ou the morning of toe 13th, and departed the same aime by boats lor Granada— some-ixty miles—les ving 175 men to garrisva Virgin Bay. MORE FIGTING AT MASSAYA. , On the 15th of November Walker marooned from Gra Dada with a force of five hundred men to attack Massaya whien was held by a large force of tho allies. Oa ap proaching the Istter place he learaed from his econts that Gen, Gerez (formerly his own Minister of War) bat ‘set cut to attack Virgin Bay with aforce of 700 mea. Thi; information induced bim to divide his force He sent Col. Jacques, with two bundred and {i{ty men to Granuda, where they took boats down the lake to Virgia Bay, which they strongly fortified. Gea Hornsby, wo had been charged with the defense of tot pisce, had, in the meantime, procured | ot absence. He was amoog the passengers by the Texas to Now Orlodos. Walker, ‘with his reduced foree, mot detact ment of the allies~ some eight hundred strong—and a battle casued. Tho allies wore driven back into Massaya. The fight here continued !or some four days, but the filibosters were ua- able to take the town; they blew up a portion of it, but (hey could not reach the graud plaza. They were obliged to relire on Granada, with » loss of 60 or 70 men in killed and wounded. The loss of the en- emy was not known, but must have been v@y conside- adie. DESTRUCTION OF GRANADA—POSITION OF THE FILIBUSTERS THERE, Tt was on his return ty the oxpitai that Wa ker resolved upon iis destrvction and evacuation, For that end he lof there some 400 men, under the command of Gen, Hoo nigsen, whose \natructions were to take charge of the ar- Ullery, smmanition, publie archives, and all the appur tenances of the army, and convey them to Virgin Bay— the design being to make tha: @ base of operations for the capture of the city of Rivas, whore Walker intended to estab -blbia government. Granada was given to the ‘ames. lroperty to an enormous extent wag consumet —tmuch of tt owned oy foreigners, 080 ry ‘will doubtiews seek indemnity. For some days the troops under Heangeca gave themselves up to tue wildest do bauchery. Mlunder, drupkenness, and ail of ex ceases were the order of the day. Sabordi was lost sight of, and no sort of control was exercised over the men. Hennigeen was totally powerices ia bie attempts to bring them to their duty. The consequences which were to bave been expected followed Before any of the moni- ons of war con!d be transported (rom Granede to Virgia Bay she allied forces besieged the plaza where the troops wore garrisoned. This siego was still going on when toc Tennessee left The besiegers had sucoceied, afer an obstinate struggle, In taking the fort between the lake ‘and the city, only one man of its twenty-eight or thirty defenders surviving to tell the tale. In the plaza or ina suburban church which escaped the (lames, were Hen ningeen apd bis men shut op and surrounded. Taore #eemed to be no resource left but an unconditional sar render or apnibilation. The next stramer from San Jeun ‘Will probably bring us news of their fate, TERRIBLE SUFFERINGS AND PROBABLE MASSACRE OF THE SICK AND WOUNDED AT OMETEPE. Before carrying out bis flendieh project of burning Gra- pada, Walker bad embarked his sick, wounded and wo- men, snd placed them—under the charge of some sixty men—on the island of Ometepe, This is an teland of fome extent in Lake Nicaragua, lying nearly opposite Virgin bay. The terrible news bas transpired that the natives, who are al! terribly exasperated against Walker, had arisen and massacred these unfortunate people Whether this is true to ite follies) extent is still a matter of doubt, The isiand is inhabited principally by Indians When the sick and wounded were landed there, all the Indians fied, save a few who wore retained to act as purses. There were no provisions, no beds, ani no medi- cines provided for them. eral of the patients were for days without food, The larger part of the sick and wounded lay on the beach ail might, The next day all of them were distribated among the huts, or taken luto the church of the village—converted into a hospital—except some twonty, who lay out im the rain, Two died on the steamer and several on the beach. ‘The village was Giled with the rick and wounded, the women and children. An effort was made by the Com- mandéant of the place, who arrived next day, to separate the healthy from the sick. There were about sixty men able to bear arma. The entire work of feeding, landing, quartering, burying the deat, &o., was performed by some twelve men, among whom Captain Baldwin was conspicuous for his sctivity and humanity, During the first five days thirty-six died. Then one night the enemy crept into the village aud #urprieed the Americana, Some twenty persons escaped in three bouts. Whevher the rost were slavgdtored of merely mado prisoners of war was not known to 8 certainty, Those who esonped in the vents wufored dreadfal hardships. There wat only one woman among them, Mrs. Atkins, wite of one of the mu- sicians, All the American women in Nicaragua were on the island with thetr children—perhape forty in nomber. ol. Skerritt, Col. Thompson, Gen. Fry, avd a number of Other officers, were on the island, but there was no organized military force, The landing~the subsequent eudlering of the sick and wounded, with only miseradie reed huts to sheiter them, and no provisions for the sick but beef and plantains—the deaths—the promiscuous burying of men, women and children in a common bole, and the subsequent night attacks and probable massacre: or captivity of three hundred persons, of all ranks and ages and of both sexes—all conspire to forra one of the most dreadful pictures of wa: WALKER'S PRESENT POSITION AND PROS PECTS. All this time, whore was Waiker? After leaving Hon- nigsen in charge of Granada, it appears that he accom- panied the sick and wounded to Ometepe and ieft them there, When he got back to Granada he found Henning- ser besieged—as we have shown—and he has been ever gince cut off from_sll communication with him He keeps sailing all the time between Granada aud Virgia Bay. When the San Carlos left with the passongera which bad come down by the Orizava, no intelligence had been recelved of the result of the siege, which was then some twelve days in progress. Ali Walker’s forces then consisted of the 400 men under Henniugson, besieged in Grenada, of the 250 men under Col. Jacques, who were garrisoning Virgin Bay, and of 100 at the two forts of Serapiqui and fort Coilis—in ali 760 mon, This is all that is left hina out of over 5,000 men who have gono from this country to joim his standard. It is uo wonder that the mortality has been so grout in his army; for allac- counts concur in representing bimto have been most Proiligate in his waste of bumen lite. He knows nothing and never would learn anything of the art of war. His sole tactique is summed up in the order to charge. highteen months sgo he held possession of the towns of Granads, Chenandega, Leon, Managua, Masaeya, Chontales, San Jacinto, Rivas, Virgin Say, &. Aud now bis whole sway only extends over the twelve miles of the Transit route, and the river. where the posts are till open to attack. His averag> lots of men since he went to Nicaragua, has veon some 300 per morth, The allied force tuat is opposed to him is pot known. It probably amounts to some 6,000 mon. He received recently reinforcements of 250 men from New Orleans, and 30 from New York. Thoso were ascending the river as the paseengers for the Tenacseee were coming down, Poor fellows! — hard fate uppoars to be in store for thom, evon though Walker should es- cape from Lis present desperate position, of which, how ever, there does not seem to be much probability, Many Americans, in transit through Nicaragua, or who have visited it for business or pleasure, bave been forced, in spite of thempeives, to attach thoméeives to bis fortune Toey Cannot leave without passports, aud those no would not give until they found themselves compelied, to avoid starvation, to join bisarmy. He was pisyiog a desporate game, and was reckless as to the iustrumeataltty be used, The game, however, seems nearly played out, and ‘ilibusterism ts at a discount. THE NAVAL ENGAGEMENT. Cne of the most creditable triumphs acneved by the Gilbusters ip Nicaragua, was tbat in the recent naval on gogement, which took place off the port of San Juau dol Sud, The Costa Rican brig, the Onze de Abril, (itn of April), left Punta Arenas on tho 11th of November, with muvitions and supptios for Gon. Caras. She was a vos sel of 240 tons, ond was ermed with six nise pouaders Sbe bad on board, besides her sailing crow, aout 100 riflemen, armed with the Minnie rifle She was command ed bya Peruvian Captain, named Vi tra. On the aiternoon of 28d November she hove in sight of the harbo- of SanJuan de!Snd Tho Nicaraguan schooner tiransda commanded by Captain ©. J. fayssoux, tmmediaiely saliea out of the harbor to givo battle to the Costa Rican. ‘The schooner is only 70 toms burden. She carried two #ix pounders aad 43 men—three of these yoluateers. Tne ‘brig immediately prepared for Oght, and opeued tho en gegement by fring the fret shot. Fayssoux kept the broadside of bis vessel to the nose o the brig, and it ig said that every shot be fred told. Too engagement commenced about 6 o'clock in the evening, ‘and edded about ten minutes after 7. The Jost shot fred by the Granada carried away the brig’s stern and caused her magazine to explode. Previously to that she was fast sinking from the effect of the balls she had received. Faysroux after the expiosion, had his boats maaned end bumanely ordered his crew to try and save life. Forty. foar of the Costa Ricans were taken from the vossel aad from the water, thirtoea of them being badly burned. Amoo; the prisoners were the captain the mato,the Padre, ards Gret lieutenant of thearmy, Those woo weroable to march were sent to Virgin Bay, and were, with theex ception of two cillcers, set at liberty by Walker. Tavlr grattude for this act was exprossed in the following lot er to Capt. Fayssoux — Vinory Bar, Nov. 25, 1356, Cart. ©. J. Favsorx, Nicamacvan Amwt:— Disa & We offer the most sidcere toaaks to you for the great bumanity you dispayed towards us on tho might of of this: when we suilerod ship wreck the explosion of the brig Kioveath of Apri, coming Costa Rios, with the lotentwa of attroxtag San Juen det Sur, We will have ever @ most grateful ro- coljection of you and your government, for the kind treatment We lave received at your hands. You, waco YOu saw your enemies (a the aot of being lost, abandoned overything in order to save ws, even forgetting your ducy, only thinking Of us as unfurtunate beluga neediog suc. dea oy, your leaving talogs of much our vi which any one other than yourself have removed. Ja short, wo havo been treated you, your goverament, Dy the Geueval- to Chief, and all the suthorities, with such kindness that we cannot find words to express our g atitude. So, dear sir, We hope that you wil be pleased to o'er to aii your officers oar humble thanks, and @ partoular to Whe illustrions General Walker, for having bad «he goodness to tot us at ‘berty, assuring you aod the Gene ral that none of vs, or our friends, when woe relate to them (bese circumstances, will ever take up arms agetnat our savionrs. In short, sit, we hope that God wil! preserve your jife to erjoy the repatation w luis ail brave meu deserve, and allow us to sign ourseivor your faithful {rtends, who kiss your Lands, GREGORIA CHURES, Panta Areas, And 24 others. One of the officers retained, Col. Martinez, (though he called himself only Sergeant Major,) was allowed to write to General Canaa an account of the engagemont. The following is « translation of bis letter, in which he attri- butes the victory of the Granada to the fact that sho fired red hot bails which was not the caso:— COSTA RICAN ACCOUNT OF THE FIGHT. Vint Bay, Nov. 26, 1856, Gay. Dow Jow Ma. Caxas, Rivas, Nioar’ ‘On the 1th of this month Col, ’D. Manuel barked in the Costa Rican man.of April, foor officers, ove sergeant, one baglewan and eighty riflemen, under to command of the ‘of the ship, (Don Antonio Valudrost-s,) in dersigned served as secoad comma) . Beside the ridemep there were aboard twenty saliors, wore to work the sbip, and the four brass pieces of artillery, nine pounders, were also embarked. On the 12th, at toor o'clock if the morning, sail was made on the vessel, hor destination san Joan del Sur, until the morning of tho ¥8d, when the wind not permitting her to enter, the com mandent ordered ber to cruise in the wind permitted ber todo #0. About J) 0’ Wo faw coming ont of the of war San Jose, which, after ie approsched us. The commandant of the pril prepared immediately to attack her, which he commenced to do, when the two vossals wore about five buodred yards apart, ‘clock Ovr ammunition for tha cannon wes ball ‘ot having red hot shot and shot the conteai ball, the enemy did rot fire as more eilect from the netut were coolnoes. ‘4 O'clock we received in our magazine a red which immediately eet iton Gro; wo found 1) impossible to extingoieh it. The enemy, who, during the Oght was tacking in various direstions around oar veesel, gave ve to pat out the Gre by, retiring. balfen afterward the fire was almost extingalaned; aceount ot the qaantity of water which commenced sinking by the head. matcant of the ‘11th of April,’ the Padre others badiy wounded by the fire and ball minutes alterward the vorsel went down by tl there ander the care Of @ doctor nant by horities of {he place, (he ethers, unier guard, were nt to Virgin bay, ih nacrter twenty mine The ormmanaant of the “11th Ap aod Lt, Bon n Sin town dei Bor, the Paleo | {fT wished to give you an account of whet had immedi i ately the propeeition, wha the Pope nat you should know our m! FREDRICO MaRTIMEZ, Sergean' Maje-. THE GRANADA AND HER COMMANDER. The Granada was not struck by apy of ike cnemica’ round balls, She bad only two men killed and two wounded, She had received 170 rifle balls through her foresall, and 90 odd through her matpaail. Mer bul- warks, gun carriages, and in fect all about ber, were completely riddied with balis, She bed three or four torongh her flag. Captain Fayssoux, ber comraander, ie an experienced officer, and he has seen a great deal o adventure. He served in the Texas navy, uoder Jom- modore Moore, in 1843. In 1949 he fought she first steam vessel that ever was engaged. He joined the stearsebip Fapny in the Cuban expedition, known ns the Round Island expedition, which was broken up by Captain Ran. dolph, of the United States Navy. In 1850 he joined the Creole, engaged in the Lopez expedition, and was the first man of the liberators who landed at Cardenas. Im 1851 he joined the Cleopatra, which was being prepared for another descent upon the Island: but the United Staves au- thorities interfered, and put a stop to proceedings thon. Later tm the same year he joined the Pampero and went to Cuba with Lopez. In Apri! last he left Now Orloans for Nicaragua in the Charles Morgan, and fitted out atthe Granaca in July last. In her he made a cruiso to the bay of Fonseca, and there arrested Don Mariano Salazar, who was subsequently ehot for treason by order of Walkor. do isan able and intelligent oficor. Waiker acknowledged his achievement im the Granada by the following decroe:— Heapqvarrmms OF THR ARMY, ) Gunrrat Onn, ADJUTANT Guyenal’s OFvics, No 247. Vinciw Bay, Nov. 26, 1856 First, inthe name of the republic of Nicaragas, sae Commander-in-Chief returns tannks to Capt. ual. J. Fays soux, Nicaragua Nevy, for his gallmut coudust on the 2vd of November; and the President, in she name of the ro- public, bestows on him the estate of ‘Rosario,’ in ac knowledgement of his in portant services, By command of WILLLAM WALKER, Gomera! Commender-in Chief. Gro. R, Caston, Assistant AJjataat General. Give my thanks to Dickson. C.K ux, Sall maker—T. H. Avson. Lt Jas. T Vanslycke, Carpenter—Hanry Howitt Pursor—Jobn 3. Seawell. Boatewain—Jos ‘. Gupner—Wam. M. Anderson, Sailing Masier—Mich’! Mase ‘ew—I16 men, 1 doy, volunwers—28 all told. NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS IN RaGua. Soveral of the newspaper correspondents in Nicaragua havo fallen there; among them Mr. Slate, who corres- w Yous Haxirn, and Mr. Swart, who wrote to the Daily News, Mr. Duty, the correepondent of the Zibune, is among the besieged at Granada. The accounts of the great victories of Walker, as teiegraphed from New Orleans, were supplied by Mr. Rachaud, of the New Orleans Picayune. These correspondents had no choice leit but to eulogize Waiker and magnify bis suc- couses, NICA- WALKER'S MILITARY SCRIP. ‘The rcrip with which Walker’s army were paid ‘or tis wervices, may prove inieresting to some of our readers. It was to be bad atten por cent, The following is a copy of @ $60 iesue -— hennoivosaneneeweonnesnibescoeninsanecisepenanesnbit 3x0. 919. PIETY DOLLARS. $50 war Repvante oF stcaragca’ Hy fg indebted to J. H, Maxsnart ia the sum of FINTY DOLLARS, for militar7 services readerod to the State. In witness whereof we bavo hereunto , at the city of Granada, thir B0th day of August, 1853. F WM. WALKER, President of the Republic. F. Fearen, Minister of Hacienda. El Nicaraguense Print PORELOLI AIOE DOLD DL OO POPE DDOOLPLOLEDIDIIL PPDODPPIDEDE Across the face of this docum@at the uames of Rogors Register, and Alex. Jones, Paymaster (eneral, are writ- ten with ink. STATEMENT OF DR. DERICKSON. We have also received the sollowing statement from a surgeon in Walker's army, whoarrived by the Tennessee Iwas ® volunteer surgoon in Waiker’s army, for tlre ‘weeks previous to leaving for home. The (irst baitle fought after | was in the army, was between four bun- dred of Walker's troops under General Hornsby, and fevon hundred Corts Ricans, on the transit route, between Virgin Bay and Sin Juan del Lox, It ended inthe partial defeat of the Costa Ricans; they were driven from the first barricade, but succeeded in holding tue second. ‘Watker’s loss was two killed and seven or olght wouuded: that of the epemy mast have been very much greater. Hornsby then retreated to Virgin Bay; leaving wis force there, be proceede| with baste to Granada by the steam. boat Virgin for rotaforcements. Walker himself came down with two hundred ritlemea, who constituted the most efficient part of hisarmy. With these be marched out and met the Costa Ricans, and after a short and tplrited battle succeeded in driving them from the second barricade, Tho Costa Ricans retreated one half of them to Conta Rica, the othore to Rivas, where thoy fortided themveives, Walker marched to Ben Juan, and the next cay after the battle irom thence to Virgin Bay; during the succeoding night he left for Granada, with bis rifle men, leaving @ battalion of infantry, under Cl. Jaques, to bold Virgin Bay aid protcet the transit route, A few heurs alter arriving at Virgin Bay, Walker marchod from Grantda to Massaya with seven hundred meu, where he attacked two thousand Qvatemslane and Costa Ricans, and succeeded, after two days fighting, in taking ail town except the main pars. [Ho made several ansuccess_ ful attempts to take that, but finding himself unabie to, he retreated to Granada, beving lot about twenty killed and forty wounced. This was I think on the 90th of No vember. Soon after his arrival ho gave orders, I koow not from what cause, to burn the town of Granada, Two- thirds of the town was destroyed noxt day, On the second day, or the 22d, the rest of the town was destroyed except the main piaza and a church situated on the road to the lake of Nicarsugs. On the third day he embarked bis nick and wounded mon, amounting to about two hun dred and fifty; also the women snd children, and sent thym to Ometepe Island, which is situated a short dis- tance from Virgin Bay. On the fourth day (Nov. 24.) the remaindtr of the army, which consisted of healthy men snd numbered about three hundred aed fifty, with about one hundred cit:zens, were sitacked and surrounded by two thousand five hundred of the combined Contra Americans, consisting of Costa Ricans. (éautemalans, an Salvadorians, and some twenty Americana who de serted from General Walder, The American forces thus Ddesieged are the (li of Walker's army. ‘They are under the command of Brig Gen. [enningson» the commander of ariiliery Nothing has been heard from them sinee they were surrounded: they aro ontirely cut of from Waiker and his remaining forces. They are hemmed in, im every direction, by Raperior and constant ly Increasing forces. Seven caanene, being ail Walker's ertillery except oe howitzer, a w hat of his emmunition, vone ot eppear to be ableto save A ttraight road loads from Granada to Lane NI oa, from waich it ie not far die tant, aed e wharf and fort wore situated on the shore Of tho lake ai the end of said road At the time the Ova ual Americans attacked Granada, Walker was ina steam boat on the lake, and ‘BLy nine men, calle policemen, were om the wharf, having been lait to guard some thiogs placed there tor ment. The Central Atneri caps attacked Granade by ad: between tno joke and said city, thereby cutting off the retres of the besieged, avd preventing Waker from succoring or communioaing with them from the Iake, The twenty nine j olicemen on the wharf wore ‘thes, of course, cut off and suffered the Att atteck Fire bundred men advanced upon them and were ériven back, time after time, with terrible lose 1 was on tne steam- Dot with Waiker at the timo, and could see it all, though ‘We could not communicate with or aid them. Fortwo days did these twenty nice men hold their own against sven o od sa, and would not bi Pieided then \f there bad pot been a traitor among the: On the necond day, one, a Coban, IU . desertes and went over 19 the enemy, tnforming them of the aumber anc cond:ion of the twenty eight, and showing how that an energetic apd continued aseanit would at once take the place = foe Plan proved but too successful: the boid fsilows w: Vamen end every ome Of them massacred, except threw thomeeives into tbe Inke and attempted to Geveral Waker on bost, focr of them we: Crowne: Ove Enly succeeded in roeobing the et The Central amerionos then destroy ec the whart, the bongos. and everything fo GLDEE S168 Of tronpe. oF Mtoe YY SCRI! 3 concovero ea een re POLOEE LENE EDEL OLAREDIEIIDE DIDI POLEDE down to the wharf! forthe perpone of shipping t> the United States and selling there for old brass to opiain smaller guns wrh the They wore said to be worth seven hundred dollars apivee. The Contral Amori- cans took these piece: using #ix pond batis, OCousequent!y is compoiied to keep a wi ¢ anda balf from the shore, though the guna are anything else but accu rate; but Walker fears stray shots. On the 2%th December, the day Gen. Henaiugsen and his three hundred aed fifty men were surroundad tn Gra- nade by the aliied troops, the former deetro; ed the baid- ings ®round ihe main plazs, and fougnt their way cown half a mile to @ stone church in tae direction of tbe lake and about four huadred yards from it There they barricaded tnomssives gad fortited the eburch. and were aiill holding out when | jaft. They had then beep ary eight days, surrounded by two thou. ead five hundred of the enemy, which oumover was copetantly increased by retpforcements. Te sixttsday Of the icge the allies made a grandjazsauit, which lasted twohours. The americans appeared to fight with great act'vity and courage, and after repulsiog toe enemy they mounted the barricades and waved the Nicaragean ting to Gen. Walker, It is supposed the loss of the enemy moat have been very greai. The exac\ concition of the Americans cannot be told; they must be @uitering to some extent from cholera. The atmosphere is fearfully con. tammated—the dead bodies can be smeiied on board of Walker's steamboat. The only hope of the besciged is ip their commander, Gen. Henningsen, who is considered the ableet military ofticer ip Central America; he is fer superior to General Walker. Hevningeen is perfectly coo] under every oireumetance, in the hottest tight and in the most critical eonditions--he ts ocearionally siow, but ure; hence it is supposed he wilt ultinacely auc ceed 2 saving tne wen, ammunitiva, and artillery. But he is in a derperate strait, If he succeeds in retreating to the wharf, there are no boats; the qneray prevent the ap: proach of Walker; there are 50 means of embarking the | uatillery or men; if beats could be browght to the nore, the Ameri¢ang coult not emoark their urtiliery first, as nothing would be left to defend tremecives, nor could they first embark themselves, as nothing would be tefs to di fend the artillery with. whicn by ail mor should be Bevented from falling foto the hands of the enemy. Gen. jalker leaves Granade and steams down to bis head- quarters ai Virgin Bay, almost every day. After remaining there ap hour or tw0, "he returns to watch the operations at Granada. At the time I left, Walser had four hundred men at Virgin Bay, including the one hundred recruits which had jast arrived irom Califorais We met rein. forcements from the Sites on ihe 3aa Juaa river; the New Yorkers at Cast'tio raptis, and those from Now Or. Jeans about twenty miles below. Tt was stated there Were three hundred and fitty recruits jnall Walker wil bave, if crults arrive, witbout counting the men at Crabude, cight hundred meo— with thore at Gra- vada, athonsand. ft he has eight hendred be can take Posseeelon of Kivae amd make that his neac quarters: aad Af be geis five hundred recruite @ mouth, may sus ed in maintaining bis posiion. Welker appears to be in good Spirits, or, rather, fou cannot tell suything avout Lim, for he ia always as cold a# ice. Bm ing tue tose of his Cearest friends; but trom who ave seen of him I don't think he reaily is tp good ss =©His efticers enthusiastic—at least vome of them are. His men are not em busta but generally iu good fighting P get Some are fiien'ly aud somg hostile to him: bat y all fignt weil, for (aes know it’ ts a mater of Iifo ano death with them to succeed. Want of health is the greatest orawback to their « ‘tictency All Mearagun ig egainwi Wa! and every power in Centra! America is equally Poeule to him. It he rales in Niearagvabe will ror only hy %© conqner it, bot ali of the Central American sates. They are all bitteriy Sos. Mile to bim spd he musi conquer ad of the States be fore he can rule one of them He governs now jast as much soll ax the feet of hig soldi rs will cover aad no wD: He cauvot step beyoud ihovw ives without the Osuger of bis jife. Walker saya be will bold the t>anwit route 1! he cavnot hold another foot of tho soil. It ts only miles 1p /ongtb, vo he is dotermiaed to guard it. eported that two thousaud Costa Ricans were on from Coma fice & it Walker, tod bie about two only one or two Cu Weoks belore oor tatling. Tuere ar: bars left tn bis serv ‘The Central Aweric fighting much mere des- Poraiely then they aid at thers are ® grost many Ccwerters among them, who do us more inury whan all ‘the Dutives put together. These deserters have drilied end aywciplined the Central Americans, and Sead thom on im battle, :uriously cursing tbe ff wore: they fignt He maamen, for they Know thoy Will be exesuted i taken, ‘There wo: one man, whom for convea‘ence we will call BL, os 1 forget bis reat pame. he came from the State Privon io California to Walker, gad asked him for « |. ‘on in his army aga private, with the prom se ad Vancement as he mertied it Walker wid bim as he had ‘axe Mure Wane frie Oat at Sia ed) cieeppenred make © than a frivits ont of Gim. @ aisaypeared anc is uow Ove Of tne chief © cers among the ene ny, and docs the Americans more :njury than five hundred of the wattves could, for ho bas drilled at them, stimulating then. to great elloris in battle He bas even jearped them \o charge: ibey did cuarge right upoa our bayonets at Masaya, with both thetr infamy and cavalry Walk terribly wroth at Vanderbilt; they @or\.s against them, supply ng the enomy pg the mea to dewurt, for every Coserter who ts taken has avundance of money in his dictatorship is destroying hie success. He te Men go there and oniist i and doceltiul. mouths; when ismissal from toe ar: 80 thay are comypetied to join the army again tor a mere sibaiatence. Toongh a volunteer surgeon, !t was Win great ditioulty nothing for them to do; they cannot star ‘Unai | obiatwcd a passport. Citizens of Nicaragua cannot even obtain them, I think ap American might succeed jo Miearagos: but Walker doa't appear w be the Ubough | sincerely hope he will succeed. Col Jacques is im command at Virgin Bay Tae deaths there from cho- lera avorage four or five a day. There were three officers who came oirectly from Waiker's army wth me. Gen. Hornsby left jor New Orieaus oa a iuriovgh ef ninety dsys. He wil enoeavoa w aid the cacse of Walmer, sen9 bim recruis, and miso get an operation performed He canpot ses wi Ow. ‘ho came by the Tennessee, and is now inety day's furlough, nad will prova- aula, aod not return to the army Waiker’s best o‘licers, and bas been tho time since he first setup in N ‘mish, Woo bas gone to Ohio by Crieens, is oa forloogh and will return. Lam sorry aot to be able to ful Sl! the dying request of & young man ‘rom Kentucky, Robert Burbank, aged only fixteed, and former!y of the military ecboot tm ta parents are very rospectablo and woalthy, with alove of millery gler), he ran away but dled ten days afer bis arrival in Nicersgua, T days before his Ceath be wae in bie first avd only batt He tried to give me the addres of bis pareats. aud want- ed me to tet! them where bo diet, bat was too weak to make bimeetf understood. He left a beautiful gold watch and chain with Major Urmaby. I desire very much that Uhit accocot may reach bis parents. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS, On the 24 of December Captain Criggim arrived a\ Vir. gin Bay im a buogo, with three men and bis little child. They started late om Monday night, the ist of December, Thee two hundred aud dfty wounded and sick—tho any well with the women oniltren, wh> had been sent by Walker to Ometepe—were attackod by the native In- diana of the jslvud and probably all massacred. Whea they succeeded in makin: their escape, the women. chil. Gren, Wounded “na well were runotoz Inevery directiog, ap. aitemp: ue to concea| them who were said ww have doen enemy in Rivas. There were enoe—al overcome the savages. The aad yet ao molepe up 8 by the de no aitempts made with fear, and were parrongers did not ea!! th two daye alter thi Turther intell\,enee Bad Deon recerved from It ie to be Seared that the helpless ones, if not ali, were destroyed !n that terrible butebery. butchered fo ibai time. ANOTHER TRIUMPH OF AMERICANS! TOTAL ROUT OF THE ANEMY WITH GREAT LOSS OF LIFE—PARTICULARS OF THE FIRST ATTACK UNDER BRIGADIER GENERAL HOUNSRY—@ALLANT CHARGE OF THR FIRST ANY SRCOND RIPLES— BRAVERY OF THE INPANTRY~ADVAN ¥ GEN WALKaR IN PERSON—ATTACK—-ROOT, Ere. { H1 Nidaraguense, Nov. 15 ) After the divmetrous defents of the all'ed forces of San Sarrador and Guatemala, on the igth and 1sth of Octo- ber, they were for some days almost prostrate, bot it ap- erence on Whica they recetved (rom Cos. Ries, sparred them on to another effort. The aye aud some of the rreependence, in whivt it ody of men were sent from Magsa- Ja to the Sionragn olned Dy several hundred from Coste Rica ‘This Jame ure was permitted to teke place, Seven hun dred men-:tarted irom Marsaya, sod in afew days orarolves at Rivas, Ooeof their arnt displays of power iu that city was the robbing of nearly person ip ft, aoc the beating of the wires of a fow leans who hed rettied im that part of the ¢ ‘The enemy Were at Rivas but @ day or two Gen Hernshy war dew with 160 men to them. He lef Franadeon tue 94 of Novemver portion of the First infaniry and «few Rangers. He was reinforced on the 10th by}i40 men under the command of Col. |. J Sancers, sod on the morning of the 12th 04 With 200 ries and tn! . aod ope company of art. Jery, under Capt. Dulaney, consisting of aine men, and a company of mounted rangers ‘The forces of the enemy at Rivas hi Doon joined Dy the Conta Hicans, they advanced oa the transit road, vo A. ‘age ot ground, of which there it a deepevt. The position ts a very strong one, wel) forti@ed, ana the force was commanded by the Coots Riras General, Oanas, with trem 1,090 to 1.100 men. The enemy opened s fre pon the American abet > Hornsby imme Jiate!y Ordored his n. Tulaney § wae agroed that ( Ame- comman » Col Sanders was ordered to throw o companiee of vhe Fin t Riis to flank them, aad the cofantry, under command of D. Barney dt protect the rear of the (iaaking , wih the compirr be commands, Aly bow \acr in a gatiamt manner, ty w ptr ecevstal, When ny Weer boree of three com any Burst Rilke 5 PRICE TWO CENTS. and Lieut Taf, of Secon Rifles, was one of the mow Saliaut feate of daring ever performed by Americans. ‘The barricades oF the encemy were taken by assault. ‘The tent were taken by our brave mon, together with aif they containec. Among the :'poils was @ large number o moles, upd & large quactity of arms. enemy themreives report sevi killed, among whom was Gen. Batnel Onrace. me bose interred tm the oity 0! Rivas, ou the 12ub inst. The jorce of tbe Americans was too small to follow with security the retreat of such » large body of man, nor id their commander think it pradeut ve permit them, fatigued as they wore, to (ollow a great dintauce those whom they bad fo gallantly routed ‘The his from whiete the enemy was driven wa ims very tad traveling cos- dition, by reason of the Inte bravy rains; sad w « whole Gay would be lost in getting over i, Goo Hbrasby thought proper to retire to Virgin Bay. Hf thus allowee his men tho rest they 60 wueh neede?. prevoutod the epemy from making # {sok movement, and proieuied the pick whien be had lef tn the bosptial of thas to+n Col, EJ. Sanders, of the First Ritles, and Col. Joha Markbam, of the First lafantry, bebaved ir the ers lant sarie durivg this engkgement, and fully su. f they did vot surpass, the high courage for which they have been previously famed. Ail the officers of the First and Second Rifles, and off- cers of the infantry, as well as tug men dotonging to those regiments, bibaved gal antly. Capt. Samuel lie, of the Rangers, ir deserving of great praise for the gallant manver ir which be protected the rear of the com- mand, end ‘or the indefstigabieness wita which he pre- cored beef and other provisions for the army. Mejor Warren Raymond is deserving of especial men- ton tor his gatiapt conduct throughout the entire action. LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED IN THE BaTTLk oF TEs 10TH OF NOVEMBER, 1866, Kullea Private Wm, Bourneil, Private Craig. bed. Lieutevant Coaway, Private P. Hossey, Sergeant Kenoiff, “Adams, “Traverse, « Faward Mortem, Private William Cooper, Sorg’t McDonald, Artitlaey, “fT Smith, Private Casey, do. «J. Allen, After the fight of the 10th, Gen Hornsby came up t person to Granada, The next day the mmaner-ts- Chief started with about two hundred men tor Virgim Bay. He arrived there on the 12th, and immedialy marched at the bead of bis men to attack the enemy. After the enemy had ascertained the smail number of men by whieh sbey bad been defeated, they rallied, and returned the next day to tbe pace from which they Bad been driven. Here the: may be suppeeed, sirength- ification: made everything - nose for a protracied defence. Gen Waker advaaced in much the same menuer ee did Gen. Horpedy. The ¢nemy heard of bts approach ts eS ant retreated ater they hed fired a few rovade mm their advanced positions. Capt. Ewbanks, assisted py Capt. Dunican, were or- dered to tisnx them by the same route as they did on the 10th. Capt Stith’s company was ordered to sustain them. The enemy were to a few minutes driven to the summit Of the bill, wih e lows of ony two of our men. Capt. Denican bore the colors of bis peanen Ss pean aad refused to zive the jag, presented to Ooi oy bie mother and sisters. to any over Tt was compietelp riddjod with bullets, Our men next succeeded in routh the enemy from ne barricade abridge, aud f them from this point alzo to the summit, J the first charge Capi tith fell st the bead of bie company. He was a brave soldier, and much beloved. Atler the cnemuy bad been driven from thelr first amc etropgest position. Brig Gen. Henningsen commande the artillery to throw some shote among them. Our men followed their effect, sad the enemy were put te rout betore tbe main body of our torces could come up. in the middie of the cagagement Gen Hon stopped several times to mske e little Tarkish segar, am@ smoke it, and on one occasion came to where Col. Ham- ders stood, and related au anecdote, as If unconscious of the presence of danger. The enomy wr re pursved to San Juan de! Sur, and from that point alng the Pacific shore road until they pad dis- persed them through the country. About one buacrea and fifty of them broke 0% apd wont into Costa Rica. We could pot porsibly scertain the enemy's loss. ‘They were shet along the road and in the woods, aud, waking a! owance fer all exaggerations, there most have been at least fifty of them killed fa the action of the ph josa was ox ly two men in each engagememt— our . In the last engagement, Capt Greoue and Capt. Johm- stone, under ibe twmediate command of Bruno Natzmer, supported ihe sappers and miners, and proved them- ver posatered of conlness and courage. ‘The sapper# and miners behaved most gallantly. we ‘The re Pad Lieut. Colonel "Neil, second Riles, ander Major George Leonard, debaved with great firmness under the'r galiant oom - menders. In the last evgagement Capt. MeCheeny displayed mack bravery, a4 did awo Capt. Lualie of the ‘The ‘atenees of the hour at which \be intelligence of the battles reached us, prevents us from giving a more extended report. What we bave already sald fully sustains ihe credit of American bravery and invincibility of General Waiker. LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED IN THE BATTLE OF Tus lira OF NOVaMBER, 1°56, Cay AO sergeant Wheeler ptain Smith, 5 Wounded. Lieut. Maxwell Allen, company B, First Riftse. Private Chawes hnapp, Company D, Firat Rites. Wm. F Lawrence, * = “Wm, Murphy, “ B « “Michael Lamb, a i ‘© anthony Duciaw, “ G, ~ . # “Edward Penpell, “ C, Second Rides. “ Benjamin Ravel, “A, Antiliory Samuel Kennedy, volunteer from ADVANCE ON MASSAYA. ATTEMPTED AMBUSCADE OF THE BENEMY—THEIR TO- Tal ROUT—ENTRANCE TO MASSAYA—S8TOKMING OF THE CHURCH—REPULSE OF OPPOSING FORCES —THE BURNING OF THE TOWN—POSSESSION OF PART OF WHE LARGE FLAZ4—GREAT DANGER OF ESS—WITHDRAWAL OF THE TROOPS—INCI- OF TRE BATTLE, Ere. iat! on rom Ei Nw araguense, 5) afer cen! Walker revureed from bis victories ‘DE: part of the First Rifle Battalion, Brrounting to 160 m part 1 , amounting to 74 men Ca iry, eacer Ont” John A. Jaquess, amounting * company of heh iain howitzer, two mortars which were captured from the driven from Grapada. In ae i our ' , & company of — the Seppers apd M) aad two companies of tre Rides, under J and Greene, wore ordered to eatuses. py yi the immediate direc- tion of Brigadier General Henn! Ocr howitzer wee (pstantly unlimbered and {n upom the enemy a moat gwung Lf fy to canister, Our Artillery a enemy was driven back, and the rw Johmatone and aa cuarged road, them at al It was probably the intention of those in tromt (o fall beck alu order to induce our forces to tonow they had advanced suff. ciently far, ina fire from beth and their pane were eatin Wasa by ie sperion t jude. ‘ment As soon ae the to tall back, Pert ie they rome 10 charge to the : by this themecl rea end great upon them. te Nearety wrens oy ie, 10m fOr & retreat, whey such 8 vigoroas and and Leg laig Jd = ‘Garge Oo} Our them uy o Were cpon the ide of the rend was ver; oreeur ; and ta A ond attcr Ue shot wae fired onF men wore (2 (comfy aD ON BOUT rage.)