The New York Herald Newspaper, January 25, 1857, Page 1

u adn " apa pee, WHOLE NO. 7452. ARRIVAL OF THE JAMES ADGER. VERY LATE FROM NICARAGUA, THE POSITION OF WALKER. The Siege and Relief of Gen. Henningsen. ‘The Seizure of the Steamers at Punta Arenas and on the San Juan. INTERFERENCE OF THE ENGLISH. Interesting Statements of American Agents, &o,, &o., do. ‘The steamship James Adgor, Oapt. L. M. Murray, from ‘Sar Juan de Nicaragus, arrived at noon yesterday, with 1200 paesengors, chiefly from San Francisco. ‘The James Adger arrived out at San Jaan on the 9th. Finding the river in the hands of Costa Ricans the forty men she took out for Wallsor were landed at Punta Are- Bas, and she proceeded Aspinwall with the California passengers. She left Arpinwall on her return Jan. 11, and went into San Juan for the passengers for New York. Ghe Jeft San Juan on the 13th and stopped at Key West for coal on the 17th. About no m of the 18th, when she was nearly ready for pea, it began to blow hard from the northwest; and om account of lying at the end of the pier, broadside to the sea and the wind, and there being no buoys, it was imponatble to get her off. On the morning of Jan. 19 the ‘wind had so far abated as to allow her hoad to be got off, and she left the harbor after a detention of 32 hours. She brings no freight nor specie. ‘The James Adger experienced strong head winds and eavy sea al nost without interruption from San Juan to New York. On the 23d, between latitude 87 and 39 de- grees, passed through fifty miles of field ice, The fields ‘were 80 large at 38 deg. 30 min. as to oblige the steamer to be steered to the eastward to clearthem. At that time faw a bark blocked up in the ico, name unknown. ‘The James Adger left at Aspinwall the United States sloop-ol-war Cyane, and at San Juan the American bark General Hubbert, English steamer Trent, and six Eoglish ‘vessels of war (propellers), three of them gunboats. Captain Tinklepaugh, of the Tennessee, went and re- turned in the James Adger, as the agont of Morgan & Sons, Mr. Harris, of Morgan & Sons, joined the ship at @an Juan, and remained with the passengers at Aspin- ‘wall, to make arrangements for their passage across to Panama, and getting the steamer on the othor side. . ‘The Storra Nevada, which had beon ordered to go to ‘Panama in case of any obstruction of the Transit route, was daily expected. Charles Morgan & Sons have with great liberality Dorne all the extra expense of this voyage, both for the Paseongers out and back, boarding them at Greytown ‘and Aspinwall, and paying all the expenses of their passage to Panama—so that none bave suffered any Inconvenience beyond a few days delay—which re- gulted from the accident to the Tennessee, and the Seizure of the river and boats by the Costa Ricans. ‘The cholera had entirely disappeared on the Isthmus, ‘There was little sickness and mo desth on the James ‘We learn that Gen. Walker is in better condition than ever, baving 1,200 adie-bodied men with him at Rivas, ‘well supplied with provisions and ammunition; while at Point Arenas, Col. Lockridge has $00 mon, ani waits only the completion of a steamer, which was to be ready om the 17th, to go up the river and rotake Castillo and ‘Ban Carlos, and re-open the entire Traasit route, ‘The aetais of tho news, which are to be found in the Official reports, are very interesting. We bogin with— THE RELIEF OF GEN. HENNINGSEN. COL. WATERS’ REPORT OF OPERATIONS DURING THE NIGHT OF THE ll rH DECEMBER, 1856, IN THE VICI- ee Rivas, Doo, 17, 1856. Guvmns1—In the following report ' propose bringing 40 your notice, as briefly as possivie, » simple history of our movements after leaving the steamer Virgia. Lieut, Col Lockridge, with Capt Farreil’s company and five volunteers, (thirty eight men in all,) left the steamer about nine o’clock in the first boat, and landed, as your Excellency is aware, about three miles from Granada, ‘ander fre from ihe enemy's picket. Iam bappy to say, however, thet we suffered no damage, and landed with- out farther interruption. In one hour or less all our dis- positions were made, and the line of march for Granada commenced in the following order :-— Capt. Sam Lasiie, with Company B, Rangers, and Lieut, Bacon, with a part of Compsoy A from the same corps, ‘and the volunteers, woro placed in the advance, Captaia Laslie’s acquaintance with tho roads and country over ‘whioh wo were to pase iafluenced me in assigning him ‘this position Capt. Farrell, with his company, was ordered to sup- port the advance. Next came Capt. Wilson, then Capt. Orawiord. Capt. Higby brought up the rear, Lieut. Col, Lockridge in command of the rear guard. In the foregoing order, about 11 o’clock, our march towards Granada commenced, The troops moved off quietly and tm good spirits, We had not proceeded, however, more than baif « mile when tho stillness of the night and the quiet of our march was disturbed by an incideat which ‘Will require some expianaticn. Before proceeding farther I will explain the nature ef the ground upon which we Sound ourselves at this time, Near the point where our landing was «flected {9 the northern terminus of yall Jake, which runs paraile! with Lake Nicaragua for a con- sideravle distance; the intervening strip of land is quite marrow, varying in width from thirty to one han- dred yards; just at the point where the small lake oF Ingoon terminates, and where the land is a0 more than (ify yards wide, the enemy had shrown a strong barricade across the road, from which they took occasion to open fire upon our advance, ‘no doubt with the hope of being able to interfere perma ently with our intentions, whatever they might be. A ‘very fow minutes sufficed to show us thelr position, and fiyo minutes more onabicd us to take it. The tims spent ‘by the chapinos in our company was not thrown shotr dead found at the barricade and in the neighbor. bood wil! leave them no room to complain of oar industry and activity, Near twenty dead bodies were found with. in the distance of half mile from where the action com fmencod. Their lows in killed and wounded at this point may be estimated safely at from fifty to sixty. While the troops were re-form/ng, Lieut. Ool, McDonald kindly took charge of a detachment to bring up such of the wounded as could not move without agsistance, In ‘three fourths of an hour from the (ime the first wat fired, we woro again upon the march, bat were Ret allowed, however, to advance speedily. Captain Tasiie stil! remained in the advance, supported by Capt. Higby’s company. Half an hour's march agsio bronght ns in sight of theenemy, This time they had 00 barricade, and wore of course disposed of very quick- ly; in fact, they ranaway bofore they were much hurt. ‘We found four killed bere. This incident cooasione! us no delay whatever. Our march wae continued quietly, uo- til we came near ® piace known as the “Coal Pits, three-quarters of @ mile north of the old fort, Here wo found them for the third time, mow well prepared and ‘waiting for us toatiack. They were not kept long in quspense. Afow minutes brought asin plain view of ‘another of cur oid and {am/liar sequatntances—e barr'- cade, which looked quite formidable im the moonlight. ‘The enemy wore in considerable force here—prodabiy five hundred strong—but did not behave ae well as at the ‘rst barricade. For 15 of 20 minutes thelr fire was very rapid, but harmices in a great measure, Our men passod through the onomy’s line, thus dividing them; one por. tion retreated in the direction of the old Fort and the ro- malder towards the Coooas, along the besch. We wero Bow in possession of the beach and main road leading {into what was once Granade, With as little dolay as Poerible the wounded wore again collected, and Capt. Wilson with bis company, left in charge of them, From the number of dead found along the beach and in the different roads leading from the ‘Ooal Pits,’ ve foun waa folly aa groat ot this place as at the first barri- cade, Provision being made for the wounded, the order to march was given. Wo advanced on the town by the Tipitapa road. When we had advanced within two hundred and fifty yards of the top of the hill in the sa- burbs of the city, our advance was again fired upon by ‘he enemy’s picket. From this point a running fro was Continued until we came within forty yards of the one- my’s fortifications, It did not require @ second glance to see that their position hore was altogether more for- midable than elther of the other two already passed. From their barricade, and the surrounding houses, an imoceeant fire was opened upon us. Licut, Crosby with his company was ordered to flank by the right; the main body stood firm, being protected in some measure by a curve in the road A few minutes tater two other com- panies were ordered to support Lieut. Crosby. As soon as the enemy discovered they could not defeat our intention 0 flank them, they commenced retreating, abandouing their houses and fortifioations at the same time. Soon all wat atili in the neighbornood, and we found ourselves in quiet possession of what we subsequently learned hed beea the headquarters of Gen. Martinez. Notwithstanding ‘the enemy were in greater foroe here than at any point where we bad previously met them, the loss on acither side was so great as at tho first barricade, It is, how- ever, easy to account for this on the part of the enomy— the houses and their fortifications affurded thom compleio cover during most of the time the engagement insted. We remained in the enemy's quarters for two hours. In the meantime the wounded wore all brought up and their wounds dressed. From this point our march was not agaio interrupted by the enemy. As nearly as I could judge, about five o'clock in the morning we moved forward in tho diroction where we supposed our friends in Granada were encamped. When within two hundred yards, or thereadeu'~ we halted, tor the purpose of reconnoitering and 1 correctly the position of Gen. Hennings~ For this pur- pose Capt. Laslie with a |, -<ont forward, and in balf an bour returaed + «elcome intelligence that he had seen Gen, H. ana , say of our friends. Thecom. mand was once more ordered to move. A few minutes’ march brought us to forts Henningsen and Henry, waere we found our companions, who bad been left twenty, jays previously in Granada, where they were attacked by the allied forces. After reaching the fort, I reported at once to Brigadier General Henningsen, from whom you will receive a re- port of all subeequent movements. The force larded at the Pelas under my command, tn- cluding five volunteers, numbered one hundre1 and seventy. Three of the five volunteors wore y~ .nded, viz.; Wilson, Bostwick and West, of San Antonio, Texas, These gentlemen were useful, and bore themselves gal- lantly throughout the different engegements. To Lieut.- Colonel Lockridge, who accompanied meas second in command, I am under many obligations. To his coolness ‘and sctivity much of our success is due. Notwithstand- img we succeeded in routing the enemy whenever mot with, I regret to say that it was not accomplished with. Out cost. Our loss in the different actions was fourteen killed and thirty wounced. Before closing this report, 1 must return my sincere thanks to tho men and officers under my command in the different engagements which I bave now the honor to report to your Excellesoy. Ceptains Farrell, Crawford, Wilson and Higley exhibit. ed all the coolness, courage and perseverance ‘which characterize the true soldier, Lieut Bacon, command- ing @ detachment of Rangers, was always found at his post, without regard to danger. Lieut. Gaskell, company B, Rangers, was energetic and rendered a good account of himscif throughout. Licut Crasby, after Capt. Farrell, his commanding officer, was wounded, behaved himself gallantly. I cannot close this report to your Excellency withouta tribute to the memory of the late gallant soldier, reflaed gentleman and generous friend, Capt. Sam. Lasley, of company B, Rangers. You alone, sir, knew the value of bis services as an officer and a soldior, and the diffloulty Of finding another to fili his piace in the corps to which he Delonged and to which he wesso muchattashad He came to you @ stranger, without friends to recommend him. To his gallantry and an honorable ambition to be useful to the service in which he had embarked, he was alone indebted for his position at the time of his death Captain Laslic was from Arkansas, about twenty-three years of age, and in his death Nicaragaa has lost a gal Jant and aseful soldier, bis brother ofcersa noble and true friend. He fell upon the field of battle as the soldier loves to die, withouts pain ors struggle, and hoaored and respected by all who know him. 1 bave the honor to be, your obedient servant, JOHN P. WATERS, Lieut, Col. Commanding Rangers. To Gen, Wa. Watkmn, Commander in-Chief, N. A. THE DESTRUCTION OF GRANADA. GEN. HEWNINGSEN'’S REPORT OF OPERATIONS TO HIS FXCELLENCY GEN. WM. WALKER, COMMANDER-I CHIEF OF THE ARMY OF NIQARAGUA, AND PRES!- DENT OF THE BEPUBLIC. Sin—On the evening of the 23d of last month I took command of the city and force in Granada. Your orders were to destroy Granade, and to evacuate the piace, with all the ordnance stores, ariiliory, sick, soldiers, and American and native families. Your order baa boon obeyed. Granada has ceased to exist. By the 11th ultimo all stores, artillery, ammunition, citizens, troops, sick and wounded were embarked, and a placard om the high road opposite to the ruins of the Inst house of the elty, notified that ‘Hore stood Gra- vada’? I regret that this was not accomplished without a de- lay, which requires particular explanasion ia reporting to ‘& commander so dis\inguished as yourself for a celerity \n operations which | was anxious but unable to imitate tbreugh unavoidable obstacles. These cbatacies consisted, in the first place, m the con- fusion and demoralization which arose through the disso vory of arms and ammunition im cerisin native and foreign houses which gave our men a pretext for break ing into large stores of wines and brandies, of which the existence was not suspected, an abuse which I venture to ‘Alize tor your especial reprobation. the second place, ip the king out of cholera and fever, canted partly by the above mentioned intempe re aud partly by the necessity of crowding sick and hy together for the purpose of am organization, with out ban evacuation under such circumstances be- comes on a email soale a Mosoow retreat, There is a third cause, which may or may not have in creased the loss of time and men, though on the whole I am inotined to think It did not, but which I have to reper, in detail as & military incident. I mean the fact that on the third day we wore surprised, attacked, and surround. ed by the €o called allied forces of Guatemala, Salvador, and the Nicaraguan rebels, with whom we fought for se- venieon consecutive days. Thisforce has been variously estimated at from 2,000 t0 2,800 mom. The latter is the enemy's es\imete, and] presume it to be substantially correct, includ ng the reinforcements he was constantly receiving, though I doubt whether he had ever at one time more than from 1,200 to 1,600 mon, which 1 think was about bir strength at the commencement of the at- (ack and om the day of the evacuation. Our joss amounted to, oMcers and men killed and wounded, abont 120 officers, soldiers, citizens, womon by the pestilence; but of these I ds would stall events bave diet if cannot be less than 8C0 killed and weunded. I elthor saw OF authenticated 900 dead, and allowing only three wounded for one dead, which ie at leart forty per cont lens than expertence warrants, It comes \o the above re- sults, We were informed by prisoners that they euifered severely from cholera, and pestilence and desertion, and all the natives in our camp were taken sooner, and more rapidly prostrated and carried off than the Americans. In conclusion, I muat state that afier the first surprise ‘we neither lost a single prisoner, gun or arm of any de. roription, except @ lance, to which I appended a placard. Twill proceed with @ circumstantial scoount of our military operations. On the 234 of November I was informed that we would be attacked on Sunday morning, and took the precantion to establish two lines Of barrioades—the one parallel with the Mercedes church, the other below the Gathedral, burning the city up to that point. On Sanday, having Proviously withdrawn my guns, erected a now line of de- fenoes ooverirg the plaza, I burned the surrounding blocks, This day I ordered Capt. Hesse, of the Sappers, to fortify the Guadalape church by 19 o’clook, which I meanwhile covered by the protection under which I em- barked the ordnance stores. This order waa not fuidited by Oapt. Hesse, whom I severely reprimanded, ord ering —————— im to complete sho works by nightmi or | 2 the Uigh On this day, reconm tering with my ald, Mr. Toemnns—to I was unfortanate y outirely without rangers 0. I disgovered three of Abe enemy’s cavalry ola. ° 1.” olty; but a subsequent ea ploration witha fewoilo ~— Pa duced me to believe that they were only watchin, | evacuation with a view to plander, Os Monaay, the 24.) I drew in my lines, protecting the plaza by the barnig honses, and detailed men to re-fire hose in the distanje which were only partially consumed. By daybreak | visited the Guadatupe, (ound the works not begun, removed Capt. Hease and his Lieutenaat from oom of the Seppers, At 18 o’olook I visited the church agah; found the barricades very inefficient, the Ssppers intox!- cated, and Capt. Green’s company, which I had ‘so down to asatst and protect them, nearly in the same oot dition; was mot able to spare men to take down a sit pound gun and support it till 8 o’clook. Whilst burryinj ‘this operation the enemy suddenly appesred, about half, past two, simultaneously on two points, viz:—Above tae Jalteba church and back of the San Fyancisco, driving ia our pickets, I immediately advanced @ few men to our first line of abandoned defences toward the Jaiteba, and semt Lieut. Gol. O'Neil, with thirty of the ridléy; 16 keep" the enemy im check en the side of tho San Francisco; meanwhile I was informed that the enemy had attacked tbe Guadalupe church. I immediately sent down a light gun, with a fow mon, to its reliof, Ii was too late; the enemy had surprised and maseacrod about twenty of the ‘Sappers and Green’s company, and oaptured the gun; saw obliged to retire with the loss of the gailant Dr. Price, whose charred body we afterwards recognized, with the hate and muskets of twe dead enemies bying near him. Col. O'Neil meanwhile charged a body of from three to five hundred men, advancing back of the'ruins of the Mano- vil Hotel. His brother, Liewt O'Neil, foll in the charge, and two of the Rifes were wounded; but the enemy were broken and pursued for more than quarter of a mile with immense slaughtor. | counted sixteen bodies lytog back of the Manovil Hotel, within forty fest square, and I am satisfied that at leat fifty or sixty dead bodies, and 160 wounded, were the result of this brilliant charge. A few cannon shot dispersed the enomy’s column form- tpg on the Jaltoba, J pincod the romaining sick aud wounded in the Cathedral, and began erecting defences on my road to the lako, At midaighé [ buried Lieut. O'Neil in the middie of the plaza, w.sh a salro of eleven rounds from our guns and mortars. I had been previously in- formed by the officers of tke steamer Virgia, and various fugidves, that the wharf was invested by the enomy On Tuesday, the 5th, we wore slightly annoyed by como house fighting, which 1 suppose th my considered an attack. Colonel U’Neil and Captain Green successively charged and took a couple of houses from whioh thoy annoyed us, killing several of the enomy. Tats day | erected defences down the road tothe lake, and sen down asix pounder, under Sergeant, Major Gilliam, (whom I appointed acting Heutenant,) as far as the house of Ciara Reyes; I also erected a barricade betwoen the oathedral and guardhouse, On Wednesday, after three atiacks, I carried the ruins of the Churob of Esquipulas, aud o20u- pied them. Lieut Col O'Neil led these charge: wiih mo, Mejor Oaycee having proviously osrried the huts oppo- site. Jieut. Carhart was killed here, and five moa killod and wounded during the day—Lieut. Col, doh warts, with | mountain bowlizer, taking his station from this time w th our advanced posts. On Thursday, the 27th, I burned all the houses on the plaza except the Walker Hoase, printing office, cathedral and guard house, The samo day Latiacked the Guada lupe church with one howitzer, one four pyund howita2r under ‘Lieut Hite, and one six pound gun Major Swingle, Our attack was not successfu', ‘The enomy’s capnon got an accitental range on a reed house, !n which our howitzer was placed, and obliget at to remove it. Darkness interfered before a storming party could bo got together. Lieut Hite, whose loss { hai next day to regret ‘and whom I appointed acting captain of artillery, los: two men out of four at bis gun Col. Jones and Uaptsin Green were wounded. Our total loss this day was 16 Killed and wounded—tbo heaviest met with by 5 son of Granada. This night we were disturbed by heavy firing and shouting, supposed to be back of the Han Fran- eisoo church. On Tharsday, before daybreak, I removed all tho sick and wounded to Clara Reyes’ bouse, burned the Walker House, printing ofce and guardbouse, removed 20 ibs. of damaged powder into the tower of the cathedral, a1 fired it. A party of the enemy broke into the piass; ¢ were shot by Capt. Gist, third by one of the ritiss from the tower. We then retired, burniag the houses down the street on cach side, Fifteen m nutes after we cvacu ated the burning church the enemy occupied our barri- cades, and began plundering the bales of goods of which it was formed ;a\ this moment the tower was'biown down, fa'ling right into the crowd. Shortly after noon | opened with four rounds from three guos on the Guadalape eburch, from which a heavy tire waskept up, and imme- diately crossed over in three columns of twenty men each to storm. The first, uncer Licut. Col. O'Neil, was ordered to carry a barricade in the brush back of the Guadalupe chorch Major Cayoee, with a four pound gun, led tho second detachment; Lieut, Col, Schwartz, with the mountain howitzer, and {ts support, otmy self accompanied, led the third. Advancing across the road, the moment our fire ceased, the enemy, some two or three hundred strong, abandoned the churoh a croseed to the south s de of the road without firing « shot, ‘and within six mioutes from the time our fire commonced we were, without loss ofa maa, masters of ths (usde- jupe, which the enemy had strongly berriceded. | \m- mediately ordered Major Henry to advance and occupy the two last houses on the road to the lake, 600 yards below the church, with 27 men =I then removed all our tick, wounded, guns and mon into the Gaadalupe churoh, leaving & detachment in the rains of Esyaipaiss, Major Henry returned for orders, on his retarn the enemy bac driven his mon from the houres, which he immodiately retook, occupying the one on the south side of the ro Afew minutes afer ho was twice attacked, once by « body advancing slong the main road, led by a pedro, who wae shot down; a second time by an attack in hit rear. I immediately sent down Oo!, Schwartz, with a 12 pound howttzor and tts support, raising the Major’ to 45 men, Shortiy after large body of the Probably 200 or 800 strong, crossed the ravine in his rear, im the darkness, but received his fire and three rounds of canister, and were driven back without the lors of s man on our part, leaving some twenty dead in the plantain patch. On some of these bodies was heaped the oarih which formed the first barricade of the ontrenche’ camp, which called by the men “ Fort Sad Meanwhile, after entering and closing up in the Gasda- lupe ahureb, we found twenty unburied bodice of the Sap- pers and Green’s company; one charred, and with the bande tied, sapponed to be Capt. Horse; ton or twolr buried bodies of the enemy, and some thirty graves of their men, covered only « few inches with dirt, and all killed in the preceding day’s attack. Several of our siok and wounded died. Oar trenching tools, consis a four picks and twelve spades, were occupied to ying the latter, and in entrenching at Fort Heary, #0 that rome wixty Dodies putrityirg about as occasioned a most offen sive and danger: as stench. We had sevon days’ rations of flour, and plenty of coffee, which I immodiately saw the necessity of ekeing oat by slaughtering oor mulos ‘nd horses, On this day, Saturday, we distributed our fret ration of horse meat. DT Captain Gist, cutting plantains back of Fort abbey, and without his arms, was surprised and shot by a patrol of the exemy, falling pierced with seven balls, An opidemic broke out in the eburch; we had 30 cases of cholera, of whom 20 died. I continued entrenching at Fort Henry, and removed my headquarters there. A fugitive this day joined as, who reported that Captain Grier, of the police, had defended the wharf with 27 mon for three days; that cannon was brought to bear on them, but thats certain ‘Tejada’ and another deserted with the iron launch, which the enemy filled with mon and brought undiscovered to the rear of the wharf, where upon the defenders leapt into the water; he bad been since hidden in tho brazh, and mentioned that wagon driver Price bad proposed to him to desert; about 3 o'clock & flag 0! truce was sent in by the enemy, borne by (hie identical Price, and sosompaniod by an ald of General Zavala, many foreigners and Amorioans or Enelishmen advanced, shouting to our mon, Tae so company 'ng letter was delivered to me:— by So ANDER IN-CeIEF OF THe Remames or WaLken’s Heanqrarvens, Geawana, Nov. 28, 1866. Pin— We, the undersigned, Generals of the Guatemala, Pelercoe and Nicaragua for humanity 's sake, \ ou to surrender yourself and your soldiers ae ’ BRT Lp | lo &) upon Fou, im which nse very few of you might { a0 Ut veto the FF i i i é 2 : Prisoners of war, deliv erlpg all your arms, you have nothing at all to oar will be very wall ba: 4 power toavold your two hours time for your an- i "alr, yours, Dare wm M. PAREDES, of Guatemalian RAMON BELLO, Gone. “# Of Salvador and N jue Foros, TOM 4S MARTIN 42, Genera! of Nicaragua Force, P VICTOR ZAVALA, Mojxv b\eneral Guatemale Fora. I tramediately intimated thay I would open fire if this ¢rowd advanced any farther, am! penned the following epawer:— To ZAVALA, BELIO80, AND THE Oraemt RwXt14 AWD PaivaTe Leapers wiosk Names I GaNwor WASTE THE TIM TO Dxcrarr:— ‘Siks—I bave no parley to hol ith men whom] know Hie, L regret, for the good of the caute, to be obliged to offer you that if you Jay down your arms in two re your tives will be spared; if not, within six moates I will, in the name of the government | represevt, you allas high as Haman. Price, as a traitor, [ ia to detain and shoot, but I return one of yoar prisoners captured yesterday. C.F. HENNI ae ae an Aoting im the Same of the Commander i1 President of the Republic of Nicaragua. I then told the Ald not to venture to address mo; that his advancing without being blindfolded iato our lines constituted an sot of espionage; that if be had boon a Nicaragaav I would have shot him, as Guatemalian I would have detained him, but that my contempt for his chief was so great that I would, if he chose, show him through my lines and them dismiss him—an offer which he declined with great pallor and politeness, Having at their request allowed my principal officers to append their signatures to my answer, and read it by the sound of the bugle to the men, I dismissed back the Aid and prisoner, and regret the error of having wasted two rounds of valuable ammunition to emphasize my rep'y, backed by three times threo cheers for General William Walker, which the soliors translated Uaole Billy. With regard to Price, after taking testimony, I came to the con- clusion that he was atraitor, but being informed that he bad a son who had fought bravely, who was lying wounded and afterwards died inour camp, I told him his life was jorfeited, but took on myself, im your name, on his son's sccount, to pardon him, retaining him to be released oa our embarkation—an ast which he requited by escaping to the enemy. ‘This day the enemy, who kept throwing up innumera- bie barricades on our two flanks, and keeping up an in- cossant fire, made two attacks on the ohurch—one at 3 P. M., the other, moregerious, at 6. As our ammunition, or rather our caps, were scarce, I had given the order, which wes throughout creditably obeyed, not to fire a shot till the enemy wore close. Oa both occasions they were received, when quite close, by rounds of cannuister and rifle shot, which promptly drove them back with toss. On Monday, the 1st, having completed the lincs of my entrenched camp, 1 moved down my heavy guns, the sick and wounded, to where the latter could got good air and water, From this time, though the sick continued to die off, my force actually increased, because many ince taken sick recovered. The labor of raising oarta works was evidently beneficial, and as our h was down hill, commanded by two of the enemy’s guns from above, and swop; from an eighteen pound gun they had captured on the wharf, these works required considera. ble labor io provid: protection from a plunging fire, and Tmoved men down from the church in the proportion in which tha protection was provided for them. (n Tacs. day, the 2d, @ trench having beon dug across the road by my orders, an attack was made on {i by the enemy, and another on the ohurch, and repelled as usual. In fact, for ten days they made one or moro attacks dally oa thecburch of Guadalupe, in which I loft two light guns and forty or fifty men, balf invalite—these attacks al- ways having the same result, but always feebler. Moan- while the enemy continued advancing barricades, and attempted to cut offour communication wiih the Guada- lupe, am attempt which was always frustrated by sead- ing from fifteen to thirty men to skirmish with or charge them. This was generally effected without loss, though occasionally we lost men On one oocssion Lisutenant Wilkingoa, whom I appointed acting captain, exoceding his nstructions, carried the end of their barricade, and was shot through the breast, two of bis men boing wounded. Wednesdsy, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday I comtiaued to move towards the shore. On Friday; threw up s ditch and breast work, supported by a small redoubt forty yards from the lake, within 200 yards south of the wharf, now converted by the enemy into a strong fort, amd supported by enother strongor fort. Om the south sido this bresstwork was within forty yards of « barri- cade, fortified house and stone indigo vate, ocoupiod in force by the enemy. (a Sunday, the Sth, Capt. Grier, of ‘\he police torce, cleanly dressed bui without shoes, cam: down with a flag of truce and the following letter trom Geveral Zavala — Gnaxava, Doo. 8, 1856. Gay. Hawerxctos — Sin—I bave always had a great dislike for bloodshed, and op that account | induced the other Generals to write Foros. you the jitions we made you some days ag), whieh you then, Now that I have with Mr. Berpard, who has made me 8 desoriptioa of you as being , ‘& complete genticman, | am more aprious than ever to fave bioodthed; and t prove you this trath, I shonld tke you to bave a conversation with me, giving you, of course, my word of bonor that you will retura to your ee having mot witn the word that would offend you. I would go myself into your camp wore it not for the fear of being insulted by some of the officers you have there, beiug grounded on some offensive words that were wrivien over limes by a different nand in the answer you gave to our proposition, You know Yory well what my position is here and what is your's. You see very weil tbat the steamers by which you ex pected to recetve roimforcements are not come, nor wiil they come, for no passengers have landed at San Juan del Sur, knowing how things were here, but they went over to Panama. Those expected by Greytown have not ab.e to mate their way torough, Point Castillo be in the bands of the Costa Nican t-oops, Whatocan y having the ‘will be most Booept the ’ ut to you frankly, I'll toll you, General, I have taken a fancy to you, having learned by one of my oa bad @ prisoner that isa a your beat to and also because 1 prosented itberty), amd are. I Sine ot tan of honor for this, and you can ask the of ‘whom I hove you will return this time bring or not,’’ have a conversation me, and et what hour avd where. Beileve me, sir, your ob« dient servant, J. VICTOR ZAVALA. Captain Grier informed mo that of the twonty-sevon men with bim only fourtees pulled a trigger, the rest crowding back of the wherf; that the enomy assailed him ‘With capnon, bet only prevailed by surprising bim with the laench im the rear, after the day's attack, during which the lows was very groat in the hostile force, which, he had beard, amounted to 2,800 men. He had been shot through the broast, swam to shore, and was captored sbont tho cocoa trees. He informed me that Captain Bernard, « French citizen of Granada, and Ocl. Selva, anative, whom we had missed in the morning, bad passed over to the enemy. Bernard had been well received, but Solve, « Nicaragnan, who bad lefts dying brother, and hed him- self been wounded at the door of my quarters, was to be shot that evening. Capt. Grier sai was & prisoner on perole, and asked whether he should go back or stay. | replied [had no advice to give him, Ho asked how! ‘would ect in such a care. I repiled, “rete Where upon he determined to vo so, and I sent back by him to General Zavala the following verbal answor—That I was much obliged for his good optmion, but I saw no neces. sity for any conference; that I felt strong enough to re. pel ali his attacks and break through bis line when I thought ™, and that | would hold no parley except at the cannon’s mouth, On the next morning, the th, the steamer appeared, looked at as and retired, By thie time we had out ap a small chain cable and cast round thot, by pouring {nto the mould round the end of the chain load, derived from breaking ap the rpare cartridges, for which we had no caps, oo this manner, though we on- tered the Gaudalape with only twelve round shot and shell and about ninety canisters, we raised the number of rounds to 176, We had now been seven days without tor flour, sbort of salt, and reduced to tour horses and one mule, and the mpression began to # read dangerously im the camp that ou Fxoellency had mot with some Great reverse, and desertions wore taking place, confined Principally to ubans, Germans, Frenchmen and a fow Irisb—only two Americans that of having Passed to the ovemy, viz.—Claibourv, of Now Orleans, and Tooley, (o'me ly co res ondooto (he Now Orioans Delta. Th» appearence of the steamer which you sont to reconnoitre our position, instead of inspiring conf- dence as before, was now by many, from the fact of her ‘not making any diversion in our favor, held as confirma. tion of some disaster to your force or prrsom; and on this account] felt it necessary on Tuesday, the Oth, to attack the house barricade and indigo vats, after a fow shots from our guns, one of which Iran across the ravine. Major Oaycee led one small storming party and Major Leonard another from another side. Major Caycce having only one arm, and boing much weakened by indisposition and fatigue, was unable to climb upae steep bank Liout Sinclair, who at this time was joined by Major Pottor, buog back in an unoffercoriike manner, both while ad vanolpg asd when the vats were reached, and Major Pot- tor being Woundes, ihe party retired. Moaowhile Major Leonara’s party, including Capt. MoUhesney, bore too much to th» right, and wore ri palsed by the fre of caanon and musketry from a strong barricade, having, howevor, ascertained the enemy's position on thie side. I cavsed Lieut. St. Clair to be iried by a dram bond court martial on chargo: preferred by Major Cayooo and Major Potter. Be was found guiity on some ounte, and | sentenced bina to leas of rank, subject to your oonfirazstion, and ad- vanced Corporal Miller, who bad given « conepiouous ex ample of bravery, as acting lievtonant im 3t. Ciair’s place. On Wednesday, tho 10th, the steamer Virgin appearoa in Aight, evidently with some troops on board. Wy» wore now touching the store, with two lines of barricades bom ping us in, and though preparod to break thr ugh) undor cover of our fire, reserved for that purpose, I could not tell whother or when you had landed troops, or on which side you intended te land ther We thorefore had to wait till Loould open at nightfal a communication with the steamer. This diy I slaughtered and destroyed my own borse, and the last dog bui one was killed by the opicures in camp for dog mutton. f hed romaining only the mule of Mejor Henry, who waslame and had seyoral wounds, the horse of Maj, Cayoee, ani your own. At dusk the Sandwich Islander called Kanaka Joho, having agreed to swim ou! to the steamer, which was then three miles off, was provided with a plank, aad started, with a communication ina vial. { neod not inform you, as you were on board in person, that I asked the Vom- mander of the troops to signaiize whether and on what point he would land and attack, im order thet | might break through to co operate. One o! ihese signals was the firing af a gun, which taking place about three hours after the Isiander bad started, was misconstrued by mo inte a reply that you would ‘and at daybreak. The posi- tion of the steamer provented my seeing tho signals which would indicate on whioh side the landing would be effected. Our messenger, as I afterwards informed, did not reach you till three in the morni g, having been seven hours in the water, when yur signals wore made, but were then annoticed, from tho trees hiding tho steamer’s lights. Meanwhile, shortly aftor tho first gua, we were surprised by firing on tho beach, as wo judged from two to three miles off. This fire, returned at inter- vale, kept rolling towards us, and then died away, before coming sufficiently near to enable us to venture to strike fm that direction in the darkness in which in fact it was imprudent, with the psculiar impediments and condition of my force, to make at ail. Kvor, man and gun was ready to push on at da: break. | was remarking if! only had some of the Rangers, 1° I only had Sam, Leslie t» explore, when, te; minutes afier, Capt. Leslio, revoiver in band, appearo: in the camp He informed me ‘bat you were on board, that you hed landed pearly two bundred men under Col Wators, who, aiter carryicg four barrieades by storm, wiih the Joes to bis force of nearly forty killed and wounded, and at least 150 to the enemy, finding still barricades before bim along the shore, judiciously struck off to bis lef and gained the road from San Francisco to the wharf, oa @ line parallel witn the Guadalupe church, waich was known as Fort Hennirgsen. Hore he was cutting his way ‘hrough the bash, which Leslie penetrated alono, thus opening ® communication with us. Iu baif an hour after- warde Col Waters’ force was tn Fort Henningsen, and a portion of tbat force immediately marched down to Fort Henry, About this time the gallant Lestio (an irreparable loss) was, to my regret, shot dead in the church. Lieut. Gol. Waters informed me that instructions had been given to push straight along the shore, but, the colonel, who Anew that you were not aware of the strength o the evemy's defences, and wh) is @ most judicious soldier, Jjadged thi, impracticable wtihout too great a loss, and therefore struck off to the lett. Ho was now of opinion ‘tbat we shouid retroat vy the Guadaloupe along the road be bad come, but judging that the line you had posted was by far the most ac vantageoas, now that the janction «flected had altered circumstances, that the fact of the position Oo!, Watora bad occupied above the forts and barricades of the enemy would make thom faar bein; off, aud that they would give way befor nopade and strong domonstration, I despatched a portion of the force from Fort Henry, and anojher of Col. Waters’ force, under command of Col, O’Nieland Captains Uook, Wilson and MoChesnsy, to reconnottre and occupy soy works the enemy had abandoned. About this tims the bouse and barricades on the wharf were reporied barn- ing. The wharf was found abandoned, and « brass eightcon pound gun, which was found there whon the fort was captured, wes retaken. Another strong fort aud the surrounding barricades were also found abandoned, and aflorded most excellent protection to cover cur barkation, th ing our men the labor of throwing ep any works. At thiy time the boat baying come on shore, by the steamer I forwarded to you my verbal report, and reased (he hope that I could embark overythiag by 11 P.M. Two hours later, that i to say, at3A M of the of the 19tb, I had the honor to report shat overy- was on board, Fort Henningsen bad been evacu ated at 10 o’slock, and the embarkation conducted without other lows that of @ private shot dead at the churob, on ® mistaken order to move « gun Prematurely, and of my ald, Gapt. Kelley, mor tally wounded carrying up an order respecting tbe distodgment of an ambuscade which ten misuies Clore bad fred at me from the game point as | descended on horseback, and whioh | was afraid might oooasion loss. In bringing dowa the last gon this party was diriodged and the gun brought down ia safety by Mr. Emil Tomas, Lengthened as this report has been, I shall be compelled, in jantico to the brave men who opera od with me, and In fulfliment of a promise made to them, to aid in a fow cays another, recording (he names aad sorvices of all engaged. | will bere make my scksowledgment to Mejor Henry and Major Swingie, without oltner of whom I could not have conductoa these operations, I bave several officers as brave, bat the comb judgment, coolness, vy gilaoce, enduravoe aca teated by «trial of sinoteen days and mights, is a rare combieation in any individeal, and still miro rarely found in two officers in so smatl a cam The one com manded permanently the post and guar in the rear; the otber ip frout it. Colonel O'Neil prodacet by his fivet brilliant obi ® marked romult, and I believe, if I conld bave supportod him with {ity men anda light gua, would have cleared the enemy from the plage to the wharf. His impetoous valor was for coveral days usefal before reducizg the church, and in repeliing an attack on it, Dut sickness rendered him for several days unaralla- bie. Major Caycee, by bis valor, vigilance and perse verance, is ontitied to the best thanks of the army. Lieut. Colonel Schwartz behaved with his asual iatre Pidity, amd never tll the leet day succumbed to sickness, on which day, when taken with fever, he continued at bis post. Captain Dolan rendered great service is Granada previous to the attack, and aferwards, though | gick at ihe time, in defence of the Guadalupe church. ‘To the exertions of Major Leonard, whilst in Granata, | was much indebted. He was unfortunately taken sick the second day of the attack, and I was deprived of bie ‘valuable services till the last two or three days, Captain Jobnson was brought trom (ranade in what I considered & hopeless state, bat recovered im our camp, and the last three days reported for duty. 1 considered his re- | covery ® reinforcement. Major Potter proved « cool, judicious, seif-donying soldier, Major Crane, who acted as my aid |) Granada, but sickened through ever exer: tom, was highly useful, not only there, batom every sub- fequent occasion whon his bealth would permit. Mr. Cook, acting as captain under Major Henry, was indofat grble; and Captain MoChemey, Lieutenants Williamson PRICE two CENTS. and Witkiness, acting as captsine, rendere? most ‘a portant services. Of my volumteer ald’and friend, Mr. Emil Tomas, who I regret to say wae wounded in the head and stricken with fever for soma days, I cannot spesk too warmly; his moral end physics! courage, his judgment, vigilance, and his nateral aptitude for mittary operations, make me rogret that his services be secured permanently for this «rmy. On Major Rawi’s.inew> baustibie activity and cheerfulness, undor the most tryiae ctroumstances, It would be idie to report to you who known bim so long Lieutenant Buttrick, of the Oom- missary department. acted as my aid. I feel sorry te leave so good a soldier in the Commissariat; but ebould be sorry to take so good a commissary out of {t. Sergesat- Major Gilliam, acting as Lieutenant, did goed service at bis gun. Mr. Hathway, commanding acting Lieutenant, another gun, a/tor escaping unscathed while Bis clothes were riddled by shot, succumbed to cholera, Sergeant Childs, whom I successively made Sergeant: Major, acting Lieutorant and Captain of Artillery, had bis arm broken and died of the mortification which ensued. Dre. Rice ‘and Wolfe died of cholera, and Dr. Lundy sickened, after which the health of the camp visibly improved—a fme: accounted for from the sickness of ‘ho former allowing the sick and wounded to get at the oprum, (o the injudi- ctous use of which many fell victims, whioh sbliged me to destroy it. The oranges were ancther soarce of ca laraity, and both far more fatal than the artillery and Minies of the enemy combined. Mr, Duffy, tormer- ly of the Now York Tribune, and late of th» Nicaraguense, commanded the citizens end proved « brave acd intel gent soldier, The eaves of 9 roof foll on his head as he ‘was aseeting mo to oarry off « brass nine pounder under fire, Inatead of being crushed, as I expected, he omy received some contusions on the head, and continued te do his duty well and faithfully for several days. He fet’ immediately @ victim toan !mmoderate doso of opiam, bis want of judgment in tekicg which was probably eo capioned by the previous accident. Mr. Germain, amonga’ the citizens, died uf «wound he received, and Mr. Barnett, one of the mest intrepid mon I have over sven, porlahed in the tame manner, The wife of Mr. Bingham, the ae- tor, # noble woman, deserved the thanks of our army, of which ehe was the Nightingale. She was suddenly owb off, with ber child, by fever. Captain Bunker and the steamboat men behaved admirably. Messrs, Brooks amd Ackley, belonging to their party, were killed; and the tervioes of Weat, the coo’, were too important for mete oroit them in this report, om account of bis colur or rami, however humble. We had one birth in our camp, TRe only names of killed, wounded and died that! can sive Uli T recetve the reports of my officers, are:—Killed or dled of their wounds—Lt.O"Niel, Li, Price, Lt. Hite, aot ing Captain; Sergt. Braus, acting Ltout.; apt. Hesse, L. Carhart, L. Dixon ;Sergt. Catida, acting Captain; api. Gist, Capt. Leslie, Capt. Kelly; Citizens Germain and Barnett, Messrs. Adam, Ackloy, Brooks, 1). Bradwood, Fioming, Thempson, Heater, Sirobudge, Harris, Grant, Stone, Aie- Intyre Adams, Schepp, Mayer, Klease, McDona d, Free ken, McGuire, Barnett, Manning, Dyson, Vorbies, Nias pert. Died im camp—D. Rice, D. Wolfe, Mr. Duily, oor- respendent of the New Yorn Haxaty, (whose notes were unfortunately lost ) W. Salva, W. Hatoway, acting Lieu- tepant; Arthor Warren, Stanwood, Lt. Henning, Maley, Tudge, Boycee, Poore, Rossile, Sayer, Fuller, Mernet, Wounded—Ool. Jones, Col. McDonald, Maj. Potior, Mag. Henry, Capt. ©. Kearoy, Capi. Green, Mr. Emi Tomas, Licutenants Wilkinson, Porter, King, Hoa, Laliop, Messrs. Jackson, Huly, Braum, White, Ivers. Suoh, General, is a ramoling report, almost as long aad ledious as the operations it records, of the destraction ama evacuation of Granada. I know not in what light you may regard it. With deep rogretand horror for its palm- {ul scenes, I shall feet proud of it, both personally and for the force I had the honor to command, asa military ‘achievement which has not many paralicls iu the uinory of trreguisr armies. I would beg youin formiog your Judgment to remomber that the good aad trae meu of my force could only by degroes be got together; that the Gay after the attack only sixty #ix dghting men reported as healtby and fit for duty; wat have marched on Massaya ihan ha: {nat every good man was hampered by having twoor more sick, helpless or incapable; taat temperance first, and then the sudden and euiire privatioa of stimulant for sey- oral days, depressed men’s enorgics; and lastly, that the force 1 commanded contained some of the best, mixed ep with some of the worst, materiais ia the world for am ar- my, which is not yet an army; that the bort portion wae quite unaccustomed to the exercise of industry, patience or fortitude; and lastly, that you were absent, the effect of whose personal influence and prestige I would venture to suggest that you may possi y conform with the effects of Cisctpiine, The best of these men when face to face wit Protracted difficulty call out helplessly tor the Geueral ov for Uncie Billy, and patient organ'zation must wean them from this idea and give ei! reliance belore they wil be fit to detach for any important serviee out of reaeh of your person, which bas been es pored too often and reck- teasly not to give anxlcty 'o those friends ¢f the cause who sbare in my eonviotion thatoa your life or death depends the certa'n sa000es or inoviteblo discom@tare of the enterprise in which we all emoarked under such cea. ditions. I shall be willing 10 reeumethe command [ now resign into your hands to take a day's rest, or any other, from the command of a coryoral’s gasrd upwards, that you may think Mt to assign to me. | am, sir, yours, re epectfully, ©. F. BENSINGSEN. Ban Goncm, December 16, 1866 I found it necessary to publish at various times as re- commended for the following promotions, with the fob lowing provisional rank — Lieutenant Colonels—Majors Henry, Swingle, Cayoes, Potter, Kawie Cd ~ gud Major—Captain Dolan. Captaine— |b |. Battrick, Wilkieson, Cark, Williaa Mr, Cook’ and Serg. Cadda oon, Te (uitied) and M n b pp Braum (killed), Webster, W Hath. = (dead), Muller, Cravgie, Avtoaiv Pislty (band) an@ Dy. Throe sergeants or corpyrals, names not yet ascertaim ed, but spce killed or dead. Sax Gonas, December 16, 1866, OPERATIONS ON THE SAN JUAN. THE SHIZORE OF THE BOATS ON THE SAN JUAN AND AT PONTA ARENAS BY THE COSTA RICANS Antexed are the statements and protests of Mr. Harris and the agents of Charlies Morgan & Son affecting the sotzure of th¥boats on the San Juan and Ponte Areses by the Costa Rican forces, They show the extent of the \nterference of the Engfish if tho alfair. ComsmnctaL AGENCY, UsrrEn Starts oF Avammca, San Jvas pat Nowte Bo \t known that I, A.C Hutchinson, Secretary of the Punta Arenas Agency of the Nicaragua Transportation Lire, of whieh Messrs. Charles Morgan & Sone, citisene of the United States of America, are owners, do hereby depose that on the morming of the 251 December, 1866 =I being then residing at the aforesai! Ponta Areose—e@ force of Costa Rican soldiers, headec by ao Amerioam named Sper cer, did, by force of arms, take possession of tbe steamers Wheeler, Morgan, Bulwer aod Machuea, (he property of the a oresaid Charles Morgen & soma, of New York, then lying ‘mn this harbor, peacesbiy, without tet to officer, ant Poste Arenas, p arrival the "seinorty be janced the nail Fornem dex replied that pore HSS : ore ‘by Captain Erszine, me Dar’ bat © mal fixed int ed by the seve. ral capaine of her Majesty's ships, who were s number of times at the Point, ULE LOS” he and affixed to a staff on board the ‘Wheeler. The said Spencer stated it wae his intention to take hy the steamers up the San Juan river; ana when socn tm, tention became known, Captain Thymas Townsend, t—