New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-20

Two Of the prisoners ned tue commissions VI
Ca, tains, and two were Lieutenants in the army
of Honduras courier, who reached here yes
terday, brings information that Gen. Ruis and two
Of bis soldiers had bee made prisoners at small
town near JaIuote. ON the borders of Honduras,
ard we're on their way here for trial. OF course
tley will be shot. CsbaIas deserves execration
for sending soldiers into Nicaragua without any
cause for such proceeding and the poor othcers
and soldiers who acted under his orders, and have
net death in consequence, deserve commiseration.
They are represented as being brave men, aud, as
suoh, merited better fate.
mentioned in my last that Nicaragua had been
appealed to by San Salvador TO protest against the
sae of the Island of Tigre, situated in the Bay Of
Fonseca inclOse you herewith the letter and
answer, as published by order of the Government.
expect TO be able 10 communicate most inter-
estrg war news in my next The Government is
daily making great acquisitions 10 their forces,
and otherwise gaining rapidly toward final con-
quest. lie forces are now upward Of $500 sol.
diers and soon will number 5000. Pretty well
for Nicaragua.
GRANADA, (Nic Jan. II, $50.
There were four distinct shocks of earthquakes
here on the I'd inst. The first occurred about b
o'clock in the morning and The last at 8 p. NJ.
The Is.t shock was the heaviest that have ever
felt in this country. was sittIog leaning back
aeaips. one Of the pillars OF the corridor of my
house, when, suddenly my chair received d vio-
lent conclusion. which threw me- forward t. an
upright position; aud, looking around to sscer
tain the cause, perceived men, W pmen and chill
dren rushing in great coLsterns:ion INFO the
street exclsimpg "el Temblor ell Tembl0r "
Gan artkquake an earthquake I! } 1t was over,
however, in q few seconds, and the multitude,
having crossed themselves and deyOuty said their
prayers, returned again TO their occupations.
Tie people here have n great fear Ofeartbquakes,
ard probably not without reason, rs they have
suffered seriously from such yisitat obs through
ont Central America. TIE volcano Of Massaya
Twelve miles distant which has been constant
Iy active for more than eighteen months past
may have been more less instrumental in pro-
ducirg these last earthquakes.
News is constantly reaching here Of skirmishes
between the factionists and the inhabitants Of the
small TOW ms al over the State, and parties from
FIVE to twenty FIVE are finding their way to the
Headquarters of Gen. ChamOrro, who, heretofore,
could neither be caught by the Government nor the
factionsts. The puebOs about Leon are all in ia
yor Of the Government, and keep so ygilant n
watch upon Castellon that every move of his is at
once knONn 10 I HdllOITO. from Jbilt-
ia are every day coming in, among whom are
French, Germans, English, and the Henduranians
whom Cabalas sent to the assistance of Castellon.
I he news of battle between 300 iac,i0nsts sent
fro III Rivas 10 attack a point III possession OF sixty
Government troops, situated on point of the lake
Immediately under the southeast neck of the
mountain of MomObacho called Aqua Agre, (SOur
Water, and which point commands the road lead
ing from this city to Rvas, reached here on the
9th inst, accompanied by several prisoners. The
factionists. although vastly superior in numbers,
were completely routed. Yet, with all their de.
ftats, and they are as numerous as have been
tier battles, they still present bold front in the
upper part of this city-Jsltera. Their fortifca-
tions appear so formidable, that they have re-
ceived the soubriquet of - SeyasrOpol;" and, I'M
less these "espanades are at once destroyed,
tie balance OF Granada must inevitably suffer the
fate of the one third already destroyed. But the
Government is saDguine that, with its present
forces, it compel the enemy to retire within
the next few days. Gen. Corral arrived here on
the oh with bis dispOsabe troops, 100 men, bring
ing with him six additional cannon-two "a
Founders, two 6-pOunders and two 4pOunders.
He also brought large quantity Of balls and
powder He came into port with his four
tchooners and two bungos. having twenty-One
prisoners, taken from the woods about Castillo
Nejo, into which they fed when he captured that
fort His reception was most enthusiastic, both
ly the Government and the cit zens. The ladies
literally filled the doors and walks, TO bestow
a smile upon one who bad rendered his Govern
ment such good service.
On the 18th, Col. Martinez, (whO succeeded to
tie command Of Col. CachirulO's troops alter his
fall } returned to headquarters with 900 men
double the number that went from here TO attack
Gen. Ruis, who was r0bbng the haclendas OF Sc
coyia. under orders from both CabaIas and Cas-
tellon so TO DO With these forces united, there
l.. 81 n.ptn
troops in the city, and these sufficient for the
conquestof Jslters. if properly conducted.
Tie proclamation 10 the Honduran0s Of Gen.
Santos Guardiola on his arrival at OcOtepeque,
reached here on the 9TH met. BY this arrival |
have information which enables me 10 correct two
or three errors in my last communication to you.
| always endeayor to be correct in giving you
news but have 10 rely upon others for my in
formation. AID, with every caution sometimes find
that have been too credulOus. Gen. Guardiola
was not in COmayagua, nor Gen. Lopez in Ma
caome, as / stated but al that time in the depart
m,nt Of Gracias. President Cabahas was at Co
mayagus. terrifying that city to resist Guardiola.
Cen Ruis. who was defeated in Jinetega by Ca
clirulo, WAS not afterwsrd made prisoner, but
made bis escape into Honduras.
Tie proclamation Of Gen. Guardiola is just such
document as might have been expected from a
brave men, ard the people of Honduras flock
Ing 10 him, and swelling the GOO Guatemaan
force rouIdly. He was banished from the State
by CabaLas aud now comes back at time when
tie people not ouly tired of war, but dispeased
with their President sympathy and fear help
him also with tie inhabitants, and Csbafas is a
lost an to certainty. Guardioa tells the
people that he had listened TO the story of their
wrongs until he could no longer hesitate TO come
TO their rescue from the msrule of Cabaiias, with
an army raised in Guatemala, in which State he
was living in honored retirement, and from which