Washington telegraph., 1855-12-12
Stirring News from Nicara Int.
ing Particulars.

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recent events in Nicaragua were received u The
will be found highly interesting. Alter na,iney
the incidents connected with the departnroid
5th October of the steamship Uncle Saroa lhe
San Francisco, having sixty men of the WIMOn irOn
expedition on board, with arms and "eiker
the landing of them at San Juan del Spr i.on,
! 18th, under command of Captain French th tL 'he
count proceeds: "e &c.
/ The steamer La Virgin, with the rema;ra.
the passengers, lett next morning Tor Virn;n OF
where she was compelled to remain iii 3 OSy,
next morning, TO await the arrival of W,m.N
party.
AS the Virgin came in. Walker proceoao,
schooner to meet her, and it being quite d. "a
approached within few feet of the steanoaA'h he
observed He demanded the surrender 81 t ol-
boat but, as he boarded her. the company,s VI 'he
Capt. J. ~ Scott, at the gangway. nroaslI
against his coming on board. Col Horpsbv .ed ssved
mandIng, replied, 'you spoke too late. Nv St OA'
Us mem is sufficient to take youn He tber 'vCe .l
charge of the steamer. Ok
| The next day Walker permitted the co,
to land their freight. when he LETT for GrenaGts
G P NJ of the 11th and landed his men ,1tS "a al
miles above the city, at 1 A. NJ next moru;n' ,ite
They marched into the city about o'clnct
.ound the people celebrating a victory iaIsa.am am
ported to have been gained at Leon. Wsn e'
surprised them so much that he took tbs n;.I
without resistance, and with II men. hav;n.G
all the native troops behind-taking the G,.e! e.
Plaza and capturing their artiIleryan6 i1
300 to 400 prisoners who surrendered after VIII
er's party had killed but ten men Wakes d Ia
was only one, slightly wounded VS
| As the most influential citizens were lo,u.
the city. from fear of harm from Walker and Ls
men, he assured them that they were perfec.1'
safe, and that be would protect their persons .n{{
property from all harm. They were so mucbIo %Ia
lighted at this that they assembled en- ,nasse o~I
| invited him to become their President. wiki Iu ~
81, Il. L.,3x
| for the urexpIred term OF one month He atterd
ed jubilee at their church, where he vras ns
nolnted by the priest, who proclaimed him ASH
ing the savior of their country. The AmarO.
Minister and Don Juan Ruis, the ministers nr
Vate secretary. were then appointed Commission
ers to tIeat with Gen. Corrall for peace and nro
ceeded TO Rvas, Corralrs head-q quarters far tt r.
purpose Alter an unsuccessful effort to conclnJo
a peace our Minister and his Secretary ordered
their horses, wishing to proceed on their iournsv
TO virgin bay, when to the utter astonisbme6,
they were told that they could not have them anu
guard was placed around their room
After remaining here two days La VIRGIN ram.
to St George, two miles distant0 and fred bn.
heavy guns signal for them to come dow
The natives and Corrall were greatly alarmed :.
this firing, and inquired what it meant III
Wheeler SAID the Americans were arriv;rn "a
Virgin Bay. and unless he was liberated g.
would volunteer and take him by force. and III,
all the natives; whereupon be was set at liberty
and returned to Virgin Bay and from tbanca y
Granada
At ? a. NJ, the following THURSDAY tbe T..
gin proceeded to San Carlos and sent a 6o,. -.
shore demanding its surrender As soon .a' 90 AZ. In
contents OF the note were known the Cant.;n =
the steamer La Virgin, who went ashore w;tb ,ra
oil MS men, We're at once made prisoners. and tbo
steamer fired into five times with twelve nonni
shot, The shot We're well directed. but falI' stos
OF us as we were about mile distant A detaob
ment OF W alker's riflemen. under Cant Tursmn
was then sent ashore to take the fort but bo,rt,
rain setting in, which wet their arDmrpiti,n -
as they could land only in a narrow neck of iarJ
upon winch the cannon OF the fort bore drec,lv
they returned TO La Virgin, which proceeded g.
Virgin Bay. The passengers from Now Yo,t
came up and arrived at Fort San Carlos abont ono
hour after the Virgin had left The San Carlo,
tsteamer) Capt Siocpm was hailed from the
tort, when Captain S..came to and let 90 his am.
chor some distance before passing the tort. The
anchor had been down about five minutes when
an eiShteen pound ball was fired at the steamer
! ana struck her forward, passing through and dam
| aging her machinery. and entering as il passp1
through the upper deck, instantly killing Mrs Al
eXander White. OF Clinton. AlTneda county Cal
norma, and taking both legs off her child who
'lVed some i've or SIX hours. Another child ofthe
same family had his foot injured with the same
shot, but would recover About fitv rife shots
"'ANN'tb udtitSt TIE piioI mouse Alter
naming about eight hours to repair etc. the San
Carlos steared for Virgin Bay. The mother and
child were buried ashore at San Carlos
On the 10th. La Virgin, with Col Fry and
troops, proceeded to Granada to Join Walker
Ihey were landed and the steamer returned on
Saturday goth.
On the evening OF October O. the passengers
waiting for transit were surprised in Virgin Bay
by troop OF horsemen, preceded by about one
hundred infantry, marching up in front of the
companys Office. This body fired about seventy
shots at and over the heads of the passengers who
were crowded around and in the vicinity of the
office. Many of the passengers fled into Il woods
but few secured themselves In the office These
were taken, searched. and their revolvers were
carried Oft from them. As the government troops
found no soldiers of Walkers party among the
passengers. the latter were assured of security
and protection. The colonel in command assured
them that as soon as boat arrived, he would
send an officer with them. give them pass
port that would enable them to pass the fort Of
San Carlos unmoested. He also detailed some
OF his men to accompany passengers into the sub
urbs with lanterns. in search of those who had
fled Some were found but most of them-iD-
cluding even wounded persons-remaned all
night in the woods. The boat La Virgin came
up to her usual anchorage in Virgin Bay. at o.
clock. OF the morning OF the 2Oth and fired sig
nal gun; but as the agent was powerless, no light
was shown in response and she left but again re-
turned about O'Clock As she came to anchor,
/ the troops were, for some reason. marched out ot
town, and it WIS rumored that they had set out
for San Juan del Sur. On Sunday the 2lst. all
the passengers remaining in town embarked on
board the Virgin, which boat brought them to
Fort San Carlos, at Omotope mountain, in the
center of the lake, where they remained, waiting
for an opportunity to leave the State.
The two boats La Virgin and San Carlos re-
turned to Virgin Bay 20 take on board any re-
turned passengers that might present themselves,
and hen-proceed to Granada for the sole purpose
of calling upon the United States Minister, Col
Wheeler, for protection The Virgin received
about thirty-tive passengers who had been miss
ing on the previous day, and of whom two were
badly wounded Some had made their way back
TO San Juan del Sur, and taken passage back to
San Francisco on the Uncle Sam. One passenger,
Rev. Mr.. Henry. had walked some twenty miles,
Notwithstanding he had shot through his hip
Col. Gushing, the company's agent who haa
been previously arrested by the government
troops, was marched on the 18TH under strong
escort, TO Rivas. He told the passengers by the