New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-05

gave q volley and yel-rushing into TO Sn the enc
my akng tracks III different directions. When ne
Americans got Iosse ssion Of the main street. they
cOu d Lothng Of the enemy-but could hear their
bullts whistliIg by in quick succession. II few
moments the enemy made their appearance and vi cor
ously attacked the American portion of the comb ~
atts, several Of whom fell At this stage of the pro-
ctedDg the ~hOe Of Gen. Walkers native force de.
cauptd, leaving about fifty Americans 70 fgh! about
seven hundred of toe government troops in their
stronghold, having them surrounded on all sides.
After about two hours, street fighting, Gen. Walker
gave the 0rCer 10 take p0sitiOn 10 two hOusei ooe
imme diately opposite the other they took possession
and fought til ABOUT O'clock some Of the Americans
receiving wounds from random shots through doors
and win iowa, and when any Of the enemy had the
tmerliy TO appear within range, they were SD @ 70
fall. At O'Clock General Wa ker ordered retreat,
which was cone With the loss Of bu' man. Ia the
battle Of Rvss the Americans lost but ten Of their
men in six hours fighting; Of the enemy, upward Of
one hundred were killed 90 the spot
Gen. Waker then marched for san Juan del Sur, or
Costa Rics ard finding ranch unoccupied they halt
ed-tftsr q severe mach through toTess Of rail aud
kIee-deep in mUd-at about o'clock 10 the morning,
the party rot having had anythiog 10 eat fro the
time Of beir leav ng IOa. They ssp' here till abou.
Z. NJ, when ewakrg they turned their attention TO-
ward something TO eat, and finding stray bee, they
killed and cooked il as bee: they could. They then
marched for the transit o1te and arrived it about
Ioon expecting 20 he oblighed to take tie Costa Rica
road, distance Of twenty miles, aDci log an attack
from the enemy If they advaI ced 10 San Juan Before
arriving at the Costa Rlcs road they met Nh Dew
ey who 10 eir great satisfaction informed them that
San Juan .sSccupied by the sLeDy, at which
place they arrived about clock and sre received
very kindly and wee .Upped with clothing, food and
every thing they require FEARING an i'm eedla At;
tack sno the brig Vesa not being in sight, General
Walker sent party 10 seize the schooner San Jose,
then lying in port. The Americans embarked imme-
diatey after the seizure and sailed the following morn
iIg for the brig which they msde in about four hours,
when they gave the schooner up to The owoer. They
then sailed fer Ra eio where they remained on board
the brig TWO weeks, then star ed for Coin4ndags, re-
naming there three dsys. Thence they marched to
Leon, the b. adquaIt%rs Of the republic party, and
the fnest city in Nicaragua. There the democrats
mustered thousand men Having remained ten
days in Leon without accom- oishng any movement of
importance against the enemy the Americans returned
to ChiLaD6aga, where they lay inactive two weeks.
They started for RealciO on the 9th of August, add
were then joined Y hundred and fifty natives,
Ger comm and OF Gen. Vale.
On the 18th they sailed for San Juan del Sur where
they arrived On the l5th-the enemy decamping as
soon es they appeared. They remained in San Jusn
recrujn g till the Cd Of September and at ~ o'clock
that night Ger. Walker with his whole force crossed
the TrsI Fit route to Virgin bav At about 10 o'clock
on the morning. of the Sd the alarm of the enemys ap
pToach giveD-twelve OF our native guard fg nting
five hundred and fifty OF them loading and firing in
their retreat in good style until they reeuforced
The conduct and bravery Of the native troops under
Gen. Walker carrot be too b. bly, spoken of in this
action. The Americans received the enemy with a
deadly discba'ge Of ies. when they broke AMI ran-
hunted to cover by the ritlemen The result OF this
battle is illustrative of the Americans and their arms
over enemy-there being only oue hundred aud
seventy five American and awe troops against an
army over three mes their number. AT the battle of
Vigin bay the Americans did not lose a single man,
ala had but Two wounded-Lieuerant b. L. William
son and Private j. Small. The No ives had five MISS
ing and three wounded. OF the enemy noety were
buried in Virgin bsy, and about forty wounded
Having left TIE wounded under toe care of surgeon.
Gen Walker then returned 70 San juan where they
arrived the 5th. On the night Of the 18th Diet 4ch-
ment sent out ss an ambuscade about I've miles
on TIE Rivas road, where they remained till O'Clock
through heavy rains They then started for Virgin
bay, where they arrived at IL m. About 40 hours
after he passage Of the troops by the junction Of the
Rvas and TraLsit roads, the enemy about six buodred
strong, headed by Generals Corral and Gasrdoa,
made their appearance, but Learning of Gen. Walkers
march to Virgin bay fell back on Rivas. On the fol-
loving Inc ming the force. returned to San Juan,
WHERE they rem aimed until the arrival of the Cortes
with reinforce ments der Lieutenant Colonel Gi
On the Sd day of October the steamer Cortes hav::
ing on board Lieut.. Col Gilman Cspt. Davidson, aud
some thirty five recruits arrived in the port of San
Juan after passage OF some thirteen days from San
Ffancisco. Tie newly arrived were much plea ,ed TO
find Gen Walker with his forces in that town. as it
generally expected to hear of his being in the in
terror, et6er at Leon Chii andaga or Rivas. The dis
embhTkation took place quietly, aud they were quar-
tered Ill the Columbia house. The same day they
were 10 tod Themselves in readiness 10 accom-
pany the treasure tIoin 10 Virgin bay. They started
at O'Clock M, arc after safely esco' ting the train
returned reaching their quarter. about Daylight. Geo
Walker and his forces remained IN An Suan until the
10th OF October Daring the interim the organiza-
ton of the battalion was completed which resulted in
the {, TT alton Of two new compares. The coupan'
then existing was commanded by Capt. John Mark
ham, Mr. Brewster was appointed TO the command
Of company u, aud Mr. George Davidson was un,ni-
mously elected captain OF company G. Gen. Walker
further bod the good fortune 10 obtain from the CON-
marder OF the clipper ship Queen of the Pacific then
discl aIgrg coal in San Juan del Sur, fine six.
1ar xrbtn oh on hrNu faah md mo
Everything having been duly prepared, on the l0th
of October Gen Walker took up the line Of march for
Virgin bay, at which place he arrived the same even
ing. The Americans were quartered at the different
hotels seDtrs posted picque guards of naive troops
stationed without the town, aud the nj ght passed of
quietly, though the enemy was only distant eight
miles, and every reason existed for expecting night
attack.
The neIt morning person who was recognized as
an officer Of The opposite party was arrested, tried,
and condemned spy, by court of Lative officers.
He was shot Immediately after the passage OF the
sentence.
About D. m the steamer Virgin came TO anchor
abreast tn town close TO the embarcadero. By order
Ct Gen Walker, Col HorIsby took party of men
and boarded Der; that something OF Importance was
about 10 .aB place evident but no one knew eI-
actly what il was 10 be.
The following day orders were given to prepare 20
embark and at clock p. m the emb srkaton of the
men commenced and shortly after o'clock they were
steamirg up the lake toward Granada. The captains
of companies b and we're DO h sick with fever but
as neither are men that win allow their companies TO
go into action unsccompanied by themselves while
able 10 raise an arm, it s not surprising from the
fatigue they underwent, that they have since Hered
more acutely from the effects of midnight march.
About midnight, and after about ,even hcurs stesm-
ing point the lake shore, distant from Granada IN
norih-easterly direction about four miles, was
reached The Decentralization commenced, the Ames-
csrs landing frst and forming on the beach. Then
followed the native ,roops some three hundred stro1g
under Gen. Vale The night was dark and threat
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