Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-12-05
Hap QUARrERs Army or NIczRAGuA. I
GRANADA, Nov. z, 1855.

HEAD lUARTERS ARMY OF NICARAGUA, -
GRANADA, Nov. z. 1855.
Having read and duly considered the pro-
csedIngs and sentence of the Court Martial
organized for the trial of Don Ponciano Cor
raj, on the charge of High Treason and of
Conspiracy against the Government of this
Republic, the sentence of said court is hereby
affirmed, and it is ordered:
That said Don Ponciano Corral be shot in
the Plaza of Granada, at II NJ, on Thurs
day. Nov. s, 1855, and the Officer of the
Day is charged with the execution of the SEN
tence.
WIN. WALKER, General.
Commander-in-C Chief.
The execution of the within sentence will
be postponed until 2 o'clock ?. NJ. of this
day.
GRANADA, Nov. 8, 1855.
WM WALLER, General.
Commander-in-Chief.
Within order complied with, and the priso-
ner shot at o'clock, p. NJ.
Granada, Nov 8, 1855. CHAs. Fl GILMAN.
Officer of the Day.
THE PROOFS OF coRRAL's GUILT.
The following are the letters referred to
above:
(rRAssLATIoN
GRANADA, Nov. 1, 1855.
To Gen. Santos Gudrdiola:
NV Esteemed Friend 1t is necessary that
youshould write to our friends to give them
| notice of the danger which threatens US, and
! to take active steps with you. If you wait
! two months it will he too late.
t. Think of US and of your offers
l salute your lady, and am your real friend
to command Yours, &C., F. CORRAL.
Nicaragua is lost Honduras, San Saliva
dor, and Guatemala are lost if you let things
! go on.
Come quickly and ysu will find au1iliaries.
FTIgSD Dos PKDRo Ne are badly, bad
ly, badly off. Think of your friends was
| left here without anything but what l had on
my body, and [ hope for your help. Your
! friend, &c., z. CORRAL.
MANAGUA, Nov. 8, 1855.
| To General Santos Guordiola:
| NV Dear Sir and Friend-1 enclose to you
| letters from the General who does not write
much on account of the insecurity but you
already understand all he wants to tell you,
and it is enough if you consider the sufierings
of a man who has been forced to the sacrifice
! to do what he has done, and to whom they
already deny what was offered him. We all
expect fatality, and always with hopes,
! which at the end only turn out illusory. We
all confde in you, and only in you, to redeem
this beautiful section of Central America.
We hope that you and the real friends OF
Honduras viii not be Indifferent to our dis
grace. Thousand probabilities many ele-
ments-a good deal of disposition, and much
repining!
If things here 90 on badly, and cannot be
remedied, | will with pleasure once more be-
come a Hondureno.
| fa1, IN,
pleasure in returning again to your beloved
country always remain there, and may ty-
ranny never again take root in that soil SC
worthy there to be forever buried.
/ salute affectionately Lady Anita and you
With all frankness command your friend, &c
TSigned, THOMAS MARTINEZ.
THE EXECUTION.
A: 24 p. NJ, the prisoner, attended by the
clergy, made his appearance under an escort
of soldiers, and crossing the Plaza. took
seat in chair prepared for the occasion.
| The death sentence was read to him by Col.
Gilman, officer of the day, and almost imme-
diately after, the spirit of Gen. Don Ponciano
Corral had passed from time into the myste-
ries of au eternity, having been pierced, we
/ understand, by every bullet fired at him.
He met his fate with the composure of a
soldier, AMI was evidently man worthy of a
better fate His countenance, though only
some eighty hours had elapsed from his arrest
to his execution, bore marks of the severe
mental trials he had undergone.
Others arrests in the same connexion were
made on the 9th instant; but the details have
not .ranspired in sufficiently reliable form
to be the subject of a notice from us Ii
our next we shall. perhaps, be enabled te
chronicle them.
wTHE Philadelphia Sanday Mercury