Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-12-06

| ri Wheeler. the L. :. Minister Ia Nicaragua
! n hi. address 10 Gen. Walker. ognizng his
| government on hehalf"f the United States. after
assuring him "f nur friendly regards, shid
| Oar tru. policy i To declare and To mantnin
| ia, ia. people uf American republics can gey-
I or, themselves; thai no frteiga power shah he
iL,y,J T., ctntral in hr slightest manner anr
view. ar interfere in the es-i degree with our
Interests. Our dignity. rights aud security
a. r.publics DEMAND his aud the idea at any M
te,ferepc. or colonization by my foreign power
an This side of the ocean. i utterly inadInissi
Lle. BE assured, Mr.. President, that nothing
sIall he wanting on my part To advance the in
,ar.sts Of both republics, aud as the representa-
,iv. of The United States. 10 discharge my i'm
partant and 1elicaie duties III Il manner agreen
lie T., Won aud satisfactory to my own govern
meut
Walker. in reply returned his thanks. and as
sured the Minister that ne woal. he glad to main
tain nmieahl. relations with the United States
aud eudeavor to establish, ON firm foundation
free IN, titulions in Nicaragua.
EXECUTION OF GEN Col;RaL.-Thr intelligence
from Nicaragua cavhrns the reported execution
If General Corral - He j. described an excel
lent high minded and accomplished gentleman
whose only fault an ardent attach'nent To his
native land and mn nitipnihy to it, usnrpirg IN
yaders The Cause of his execution Is mus reia-
ted:
"Genernl Corral recently concluded treaty
Of peace with Walker, but was subsequently ar
rested in Grauada for high treason 1t appears
that subsequently 10 rntifying the treaty ct peace
with the democratic party. by aihxing his sigma
turc thereto, be ha dispatched letter to Cen
Guardiola, representing that affairs were no,
hping conducted right uudrr Col. W aikcf' hha
appo ting II crrtnin time for his investing the
city of Granada with all his forces. when Walk
er's party mi gh be- unprppared, taken by sur
prise. and his whole force put to the sword. This
litter having been intercepted, Ut Is not stated
how or in what ma'.ner) WINS brought TO Col.
Walker. whereupon civil aud military tribunal
was formed and Gen. Corral brought t" trial on
n charge Of treason against the existing govern
ment: il i stated lr confessed Ia having written
the intercel ted letter. when he was found guilty
anu cundpirnpd to death. {. &. Harn-hy was
! President ui the Court aud General w aIker mp
| proved the .ntencr. He Is laid I" have dleu
| like brave man, only rrgret,ing that he should
quit the Wort leaving three sisters III very Indl
| gent cii cum stances.
The prisoner attended by the clergy. made
| his appparal re under an escort If soldiers, and
/ crossing the Plaza, took sent IN a chair pr"pa-
red for the nccs sion. The death sentence was
rend to him hv Col. Gilman, officer of III" day,
pnd almost Immediately after the splrt OF Gen.
! Don ponoano Corral had passed from time INTO
the mysteries of eternity. having been pierced
we understand, by every bullet fired at HIM lie
met his fate with the colnro-ure of soldier. aud
was evidently IA man worthy "t better fate. Ills
countenancr. though only some eight hours had
rlnp.td from his arrest 10 his execution, bore
marks of the severe mental tri Il, he Ind under
rome Other arrests in the same connection were
made on the 5th inst, but the details have not
ran-pirel.