Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-11-03
ADDITIONAL FHou NICARAGUA.
battle. .f ua.-.,p aud car aund..

The New ORLEANS pnpst- c'nt,ln full detail
# Nicaragua news by The -t"aner Tennessee.
which arrived nj that pnrt op In I'd wrck.--
Captain William .on. nj the Sicatngpan Army.
furnishes the Picayunr With account "f the
bsiile. # Ma-.nyn aud 9 rnnsda, from which we
make the fnawlng extracts;
About thu IL at October. the order was given
for the out garri son- at San Carlos. RIva-. Tlpi
tapa. and Mnnsgua to concentrate IN Granada
shortly aftrward the advanced guard at Mas
sayn ordered Ia fall hack r-n upon the CAPT
tai. 1t at once bscaWe evid ut that Gen. Walk
or had determined to draw the enemy on and
choose his own ground for the battle.
On the evening # til. 1Ilh he left Granada
with 100 aaen for bles.aya This i. t,wn sit
naed rnn. IS miles from Granada. continuing
bo1i 5000 inhabitants. Nature has endowed il
with mnny advantages. 1t has two plazn-; in The
centre % the principal one staud, large church.
either side a few shops. IN" house, are prn
epally hu # ndohc. II wa here TINT General
Nnikrr had de-, ruined Ia meet the forces of the
Alhes. The troops marched nearly all night O.
very muddy and slippery road, and brtore
The morning Of the 10Th wer" b.fre the town
which was in por-rssion of tho enemy who were
sn,d 10 BE- about 1000 -irong.
Being advised Of The approach Of Gen. Walk.
er, thy had advanced ON the rond from he town
with strong body of trnop-. Either side Of the
fond wn1 lined with high bushes aud cactus. A.
dlybr"ak, @ rnrrnl Walker formed hi : men in col.
nnns. mud rdcred n charge at "noe. Tn" enc
my sHIlrd out III full fore. and attacked hIin.put
were Immediately icpul-ed with immense loss,
aud driven into the cty-the Americans literally
paving their why with the bodies al the dead
The Americans kept ON aud followod the chemy
into III" town, where they were strongly posted
IN the pnza- nnd streets. After gallant hght,
which had lasted all through til" day aud even
ny. Gen. Walker wn- III position nj u y NJ,
with his howIizers before the iuhln pazt. ready
II "pru upon The enemy III the morning Ihe ar
lillery had ben brought up ihi"ugh The walls al
The hon.es. which cut through for that pur
pn-c Ihr troops were ordered at this hour To-
-leer on their arms they had fought hard,and
they sleIt well.
Abou, half phst II a. NJ, an express iron
Grannda. arrived. advising Grn. Walker that that
cuy had been n'inrkrd at noon Of the day hciorr.
hy n huo" of nearly loD mrn. Thc-n were from
the haci, nda oil san -ncnlo, aud had been lined
by bodies Of troops tromSnn Salvador md Guate
mnla with n few Ghnmnrrirta-. They had nd
vnHond upon Gtnnnda by n different rond from
that leading 10 Mu-suya. aud had surrounds, Il TIN.
city, Attacking II on all sides. There wrr" very
few troop-, which. with the American citizens
left in the CITY. did net amount 10 over l5) men.
These tu"k i,o-sr-sun ot the ordnance depart
ment, guard house, hosp ital aud principal church
all On the main plaza, and The lad", took refuge
IN the mouse of the American MIN stor aud some
al the foreign Gouruates. THIS handful "f men
defended the pima successfully for twenty-five
hours.
The enemy transacted every house in search #
Americans aud money. Mr. iawlrss, the Rev. |
Nj. Whrrlrr. aud Mr.. FERGUSON mud n were
dragged int" the streets aud murdered. Gen.
Walkers residence was pi aged aud his papers /
~enttcfcd over ihe floor III the Wild hunt tIr plun
DR. About ~ \ VI II tb' l3th, TIA. gallant band
II tho pIuz, had TIA" Gr.t ialnnntlon that ~. cor
Wa nj hand IN The booming uf tn" howillrr~ and
The raiiir 81 the mn-k"tly IN the nttaek 1T Goa.
Walker IA the ENEMY nj Iultrba Church, about
lhree qdnItels u II mile immediately behind the f
Ordinance Department.
llnmo diuteIy on re, Giving the upwa brought Ia
hnssaya by the express, l',n Wulereracualod +
TIL town with all hi~ flapps md commenced a /
mntoh for GrapadH. Al IL A NJ. henttnckrd the /
enemy. who were posted IN from Ca the height Of
the Jdt"ha Church and charging nj snec, cap.
tar' two field pieces and Drove thcm. al the polut
oi the hHynn /. into aud through the city. The T
ront commenced almost within II sccoua'~ -trug-
gle, eud'thc enem, dj-persed ia every direction. /
Bat On oii sides they were met ry parties that
Cen WuItei bud ordered 10 nakr adetaur round
the CITY, nnd their q -pcr,ion Wa complete.
II was estimated TINT about iUU f the allies /
we're KILLED NJ Ma~-aya, aud an oqual mum or nj T
erana Ia. Ncnrly ov,ry house on tue evening uf |
The In, when onr Informant left wn~ filed with /
their Wounded. The loss Of the Americans in /
both engagements was only lG killed and %
wounded W. have not been ahlr to learn the
uanas # anv Of H. killed Among the woun
Did nrc Capt b., Dr. Scou. CAPT, Hardy, Mr.. /
Iabor .htor ot til" NieardgusHse; Capt. Grcen,
liarh rmnstrri Capt. Pgkrregi, aud Mnj'r Gil /
les.
faa tnomv waro raparted to ha rctsrt'ing from
hassnya.nnd Cen Walker woIll aaYsns north |
"ard ~ soon rs his troops had some lu'lo re.
acutas.u NboifI{oulSt.