Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-10-20
Later from Nicaragua.

The steamship Texas from San Juan, nut
in to Norfolk on Thursday for coal and stores
and leaving there arrived at New York OF
Saturday.
After passing Cape IIatteras the Texas en-
countered a severe hurricane, which lasted
with undated fury, for three days, and ind
ing that she had but 20 tons of coal on board
Capt Forbes judged it prudent to put int
Norfolk for a fresh supply.
The conduct Of Captain Forbes, during the
storm, lie spoken of in the highest terms II,
never left the wheel for three days
The Texas brings Sl56 coo in specie and IN
wards of 700 passengers
She brings later dates from Nicaragua. The
troops of Gen. Walker had evacuated Mas
saya, and were concentrating in Grenada, u Dor
which his opponents were advancing, killing
many of his men by the way eide. A decisive
battle was expected take to place about ths
I'd Of October
The enemy had two thousand troops, apd
were expecting q reinforcement daily Of from
nine hundred to one thousand men
Walker was receiving reinforcements in con
siderable numbers from the States and from
California.
The attack on San Jacinto by the troops
under Col Byron Gale appears to have beer
more important affair than was at fr,t sun
posed. There were II killed, including Col
Gale, and Lieutenants Reed and Hutchins, |,
wounded, including six officers, and three mis-
sing. The loss of the enemy is said to be yer,
severe
General Walker had revoked the deere,
abolishing slavery in Grenada.
Major Heiss had been deputed BY Genera
Walker to exchange with the United State.
the ratification Of the treaty confirmed by thu
Senate at Washington. :
Lieutenant Jennings Estelle, formerly OF
Marshall, Tennessee, was shot at Grenada or
the 18th of September. for the murder in the
guard house Of Lieut. Charles Gordon.
When he arrived at the spot where he wa.
to breathe his last he requested that his hand:
might be united, as he wished to address the
crowd. This request being granted, he spoke
in firm, unfaltering voice. In his speech be
asked the forgiveness of the officers and sol
diers of the Nicaraguan army Voices re-
spOnded from the crowd "God forgive you
While in prison he wrote the following ad.
dress, which ne requested to have published
GRANADA, Sept Is, 1855
These are the dying declarations of Jennings
Estelle. was born in Marshall, Tenn, in the
year 1888 and was raised from my infancy in
Kinds county, Miss. L started to California In
1852 On the road 1 had difficulty with a
man OF the name Of Howard, and shot him.
afterwards shot man Of the name of HAYS,
but the wound did not happen to prove fatal
In the same year l had difficulty with
Charles Robinson, and stabbed him in three
places. My last two difficulties while in Cali.
fornia occurred at the State prison, where |
had been employed for the last two vears
After getting in the last scrape came to Mic.
sragua and shot Thomas Edwards after.
wards shot Charles Gordon must say that
in all my difficulties l was not once in INV
right mind Twice l had been forgiven. and
hope to be forgiven for them all think there
is God in heaven that will and can forgive ::
and he knows, and l know, that it was not /
that killed Charles Gordon. It was whisky
and my crazy mind that did it. say that I
was not IN my right mind when did the decd
and God knows it. Forgive me, officers and
soldiers, and can die happy man. / don't
write this because 1 think ought not to die,
ior think my time has come, and that justice
had been done me Fellow soldiers, remem.
Der what has brought me to this death-you
all know it as well as do My humble PRAYER
is that may be forgiven.
JENNINGS EsrRLLE.
Ills body, as soon as life was extinct, was
put in good coffin and decently inferred.