The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-16
OUR LATE BATTLES.

The courage a1d caring displayed by Americans in
their attack upon ssssssa on the 2th Of last October
when, with force OF nniy about bai Of the
tney sucreeoeu In driving then IRON point 10 point and
from house 10 house uDsii they were SO completely
henned IN that one more hours lighting you'd have
them compteiy ont OF ;heir hold. tee
perase del. OF undrCipncd Americas IN Granada
where 100 men estted successfully the combined attack
alsd force Of 200 men ana tha cunning of secret
tncmits for twenty eouts The rouag Of the enemy
The TRANSIT b, Bfigadr g, neral H,rnsby with
iorce not tqua In number 10 tim part Of be enemy
the 10Th net me comple'e triumph OF sol
diers upon The same krourd upoer General Walker
the lsih-two DAYS aiersards where, with about four
burdTed he put 10 . complete route 200 OF toe OPP
poeing force viii make an epoch In the .story o. Amer
can bravery and yslor
however cell rsiued IN war, msrched against an
enemy three or four umes their own number strongly
fortified and succes t,d In not obly driving them fro
Their eulreIchmenis, but punirg Z EN- 30 . compete
rout.
An past expereuce seryes 10 prove that email party
behind entreLchc ents are equal 70 many times lher
humber they poefets Ordinary courage, ana that in
rene instances mere handful o. mn have kept 10 check
~ months aud care mole srm,es Of brave men.
Where o small lumber have large bodies II
hss ben usually In tie open d-id Here bravery 6ss
fair sppor,ur ny TO self and superior gene
relship may he displayed Il vas open Ueld ngnt
chat General lay Tor beat treble ns OF Nc xcans
neld hts that NaPoleon 8onspsrte established
hls fame ard vino c.teo tbe honor aud coivalry OF
france b., Napoh billed before the comparatively
npgp esnt ~ Jean acre, here. iusead
a. men OBJ ig 70 contend assisst walls and
Oiher iorrncaiions. KLensysr u came fight IN the
cpsn he lhe British ard Ffench soldiers neat the Russ
ans; but The Russians bebna Va L appA emily IN
yincolc has not uSfrs y ntiy hspprned that De.
siesipg force Of TOE nbrr those pes. ged
have failed iheif Attempts and THIS, too ofteng
when aided b. powerful neet Nearly all the records
Of the pest sEov Eat man behua sall is, upcer
c,rcuD nearly equal 20 three WOO soEid attack
him sere ana fat y rs ma ri,s Of ios ance. Al aatsck
tax Isrly sboald BE- larger u an the party attacked
Nox the reverse Of all u.s hss oe.n toe case VI IA
Amer cans IN Nicaragua Here email forces have a.
Tackled large bcos OF IN strongly tnlrenehed post
tens nore irtqueIiy sDa WIN greater success, tnsa
VA ever before acni.se" Here the smaller force has
co NE neDs've and Tue larger 90 the Dc
fersFe here, contrary Va all prececsnt, the smaller
torces hAvirg nvtaaS succeeded 10 driving the larger
rom ia r eat ercb0en
IL The United ssais. TIE eastls Of Baeaa Vista
ioosoa upon " the tes,s OF American
coursge fven fnsl@nd eausn, up toe strain felt
ocmgn sried hat ibsy could claim relationship win
p,ople ~ brave o. TIE Americans wnte Europe ap-
paocs ard at2nswscxed lne military splfil and daring
q oSr Psope s1s brrn. Vists sas IN open hed, and
Anerssus have surpa.sed ,hemse ives Ia ,h. country
Trey have rct orJ vuq sad relatively greater uu n
"a assAst tftr op.n aitarss n. soiGsrs o. Central
America have Eevtr bet t2ice aiscEei the Americans
NcAsgaa-oree Al Ntfgu Bay soc ooce At Grsnadss Al
Fugn by 80 ausckes Zee toe osht iastei ooy sbou,
hour the arscSng parry were ar,ven bacx ~lth
Ffea oss RE other the la'e upon taS city
u ~hios TIE SORT Knoss tae result
Nos, vhss oo,sco, thai 10 each o. The instances
EsrNCDfd above TIE st>cslns orce Vastly superior
70 As 'o'ce attacked ana v4 repascs ~iin srea loss
that wboEevrr tee Americans have alta Eed the
ertmy tbey have been snrc~tfui Win forces info
rcr rn.ray The dier.Ecc OF she mater 81 Of the two
"a 81 a. NrgAged under the lumcdiste view
Ct Tie whole worlc ana the bravery they display Is
worthy the object for hch they contendlug
a. 4 the sduiraron a. a. raauknd
fhe cay rot Tar distant shen the lae enySyems mt
% Aneficsps n tbls couliry sid De pointed 70
p1sirg BueEa Nsia or Alma or lnk.rmsnn aad pasal.
leea ony BY the ceirrce Leonsa vub be 500 spar
tst sgs.Egs tho boss n Nrrses OF the most
rpussbis tats q ms Ia ancient or modern tlues.
The Nicaraso.n amy J. sirsacy spoken o. wherever
bravery a mfed Ia iesss already upon the
iossass o ,ss youns ebivsrocs and aAriDg Of North
AMERICA sId The pa'lans Of surops, aad before many
weeks lapse many Of toe ncic snd adveot1rors solder
a sruEe bo oass been Array enssFtc 70 Europ~an
wars VII Gene 10 his couniTy where fame aud honor
oreE 70 al and ~nere courage, benz appreciated
never Eoes urrcwGde5.
Tho n1moisn solder TOE rNnks OF the Nicsrsggan
army ts.a brighter futCse esiore him Than opened TO
the tthccfs cf No nsioray Of armlcr. scarcely eight
takes place trai aker from rank and
Ivestsa with s9'or. Goes Any ptrsoe dlstin
seUh b mfelf vttcus beng rcSudso We have new
several Geld cheers vho ere lees Than year ago
seryirs N lte fnnss and po~ry nsa q The
dais ~ sdss Rave bvt fee monihs serv.o pr
vste solasrs amy constrrcfcd on this primo,
pc thai aca Asposou rvil el5e. aud that vili uL
rnaisy place Gen Walker Ia head OF ire bravest
IN The word,