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IMPORTANT FROM NICARAGUA ]
Gcp. walker Again vIctorious
THE CRY OF GRENADA DESTROY EDn1
DEATH OF CAPT. JESSE sTfTH.
From the N. O.iPicayune o. Thursday after
tefnoon we gather full particulars of the late in.
teresting military operations in Nicaragua Gen..
Walker has bedn again Victorious in a series
Of battles. and has-pat his.combined enemies to-
a complete route.
We clip SO mitch of The correspondence Of
the .Picayuoe as enables us to form connect
ed tcouri, Of the recent transactions. Our
readers viii regret to hear Of the death of Capt
Jesse Stth, formerly OF this city who was kill
led in one of the earliest engagements.
Under date of Nov. IA, the correspondent of
the Picayune, writes from Grenada as follows:
On Saturday news was received from Virgin
Bay that the enemy was about to attack Gen.
Horsby. Gen. Walker, fearing that General
Horsby's force was not sufficient to cope with
the enemy, who were reported to be in large
numbers, Immediately ordered Col. aunders
with four companies of rifles, to go INN ediately
to the assistance of Gen. Horsby. Col. Saun-
ders left about O'Clock P. NJ. and arrived in
safety at Virgin, from which place we heard
nothing until Tuesday, the 18th. when General
Horsby arrived with the news that battle had
been fought on the Transit route, the enemy
driven back with severe loss, about six miles
up the road, to q mountain where they fortified
the nselvcs behind two barrie AIDES, formed oil
the timber from the bridges which they tore up
tor that purpose. The position was well chosen
and with OUT troops tomountthem would have
been impregnable.
On receipt Of this news Gen. Walker iimme.
diately left with reinforcement Of about $50
men, to join Col. Saunders, and on Wednesday
he marched upon the enemy, driving them from
their barbados with great slaughter, and scat
tering them all over the country, his loss being
only iour killed and nine wounded. Among the
former i am grieved to have to report Captain
Jesse Stith Of tho LIST rifles; he was from
Vicksburg, Miss, and was as gallant an Officer
and gentleman as was in the army. His loss
is not only severely felt by the army, but by the
many frieads he made here by his social quail
| ties.
On the departure of Gen. Walker for Virgin
Grenada Yves left ia charge of Gen Fry, will
! Col. j acques, Battalion OF 2nd Infantry, ant
detachmebts Of SapDers and Miners. Artller,
and Rangers. The principal approaches t
the town were occupied by the I'd Infantry an
every thing that could be done for the protection
OF the place, wasimmediately done. Col. JAG
! CUES being interchangeable in his eXertions t
guard against surprise, but no demonstration
.as made by the enemy upon Grenada.
On Thursday the 18th, the steamer San Car
los arrived from Virgin With the news of tn
defeat of the enemy and On Friday Gen, Walk
err arrived about O'clock, A M, with all hi
troops except the lst Infantry; left in comman
at Virgin.
The next letter a from Virgin Bay, Gate
Nov. 90. The writer, after announcing tn
arrival of Gen. Walker at that point, proceed
as follows,
When within about mile Of the city, he wa
attacked by force Of about 500 or 600 Inc
: in ambuscade; sharp fire was immediatel
opened and the battle began in earnest. TIL
Rifles were ordered to advance and charge upo
the enemy on each side of the road which the
: did IN gallant style, driving he enemy back
: all points, and slaughtering them in large nun
bers, aud as they were driven back he Artiller
. rapidly advanced and opened upon them 81
we're and calling FIRE of grape and canister.
The amouscade was we'll pla nned, but tt
enemy could not withstand the impetuosity
our troops and the unerring aim of our rife
We had, unfortunately ten men killed and abo,
forty wounded in this gallant effort to drive II
: enemy back 1t is almost impossible to gi,
: correct account OF the loss of the enem
h They have singular faculty Of dragging the
: dead bodies after them and hiding them IN Il
e bushes; but when the men who were detailed
n bury our troops, arrived on the Geld in the me
: ming they counted over fifty bodies of the en-
my lying on the road, and indications of mai
r more having been dragged off.
C The troops lay upon their arms during t
r night on the outskirts of the City, waiting
n daylight to renew The attack. Several hea
n showers fell during the night and unfortunate
damaged some of the large glue. Several
d the shell did not explode owing to the fuse
n ing also effected by the weather. This rend
IS ed the artillery during the latter part of the fig
- less effective than it would have been.
Is AS soon as there was light enough to dist
guish objects our troops were again on the mo
in and Immediately proceeded to take pot sessi
Is of the two small plazas without the loss oi
J. single man. and forced their wagons to the m;
10 plaza where the entire strength of the eneI
g. was concentra ed, and in order to prevent [
n enemy from attacking him in the rear or far
re ing him, the General ordered all the houses
the rear TO be burnt, intending by this, that
ne the enemy advanced. they should do SO in OF
TO field, and not from behind abode walls.
vs. The superior force of the enemy induced tn
n, to attempt to surround our army. but their {
20 attempt was SO promptly met and defeatedt
IT, they did not try again during the three days
battle lasted. Their first thanking movem
b: was made by at least 500 men. They mad
IL very determined attack, but were promptly
on by portion Of the fret rifles, and part of
to Artillery. After several vain efforts, they W
RE driven back with loss of some some tn
ne killed and wounded Our loss in this att
was two killed and about eight wounded.
On the third day the enemy made cha
ro- in large body on mortar battery, erected