New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-11-13
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NICARAGUA ITEMS.

gave yesterday morning, another look at the Nicu,
asucnse Of the 18th and 25th, enables US to furnish
our readers with the following interesting intel-
gence.
Speaking of the glorious defence ofGranada during
the absence of Gen. Walker and his army, the Nicur
aguense of the 18TH says
We have taken considerable trouble in enleavoring
to ascertain from prisoners, and collect from other
sources the exact force that attacked the city of
Granada and from what we can learn, there must
have been here, when Gen. Walker arrived, over one
thousand men. Five hundred and fifty Guatemaans
and San Salyad0rians started, on Friday about noon
under command Of General Savala to attack this
city. On their way down, or about the time
they entered this city, they were reinforced by
about two hundred Chamorristas, who had been
known to be for some time in the vicinity of
Tiptapa under the command of BartoIo Loco.
This made an effective force Of seven hundred and m
ty men.
They must have been under the impression that
Gen. Walker had left Granada almost wholly unpro
tcctcd and that the few who did remain in the city
would not fight. In order, as it appears, to make
their escape impossible, they divided their party in
two. One kept position on the road leading to Mas
saya and the other got between the city and the lake
The latter move would prevent our citizens from get
ting on board the steamer, which at great dis
tancc from the wharf.
To oppose this force there was garrison of one
hundred and fifty men, under command Of General
Fry, and the Idea Of retreat entered the head
OF one OF them. As soon as it was ascertained the
enemy were IN the suburbs of the city our men threw
themselves INTO the strong points about the plaza
and defended them with such viaor that not one man
Of the great force against whom they fought dared to
show themselves in the plaza, or at any place within
range OF their guns, except occasionally behind d
strong barricade Or thick adobe wall.
Our citizens held the large parochical church, the
guardhousc, the armory and the house Immediately
opposite the armory, the west side Of the plaza
The QnrterTnastcrs Department was also held by the
cmploynents Of that establishment ght in number
from the tine the enemy entered the city until late
in the night: and did not leave their position until
the enemy had actually dug through a wall that
rounds their yard. Mr.. H. W. Wyatt had the charge
Of this command, and certainly did his duty. By the
gallant conduct Of this little band the books and all
in the establishment were saved from destruction.
The arlnOry was, we believe in command of Col.
Jones and it could not be entrusted to the keeping Of
brayer or more intelligent man. He felt deeply
sible OF the Importance of his trust, and nobly per.
formed the part he was called upon to do. The house
adjacent to the armory defended by Major A. Gil
lis and q few men. The defence of the church, in
which were several women and children, was under
the immediate direction Of Brig. General Fry. The
men III this cdice commanded hOh ends Of the plaza,
a we'll as the opposite side and the bullet marks in
the house within its range. in which the enemy had
planted themselves is the best proof of the bravery Of
those who defended it. There was small party in
one of the towers that from their position were able
TO do much execution.
Bat, perhaps, the hottest of all the fighting was
ccntercd about the guarlh0use. The position Of the
building rendered it open to the shots Of the enemy
from three sides In fact shots could reach and do
deadly execution from all parts OF the large plaza. as
well as from nearly all parts Of The lesser plaza OF st.
Sebastian. Capt. Swngle, Of the ordinance, was
very active in defence of his post. assisted mostly by
Theodore Lane. The latter gentleman is said to have
proved himself on this occasion to be the very type
Of endurance and courage. While assisting in de-
Tending this post, the Hon Thomas Basye received
two wounds, neither Of which is dangerous.
The Hospital, tno, was an important place, and was
defended under the supervision OF Judge Williams.
| This gentemans military experience was now found
Of much advantage. Between the Hospital and the
guarl,hOusc. on the opposite side of the Plaza Of
St Sebastian, is situate the residence of Col Wheeler
United States Minister. Its fortunate location saved
it and tie lives OF all its occupants. The commander
Of the attacking force heard several times during
the night to offer large rewards to any person who
world go and tear down the American flag which was
in front Of the Minister'S door, but not one man was
found courageous enough to attempt the dangerous
adventure.
The enemy did not gain one single important DO.
ion after they had been i'll the city two hours and
in their hopclcssnGSs they offered the most liberal
terms to the citizens if they would lay down their
arms. and surrender as prisoners of war. To this
they invariably replied "Americans never surrender
and with three cheers for General Walker, poured
fierce vOlcys again into the positions Of their enemies.
Their asSailant, next tried to intnlidate them by
! telling them that Gen. Walker had been beaten at
MaSSaya and that before many hours there would be
force Of four thousand strong brought against them,
and that those flushed with their recent victory would
easily overcome them, and murder every American
man. woman and child they saw. But the reply "lct
them come Americans never surrender and three
cheers for General Walker and another murlerous
yoey, was what they got for their attempted deceit
and dupicty.
In the morning the already large force of the
enemy was augmented by about three hundred
men from Massaya making in all ten hundred and
fifty men. Many arc Of the opinion there were as
many as twelve hundred of the enemy here before
/ General Walker returned. We have been. we repeat
particular III stating the number, and have taken es-
pccial care not o4 set ansht down that we are not
almost sure Of 1t is more probable that there were
more, than less. than the numbers We give.
Nearly onethrd Of the entire force which came
into Granada must have been killed. We have al
ready buried ahont one hundred and fifty During
the first day and night, and early in the morning of
the second they buried many of their own dead, as
the freshly made graves in the yards indicate. They
also threw such quantities OF their dead into our
wells as to almost ill some, and in several wells there
must have been as many as dozen. In some in
stances they threw their dead down rrvy vaults, and
some of the ponds adjacent to the city were almost
/ filled with dead bodies.
We have in addition to this great loss, between
! fifty and sixty prisoners among whom is colonel
who was second in command He has been allowed
to 90 at large upon his parole of honor He con
rSScS himself asonished at the defence the Ameri-
cans made here and frankly admits the ntcriority of
his people as soldiers and in point Of intelligence
He had an interview with Cen Walker, and nothing
surprised him more than the Generals appearance
Instead OF finding him. says the Colonel. ian i'm
melsrly large tilihsGr whose appearance WAS about
half man and alfagator, found him to be small.
mild, molest looking person Of much refinement and
polished Manners" The Colonel is Of opinion that
the disastrous defeat at Granada will prevent any
more Of his conntymcn from coming to Nicaragua
for the purpose Of lighting against the Americans.
From all we can learn, General Sara!a has not
nov under his command more than two hundred OF
the large force he brought here with him. and those
are ouly waiting for favorable opportunity to leave
! him altogether.
I'VE gave detailed account Of the battle ycstor-
d&yl
We quote the following paragraph from the same
paper with genuine sastction because it shows that
American soldiers are as humane in victory as they
are formidable in battle:
It will probably ;Stnnsh some Of the barharouS
wrctrhcS who murdered American citizens and mis-
Sionuries here without proycOtlon. and IN cold blood
when they learn that the wounded they lett Hnul
being cared for and attended To WlthaS mNCh reg
ularty and dutcntOn ds the Wnlded OF our own Allny
Tie wounded were nt first put int" the guardholsc
along with the Others Gen. Walker had them re-
moved To al hospital SET apart for themselves, and
native women have been employed to attend to their
necessities. This forms strong contrast with the
manner in which the Americans have hitherto hccu
treated who have fallen into the hands Of the enemy
We call upon the civilized nations that are spectators
of OlT struggles to note the difference
In regard to the horrible assassination Of nou-cOm.
b}tant American citizens alluded to yesterday MORN
ing corrt .poudent Of the NicurGgue0SG gives the