Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-12-19
NUMBER 90.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM N,c.pAn,


Mr.. 6. II. Rozet, the L. s. Inspector Of G,.,,,.,e
at San Juan del Sud, has furnished .,,s ,-l,yr,, ,,,
agent at New York with detailed accour, ct u,.sk.
er's movements. His report is evidently a. fay.
bic TO Walker as it could we'll be made ut f,cra
widely from the one sent on from New OH, an. Z,
shows thar Walker was defeated at svsry. nr,i
that be had rereated TO Virgins bay. ai.o tlIn: l.
vas. st which town Walker was reported 10 ha,r.s.
tsblishci his capital In thu poa-rs.ioa 4 ,,s
enemies. The following is Mr.. Rozet's account.
NOVEMBER Z, 3oolock, T. M.-The Costa ii ON
army under General Cans, numbering about SO.
tered San Juan Del Sud aud took prssss.i"n oi ihs
town. They encdmped about four miles out un Ih,
mountain, where they erected stroDg barr!csdeI "
we'll selected POSITIONS
On the sth they were reinforced by abou; VI c.
hundred Guatnmaans.
On the 9Th General Hornsby, who WAS ststicned h.
Virgin Bay attacked the first barricade. fu.n winea
he drove the enemy by flank movement H. h.t
abou, two hundred aud 6fty men With him. aud hs,i
he followed up bis he could have driven crn
before him like sheep, but his orders to keep pr,a-
sion OF Virgin Bay we're imperative, sad be hal 10
return to that place fenrng attack in his sh-ene
from other portions Of the enemy satioucd In ha,.
enity. The number Of the enemy killed and VOC Good
in this fight was about fifty.
On the l2th General Walker arrived al Virgin B.y
from Granada, and with two hundred and fry r-'I
drove the enemy from their barricsdes to 81" J.Si
del Sud, from whence they fed 10 Rvss. Few Vi 'hg
enemy wtre killed in this fight, the BATHS ~ V
days previous having so completely in,imtn',i
that they fed on Walkers approach, with huI .,.is
resistsncs.
On tho morning Of the 18th General Ws,ksr r.-
turned to Virgin Bay lesviuR hun rrd aud -v'T
~ i've men 10 garrison San Juan del Sui On fiG
10Th Walker ularchsd from Gransds fn Hassrya.-
When the vicinity OF Mussayn he received iufr'.i-
gencs that Herez had le:t for Rivas at tb- hr~A ~
seven hundred men. Col. Jacques. a. the head nt
two hundred and fifty men, was Immediately o..
patched to protect the lsthmus. which deem"d -
b1 III danger. On his arrival al Virgin Bay h. ,GIn
H1rs a thr tow no
from wood cut for the use of the Company siea"r,
After two aud half days fighting. Walker .bni.
doned Massaya; hi. force not being rnticeu. 10 ;'as
the place. He retired upon Granada. Hs lett on
the 18th, with staff for Virgin Bay; seadnS mo-,
Of the sick with and children to tbe l=.apC {
Ometepe for safety.
Having determined to burn and destroy Grana6-t
be left the first ride ard second infantry accom-.
plsh this purpos-, and the result had be=a heard
at Virgin Bay when the steamer left for San JUii
del Sud. Gen. Walker was anxiou.ly awnitic. TO-
cruits to attack Riyas.
DR.. Derckson. a surgeon in Walkers srmy, hcs
arrived at New York, and furnished the Herald rh
a highly interesting narrative Oh events up 10 IL.
hour of the sailing of the Tennessee. Ths frst pay;
Of his statement Is nearly similar 10 that given ahr"
by Mr.. Rozet. Walker, he says, had ~ meu killed
aud 4U wounded at Massaya, aud by his orders o.
uada was set on FIRE, and all consumed except y:
main plaza and church situated on the road 70 tna
Lake OF Nicaragua. On the Path of Novenveer, al
the troops left in Granada, by Walker, to the run
ber Of $50. besides 100 citizens, were attacked .nl
surrounded by two thousand five hundred 1i n"
combined Central Americans, consisting o! Coo,
Rcans, Guatemsaus, San SalvadorGns, and srrra
twenty Americans who deserted from Gen. Wake.
The statement OF DR.. ID. goes iol!owsI
The American forces thus besirged are fhe f,Ls rf
Walkers army. They under the cotnI.rnd (
Brig Gen. Henuingsen, the commander of artillery.
Nothing has been heard Of them since they wcrs sur
rounded; they entirely cut off from wak'r ga
his remaining forces. They are be:Hned in r sv.Iy
direction by superior and constantly incrraa'pg er"s
Seven csnnons being all alker's artillery eSc,"t
one howi.Zer, is with them, aud af least hat VI lie
ammunition, mons of which does he pr-s-r, .py.al
TO BIZ able 10 straight road leads from G;,..
NADIA to Lake Nicaragua, from which il Is p"t Tar d.
tant, and wharf and old fort Situated "r 'rs
shore of the lake at the end Of said road. At the us
the Central Americana attacked Granada, Wn'k.S
was in steamboat ou the lake, and twenty nine m o..
called policemen, were on the wharf, having nc-A
left 10 guard some things placed there Tor p"e"'
The Central Americans attacked Grana:a w advsor.
ing between the lake and said city, thereby ,ir' =,
of the retreat Of the be,eged, and preventing alhtt
from succorng or communicating with then: f:nin tie
lake. The twenty mine policemen Oh the WHAT wesu
thus, of COURSE cut oft and suffered the first attack
Five hundred men advanced upon thvn, ard w,ra
driven back, time after time, with terrible loss.
was the steamboat with Walker al the tins.
aud could see It all though We could no; comunr:.
cate with aid them For days did these twr;:.
ty-nne men hold their own against such dc .pcrss
odds, and would not have yielded thea Il ;hrfs If'!
not been traitor among them. On .Dc srGDrd day
one-a Cuban. think-deserted and went ovor
the enemy, Informing them Of the number ani CONT.
ton Of the tweDty-eight, and showing how that nI
energetic and continued assault wUuld at one tga3
the place. The plan proved but loo uoc.'siu o. !
bold fellows were taken, and every one " 'h'm
sacred except five, who threw themselves il;0 Tie
lake and attempted to swim to Gen. Walker cu ts
boat, four Of whom were shot or drowned; vUr "s''
succeeded in reaching the steamboat. Tie Ccn''H.
Americans then destroyed rot only he .,rf, bat i:
wharf, the barges, aud everything thai wcud fnc's.
nI,aL, a de- al
the laudnc of boats aud vessels.
On the 2i,h November, the day Rer. le'aing."n
and his thres hundred and fifty men were suttnu j.
ed in G anada by the allied tr"op. the ior;n dr.
stroyed the buildings around III, main - -. al
fought their way down half mile TO -'';:!e r.''
in the dirscton Of the lake and about four hyn.r
yards from it. There they Larra"de thcm-c's'.
and fortified the church, aud were still ho!di"c "Ut
when left. They had then been tightiny o's!' dn.
surrounded by two thousand FIVE hundred al Its
enemy, which number was constantly !ncrenS.t q ~
reiuforcenents. The sixth day u tho siege Ihs a..
lies made grand assault which lasted ;"v h1Ir---
The Americans appeared TO fight with great nri'i3
and courage aud after repulsing the .n~my ttsy
mounted the barricades aud waved The N!curagu,n
flag To Gen. Walker. Ii is supposed IN. lose o. .
enemy must have been very great. The 'arGi co.
dti0a Of the Americans cannot b, t"ldi ;icy .u.-t
be suffsring to some extent from cho-rs. III. a.
mospiere i'd fearfully contamna;ed-tLs dsat huj"s
cnn be smeed on board of Walkers stcaM.5 ~ -
The only hope of the besieged is in their co'nmand"
,ary officer in Central America he is far superio' I.
General Walker. Hsnce it is supposed BE- WIZ L r.
instely succeed in saving the men, anniulica s.d
artillery. But he is 10 desperate straight.
At the time left, Walker had four hundred mo-.
ut Virgin bay, including the one huEdiJd r1>'a
which had just arrived fiom California. W. usr re-
iuforeements from the States the San Juan ri..si
the New Workers at Castillo rapids, and ;hosr fr %,
New Orleans about twenty mites below. ]; y
stated there three hundred and fifty rcc'u;s i:.
all Walker will have, If his recruits hrrlv- Iii ~
counting the mel n: Granada eight hundr.a mrai
with those at Granada. thousand. Ii he hns r.'.-
hundred he can take possession OF Rivhs and '"sHs
that his headquarters. and if ,hs ge;s Ave iuh L.!
recruits in month, muy susceed iu maintaining Ia.
position. Walker appears To be iu good .priiO o..
ruther you canuot tell anything about him. i"r n i!
always AS cold as ice, not feeling tf- l"-s OF he
deares, friends. but, from what have cen o! b"',
| don't think be- is in really good spirits. lie IL
GERS are enihu.ia-tic-st least some Of them. II
men not enthusiastic. but generally IN so0i f.
ing spirits. Some are friendly and some hp, :
him: but they all fight WELL for they know /; l.
matter Of life or desth with them. Want II asntl.
is the greatest drawback in their efficiency,
All Nicaragua is against Walker, anu every rn7s:
in Central America is equally hostile 10 HIN. i 10
rules III Nicaragua he will not only have 20 con1's
IT, but all of the Central American S.stss.
Another account, and the very latest sta'"s iH:s
the $50 wountsd and sick, with he women auG gG!.
iren who had been sent by Walker 10 Omstcps, ~ ;
attacked by the native Indians Of the ioiand a"d pro
badly all massacred. When they succet cr,' IN ut:
king their escape, the women, chi!drru, wodad.t :1t
WELL were running in every dir.ction ha.:t-''u' ~
frantic fright and attempting 10 conceut thvr' ~
from the Indians, who were scd 10 nave ne:t 49,
piled with arm. 10y the enemy in Rvs. TIE '9rs
no attempts made ut def.uce-n sPPenr' - -rcp'na
with fear and being bu.chrred oy fhe .svSg.s.
The passengers did not sail till two day. after t.t-,
and yet no further intelligence bud been r-c-!,gd
from Omstepe up tha; tiise. 1t !. to Dc feared .
the helpless ones if not all, destroyed by Let
terriblr butchery.
letter, speaking Of the burning II Gransia, ..}.t
Property ~ an enormous extent w1a c0D:sln-i--
much OF it owned by foreigners. whore gorrr;ia: 'a
will doublless seek indemnify. For soG; dnys i've
troop, under Hsnning.en gevs ,hcus,!ves W t"iae
widest dsbauchery Piunder, d,uukraness, and ais
sorts Of excess.s the order OF the day HnuI!-
sen was Totally puwerle.s 10 bis attempts 20 bm.S