Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-10-28
ARRIVAL OF STEAMER TENNESSEE.
Highly Important.
IBy the BaliEs Line.l


SOUTHWEST Pass, Oct. 22-The steamer Ten
nessee, Capt. Stoddard, from San Juan de Nj
carsgua, with passengers, has arrived.
The Tennessee arrived at San Juan on the
10th insr., from New York, and sailed again
on the same day for New Orleans.
The steamship Orizaba, Capt. TinkIepaugh,
arrived at San Juan del Sur ION the Pacifc,)
on the 9Th inst, from New York, via the Straits
of Magellan, having made the run in the un-
precedented time of fifty days and seven
hours.
She would take the passengers of the Ten
ressee for San Fra cisco.
The news from Nicaragua is of the most in
teresting and highly important character. indi-
eating the complete success and firm establish
ment of Gen. Walkers Government.
The enemy, that is the army of the League,
having been for some time advancing to wards
Massage. aud evidently seeking to occupy that
town, Gen. Walker withdrew the small force
stationed there, in order to encourage the enc.
my To occupy the place, knowing il TO be a
much more favorable point for him 10 attack
than Leon.
After some ten days had elapsed, the league
Haging collected force numbering 4, 900 men,
occupied tie town on the llth OF October.
This being known To Gen. Walker, he
marched towards Masaya at the head of 900
81, leaving small force only in Granada
On the morning of the 18th inst, while
Walkers troops were approaching Masaya,
ne enemy sailed nut in fall force and attacked
tuen, bat were Immediately repulsed with i'm
meuse loss and driven INTO the city, the Anne
ricaus literally paving their way with the
bndies of their dead foes.
As the Americans advanced and entered Mas
saya the enemy occupied the four plazes aud the
principal houses of the city During the day, Gen.
Walker succeeded in driving them from all the
points they occupied to the main plaza, which he
hImeeli gained at about IL P. NJ cutting his way
tn ough the walls of the houses, and carrying his
hos III along
lnlc waiting here Tor DAYLIGHT to renew the at
rack, courier arrived from Granada with iuforma
rot hat force of the enemy, comprising about
] 600 natives and 400 Gautemalaus, were btseigs
< tnat CITY
o. receiving this intelligence Gen Walker i'm
~ lately marched his troops towards Granada,
tnt reached there atout 10 o lock on the 9th.
Upon his ARRIVAL o. ne heights near the city, be
iogul At 20 Doe birIicaa by the whole force of the
.vai.Is, wher. up "a gave orders to charge and
aross them rom their posts, taking their com
u1ud. r, prl>ourr-, capturing al their hrli pieces
earr.y routing them from the city vih great
slaughter, and following them till not a vestge of
ID, NJ remained.
a.. rueuy lost At Grana'a 400 killed, and at
Ha--a'a 400 killed and 300 wounded, making in
Aii l,IuU m'n.
q II. Walkers loss in both engagements was on
y Is killed and % wounded-none of the wound
ed MORALLY.
Ii was reported that Gen. Mendez was the Sec
oDd in command of the enemy at Masaya, and was
shot dead.
AT the time our informant left, Gen. Walks
er was to march the following day to Masaya
and Leon. HIS troops were in the highest
spirits, and eager for the march,
During the absence of Gen. Walker at Ma
sayn, the citizens of Granada, learning that tie
enemy we're advancing, repaired To the Ordi-
nance Department and, arming themselves
awaited the attack. They fought with unsur-
passed bravery and desperation for twenty
four hours, defending the Government build
lngs, until the arrival of the army under Gen.
Walker To their relief
Mr.. Lawless, the Rev. D. II. Wheeler and
M. Ferguson aud son, citizens of the United
States, who had never taken any part in Gov
eminent affairs, were dragged out of their
houses in Granada aud murdered in cold blood
by the natives.
The Hon. J. II. Wheeler, United States Min.
lister at Granada, WAS lying dangerously i'll at
las: accounts, of apoplexy.
The tennessee left at San Juan ii. b. Nj. ships
Orion, 80 guns; Imperieuse, 90 guns; AFRO
CANT, 90; Archer, 90; Victor, 6; Intrepid, 6;
and Cossack, 80 guns
On Monday, the 18th, a sailing regatta OF
lie boats in tie harhrr, and those OF the squa-
dron came off. The Mosquito boat Lila, sailed
aud owned by Hutchinson, of Williamsburg,
carried off the palm, beating everything in the
race by a long distance.
The following is a list of the passengers by
he Tennessee:
Capt. r L. Williams, Capt. P. A. CALI
bonge, Nicaragnan Arm Capt. Miner, S. II.
Land, Dr. John GalIibonrgh. E. W Kingland,
AlbiHo Sue, wife aud daughter, II NJ Carpen-
Ter, NJ. D., NJ. d. Mandy.