The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-05-10

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Gay. Afaw pfivates Joined, making the number
thirteen. Crossing the street under fire, they
.sd through the corner Of the building thst
tSs sought to be possessed by the enemy, to
ar enf0 the corridor, which was partially
hat SScndcd by IN adobe wall OF breastwork.
From that position they cautiously surveyed
the enemy, and hastily determining The plan Of
operations, the order t6s &harge WAS given, and
with a yell and q bound tl,sx rushed in the d.
rection of the picket-fence, bGAind which the
enemy were cautiously making pfserel4 NE
yell was Immediately responded to Dysa roll. of
thirty guns, but as the attack was 80 s. "a,
the disconcerped foe were unable to aim wltE
precision, and the only damage effected. was 4
slight wound inflicted upon the hand Of Capt.
breckenridge, not interfering at all with his
prosecuting the charge. The fence was gained
without loss and thence brisk fire opened
upon the rctreating enemy. ID, They fed for pro-
lection behind q neighboring building, whence
with more security they could prevent pursuit.
It was necessary, however, that they shouldbe
driven entirely from that vicinity, and in order
to get position to effect that, object, il was
necessary to cross . street exposed 10 the enc
myis fire. ssea'9 - Ea.'W
1t was hazardous experiment, as tho oppo.
sition force was asccrtained to be more than a
hundred strong Nothing da6nte,l however,
the thirteen essnyed the pefilous adventure aud
although the bullets whistled in fearful prox-
unity to them, not q man was touched. .1 The
position they sought was gained, and them in
earnest the crack Of the rife became the death
knell Of the foe. The enemy sought to retain
their ground aud returned the Are with nppa-
rent zenl and eagerness. In this engagement
Capt. Hueston fell imortally wounaed.a With
his parting spirit escaped the pulsation of
trne and valiant heart. As an, atonements for
the death Of Capt. III. not less than thirty Of
the enemy were made to bite the dirt. THE
fire of theiremaining twelve became too dims-
trous for the Costa Ricans to brave, and they
were compelled again to rclinquish their posi-
ton and seek shelter elsewhere. They began
asprecipitste retreat but were hotly pursued.
Fortifying themselves belinda wall, they auain
turned upon their pursucrs and opened . dc.
termined fire. In this assault Lieut. Gay was
Wounded The enemy again fed with the loss
Of eight on ten more, and succeeded in reaching
the building from behind, where they again
sought to repulse the advance Of the .Ameri-
cans. In the pursuit Lieut.. Gay was mortally
wounded, and French Louis killed, The
enemy mndc good their retreat The fight on
day and night there was little firing excent Inv hv
o few Of the enemy around, with Minnie rifles,
hiring from concealed places. The posscssors
OF .nese weapons were Engllshmen and Ger
mans, who had long experience IN their use.
Inc majority OF tho Americans fell at the
hands OF these foreign mscrcants, who have
allied themselves with servllisnl against the
hnerni purity oI Central America. "a
inns battle OF klvas, the second fought in
that CITY 6y Zen, walker, was warmly con-
tested. Inc struggle was long and ardnous
at every disadvantage. n 3'p ts'ss l|'''7
=, r,Ihe posta Ricans Lost SIX hundred mon.
,os, @ a:,;. resa "Ov, ",,o W ne saoequent
Gent Indications Of their detent iI TIe 1 mori- %
can loss does not exceed 30, and the wounded
is the same. tFNi ~ Sai'.le.liy' aaS lss VI,
Take itall in oil, the conflict at Rivas can
not but be regarded as glorious victory. We
have lost, indeed, some goodsand gallant men,
but their deaths have been atoned for in the
blood ofn,linerous sacrifices. 's .'5.. +
The enemy are dishcartened at their defeat ;
and although they have again returned to the
field of their disaster, they are impoverished Of
ZEAL and destitute Of confidence. !, & ,s,
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iies'deh' mora nus lssucs the loiioWing
proclamation 80 ~. - ,,95.i2' "
John r. llora, President of The RcpuJlic OF
Costa Rica and General IN Chief Of Tie Al
mn Of Nicarag,,a - n
All the ilibusters taken with arms III hand
will be subject'to all the rigor Of the law, which
in this is death. But all filibusters who have
not used their arms ag..inst this Republic aud
give up out Of free will their arms aud persons
to officers Of the Costa Rican army, shall be
pardonctl. j. II. Mona,
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The following letter from the American
Minister at Nicaragua to Mora, President Of
the Rcpublic Of Costa Rica. bears ,lnte Grnna. !.
an Anvil IL on1 rofar. s, ,ho 9v,,u;,, p.,,
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massacre ..5',.,s,,6. '.,., -
Sr-The enclosed statement shows mo d
state Of facts which you are already aware ofi
that on the 9TH inst. unarmed and inotIensiye
citizeDs Of the United States were cruelty
butchercd ut Virgin Bay, BY The troops under
your immediate command. I havc also seen
your proclamation, TINT oil persons taken with
arms in their hands shall be shot and another,