The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-16
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM NICARAGUA.
narratives of the Recent
Events There.
aNING OF GRANADA.

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TIC 81 aNING OF GRANADA.
Fights near San Juan del Sud.
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THE NAVAL ENGAGEMENT AnO TERRIFIC EXPLOSION
Dreadful SufHerings and Reported Massacre Of the
Sick and Wounded on the Island Of Ometepe
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THE CRITICAL POSITION OF WALKER,
DC, &C., DC.
The steamship Tennessee, Capt Thomas Forbes, ar.
rived yesterday morning from San Juan del Norte via
Key West with the passengers and specie which left
California by the steamship or'zaba Nov. 20.
Our thanks are due to M.rsrs Wines Co., the enter
prsing express ne and Major Hess for dles Of I'll
Nicarasrense to the 22d ut.
The Tennessee lcn San del Norte the 4th inst
The Tennessee lett In the h,rbor Of San Juan Dec. S
her Britannia Majestys line battle ship Impereuse,
soops ofwar Archer and Cossack gunboats Victor and
schooners onkahye and Peerless
G. Morgan Co.. ..sl2o,sl reualo& EchevvarssI, 977
Metropolitan Bank I4iWo c Durand. .......... 1900
G. H. Wines Co.. 1900
ToaAi .................... ...SIooooo
We have had several conflicting accounts talegraphed
from Orleans and Charleston OF the recent important
events that have occurred the theatre Of war in Mica
r,gus They have only, however, given very meagre,
and for the part unreliable statements Bat by the
arrival of the Tennessee at this port yesterday we have
been able 70 procure full and perfectly reliable accounts
OF the terrible state things in Nicaragua and Of the
don and prospects OF Walker and his nlbasters there
The following brief account Of General Walkers
ments in Nicaragua il furnished by Mr. G. Fl. Rozet,
United States Inspector Of Cas,oms San Juan del Sud-
The Costa Ricau army under General Cana, numbering
about 900, entered san Juan lei Sad (Nov :, NJ
and took possession OF the Taty encsmped about
four miles out on the mouDaa where they erected strong
barriCades IN well selected p)rnions
On the Stn they reinforced by about three hun
dred GuatamalGns.
On the PIN General Horusby who wss stationed at vr-
gin Bay, attacked the first osrr'cade, from which he
drove the enemy by q flank m0gem He mai ABOUT
two hundred and any men via o. aud "a az follow
cd his success he could have orven tnem before him
Ike sheep; but his orders pDssession Of Virgin
Bay were imperative, and ne bad g. r~tara 20 thu, place.
enemy ioned In that vicinity
The number of the enemy Kied and wounded IN the
On the i.h Cen walkor arrived az Virgin Bay from
Granada and with two nunired ard ly meu drove tue
enemy from their barrcAdes 70 san Juan aei sad from
whence they lied 10 Rvas
Few Of toe enemy we're fiec III tbis light tue battle
OF few days previous having 20 conpete,y ntimtated
them that tney hei on Walkers spproaco wi n out little
resistance.
On the morning Of the I3lh Gen. w,ksr rc,uroed to
Virgin Bay leaving handreu AMI sevsnty i've mon TO
faYrfsop San Juan del sud
On the 18th walker marched doSu Granada 10 Ms.sa.
"a when the vlcin, OF as.saYs n received iptelt
sence Herez had len for Rva- tho head OF
hundred Col Jacq ies. toe neal OF two hundret
and ni,y me n was ,hed 10 protect the
Isthmus which deemed ~ be "a dtogsr on his ar
rival ~ Virgin Bay be immediately tnre~ up barrcafes
around 'be % IN made from wool cut tor the use OF the
Aiser iwo and half days. Sighting Walker abandoned
Masssya his foroc not being sncn - take the place
He resred uptn GraLAds. He left on the 10th vita MS
stall tor vrsin Bay, sending OF ,he with
women and children to the ilsu of ometeps for saety
left the First Rifles and IN znry 3lsh
this purpose and the result bal near at Virgin
Bay when the steamer left Tor Saa Jaao del sud Gen.
walker Was anxousiy awaiting crlu 10 Attsck Rivss
On the 23d November tn0st bril- laat naval eagage.
ment took place between the Nic1agaan scoooner OF
war Granada, OF 70 tons carrying t~o 10. caaaon,
men under c. J. FsysArx. Lcut ConmAndias. aud the
Costa Rican brig of Eleventh OF ApriL 2l4 TONS
n,e ,s, g. gSs oss, sosr.
when shot struck the brig 10 the ssern, car.
rying u away and causing her nssazne 10 cx'
rescue tho sufferers, succeeded IN taxing from tho
water ano on the brig before suux forty four persons
whom he brought into San Juan del Sud tho following
morning. Tnrtcen OF them norrbly burnt, among
whom we're the captain second maze, psire. second
Lieutenant, sr not more tssn ioaf o. mon WIN I'VE Inc
Walker, 10 Virgin Bay, where, vita ie~ OK x;ep'ions,
the were berated Too much praise cannot be awarded
10 Fay FOR his gallant aud the huma-
nifty display In his epdeavors u ie regardless OF
securing the prize ere she sunk F.yssax lost tso meu
aud bas three wounded The R1sb brig mad nmo,y
rinemsn board with a large amount Of clothing for
her army, provisions, and s.5 600 In specie.
Annercd 10 extract Of private letter, which sp.at
with grea, confidence OF the result Of Walkers
menis:-
am obliged to leave place ~ithou, anything dcci
sivc having been accomplished by General H,pninrscn,
but feel pcrfeci satisfied ne IL all right oar p,siuoa
here ct present may 40 ,csr al but sm
sats6ed toat We have commenced the campaign on pro-
p,ps no psr, Of ,hs usu We .se ss % SoS n
! tee no~ more secure than have a. any une pre-
yiously and am conddspt tsas our power 10 Ceotral
America q more firmly es.ab tsaod thsa II has besn
or ave hupired recrui,. arrive vii not
be afraid to guarantee the whole Of Nicsrsgus a sub
nissve 10 rule In two stcr the, lsod a yr.
gin Bay but should the recruit, Ia large
numbers the event win be only postponed for snor,
time
OCCUPATION OF SAN JUAN DEL SUR.
We pi oceed TO give rsrrsuve Chronological order
OF the events which have oocurr the time Of tho
oAues os nAssyA anu "rAnaos on ine ihn oi VStooer
and following days. down TO the departure of the Ten
from sas Juan Gel Norte the s,h of Dccembn
For three weeks after the battles referred 70,
walker and his forces remained ct Grsnads and Virgin
Bay and chipg I'm por,snt rabspired the arst events
Of any importance that occurred after that took plsss s
San Jusn del Sur About three O'Clock In the afternoon
Of IA IN November, the Costa Rlcau srmy, numbering
some l.0co men, under the command Of General jose
Maria canas, made It's sppears7cs on the main Transit
road, about mile from san Juan del Sur Three Amerl
cans VINO we're bathing IN the san Juan fell Into
their hands. Two Of them rstained as prisoners
and the third sent into the town, bearing . proca
mason issued by Canas and directed 10 the authorities
OF tho place This proclamation the fact that he
Canas, v. In THO vicinity of the town with large force
and lu immediate surrender was demanded.
All citizens called upon TO give no their arms,
and we're Informed that single hostile shot were CRED