Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1856-11-13
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Important from Nicara,
gua..Sncccss Of GeneFai
Walker.
The Southern mails furnish the details OF
the important news from Nicaragua brought
bv tbesteaynsbip Tennessee at New Orleans
The eYnected battle between Gen. Walk
., and the combined forces of the govern
ments allied against him has taken place,
and his success has been complete, beyond
the expectations Of his most sanguine
friends.
The enemy having been for sometime
advancing towards Masaya and evidently
seeking to occupy that town, Gen. Walker
withdrew the small force stationed there,
in order to encourage them to occupy the
place, knowing it to be much more favor
able point to attack than at Leon. After
about ten days the enemy had collected q
force numbering 1000 men, and occupied
the town. On the llth October Gen. w.
marched against them with 1000 men, leav-
ing smaller force at Grenada. On the
morning of the 18th, while approaching
Masaya, the enemy called out in full force
and attacked him, but were Immediately
repulsed and driven into the city, with i'm
mense loss, the Americans literally paving
their way with the bodies of the dead, as
they advanced and entered the town. The
enemy occupied the four plazas and the
principal houses of the town. During the
day Gen. Walker succeeded in driving them
from all these points to the main plaza,
which he, himself, gained about IL P NJ,
cutting his way through the walls of the
houses, carrying his howitzers along, and
only waited for daylight to renew the at
tack, when courier arrived from Grenada
with information that force of about 900
natives, principally Charmoristas, and 400
Gautemalians were beseiging that place.
On the receipt of this news Gen. Walker
Immediately marched his troops for Grena
da, where he arrived about 10 o'clock on
the 18th, and upon his arrival on the
heights near the city, found it to be barrie
AIDED BY the whole force of the invaders
Whereupen he charged them and drove
them from their post, taking all their field
pieces and their commanders prisoners, and
entirely rousing them from the town with
great slaughter strewing the streets and
cutters with killed and wounded-follow-
ing them from the city until not a vestige
of the enemy remained. The enemy lost
at Grenada 400 killed; al Masaya 400 kill
ed and 800 wounded, making in all LOO
men. Gen. Walkers loss in both engage
ment was l6 killed and % wounded none
of them mortaIly. 1t was reported that
Gen. Mendez, the second in command of
the enemy, was shot dead at Masaya at the
time our informant left.
Gen. Walker was to march on the follow
ing day for Masaya and Leon, his troops
being in the most exalted spirits and eager
for the march. During the absence of Gen.
Walker at Masaya, the citizens, learning
that the enemy were advancing, repaired
to the Ordinance Department and arming
themselves waited the sttack, and fought
with unequalled bravery and desperation
for twenty-five hours, defending the Gov
ernment buildings until the arrival of the
army. Mr.. Lawless, Rev. D. H. Wheeler,
Mr.. Furguson and son, citizens of the Uni
ted States, who had never taken any part
In the affairs of the Government, were TAX
ea out of their houses and murdered in
cold blood by the natives.
The Hon. ]. H. Wheeler, U. S. Minis
ter at Granada, is lying dangerously i'll,
from an attack of apoplexy.
The Tennessee left at San Juan Her
Brittanic Mgesty's ship Orion, 80 guns;
Imperteuse, so guns; Arrogant so guns;
Archer, 20 guns; Victor, 6 guns; Intrepid
6 guns; Cossack, 80 guns.
The Nicaraguense, llth inst, contains
the following notice of the illness of Mr..
Wheeler:
1t is with the deepest sense of regret that
we announce the illness of Col. John H.
Wheeler, the American Minister. On the c
night of Wednesday he came home at
late hour and went to bed in apparent good
health. In ashort time he was seized with
cramps, and five painful spasms followed
in rapid succession. These left him sense
less, and all occurring before medical as
sistance could be had. In few moments
Drs. Royston and Callahan were called in,
and powerful remedies were at once admin
istered. Throughout the night and during :
the next day, his life was suspended by the
brittlest thread; but by continued assist c
ance, rendered cheerfnlly by ladies and gen. '
tlemen, he was alleviated into a gentle
sleep, after which the danger was consider
ed as almost over. He is at present con-
valescent, and with his constitution, we may T
hope to see him about in very short time. '
The same paper says:
Two brass howitzers, large number of
Mimic muskets, and a considerable quanti-
ty Of ammunition arrived on Monday last on
the San Carlos. The howitzers are being
mounted rapidly and will be ready to move
with the army. A regular corps of sharp
shooters has been organized in each battal-
ion. The best marksmen in every compa-
ny are selected and then armed with the {
MIME musket. By this arrangement a
body is organized who may be relied on to
kill a man at one thousand yards, three ,,
shots out of five.
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