The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-11-19
THE DAILY DISPATCH
Wednesday aIornlns, Nsvsmber 70. Is5s
FROM NICARAIna
Inc steamer Texas, at New York, brings data.
rom Nicaragua to the ed inst The following ex
tracts are interesting:

from Nicaragua to the ed inst. The following ex
tracts are interesting:
THE GRANADA MASSACRE
IN the number of Ell Ncararuensa OF Ortohay
Iosn we nave several afidavits, giving details OF
Sne murder Of American citizens residing In Ora
nana. during the attack on that place by An allied
force of Gaatemalans aud San Salvatore The
persons murdered were Mr.. John Lawless. an
american merchant. who had resided . cousidera
pie TIME In Nicaragua. but, IL Ii said, never min
eied IN the political affairs OF the country; Rev D.
ID. Wheeler agent Of the American Bible Society
Tor Nicaragua; Rev. VIM. j. Ferguson. . Mesho
dist Clergyman from Louisiana, and Mr.. Carstens,
who, with bis wife and ve children, had emierated
to Nicaragua In January last.
According to the account In Ell Nicaraeuense.
these murders, committed by band of Guatema
lans, Immediately after the entrance Of the 1t
tacking force into the city. were entirely unpro
voked The persons murdered either resided or
had taken refuge in Mr. Lawless' house. and of the
circumstances attending the outrage the Niears
guense says:
1t cannot be said that II happened by accident
or while the soldiers were In such a state of ex-
citemeat rs not to be aware Of what they did; for
rs yet they had not been engaged In any action,
nor had they a shot yet ired on them by any of
Lawiess is situated about midway between the
large plezs and the Jalteba Church. His house
was the first they came to inhabited by Americans
and without provocation or cause, while the Amer.
protests, they first robbed him of all that was val
liable in his house, and then dragged him out from
under the folds Of that flag, which should have
made his person sacred, and shot him with cool.
ness and deliberation.
As II to add to the atrocity, they were not con.
tent with taking his life Being an American citi-
zen, instead of protecting him while living, was
the cause of continuance of outrage upon his re-
mains after dea.hi Several bayonets were thrust
through his body after he was shot.
Mr.. Wheeler had also several bayonet stahs In
the stomach and breast. Mr. Carstens had bis face
and head beaten with heavy club or butt of q
musket The bodies were stripped of all clothing
of any value. and their pockets turned inside out.
The testimony taken before the American Min
lister, Mr. Wheeler-who was himself in danger,
and owed his escape to the fact that his house
protected by the fire of the American rfss-estab.
fishes the fact that none of the parties murdered
were bearing arms or had ever engaged in Walk
er's service They were savagely slaughtered
and the house In which they sought refuge under
the American flag was rified of all Its valuable
property Other houses shared the same fate and
during the assault the Guatemslans manifested
the most blood thirsty sprt against the Americans
and foreigners.
The testimony taken by Col. Wheeler is to be
laid before the government at Washington, for its
consideration.
EXECUTION.
general order WAS Issued from head quarters
on the 25th ult, for the military execution OF Col.
Brigeredo Valdsnamsn and Captain Bernardo Al.
.ende, for the murder of Col F. A. Lane, aid-de
camp to the commander in Chief and those unhap-
py men were shot in the presence Of q battalion
OF soldiers and large concourse Of citizens.