Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-11-06
Important from Nicaragua-Success
of Gen. Walker.

The Southern mails o: Wednesday night
from Nicaragua brought by the steamship
Tennessee at New Orleans.
The expected battle between G n Wal
ker and the combined forces Of The govern
ment alii against him has taken place, &
his success has been complete beyond the
expectations of his most sanguine friends.
The enemy having been for some time
Advancing towards Massaya and evidently
seeking TO occupy that town. Gen. Walk.
or Withdrew the small forces stationed there
in order to encourage them 10 occupy the
place, knowing il to be much more favvF-
able point to attack than st Leon. After
about ten days the enemy had collected a
force numbering about 1000 men and occu-
pied the town. On the llth of October
Gen. w. marched against Them with 1000
men leaving a smaller force at Granada.
On the morning of the 18th, while approach
ing Massaya, the enemy sall:ed cut in full
force and attacked him, but were mneuiate-
" 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 pazas and the
principal houses OF the town. During the
day Gen. w. Succeeded in driving them
from all these priGts 10 the main plaza
which ne, himself gained about IL p. m,
cutting his way through the walls of the
houses, carrying bis howitzers along, and
only waited for wight 10 renew the attack
when a courier arrived from Granada with
information thai force of about 1000 ma
,ives, principally Chamorisls, and AGO
Guatema'isns we're beseiging that place.
On the receipt OF this news Gen. Walk
er Immediately marched his troops for Gram
ada, where he arrived about 10 o'clock on
the 18Th, and upon his arrival on the heights
near the city found it to be barricaded by
the whole force of the invaders. Where
upon he charged them and drove them from
their post, taking all their field pieces and
their commanders prisoners, and entirely
routing them from the town with great
slaughter strewing the streets and cutters
with killed and woundea-followiug them
from the city until not vestigs of the e.
nsmy remained. The enemy lost a, Gran
ada 400 killed; at Massaya 400 killed and
500 wounded, making in all, I,lo0 men =
Gen. Walkers loss in both engagements
was Is killed and 28 wounded--none o.
tEeIn Blortaly. 1t was reported that Gen.
Meudez, the second in command U. the
enemy, was shot dead at Massaya at the
time our informant left
Gen. Walker ss to march on the hrilow.
ing day for Massaya and Leon, his troop.
being in the most excellent spirits and eager
for the II arch. During the absence of Gen.
Walksr at Massaya, the citizens, learning
that lhe enemy were advancing, repaired To
the OrAnaPce Department and arminr them
selves awaited the attack, and :fought with
unequxlied bravery and desperation for twen
ty-lwo hours, defending the Government
buildings until the arrival Of the arrnv.-
Mr. LawlSs, Rev. d. II. Wheeler, Dir.
Ferguson and son, citizens Of The United
States, aud vino had never taken any part
in the afairs of the Government, were
taken out OF their houses and murdered in
cold Llaod by the natives.
The Hon. J. Il. Wheeler, United States
Minister at Granada, is lying dangerously
III, from an attack of apoplexy.
The Tennessee left at San Juan Her
Brittanic Mrjesty's ships Orion, 80 guns:
Imper;eus, 80 guns; Arrogant, SO guns;
Archer, 90 guns; Victor, 6 guns; Intrepid,
6 guns; Cossack. 80 guns.
The Nicaraguense, llih inst, contains
the iolluwi rg notice Of the illness of Mr..
Wheeler.
1t is with the deepest sense Of regret that
we announce the illness Of Col. John II
Wheeler, the American Minister. On the
night of Wednesday he came home at late
hour and went to bed in apparent goot
health. In short time he was seized with
cramps, and five painful spasms followed in
rapid succession. These lett him senseless
and oil occurring before medical assistance
coull be had. He is at present GONZALES.