New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-17

Of St Sebastan, ia stuae tie residence OF O.,
Wbsel,r United Sts'e. Minister. Ip fortunate 10.
lion saved il and the lives Of all is occu oAnt. "a
commander OF he attacking forces "a. hc1yi 80,
,imes duIiDE the pigl TO oIec large rewards IA ~
rsrton who wonld 20 AID ic AZ do TIE Ame,c,r ~
which YVES in front OF the Minister'S door. bat IS
was not man found courageous emo agh TO S,,sm,
tie DANGEROUS venture.
Tie enemy did not gain one single important n,.;s.
s.r they lad bon n the city two hours aad In 49,
hopoessDcss they offered he ms, liberal term, b A.
citzcns If they would lay dow their and sarrsr
der as prisoners OF wSr. To this they ovariahy n.
pi,d, fAneiicars never surrender" anil with H.
cheers FOR Gen. Walker, poured fercs vorey, s,S,
into TIE positions Of theit enemies Their assaIsn.
next tied 10 iniimidaie them by tel ng them TIA G.
Wak,r lad b,en bestcn Al VI s1ya and that beirs
many hoars there would be force II four tho,ssrS
suong brought against hen. and that those ausSsi
with their recent victory, would eisy overcome then
ard mui6er every American man. woman sod chI
they raw. But the rpy, lie, then come: Amsr;
cans never sur e der, and three chee.s for Gea.
Walker ard AZ other numerous vpley WIS what H.,
got for :heir attempted cece;t and duplciiy
In the morning. the already large force Of the epen,
was augmented by about 800 men from M.ayt.
making In all | ESQ men. Many sre Of opinion thai
there we,e "a many as as 800 ~ the enemy here DE,
fore Gen. Walker returned. We have been, we re.
peat particular in stating the nua'oe and have taxa
esnecial care rot 10 set aucht down that we s:e ns
aln.ost sure o. II Is more probable that there wee
more than lees than the numbers we give:
Cransda must have been killed. We have already
buried abou u, one hundred sod ftty. During se I'm.
dsy nd night and early in The morning OF the second
thew buried many of their own dead, as the freshly.
made graves in the yards indicate. They also threw m
ouanties Of Their dead into our wells IA to almost 81
sou @ ard IN several wells there must have been u
many as dozen. In some instances they threw tier
dead down prvy vaults and some If the ponds atscea,
to the city we're auost filled with desd bodies. We
have in addition to this great loss betseen hfty and
sixty prisoters among whom is colonel who was
s.ccnd in command. He has been alloset 20 90 At
large upon his parole Of honor. He contests himself
sstonished at the defense the Americans made here,
and Frankly admits ths inieriorty OF h@ people
as soldiers and also in point of Itelllsenee. lie
had en- inte' view with General Walker, aud
rothinc surprised him more toan the Generals sp'
pearance . Instead of finding him. says the Col
oLel "sn immensely large fllIbuster, whose appear
arce was about hall man and bali alligator,
found him to be snail, mild, modest looking per.
con Of much refinement aud pol she'd manners
The Colonel is of opini tha, the disastrous deea az
Granada will prevent any more OF his conotrl nleu
from coming TO Nicaragua for the purpose oil hsatas
against The Americans.
From all we can learn, g N. Savala fas not now
upSer his command m re than two HUNDRED OF Tie
la ee force be brought here with MN, nni thoee are
only waiting for favorable opportunity 10 leave nm
sl.n ath,r.