The Nevada Democrat., 1856-12-24
Wm. ]. KNOX. Chin of Com.
GEo. 0. KnLBouRNE. scc'y.
Arrival of the OrIzabn.

The Nicaragua steamship Orizaba arrived at
the Bay on Friday night last, bringing $40 pas
scngers, of whom 1O8 were ladies. Among the
passengers, are Ex-Governor Biglcr and family
The Orizaba brings two days later intelligence
from New York, and six days later from New
Orleans Ef p
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-0ficial returns from
all the parishes in Louisiana but one. give Buch-
anan 1000 majority.
Buchanan has 1857 majority in Georgia
one county yet to hear from.
Forty-seven voting places in Texas show ma
jorites of $500 for Buchanan, and l,4S9 for
Fillmore. wv '4'.At
Sr. LOUIS, Nov 20th.--Last night, the block
on the leyee, known as the City Buildings, con-
ssting Of thirteen stores, occupied by some OF
the heaviest firms in the city, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at S400,
O00 The amount insured has not been ascer-
tanned. The block sold year ago for SlS3,000.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20th0ur Thanksgiving
to-day was sgnalzed at 2 o'clock by the mar
riage of Senator Douglas, of Illinois, to Miss
Ada Cults, Of Washington, after which the mar
ried couple took the cars for their future resi-
denee, in Chicago. The bride was accompanied
to the alter by several bridesmaids, but the
Senator, being awidower, went alone. Only a
few of his personal friends, including Gen.
Shields, were present. % H y 3'5t f"f
'fa Nicaragua News. ~FF
"a From dispatch to the Sacramento Tines da-
ted San Francisco Dec. 10th, we extract the
following Nicaragua news:
Owing to the destruction Of Granada by order
of Gen. Walker, no number of the Nicqragvetse
has been issued We gather the following from
passengers who came up on the Ortzaba: On the
2lst ult the Nicaraguan schooner Granada, com
manded by Commodore Vassaux, sailed out of the
harbor of San Juan del Sud- and met the Costa
Rcan vessel "l1th Of April" The Granada had
23 men and guns the Costa Rican brig. I40
men, and English brass pieces-nine Founders
100 Minnie rifles. At six O'Clock in the even
ing, an engagement commenced between the two
vessels, and lasted with the utmost fury until s
o'clock, when awell-drected shot from the Gra-
| NADIA fell into the magazine of the Costa Rican
vessel, and it blew up tearing the brig to pieces,
and killing nearly all on board. Boats were i'm
mediatcly lowered from the Granada and about
thirty men We're picked up--al the rest perish
! ing The Costa RIcan vessel had about $l0 900
in bullion, on board.
Private letters received in this city represent
this affair as having been most brilliant, and
speak in the highest terms of the courage aud
skill of CON- Vassaux, who with an inferior force
succeeded in destroying large vessel, manned
! by force four times as large as his, and with
loss of but two or three men,
Walker had an engagement at Massaya, which
lasted three days; his loss was comparatively
trhng-27 killed and about thirty wounded.
The loss of the Costa Ricans is said to have been
very severe. 1t had been Walkers intention
after this engagement to press on to Leon, but
circumstances occurred which inductd him to
abandon it. and fall back towards Granada and
| gave Gen. bennington directions to destroy the
latter place. Granada was accordingly blown
up and fred and for the present, Walker has
his headquarters at San George.
The Very --latest.
! On the 9th, Gen. Walker went up to Rvas
with portion of the new recruits, and his main
army, in all consisting of $50 men, for the pur-
pose of attacking the enemy, postel at that
place, to the number of 600 strong. On the
next night he was attacked at st. Georg on the
Lake shore, and he repulsed the enemy with no
loss to his own forces ss f.l7o
Accounts from Nicaragua are very conflicting.
Another version OF affairs is, as we learn from a
passenger and who we know to be good authori-
ty-that Gen. bennington was surrounded in a
church at Riyas, by 5000 Coste Ricans, and
would likely be sacrificed if not succored.