Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-10-30
NICARAGUA.

| The late advices from Nicaragua inform us oil
the continued success Of Walker, in his conquest
of Central America. For some time preparations
have been going on for war with the States OF
San Salvador, and Guatemala. The hostile for
ces met Mt Mnssaya, a town nine miles from Gran
ada, on the 18th instant. The following account
of the conflict is taken from the Mobile Register
| "The enemy had occupied that place with q
garrison of four thousand men; Gen. Walker at
| tackled them with about one thousand troops and
forced their position, literally paving his way with
dead bodies of the enemy. The battle lasted un'
til nine at night. At daylight courier arrived
with the intelligence that Il force Of fifteen hun
| dred natives and Guatemalans were bcsiegine
Granada. Gen. Walker Immediately took up his
line of march for that place, and reached the
heights surrounding the city about 10 o'clock on
the morning of the 18TH He found the city bar
ricaded, and the enemy entrenched in great force
He charged however, drove them from their posts,
! and routed them with great slaughter, capturing
the commanding officers and field pieces. The
total loss of the enemy in killed and wounded, is
estimated at eleven hundred Walkers loss, SIX
| teen killed and thirty wounded. Walker would
march Immediately upon Massaya and Leon. His
troops were in the highest spirits. The citizens
of Granada had held the Government buildings
against the enemy for twenty-five hours before
Walker arrived"
But the most interesting item Of news in refer
ence to Walkers movements is to be found in his
Decree re-cstablishing the institution Of slnvery
and inviting the importation of negroes. This
bold measure seems to have added fresh vigor Ia
the Nicaragua fever large contributions Of men
and money are on the way, and it is said that the
anti-slavery Yankees are now busily engaged in
fitting out ressels to be employed in the re,opcnng
of the slave trade. The Charleston Ne'rs remarks
That the establishment of Walkers power will
give extension to the slave trade, ms an auxiliary
to slavery, before efforts are made for its suppress
sion in Central America, seems beyond contrldic-
ton. The boldness Of his decree, re-establishng
slavery in Nicaragua, will astound Courts and
Cabinets in Europe. That it will stimulate the
desire for profits by the large gains which the re-
opening of the slave traffic promises, the capital
already invested in this traffic at the North plain
ly eyinccs The question arises, what will the
governments of England, France and Spain do in
the premises! Interfere in the domestic arrange.
ments of the Nicaraguan Government they cannot.
Will they employ their fleets for the suppression
of the slave traffic, which, although permitted by
the law of nations has been discountenanced and
abolished by all the established Governments. =
VIII they do that by the strong hand in which they
will not meet any resistance except by the feeble
authority of Nicaragua? This is the problem 70,
practical solution in the present aspect Of affairs
in Central, America. AS these European Gov,
ernments cannot prevent that they would willingly
prohibit if they could to wit, the re-establishment
of slavery in Nicaragua, their next measure Of
policy would be to prevent slavery being there
| indirectly nourishcd by the slave trade. That
such will be the course of measures adopted by
those European Governments, We feel assured
They have carried cut his policy with high
hand towards Brazil. That they will have any
scruples as regards Nicaragua. we cannot sup
pose.