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

III, commenced robbng The bou'e OF viltfbe goohs;
moneys e,l qucrc end temau'ed that t1e house o.
the American Legation should be Po'ote! on' oecoar
ipc still their repeated inon ion 81 mundc"eS h9F
leans IN the cOunry. At III tine, j DIN u. La"ies
ESQ The Rev VIM. J. Ferguson OF Louis,ana, inc
Rev d. II. Vince or, agent Oi tae Amercln B.oe 81
s-icty for Nicaragua Of CharestOwn, C'afk County,
Indisna and Mr. Corsteos who tad 'aken refuge uode,
the Amt rcan flag at Mr. Lawiesss, we're atS" s-Ho4
mud tbot They fred and hit the Amerc ih nag TuGu
ives over the house 81 the Amen ;au Leg a.,on a4' 81
e,al bale penetrated the dOOr-the Minister "" r
Whes Ter being at the time 'nfutd To pea .! rd
This house being betSeen our house ana ny 'a mo
Plaza was ia the range Of the guns OF 'Le w 80;
ANY o. IL would have bfeD taken and e.S,J - ma
can in II nrobablv murdered as they seemed % pay no
reject e. the flag Of he United sa'es ou ~ ,h
dread Of the rifle that for the time PT31e, "o,co5
repeatedly declared tha' u ihe ey,o. .I bia -"
Minister they would Instantly sho'' r. Nv WIgpFMANN
sworn TO b sI m n WHEELER, Cnel sse' Minister
-. oy HATED STATES OF AMERICA,
Ik"Aiio' NyAR RErrDLIC OF NICAkAGCt.
Personally sppes cd on 'ns u A., % AZ
lS-6 AloD7o a. IeiiiIc' WV ''A"o 49, 0'''-' NN
dePp. s, bcwas ia the City Of Granada the 18th inst
saw The Rev Mr.. Ferguson, Mr. Lewess aud Mr. Cans
,eps all American citizens, on The morning OF that
dey Ga the 18Th about II O'Clock m, At Tie request
Of Mr.. Cars eps who a. The house ofthcA nercan
Minister ahc time. 0eponrut went t. look for her nus
bard. Saw FIVE bodies 10 the Express wagon 81 q. IL.
Wines & Co. which bodies he recognized as those of
Nessrs Lawlsss Ferguson, Carst ms and Wheeler.
md or not known 10 him DtponeDt assisted at the
burial of ihcsc bodi's Ttey SHOT aud bayoneted
In several pieces Cantcns had eve shot ont and
had also a bayonet wound in bis neck. Heard that
these men bad been murdered by the Qua nains.
They ali living at the house OF Mr.. Lawlsss, an
American merchant, and considered themselves safe
nnder the protection Of Tie Amer an Gag. Deponent
Jaw the American flag fJing from the window Of Mr..
Lawesss house on the day previou - attack upon
fraDada.
Deponent is an American citizen, and has been en-.
mercantile business the City Of f,rana
ALONZO A. PERRINE.
Sworn to before me, thi. 2oth Dc ,ber. 1885.
JOHN II. WHEELER. United States Minister.
LEGATION OF UNITED STATES OF AAERIcA,i
NEAR REPUBLIC or NICARAGUA. s
Personally appeared, on this 18th day Of October,
1856 Rebeoca Ferguson and Lizzie Ferguson, widow
and daughter of the late William j. Ferguson, who,
beirg duly sworn, did depose and say: "a
That with Mr. Ferguson, they sailed from New'Or;
Web.teI. for Nicaragua. Mr.. Ferguson was a
Methodist clergyman by profession ana was iorls,y
settled at Paquemine. state Of LOU 'na IFS health
gone toe preyous to his departure from Louisiana
had be on poor and he ADVISED by his insIds 10
leave Southern Louisiana, where the climate was 100
damp and 60 South. He came TO Nicaragua b buy
On estate snl settle upon IT, He assisted on the Sab
bath at Divine service at the house of the I ated
States Legation and performed the bural rites Tor
st me Of his de- eased countymen. tie had no c0nnec-
ii On with the army Of Nicaragua and never bore arms
On the morning Of the 10th Sunday on account of
the illness of Col. Wheeler, the American MlSter.
divine service was omitted at bis h)use Mr. Ferguson
ana family were in their rooms at The house OF Mr.
lawless an American citizen, when the alarm was
given that The enemy coming. This was about
O'Clock. They oil relied upon the protection OF the
American flag There was an American nag ia the
house. Mr.. Law'ess had lived some years IN Mes
Tagua as an American merchant. lie spoke the Ian
cuage Of the country fuently Deponents have Often
heard him ssy that they in danger, az their
character of American citizens would protect them.
There were no arms in the house.
About half past one O'Clock, fl six natives, whom
Mr. Lawless called Guaem llians came into the house.
They frst attempted to break oOen the gate leading
into the yard and called upon Mr. Lawless, by nsme,
to open it, which he did be NJ forced TO. When the
gate was opened, M ID. ii. Wheeler, az American
Bible agent in Nicaragua in. They had fired sew
eral shots at him. aud about to kill him with
lances when he came 10. Mr. Lswless did not come
back They took hote from Mr. Lawless which be-
longed to Col Wheeler, the American Minister. They
then took Mr. Wheeler and NJ. Ferguson prisoners.
Deponens saw them NJ more. Heard from Major
Rogers and Captain De Brissot that they alter
ward murdered. Rogers and De Brissot and
recognized the bodies.
Native parties came into deponents many times
during the 18th, aud asked for money; took all the
jewery from the persons of depOnents; they broke
open Mr. Lag)ess's safe and took all his money they
put their bayonets to Opponents breasts and theaed to
iii them if they did not give money jewelry. These
we're mostly Guatemslians but there native
Ncarse uans among them. II. V FERGUSON,
LIZZIE FERGUSON.
Sworn 20 before me this 10Th October 1876.
JOHN II. WHEELER, U. S. Minister.