The daily union., 1856-10-21
LATER FROM NICARAGUA.


The steamship Texas Capt Forbes sailed from San Juan
with 100 passengers from California On the lh she put
into Key West usual TO COAL and aftsr staying there
some % or 20 hours sailed for New York. After passing
Cape Hattera the Texas encountered asevere hurricane
which lasted with unabated fury for three days and find
ing that she had but twenty of coal on board Capt
Forbes judged prudent to put into Norfolk for fresh
supply on Thursday evening.
Passengers by the Texas report everything quiet San
Juan.
The weather fine and the health of Walkers troops
generally good.
The aggregate effective force of Walker was estimated
at from twelve to fifteen hundred fighting men.
General Walker asked when, ever he intended TO
home to the United States "Never," said the
great flibuster "Never, until return by land
Walkers troops had evacuated Masaya, and con-
cenratng in Granada, and his enemies had advanced
upon that city, killing many of his men in wsysde skir
mishes
The steamer Tennessee from New York with two hum
dred and FIVE recruits (oficers ncuded for Gen Walk
ers army arrived at San Juan del Nort Greytown the
22d ult
H Neardguense contains long list Of confscated prop
ery to be sold on the lst of January The aggregate
value is S7530OO
By decree published in the Ncaraguense Major Hess
empowered by President Walker to exchange with the
government of the United States rahcaons of the treaty
Of commerce and navigation between the United States
and Nicaragua, confirmed by the United States Senate
the close Of the last session of Congress.
Died. at San Juan Mel Nore Captain Peter Shepherd in
the 77h year Of his age being the Oldest white nhabtan
the coast Captain s. well known throughout the
world in connexon with the shepherd Grant (o terri
tory the Mosquito coast)
letter in the New York Herald from San Juan says
The steamer San Carlos left Granada the I'd instant
fight was expected TO take place that day between the
enemy and Gen Walkers troops II might be postponed
four FIVE days This fight would decide things In Cen
trail America for some time 10 come. Tho enemy were
about 900 strong and expected TO be reinforced by from
100 to 1000 On the Sd instant met at Virgin Bay
reinforcement from California for Walker Of l56 strong
under Coonels Kewen and Saunders They left mmed-
stely for Granada On the 4th met at CASTILLO Rapids
another reinforcement from the United States OF l36 men,
with battery of howtzers mertars shells, ammunition
&c If the enemy did not make attack before the rein
forcement &C. arrived at Granada Walker would immc-
diaey move upon them General Walker and his whole
army In 6ne spirits the enemy doing exactly
what desired the part Of the American forces which
with the relnforcements had just arrived.
OCToBER D 1860 O'CLOCK, A. MA courier bringing
troops at o'clock this morning evacuated Massays and
marching towards this plsceGranada The enc
my in possession Of Massaya and WILL probably
soon march upon this place where Il h believed the grand
battle will be fought The American forces then conceu-
ated here will number about thousand those Of The
enemy attacking, fifteen or eighteen hundred
4 skrmish took place yesterday near Hinderce three
miles northwest Of hassaya in which It Ia said one OF our
men, Lieut. Leslie taken prisoner and two or three
Others wounded and this morning three Of our ,
cts posted near aassaya were killed by the en~-ov
Recently party OF thirty AEr%Srcans serving in the
Ncsraguan army, under thc Command Of Col MeDonaIS
attacked and drove eennd their barOades large nnmbe1
OF rebels nEHoerng l50 perhaps more In the encoun
'ss one American killed and several wounded Sub
sequenty number of citizens Of Granada volunteered and
marched against the same band Of rebels E Ncaraquenss
says;
Upon consultation II deemed advisable 10 form the
company into three divisions each led on by officers
chosen from among themselves. Bryon Cole was then
elected colonel and Wiley Marshall second in command
Robert Mgan was elected to lead the hrst company 10
make the charge out OF this nineteen were killed wounded
and missing. Major Cal 0Neal was chosen 10 lead tbe
second and Captain Watkins Of Massaya the third com
pany. When all these arrangements had been completed
the companies separated to attack the place three differ
ent points.
In commencing thus party got in advance of the
others, who were obliged TO make somewhat Of detour
and although consisting of only twenty-five men, its at
tack vigorous that II succeeded In driving the enc
my back and shortly after the other companies came upon
the of action the vgor assault drove the enemy
from the corral into the house. Here the pauey of the
number Of the assaants became manifest their disad
vantage There not sufficient to hold the place after
4 taken and they obliged to fall back again be-
hind tho fence Of the corral This left the enemy in their
ormer position.
The 6ghting continued In the corral and when the
Americans retired behind s walls II became evident from
he number that had been either killed wounded that 1t
would be ujudcious to the attack. retreat
ordered and the gallant little band fell back upon Tp
apa.