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

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uaudeis If the respective battalioDs ind companies
old rot keep their enough together but when our
troops reached the Plaza having occasion 70 observe
every ore more particularly. have - recommend 10
your E1ceilelcy C0pt. SHinge 81 the Ordnance De
Ialin tnt who borg sal ned BE- fore the Gua-dh1ase,
| fsneht aeainst tia enemy in your Exceilencys AMI
| Narciso Espirosas houses.
| Lieut. Col. Mcintosh and Major Dusenbury likewise
| behaved very bravey ID two charges.
We have beer kindly permitted to make the follow
irg extract from Gen. Fys report Of the defense OF
GrsIa6a:
A. o'clock p. m. the alarm was given and the enemy
| setn advancing. The garrison, consisting OF COM
pany OF about folty citizens under the command OF
Major Gillisl. the wounded and convaescent N the
hospital snJ IN. men Of the aft corps having been
pre- vIousy Instructed, uped the range of building
EXTENDING along the south and east side Of the plaza
| from the QusreTmas.eT's and Ordnance departments
70 the IIo.ps. Tie guos Lad been placed as follows:
| Ore eighteen and one sixpolnder al the souih-wst
conner # the plaza, one nine-pound-r at the Guard
| houss, and poundtr at the Hospital.
The ,reny sdvaaced in column saiony the st'eet
leading ITO TIE northwest corner Of the plaza, ami
oderod The 9pounder to be run forward and direct
cd sgair st them which promptly done, Under the
direction of Lieut. Crowell end CAPT. Hardy. A. the
| first discharge which foIl,Sed by three hesrty
cheers for Gen. Walker from the garrison, the enemy
! hI back ard making { circuit, advanced upon the
Hospital where they were hold in check by the fire Of
| the t-pouuder. uIcer Capt sTinge, which clsmou1'-
Cd tLc 81 tucir guns AID by the force ralilei %
Major ONeil. Trey then comlnetccd vigorous a.
a. nrcn orr rear from The east amp south sides Of he
| lsza where they wee CALAMITY met by the t)rce
| ii rg our ptoc line Tie coltes. in the rear OF ne
| CuaT. LCuso Was particularly obstinate sEd maintained
| our side by some fly meo ulder the lmnand
Capt Swngle, Us sisted by Capts. Leave AMI Pick
| Hurrc ile n.cbt ard following moTnry the army
ale scv,ra attempts to attack u. in front, bnt were
| cr.,en brck hv he hre Of our artillery.
Ncstofihf American indies and children placed
in tho Chur,h ard 10 The house OF the American dms'
ter in The rear of which posted guard OF leen men
| III fer IiCuf. MicOu
During the iicht, the enemy. through deserter from
our army made proportion 10 us To surrender POM
isirg Ms projection. and stating thet olr army was
defeated at Masaya. The answer was shout Of deri,
sion ard defiance ard The battle contioued until 10
| o'clock the fol- wing morning, when i was speedily
terminated by the entrance the army under tie c)n-
Thus (, ~ enty hours force % at least 600 Of
the enemy vas repulsed by less than p men 10 which
number was Included al the sick and disabled Of the
| erUy.
Where there were SO many Instances of galantry
| end good conduct i. is difficult to specify who were
most deserving Of commendatiOn Annexed Is list OF
of cers soldiers and citzeps who were CONSPICUOUS tor
ealanry aid good conduc Also list Of the casual
| ties in my command, amounting 10 killed and ~
| wounded.
The loss of the enemy am unable TO report &C.
cvsielv from Tie fact tba: during the nj yht of the i21
th.y threw q large number Of bodies into wells and
| OFT or hiding places, and buried some. About LOO
| bodies BAY e been discovered.
| txTRAcr FROM REPORT OF MAJOR POTTER.
| On Sunday Eth inst, about O'Clock p. m stand
ing On tie corner Ct the Plaza near tue once OF tle
| Ordnance Department, saw man mounted on gray
horse galopipg past the Jslteoa Church followed d.
r,oty iter by come dozen more men upon the run
| III ore star ding me thought II courier from
Mssaya directly the supposed courier returned, and
| soon after came back again with thirty or forty
mounted men. pa sing the Jateba Church toward the
norit east of The city. Supecing that If was party OF
lancers from the enemy, ran toward The church, "a
for es the office of the Adjuant General when wa,
sased that it was q strong force of the enemy; went
| I'M diatc iv IN IN
Dolores aiarso) and sent my wife and children with
Mr. md Mrs. Hughes TO the residence OF Col Wheeler,
| Minister from the United States;
| From my house went immediately to the Ordnance
| Offce and there found Lieut.. W. Il. hl.e on duty,
with rcscen's and msn: reported The approach OF
the enemy, and gave them such orders asf thought
necessary and then started to mister Wbeelers 10
scc if NY family had arrived safe and cached the
corner of TIE Plaza near the residence OF Mr. Teller
just in time TO check tie charge being made oy Tue
Enemy down tho street for the Plaza by killing the
hgder who galllntly leading the charge, much in
adyaI &c Of his men, running and shouting.
My first shot was with a Snaps carbne only
wolsoing III staggering him against the house, and
II IN rolled him into the street with my sx-shooter.
mix this was The fret killed in the city. Mr.
Hughes ed several others this fortunate check
~ completely ialting the charging party, by which
those working The nne-pounder cannon were enabled
| TO fIc il.
oarLot speak in praise or communication of the nine
| pourder canton during the commencement OF the
| ausci-two of our own men were very seriously
| wounded by IL The charge of the Plaza was aban-
doned by the enemy; their force concentrated and
made vigorous effort TO enter the small plaza by the
opnrtors of the COMMANDMENT Chief. There the enemy
were galeny held in check by Capt SyiDge with the
| sixpounder cannon, assisted and covered by many
oiiizens with Iihes and muskets encouraged and d.
recied by Capt. Watkins. The braes hed-piecs
brought 10 bear by the enemy at this point, was soon
dsmount.d by the heavy and wel.dected FIRE Of Capt
| S9ipgle with the six.pouoder. His GOODNESS and
| bravery cannot be too much praised.
Concluding that the Hospital and Guard house would
reGnre ar additional supply of ammunition. returned
| pr1sSi fhp
fire of the eIemy near the entrance TO The headquar-
tors Of the Commenderin-C bef, and dispatched two
men loaded with ammunition for the iospltal-one OF
them only reaching there, the other stopping al the
| Guard house. In the mean time, the attack OF the
| enemy being 30 strong and vigorous, and having no
cover from which to hold and work the cannon, and
there Leir no commander 10 direct the movements IN
the vicinity Capt. Swinge withdrew the SIX FOUNDER
t. tie cover Of the GUsrd house, about clock p m
Those in the Hospital remained in 1t uader the drec-
ton of CAPT Wilkins, where they calamity defended
| themselves until the reinforcement with the Com
mander-in { hief arrived. Before the Withdrawal OF
| tie si1 FOUNDER TO the Guard-house Capt. wilkins
was very active in raying the citizens to asst IN COW
| G inc the loading and working the cannon.
| At - o'clock D. m. crossed from the Ordance W
fee 20 lhe church alone not ndng any one at the mo-
uent wpiI to the plaza, with as much amnu-
milton as could carry in two haversacks. and so1n
efter arriving there desired by Gen. Fry - take
CONC and Of tbe defence Of the front OF the church.
| From the commencement Of the attack the express
wagon in use by the Commissary Department had been
stspojpg In front of the house called the Lone star
After bug desired to take charge of the defense OF the
| church found man u regret that am not able 10
give bis name who, by my Orders. crossed lhs plaza
| loaded il it'll ammunition, but from some cane un
| known 10 me- did not return with IT, The wagon was
loaded in front OF the Ordnance Office nearly an hour
Do appearing TO be willing TO cross WIN IIwhen