The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-16

worth hundred dollars apisce The Central Amer
using Elk bs- against Wasers u7boAt which
consequently is compelled TO keep mi ana half from
e shore though the suas are anything else but accu
rate; but Walker tearr stray shots
On the N,h December. the day Gen. Heuniugsen and
his three hundred ard fg men were surrounded in Ora
nnda By she allied troops tSe former dsro cd buld
iDgs around he main plAzs, AVID fought tbeis
way Gown hall mile 70 "a stone church in toe
direction Of she lake and abcc four hund,ed yards
There they barriosded themselves aad fortified the
ehurch and were stu holding out when slt They had
oeeD ngnnns egI, aaSs surroundsd oy TWO 'nou
coDrtaDily increased by reDforcemsns The sixtr day
OF be sieg tie allies made erand ssssu which lasted
Two hours The Americans appssrod to fight with great
activity and courage and after repuspg enemy they
mounted the barrcsdes and waved the Mic iragean fa9
TO Gen Waller. is supposed the loss OF the enemy
nust have been very grea Tire exsc conc ton OF the
Americana cannot be told they muit be suffering
extent from cholera The phere is fesrtry con.
taninsted-the dead bodies be smeled board OF
Walkers steamboat. TIE only hope the besesed is
10 their commander, Gen. aenntngsen, who considered
the abest military 0rhcer In Central America he is
far superior u General Wall HeDripgsen Is perfectly
eoo under every circumstance in she hottest dght
the most critical condition. he Is OCCASIONS ally siow but
aiw ays sure; bence supposed he viii mstely sue
cteo n saving the men, ammunition and artillery But
ne h IN desperate strait II he succeeds in refreshing 70
the wharf there are no boats the erny prevent the ap.
preach OF Walker there OF emoarking the
Aaiiery or men boats could be bro"ght to the ire,
the Americans cout not mpark their artillery irst
nothing would be eft TO defend themselves could
they first embark themselves, nothing would left
dt ebd tie artillery with whicn by Gil means should be
events from falling iu,o hands Of enemy Gen.
Walker leaves Granada and down 70 his head.
Quarters Ssrs N rgI Bsy almost ever aa Aer re naming
Granada. AT the time left, Walser hs1 four hundred
men at Virgin Bay including the one huodred recruits
which had lust arrived IRON CALIFORNIA; We met rein.
iorcemenis from he States the sau Juau river tue
New Workers at Castillo rap1s and those from New Or.
leans about twenty miles below u stated there
were three hundred and fifty recruits N all Walker
viii have, his recruits arrive without counting the
men at Crsnaaa eight hundred meo-xiia those q, Gra
DADA thousand. Il he has eight hundred he
possession q kvaa and make taa his aud
II he gels five hundred recruits monta may ed IN
maintaining his position. Wslxer appears to be IN good
spiits or. rather Jou cannot tell nyiang aim,
Tor ne Is Always Geld not feeling OF his
dearest friends eut from whs. nave seen of him
enthusiastic-a eas. sone Of them are. Els men are
not en- husissnc, but generally "a good fighting
spirts Some are h.endy anu SONG hostile to him but
ths AL fgn, well, for ih.y know II er OF Eso
arc death With ihem 70 succeed Want OF health Is the
greattst craw sck 20 their eiiciency.
All Nicaragua s sgainss Walker, and every power in
Central America Is equally Eosule 70 hlo he rues Ia
the Central Amer can states They all bitterly
tile TO him .Dd ne must conquer a. Of the states be
fore ne can rule one Of them ae governs now ust
nuch sol a. the feet OF hs sold rs @il cover and
more He canpos step bey ond the, withoat the
DANGER OF bi life Walker says ne wi, boi the t-snsit
route ne mold another foot oi tho so only
twelve miles ID cpaih sna he Is deter 10 grsrd IL
IL reported thai two thousand Costa Rcans were on
ber way rom Ccs.a scs 20 ,n Eigas against Walker.
Walkers Cuban body guard deserted him about two
weeks before our SAILING There are only or two Gu
bars leit n his service row.
peraiey iasn they aid at hrst thers great many
dtso.ters among them, who do Us more ury than all
the natives pul togeiher These deeerers have drilled
end orcipned the Central Americans and lead them
In battle, Iu.iousy cursi1g tbs bussrs they gnt ike
maomep for tnsy know iacy VII be executed taken.
There wes one man whom for convenience will call
IL, Is forget hs real name, he from the State
prison 10 California to Walker and asked ha for pos.
vancemsnt he meriied Walker told him a. ne had
ocDs NON tho etAss psaoe tnAa ooaid
naxa ntIe than ftivais oat q aim. a assypeared
aux, 0le n nj - fseru tha
snd docs the Americans .pary Than 1--WE hundred
OF the natives could, for no has drilled disciplined
them, stimulating them TO great eLoris IN battle He has
learned them chaIge they charge right upon
our bay onss a Massaya with both tnes infantry and
walkers men are terribly wro.h at Vanderbilt; they
believe ne so,is against ttsn, supply ng the enemy
with money Ana bribng the nen 10 dssari for every
ceserter who In taken has abundance OF money IN his
pockets, while Walkers men have none
Walkers dictatorship Is destroying he Hc 10
too comnseflng and teceitdl. Me- go there and
for t~esc mouths when their timo expires ne gives
them dis missal from Tao army, but viii give tnem
psssport 20 they canno. leave the corntry There Is
nothing for them to 40; they thsy are
compelled 10 oln the army again tor subsistence
Tnoush volunteer surgeon, was Win great diculty
even Obtain them. | think American might succeed
In Nicaragua: but Walker doai appear 70 be the mAo
though sncerey hope no WILL Col jacques 10
In con maud n Virgin Bay Toe deans ;hero IRON cho.
lera average four aye day there officers
who came directly from walkers army With me. Gen.
HornsDy sit Tor New Orleans on Through Of ninety
Days He Will enotevoa " aid the oil waksr r,
seno bin sccru and also set operation performed
Upon hf eyes. he cnnrot wei. now
Major Ray mon, who came by the Tennessee and 10
In ihs city, On ninety day iurloash, and vii prooA
bly, 30 TO Psnnp ana, and not return 70 the my
He Is OF Walkers best officers, AMI has been
with him mostly all tho time since ne rrsr ur Ia Nj
carayus Lieut. Ihemsh wno has gons TO ONO by New
Orleans, on fer,ough and wll return
am no to DO able fu Oh the dying request OF
Young man rom Kentucky, Robert Burbank, aged only
M ara Vsr sia WSsan
with loyo OF military glcr nc away ffom homo,
but diod ten dsgs aier bis arrival In Nicaragua Two
days before n. oeath he 10 bs first aud only battle.
He tried 10 give me the addfev Of bis parents aud want
Cd me 10 ien them where DO Diet but 100 weak 10
make himself understood He len beautiful gold watch
and chaa with Major Ormsby. I desire very much lhai
tni accocnt may reach his parents.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
On the "a OF december Captain Criggn arrived a, vr
ain Bay IN burgo, with three and bis little child.
They started ats Nonaay night The si Of Deoc mber.
hce two hundred aud any wounded and ses--ihc nry
vsl with the women and children, who had been sen,
by Walker 70 omeispe-were attacked by the native
dians Of The island and probably all massscred When
they succeeded 10 making their escape the women Gull
wounded we'll runnipx In every dreciioa
haccng fright and aitemp az 10 conceal them
selves om the Incisrs, who were said so have been
supplied with srns by The enemy IN Rvss. There
no attempts made ai do ence-ah appeared overcons
with fear and were belo buchersd by the savsges
passengers did not sail n two days alter hs aud yet
urncr inelA erce had been received from omespc up
to Tine W De the heipiess
not ali, destroy cd IN that terrible buicnery
ANOTHER TRIUMPH or AMERICANS.
TOTAL Rorr or THE EsEMY WIN GREAT Loss OF
LrfE--rARIICrLsRs OF THE FIRST ATTACK UNDER
BRIe aDiKR GENERAL HoRNsBy-aALLANT CHARGE
or rBE FIRST AND SECOND RTrIEs-BRsvEKr os
TIE nFASThY oF GrS wALKER IN
FERsoN-ATTACx--Rour, ETC.
From ~ Nioaras uense Nov. 15
amer the dl,trous defeats Of the allied forces Of San
sslvsao, ard Guatemala on the IAN and lS,h Of oc,o
Der, they were for some days almost prostrstc bot
pears that reinforce nens vhicn they received from Cos
IA Rca sTurrct them on to make another effort Tho
ctunaI iars " the forces At hassaya aud OF
Costa fscsn generals has acnrrcspondence, which n
was trced that body OF men sent from Massa-
o. she Ncaragrsn rsusit route they would there be
iGi1sf ~ scvefat hundred from Costa Rics
This Juno uro was rmi,ted 10 teke place Seven hun
dret men started IRON kasssys sud n few days
fortiyDs themselves ai Rvaa One Of their displays
OF rover IN that city was the robblng Of nearly every
pcrsrn In n ard beating of the wive. OF rcg Anne.