The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-12-18
THE DAILY DISPATCH
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Iharsday Morning, December Is, 1SG6.
Additional and Highly Intere.,iu. fro,,
Nicaragua.
BATTLES OF WALKER.


S4gerinss Of ht' Troops Treatnaen. of the
Hounded 4r, &c
The papers by the Tennessee give a full .ceoun,
OF walkers proceedings from the occurrence q,
the battles of Msssaya and Granada TO the Tn
inst. The details are very Interesting. and arc
summed up in the extracts which follow
OCCUPATION OF SAN JUAN Drr sim
some three weeks after the battles referred IN
Maiker and his forces remained at Granada ana
virgin Bay, and nothing important trsnspjred =
1 ne nrst events Of any importance that occnrre<i
aHer 'hat, took plsce at San Juan del Sur About
thtes CLOCK IN the afternoon of the 7.h Noyem-
Der, tie Costa Rican army numbering some O0o
men, under the command of General Jose Msrs
Canas, made its appearance on the main Transit
road, about mile from San Juan del Sur. Three
americans who were bathing in the river San
Juan fell into their hands. Two of them were re-.
tanned As prisoners, and the third was sent into
the town, bearing proclamation issued by Canas
and directed to the authorities of the place. The
proclamation set out the fact that; be- Canas was
in the vicinity of the town with q large force and
Its immediate surrender was demanded
All citizens were called upon to give IN their
arms, and were Informed that if single hostile
shot were fired they must abide the consequences
As he would not be responsible for the result. II
would be all treated as fiiibusters This proclaim
alton, and the reported advance cf tie Central
Americans, threw the small American population
OF the IOWA INTO CONSERVATION, and all of them,
Win the exception OF some half dozen, vacated
The place. some beakng themselves into the har-
hors and there anchoring their boats, and others
seeking protection on board the Nicaraguau schoo.
ner Granada, which was lying there. None Of
Walker troops were there at the time.
Mr Q Fl. Reset, the l.. S. Special inspector OF
customs at San Juan, was one Of those who re
msi ed in town He and Mr.. Dickson the agent
OF the Transit Company, went out to meet and
confer with the approaching enemy
hey met Col Bosquet entering the piazza wi h
Two hundted men They represented to him that
The majority OF Americans in that placs were total.
ly unconuected with Walker; that they were peace
able citizens and not fi!libusteros and that they
certainly should not be treated as enemies Col
Bosquet requested Mr.. Rczet to place himself in
communication with the commander of the Mica.
raguan schooner Granada, and to say that if b..
would surrender his vessel aud refrain from fipip q
siogie shot, all the American citz ms there should
be protected, otherwise they would have to abide
the consequences Mr. Rozet went on board the
schooner and had an interview with Captain G. J
Fayssoux, who rcturned for answer that if the enc
my showed themselves on the beach he would fire
st them, and would surrender his Vessel 10 no one
but Genera Walker.
Col. Bosquet, before having received the reply,
retired ard lined the main body, leaving an aid.
de.camp TO cary him Capt. Faysscux's answer.
9his Cfhcer, on hearing what thst snswer prss
ride away, threatening "deah to the Americans -
misapprs herded or p,israpsesented, followed him
to the Costa Ricsn camp, where he met General
Canss Colonel Bosquet and ether offcers who ap
Pea sd to be holding council of wer. On statinr
10 them what Capt. Feyss1ux's snswer was they
said shey were sorry, but they could not guarantee
protection to the Americans in san Juan.
Mr.. Roz IL on his returE directed u note to CAP.
tain Fayssoux to the effect that he had assurance
that the American citizens of the place would be
protected IL the event Of his not coming int III.
hsIbor and appealing to hi for the sake Of hum.nj.
Y. thn mon 6rr
OF the Granada assented and the Y: day. the 9Th
ccrls of Gaate Gaalians entered aud occupied ths
The store OF all American named Botcey broken
open, the persons In POSSESSION violently cd,
sevsrsl thousand dollars worth of goods taken from
1t by the Coat. Rlcsn soldiers.
GENERAL HoRNsBYS S FIGHT WITH THE COSTA RI
CANS.
While the Guatemalians retained possession of
San Juan, keeping the inhabitants in const.at
terror. the Costa Rican army encamped in 3 very
strong position, on the road between that town and
Virgin Bay, some four miles from the former and
eight from tho latter place. Here they erected
barricades and intrenched themselves. On the
morning Of the 9th of November, General Horns
by, who was earrisoUirg Virgin Bay, marched
with some two hundred men and attacked tn.
Costa Ricans. By an intrepid flank movement be
succeeded in dlslodging him from the first barri
cade, killing some twenty Of the enemy. He
deemed it ineypedient, however, TO pursue his
successes, lest Virgin Bay, which he ordered
hands He therefore made retrogade movement,
aud returned to tie last place, from whence he no
tined Walker of the diversion he had made -
Walker, on the receipt of this intelligence, came
down from Granada with the Rangers and lst Ri
lies, ard Ga the afternoon Of the l2th November
reached San Juan-the Costa Ricans retiring be.
tofe Inn without baZardipg an engagement, and
preceding to RiVss, where they were a: the time
the tennessee left. Walker returned to Virgin
Bay On the morning of the 18th, and departed the
hyr hoe fOr dr. .ossrk,
miles, leaving l15 men to garrison Virgin Bay.
MORE FIGHTING AT MAsSAYA.
On the 18th Of November. Walker marched from
Granada with force of five hundre men TO attack
Massaya, which was held by large force of the
allies On approaching the latter place he learned
from his scout that General Gerez formerly bis
own Mluister of WaT) had set out to attack Virgin
Bay with force of seven hundred men This
Information induced him to divide bis force. He
sent Colonel jacques, with TWO hundred and fifty
men TO Granada, where they took boats down the
LAKE 10 Virgin Bay, which they strongly fortified
General HOrnsOy, who had been charged with the
defence of that place, bad in the meantime, pro
cur leave Of absence. lie was among the mas
sengers by the Texas to New Orleans. Walker,
with his reduced force, met a detachment of the
allies-some eight hundred stropg-ard battle
ensued. The allies were driven back into Massaya
The fight here continued for some four DAYS, but
the flibusters were unable TO lake the town: they
blew up portion Of 1t, but they could not reach
the grand plaza.
Tney were obliged to retire on Grauada, with
loss Of sixty or seventy men in killed and wounded
The loss of the enemy was not known, but must
have been very considerable.
DESTRUCTION OF GRASADA-POsTTION OF THE
FILIBUsTERS THERE.
1t was on his return to the capital that Walker
resolved upon lis destruction and evacuation. For
that end he lett there some 400 men, under the
command of Gen Hennigsen, whose instructions
were to take charge Ci the artillery, ammunition.
public archives, and all the appurtenances of the
army and convey them to Virgin Bay-the design
being to make that a base of operations for toe
capture of the city of Rivas, where Walker in
ter ded to establish hi. government. Granada was
given TO the flames Proper.y TO an enormous
extent w as cor suned-Inueh of it owned by for
eigners, whose governments will doubtless seek
indemnify For some days The troops under Hen
nigsen gave themselves up TO the widest debaach
cry. Piuuder, drunkenness, and all sorts of ex-
cesses were the order Of the day. Subordination
" as lost sight Of and no sort Of eontrol was ex'
ercised over the men. Hennigsen was totally
DOW erless In bis attempts TO bring them to Their
duty Ihe consequences which were TO have
been expected followed. Before any OF the muni'
lions of war could oe transported from Grsnada
TO Virgin Bay the allied forces 6esieged the plaza
where there the troops were garrisoned. rms
600 s,ill uni oD hen the Tennessee leit