The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-20
AFFAIRS IN NICARAGUA.
Additional Intelligence Brought by the Texas
from San Juan del Norte.

Additional Intelligence Brought by the Texas
from San Juan del Norte.
Dur Nicaraguan Correspondence.
GRANADA, (Ncaragus), Oct /, 1856
The Ao,emsns Of General Waesy IN NJ aragua-Tle Ac.
cssations Of his Enemtes Answered-TAe Facts in tie
Cdse-Ezpeced Arrival Of Steamers usM Reiforceneats
Health If Granada de-, &C., dc.
Since my last correspondence to you, what changes
have taken place what have come to pass 70.
day fear that made hearts tire nble then 4,
was triumph which hurried its heating sorrow then
JOY will give you perfect hisory or what occurred
since General Walkers from Leon in June last
and though you may know many facts, still you will
iearn others with which you could have become ac
qusmsea rs they approach more 70 "pubc privacy
what mean by this expires ION, nv tale will show
General William Walker bad enthusiastically re.
ceived BY the Lecnese and Ia by all the inhabitants
and places through which he passed whom marching
with the First Rifle Battalion TO Leon Hs thence in the
middle Of June, returned to Granada with the lnentoa
to conduct to Leon the Second Light Infantry Battalion,
under Major Mcintosh ing to meet the enemy with
these two battaons their entering this State Orders
were Gew se received here renforcemens upon
reniorcements to Leon Costa Rica actually unable
70 do any mschief In the south The General mad
rived with the Second Light Infantry Battalion at Pueblo
Nuevo, "a miles from Leon, when he met q courier, in.
forming h or what had taken place in Leon during his
absence. He gave orders TO return to Granada, and
both battalions at relracsd their steps, the
from Leon the other from Pueblo Nuevo. And what had
happened IN Leon? President Rvas had fed thence with
his cabinet had disbanded ths alive troops Leon and
called them to Chinandega, which SO miles from Leon
and which had been fortid against the Qua tsaans
the San anians the Honduranians As rea
sons for acug thus President Rvas declared Walker
attempted to gain the rresde by foul means that
had endeayored to rule him. that bis troops profanei
the ch urches that they quarreed with The natives &c
The greater part Of these unonnded and
allow me here 10 reply to them Walker had by this lime
been without his consent put the election list as can
ddate for the Presidency and had already most
OF the woes in the Granada department when the eec
tion by order Of President Rvas had been
and walkers namo ordered of the hst and II any one
desired, amer that TO vote for HIM he might do 50
walkers uhc Comnander.in CnieO right, nay, duty,
after the tate by his and the Prsidens orders and
CURRENCY had been declared to be in ssao Of war.
take such measures as he deemed proper and Was alb
solutely necessary that he shoud meet with TO
opposition from the civil Authorites-ihst, in a
word, his authority should be above theirs. II
the Commander in Chief meets with opposition from
for ths Of The war uness hs hss Ss rbppy m
subdue tbs opposition? II they did not him to do
that they should not have made him Commander Chief
The charge OF the profar son or the churcheso any
church 3 palpable, barefAced lie; and this know
cause In Leon when the troops there. That
a Is 70 justification Whatever the conduct Of Pre-.
sident Riras and bis cabinet. Some .ntemper-
two or three brois took place. nobody has a right 10
draw conclusion therelrom agan-t othe .. And do
for it, as others punished to the Wedge Of
many Inhabitants here
But whst was the reasor' do not know. The best l
can give IS that some either dissatisfied In not
bong able to ruin the country and It's people, de-
srous to gain both position and power OF all this you Will
nnd clear account In ~ NndTd2uease, In the article
execution OF Saazar.
General Walker, moderate ever, aud desirous OF
restoring the old friendship up hts rights aud
turaeo: but while on the march back to Gransds he
fearred that Rvas and his coofederaes were preparing
% me enemy ana a Rasoa aa ,ney hs1 a%nS no
Wo0p enemies OF bis out Of the 5ateand accordingly
the edcncy was declared void aud Don Iermn ferrer
genera approval Of all the right minded citizens WAS the
answer to this appointment and need not say that 10
his iho career President ferrer surpassed the hopes OF
General Walker was elected President shortly amer
and i !e-tvi,cs; you know The general rejoicng but
nothc latter you don't know You cannot imagneit Put
sde res .ns se for me battle q Ne. oeans for
auguraon Of Washington m nrst President Of liberated
counryput Iii those together and you can have some
idea Of the general rejoicing You have had Wash
ington in the eighteenth century, In the nineteenth we
have Walker.
We got along very well for several weeks; the enemy
kept Leon bu, did 10 advance Several
rui expeditions made against that place aud cnon
tales and IN all these success was upon the side Of right
Bot few weeks ago the enemy succeeded In placing
seys a.nasd men S on ns q norh s~n s ny
Manasua lake during the night They were joned
by several men from Chonales and when the
with fear les, they should Al once attack the city,
San Jaclnto beng only about thirty miles distant
but they remained quiet and a sufficient force
stationed both ai Tipapa and Cocos, the only points
were they could the Etero Psnaloya (Which con
soon subsded In order 70 recon sore tbs enemys post
ton two companies went to San Jacino, but nncing the
position very strong aa not % ss r,c paa
Of the enemy, and had killed AM couple wounded
The General being satisfied that they could 90 no mischief
whatever there gave orders not to attack but 10 Keep
eye upon m thus san Jaclno would have been let
quiet but or the zeal Of few citizens, who contrary 70
expected they were repulsed and suffered some
that they fought web on both sides and had
no been the houses the enemy although he outnum
bcrsd the volunteers ten une, taey would have driven
him ngoriousy from the ned; In proof OF which may
state that they took the walls saa one oataoH.s IGen
present at the action, that some deerers were
with the enemy, as was proved oy the CRY With which
come on I-n General waker,n &c, &c, they suppos
ing that It the President himself with the first Rifle
nen know nothing worse-desert their General their
fellow country break their pledged fath and OATH!
About iorty.e hours Afterwards news came thst
the enemy had arrived from Leon at last With wha, Joy
dd our hearts beat lot nov ssse ,eey sers n our
mark what comes--that Msior Waters had evacuated
Managua which was well fortified; that the troops from
Tpisapa had been ordered 10 fsll back upon Mssaya
First surprise and fear, then admiration, tnen general
rejoicing The enemy bad lcn Manasua and were
going up TO Massaya joined by the troops from San
Jacnto All went according to the Presidents Wishes and
he had stationed 700 ready 10 attack tncm all ntwo
nlsces only ten miles from each other-when the New
YORK steamer brought some 200 new ones Tue news
spread ike wild6re-e00 oppose 500 spaninrds
There was spontaneous illumination OF the ciy-thc
enemy who were Massaya re,reated.
nwas nne evening, that Of the Gath OF September,
when both lake steamers were ssnaed rom she beach
except the ARRIVAL Of few horsemen. Not ten minutes
ater Geo G,s& Of the aides decamp, came NJ, his
horse in osm and gaopng as striving 10 ouirun the
wind self He cried aloud TO the Americans aud sves
ssssmbled before hsadquarsers-"fe3 new ones. boys
. DID you ever spark entering powder "Hurrsh,"
cried thirty forty mcn and Tor i've minutes there WAS
noise enough 10 ehtcn any amount OF the enemy, for
in nys minutes there were some 400 500 together
theye and the cry was, Still they Gomez
was in the night that the " new cnesv came up-the
al