The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-11-29
From the Panama Herald, Ne y. ;
News from Nicaragua.

N News from Nicaragua.
From q private letter received from GREY
town, dated on 18th October, by tb e ROYAL
West India steamer Dee, We have been ia
vored with the following extract:
From the interior there are so many con-
Trajectory statements that really none of
them are reliable the most SO is, that Walk
er marched his forces to Massey a, and when
within two miles of there, the allied forces
came out to meet him, and after some skir-
mishing retreated to that town, where
Walker received a very warm reception, SO
much SO as to think Granada more hospita-
bic quarters. On his return, which was un-
expected, he found the city in possession OF
party of Chomorrists from Chontales, num-
bering some three hundred, who had COM
pletely sacked the city, even Walkers priv
ate Papers coming into their hands, and
Granada was theirs were it not then in their
eagernoss f n plumber they neglected the ne
cessary precaution for defence.
Thy stripped Walker of all his clothing
and provisions, as we'll as those belonging to
his army. Walkers position is now a criti-
cal one, and on his next battle depends his
fate. He recei; ed numerous approximations
and plentiful supplies by every opportunity
nevertheless, the dcsertiens from his army
are MINER. us. In the last battle he was
$50 strong; the 300 men who occupied
Granada made bad use Of their time, and
thought more of plumber than of duty had
they burned the town Walker was com.
ple.ely ruined, The few Americans who
were in Granada hahayed we'll, defending the
ordinance, guard house. &c. ...s
The next battle, which must be fought al
Messaya, wi | probably decide the fate Of
Central America, and were it not for the
! Jealousy Of the native forces there is nc
In fact they have too many Generals who
quarrel and intrigue among themselves, and
neutralize the good they might otherwise
effect.
From another letter we take the following
eAtIaai
| GREYToWN, Oct. 49,
Ifostiltics were commenced on Friday
week, the 10th, when Walker, leaving very
small garrison at Granada, marched upor
Massaya with 300 strong. The following
day, whilst engaged in the siege, off it may
be so called, he ieceiTed intelligence that
body Of the allies had ADVANCED hy another
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and finding he had quilted it. had occupied
the town. He returned with all his force
Immediately, and drove them out. This
news is set down here as great success
with the addition that Walkers loss was
about e e, men, ard that Of the allies 500 Oh
AGO men. ,
1t turns out, however, that this affair has
been anything but success, and that the
results may be most disastrous to the fill
busters. The 300 men who occupied Gran
ada for twenty hours, with the exception o
the military hospital, guard house, and they
say the ordinance store, completely sacked
the city carry ing off bungo loads OF stores
of all kinds to Tiptapa. Walker aol.now,
lodged having lost all his provisions, and de-
sires that the steamer expected from New
York might be sent eff instantly to New Or
leans. (Which was don",) adding, that they
| must 90 the best thsy conll .or ruoHey, a;
he b id not ardolar in Granada.
His own house was ransacked: and he has
not an article OF elothiug but what he STAND;
upright in, and from what can learn, the
regular troops who occupied the city got of
safe with their plumber, and the only killed
were some stray persons still engaged il
plunGering ~
1t is certain that two Americans, a Mr.
Lawlcss and the Rev. Mr. Wheeler, (no re-
lation to the United States Ministcr,) were
taken with arms in their hands and shot, ant
was told yesterday that considerable
quantity of Walkers ammunition was car
| ried Off.
Report says that Mr. Wheeler. the United
States Minister, has had an attack of appo
pleXy.