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


We have also received the following statement from
surgeon walkers army who arrived BY the Tennessee
Twas . volunteer surgeon 10 Walkers army, for nve
weeks previous to leaving for home. The nrst battle
fought after was In the army, bet ween four hun.
dred Of Walkers troops under General Hornsby. and
seven hundred Costs Rcans the transit route between
Virgin Bay and sln Juan del lux II ended in the partial
defeat OF tho Costa RcAns they were driven from the
nrst barrcade, but succeeded in holding tue second.
walkers loss two killed and seven elgh, wounded
that Of the enemy must have been very much greater
HcrDsby then resrea,ed 70 Virgin Bay leaving bis force
there, be proceeded ~sh haste Granada by the
boat Virgin for achievements. Walker himself came
down with two hundred riaemsn, Who constituted the
mcst efficient part OF his army With these be ma'ched
out and met the Costa gicans, and after short and
spirited battle succeeded driving them from tho second
oarrade Tho Costa Rlcans rctrcated half OF them
10 Costa Rica, the others 10 Rvas whore ihoy fortified
henneivcs walker marched 10 fsn Juan, and the next
day aitor The battle IRON thence 10 Virgin Bay during
the succeeding night he eff Granada with hv rife
men, leaving battalion Of infantry, under CJ Jaq1es
TO hold Virgin Bay "A protect the transit route few
hours after arriving 81 Virgin Bay, Walker marched from
Granada 10 Mssssys with hundred men where he
attacked two thousand Crate smalans and Costa Rcaus
and succeeded amer two dsys nghnns In taking all the
town except The main pazs lie made several unsucccss
retire sed TO Granada having lost about twenty killed and
forty vounaed. Thi, vs. | thnx on the soth OF No
venber Soon after his arrival he gave orders. kooE
not from what 10 burn tie town or Granada Two
thirds OF the town was destroyed nert day. On toe
second day or the I'D the res, Of the destroyed
except the main plaza and church situated the road
10 the lake OF Ncasuea On the third day he enbakod
bis sck and wounded men, amounting 70 about t~o hun
dTsd and nfty; also the and children and sent
ths 10 oDeepe Island, which d situated short dis
lance from Virgin Bay. On the fourth day (Nov IA the
remainder Of the army, which consisted Of healthy men
snd numbered about three hundred and any with about
one hundred cnzens, attacked and surrounded by
two thousand Eve hundred OF thu combined Central
Americans, consisting of Costs Ncans Gau,emssns, san
sslvadorsns, and some twenty Americans who de
serted rom General waDer. The American forces
thus bcsieged the eIle OF Walkers army
They are under the com mand Of Brig Gen Hsnnngscn,
the conmander Of artillery Nothing hes been heard
frum them aimee they surrounded iney arc entirely
cut on from Walker and his remaining forces they are
ncmmcd IN In every direction, By superior and constant
y increasing forces Seven being all walkers
srtiitry except one ho~iizcr With them, aud at leas
hal Of hb ammunition, ol which does he presen
appear 10 be able 10 straight road loads from
6fanada 10 Iske Nicaragua from sncn 10 no, far dis
iart srd wharf and old fort on the shore
Of mo ALE a. The end o. said road Al the time the Cen
boat on TIE lake. and twenty men, called policemen
were on the wharf having been lett to guard s0ms thiors
placed mero tor shipment Ths Central Amer
cans s,iacked Grsnads by advancing between the
lake and sad city, thereby cutting OF the retrea
Of the ptseeed, and preventing Walker from
succofiuG or communicating with them from
the lake. The twenty upc olcemen on the ~harf were
thus, OF course cut on and suffered TIE suscs Five
hundred men advanced upon them and driven bsog
time after time, with terrible loss was on the ssesm
boat with wsker At the time, and could ALL though
we could not communicate with aid them. For two
days did these twenty nne men hold their against
such desperate cd and would have Yielded then
there bad not been traitor among them. On the second
day, one Cubsn, think, deserted and went over 20
the enemy informing them ~ the number ano CONDITION
of The twenty eight, and sho wing Row that energetic
sr continued sssanl would At take the place foe
plan proved but too successful the bold sn~s were
taken srd every OF them msssacrej except hve who
threw themselves into be lake and attempted ~ ewm IN
Gcrerai walker on the bosi 0rr o them were saot Or
crosned only succeeded IA rcScbag the ssea 81
gbc1enht Ar efe1s then de,iroyet nny the rf tus
hc wbai the brrtos ans svtrythinx that wirlc asf
ate he tuagf acn oi tt1pe o. ageclO atoa rtta
n1di.w Ct rc-s so H. etcis Theec we're two rr#t-
ctnrr t--'he ~ AZ est san reurtt 80 ctaer ute
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