The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-10-30
ADuITIONAI. FROM NICARAGUA.
Rattle of ssava.

The New Orleans papers contain full details of
Ncsrsugua news by the steamer Tennessee.
,b;oh arrived at that port on Thursday last Can.
tain williamson fthe Nicaragua Army, furnish.
=, ,ha picavune with an account OF the battles of
,,...svs snd Granada, from which we make the
flHoving extracts: ors-ege8x .s s-.s
,hout the ist Of October, the order was given
f- the cut garrtsons at San Carlos, Rivas, Tipita
80 end Msnagua 20 concentrate on Granada
Sb,r,iy anerwari the advanced guard at Massaya
-. ordered TO fall back aiso upon the capital Ii
:, once hecame evident that Gen. Walker had de-
,se,ulned to draw the enemy on and choose his
,rn ground for the battle.
n, The evening of the llth he left Granada with
r,t,j r1en Tor Masssyae This is a town situated
s,,ra = miles from Granada, containing about
--1 inhabitants Nature has endowed 1t with ma
r sdvantages 1t has two plazas, in the centre
=. The principal one stands a large church on eli.
,5,y .ide few shops The houses are principally
hriI, cf adobe. Il was here that Gen. Walker had
4.ifrtniuei to meet the forces of the Allies The
ZOOS marched nearly all night over q very muddy
sd .l:p2ery road, and before the marnins of the
in,b were before the town which was in posses
.,5n OF the enemy who were said to be about 1000
strong
shey bad sdvanced on the road from the town
,,yth strong body of troops Either side of the
-,s was lined with high bushes and cactus AT
,,vbraak General Walker formed his men in col.
.,,'1s ani ordered a charge at once. The enemy
<, led sut in full force and attacked him but
were Immediately repulsed with immense loss
,aa driven into the city--the Americaps literally
;sy.ug their way with the bodies of the dead
The Americans kept on and followed the enemy
iu.o lie town, where they were strongly posted
IN tie pazas and streets After II gallant fight
which lad lasted all through the day and evening,
,;.1 Walker in position at ii Z. NJ with his
Iow:tzcrs before the main plaza, ready to open
Lpun tie enemy in the morning. Tho artillery
I'D beon brought up through the walls of the
l1rees which were cut through for that purpose
-a- troops were ordered at this hour TO sleep on
their arms. They had fought hard, and they
slept well
About hslfpast p A. M, an express from Gran
49, arrived advising Gen. Walker that that city
had been STACKED at noon of the day before, by
free Of nearly l,400 men. These were from the
hacienda Of San Jacnto and had been joined by
bodies of troops from San Salvador and Guate-
u.sta with few Chanorrstas. They bad ad
..uced upon Granada by different road from
;la: Icaiiug 10 Massaya, and had surrounded tho
CITY, attacking it on all sides There were very
:cw troops which, with the American citizens
let, in the city, did not amount to over $50 men
Ttese took possession of the ordnance depart.
ueut, guard house, hospital and principal church,
a., on the main plaza, and the ladies took refuge
in the house of the American Minister and some
Of the foreign Consulates. This handful of men
defended the plaza successfully for twenty-five
E5urs.
The enemy ransscked every house in search of
Americans and money. Mr.. Lawless, the Rev
Ar Wheeler, and Mr.. Ferguson and soa were
Jgtgged into the streets and murdered Gen
Walkers residence was pillaged and his papers
scattered over the floor in the wild hunt for plum
der About 10 A ID, of the 18th, the gallant band
il the plaza had the first intmation that succor
was at hand in the booming of the bowitzers and
ihe rattle ef the musketry in the attack of Gen.
Walker on the enemy at Jalteba Church, about
three quarters of a mile mmediately behind the
Ordnance Department
Immediately receiving the news brought to
Maasaya by the express, G~n. Walker evacu ated
that town With all his troops and commenced
march tor Granada At 10 A NJ he attacked the
enemy, who were posted in front on the height of
The Jslteba Church, and charging at once, cap.
!nred two field pieces and drove them, at the point
p the bay0net, into and through the city The
rout commenced almost within seconds struggle,
and the enemy dispersed In every direction. But
90 all sides they were met by parties that Gen
Ws!Aer had ordered 10 make detour round the
city, and their dispersion was complete
Il was estimated that about 400 of the allies
were killed at Massays, and equal number at
Hransda. Nearly every house On the evening of the
IAN, len our informant left, was filled with their
wounded The loss of the Americans in both en-.
gageme nts was only l6 killed and 25 Wounded
We have rot been able TO learn the names of any
Fr, Scott, Capt Hardy Mr.. Tabor, editor of the
N'cqoguensf: Capt. Green, Hsrbormaster; Capt
iIckersgil, and Major Giles
he enemy were reported to be retreating from
A&ssaya, and Gen. Walker would advance north
ward rs soon as his troops had some little rest
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