The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-28

srtispAGUA NEws--oFFICIAL REPORT OF GEkER-
A. HENNIy8SEHs OPERATIONS AT GRANADA
The official reports received by the steamship James
Adge in relation particularly 10 The late Operations -
and near Granada, are unusually interesting we give
in-chief General Walker:
Sua. ON the evening OF the 2sd Of last month took
command of the city and force In GRANADA Your orders
destroy Granada and 10 evacuate the place wi
ali the ordnance stores artillery sick soldiers and Amer
can ard native families Your order has been ooeyed
Granada has ceased TO exist. -,
By the llfh uisimo all stores, artillery, snmunhieu,
citizens troops sick and wounded embarked ana
plaeard Oh the high road opposite the ruins Of the last
house of the city scsi6ed that here stood Granada
/ regret that this nc. accomplished without delay
which requires particular explanation IN reporting
commander so distinguished Yourself or oeieriy IN
operatons which was ANXIOUS but unable 10 initiate
through unavoidable obstacles
fusion and dernoraI6aor which through the dis
coyery of arms and ammrititn in certain ratve snd
foreign houses which gave our nt Prees ,es s
stcncs rae not suspected abuse which venture -
signaIizs for your essccia appreciation
In the second place IN IN h,enking ont OF cholera ano
fever caused partly BY the above oned ntempersnce.
and partly by the necessity of crowdn9 SICK ana henh
together for the purpose Of organization wn'cn
evacuation under such circumstances pecc&*s on
small scale Moscow retreat
There Is third cause which may may not lisve in
creased the loss Of time nd men though on me Whole
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in detail military incident meah the iact tha on
the third day surprised attacked ara surronnde
by the socalled allied forces Of Gualenala ssa
the Ncaraguan rebes with whom fought for seventeen
conceEn3e dnys This force has been ysrousy estimated
at from 2oU5 500 The latter the enemys est
mate and presume y 70 Pc susssn. thouS,
doubt whether he had at one time more IMAM Hona
200 to 1900 men, which think was about bis strength
at the Of the attack and on the day o. 'he
evacuation. ,.n.
Our loss amounted TO- officers and men killed and
wounded about 100 officers, soldiers, citizens women an
thai twohrds would at ali events have died ihey had
remained in Granada The loss OF the enerF chnos 10
less than 500 killed and wounded. either saw ~ s
ticated 200 dead and allowing only three wounded "
dead which at least forty per cent less than
warrants it TO the above resna we were INFORM
ed by prisoners that they suffered severely IRON
peeence and deseron and all the natives m our camp
were taken sooner and more rapidly posira'ec Apu 0f
ried off than the Americans -
In conclusion must rate that after Tbs FIRST surprise
neither lost single prisoner gun, or arm Of any ae~
scripton except lance to which appended f'aoaa
will proceed with crcumsiantal account OF OCT n'i
itary operations.
On the 22d Of November was informed that We would
be attacked Sunday morning, and took the
to establish two lines of barricadesfe one parallel WIN
the Mercedes church, the other below The Catheora''
burning the city up TO that point On Sunday haEng
previously wibdrawn my guns, erected new iine VI oe
fences covering the pasa, burned the surroun'n 'nhE
blocks This day ordered Capt Hesss OF the sappers
forty the Guadalupe church BY twelve o'clock which
covered by the protection under whch
ed the ordnance stores This order was not fuhed p
Hesse whom severely reprinHnded, ordering b 20 COM
plee the works by ngha6ri in the night On this dny re-
connoitrng with my aid, Mr. Thomas-for was unsor-
tnnaey entirely without rangers or scouts discoveries
three Of the enemy cavalry close to the city but sub
sequent exploration with few offcers induced me 70
believe that they only watching for evacuation with
view to plumber. On Monday, the 24th, drew IN
my lines protecting the plaza by the burning bousrs,
and detailed to refro those in the distance which
only partially consumed. BY daybreak 4 visited
the Guadalupe found the works not begun, and renewed
Captain Hesse and his lieutenant from command OF
the sappe At twelve o'clock visited the church again
found the barcade very inefficient the sappers inioxica
ted and Capt. Green's company, which had sent down
to assist and protect ihem nearly in the same condition
not able to spare to take down pound gun
and support it till o'clock. Whilst hurryng this opera
ton the enemy suddenly appeared about halfpast q 81
mutaneouy two points, viz Above the Jateba church
and back Of the San Francisco, driving in our pckes
immediately advanced few men to our hrst line OF apan
doned deences toward the Jslteba and sent Lieut. Col
0Ne with thirty of the rifles to keep the cnsmy IN check
the side of the San francisco Meanwhile wss
ed that the enemy had attacked the Guadalupe chufsh
Immediately sent down light gun, with few men TO Is
relief 1t too Late the enemy had surprised and mas
sacred about twenty Of the and Greens hp s
Of the gallant Dr. Price whose charred body we afterwards
recognised with the hats and muskets Of two dead enc
mics lying him Col. 0'Neil meanwhile charged
body OF from three to five hundred men, advancing back of
the ruins Of the Mnnov Hotel His brother, Lieut. ONe,
fell in the charge and two Of the rifles were woundod put
the enemy broken and pursuedfor more than quar
ter of mile with immense slaughter counted sixteen
bodies lying back of the Manov Hotel within forty feet
square aud satisfied that mt least nifty or sxty uead
bodies and $50 wounded the result Of this bril-
liant charge.
few cannon shot dispersed the enemys column forming
the Jalteba placed the remaining sick and wounded
in the cathedral and began erecting dfnces on road
to the lake AT midnight buried Lieut. ONeil In the mid
die of the plaza with salvo Of eleven rounds from our
guns and mortars had been previously informed by the
officers of the steamer Virgin and various ugtves that
the wharf invested by the enemy. On Tuesday the
25th slightly annoyed by some house lighting
which suppose the enemy considered attack Colonel
and
couple of houses from which they annoyed us killing sew
eral Of the enemy This day erected deences down the
road 10 the lake and sent down xpoundcr under Ser
geant Major Gillian, (whom appointed acting-lieuten-
snt) far the house of Cara Reyes also erected
barrcade between the cathedral and On We'd
nesday after three attacks carried the ruins Of the church
Of Esqupulas and occupied them Lieut. COL oNeil led
these charges with Major Caycee having previously
carried the hus opposite Lieut. Cahart killed here,
and FIVE killed and wounded during the day. Lieut.
Col SCHWARTZ with mountain bowitzer taking his sta
ton from this time with our advanced posts
On Thursday, the 27th burned all the houses the
plaza except the Walker House. printing Office, cathedral
and guard house The same day attacked the Guadalupe
church with howtzer fourpound howitze under
Lieutenant Hite, and sixpound gun under Major
Swingie Our attack was not successful The enemy's
got accidental range reed house. in which
our howitzer placed, and obliged TO remove it.
Darkness interred before stormng party could be got
together. Lieutenant Hite whose loss had next day 70
regret and whom appointed acting captain Of artillery
lost two of four at bis gun. Colonel Jones and
Captain Green wounded Our total loss this day was
sixteen killed and woundcdhe heaviest met with by the
garrison of Granada. This night disturbed by
heavy firing and shouting supposed to be back OF the San
Francisco church.
On Thursday, before daybreal removed all the sick
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