New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-01-17
THE SIEGE OF, GRANADA.

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N naH' e .h''' on 'iie @''t t'o,eiheer' 'of oho'e
P anu 's'h h"! ",'" he main aly Vi 'e army anu
n u ue 'cN ana "'Hhue 'e''lns zen. Henh'Esseh VIVA
about Zo troops and I'D citizens women and children Gen H.
had orders TO complete The burning o the town and then remove
the balance OF the ammunition stores and cannon TO Virgin Bay
All the ammunition and arsenal sent of except abonr
SOc0roins ride and minnie cartridge % rounds canister shot
and 30 shells together with few round shot Everything
woni have BEEN ami the burning and evacuation COM
peed ny the 2is' or 2 at frhes bit for the fact that Gen
hennhsen gave noce TO The native population that all who
desired to move win he army 10 virgin Bay or ootelec wonld
be transported with their baggage on the seamcrs free of
charge before he abandoned the town Large numbers avsie
themselves OF ts PERMISSION and both the lake steamers were
occupied for three days III carrying off the natives their
baggage On Monday the 2ih at y. M he town was at
taes from the lake side Lieut. Col oNei and Major Henry
OF the Quarter SaSeF Department took part OF company
tAoont twenty 'Te mem ana male Most gallant charge upon
body Of the enemy abo4 800 strong who were advancing the
town TO the left of the main rna leading to e lake The
enemy completely routed with loss Of from forty fifty
killed oNel followed them up until he found himself OF
ammunition, when he returaed TO the plaza. His loss
think, one killed and two wounded.
The night of the 9th in ortirytng the plaza.
the 18th burnt the balance Of the buildings around the plaza
saving only the parocial church and houses That side We
then occupied the church rs the principal place of defence,
Its towers commanded the whole town. On the 6 commeced
Fighting way towards the lake and occupied
nearly church of Esaucapi the afternoon made
charge and took thar church, but driven it, and did
not retake morning the 27th, moved the
sick wounded and ammunition ETC. toward the lake fired the
remainder OF the buildings on the plaza, aud blew the
chal church. At2 T. NJ, attacked the church oil Guadaiohpe
which the las! building toward he lake and about
hundred and ffy yards distant from it. 1t occupied by
about three hH!atcd aaeslaai we opehea on ihem with
shot and shell from two six Founders and one twelve p9uuder
how1er Atff ten or teen 'hnnes eai''oa Ing ctn'ge
the crei WITT my men, "heh tue enemy He0 nd ol'F nei
took possession Here we found the hoa'ts of twelve or fourteen
o' h"P' "Fee' 'ohah, "'o ai esHn surprised ana akeh
them having been burnt alive One OF The men ia his legs Ell
rFeiy burnt On, and his han' tied behind hi lie ARt ne
wounds on his 1oiy proving that m must have been burnt alive
We now moved all ouE stores and artillery to this church and
fortified It. This place We hell until the Siege was raised We
| called it Fort uenningSen .
On the 18th, At T. oc0G-M, an American who lul hen
taken prisoner by the enemy in the attack on the wharf a
eared with nag OF truce lie was brought Inside the church.
where he presented TO Gen H. lettsr signed b. the SaYtl
Generals o Eie beesing Fore stating tlt Cen "hSeI had
been attacked on the Transit k9A AMI completely defeated
that his entirely disbanded and himself fugitive,
and calling him in the nane of humanity to surrender and
promising honorable treatment and free passage out OF the
country all bGh soldiers and citizens While the i'eneral
preparing his reply adjuan of Cen zarala accom-
panied by several other tuatennlu Oil ttS all unared and
bearing flags Of truce approached The autant was met by
the General hni Major Caycae outside the works where he
stated that he had upon him the acceptance OF the
terms offered
Gen H. told him he would send his reply in writing and very
politely invited the oeer to walk INTO le cAlrc ana view
ortiHcatons men, etc, etc, which he declined doing
The General then read his reply to the whole sAriSoh anu
whea he had finished the wallis of the old Gnada'pa church
rus with three hearty cheers lor tcle Lilly Naikef a his
cause
AG"ateaan prisoner was then Liberated ana sent WIN me
reply whch was TO the e1ect ma th'r cohin'cat'"h WIS
lie from first oas that he WAS able to cut his way through
their lines whenever he saw it, and that ite renIed III the
country three months longer he would nave en hn rs h
as HnmAn
The now in possession the wharf and Fort Oil
the lake Att F. NJ party was sent toward the lake to dive
occupied 1t heing the only point between me creu
and lake al about 5o yards distant from the latter The at
tcA WAS entirely successful s our men renamed Ill poSeSsio
nndsurhed until T. NJ when they were aacNed III front nh'
flank by large force from the whA "en IL al once sem to
schwartz Win Il pound o"'he anu % en - "eiF Feiei
AEeF ha an hoaf Oh Sh'fp l'ins .nt emmy f'1ea' leaving
largenu5e? OF dead on the HELD Mai erS WI" was III com
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