The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-25

nave chance TO be LEFT living In spite Of our best In
know that you will have no kind Of protection fro
Walker, for he has been completely routed a Rvas "a
III nc vn :'s
| you give yourselves up ~ prisoners OF war, deli,
erDs all your arms you have nothing at all to tesr ic
"a and se. liberty giving you your ps..pcr ys
have lots Of prisoners In our hands, some Of the
wounded, and the most part untouoned. ana We tres
oecn q well - our own men ~ the bearer Of this, wh
!. ~e OF them, VIII inform you
shope you Will listen TO friendly invitation; sut
you done iii ths. laid in our power to avoid You,
total des ofon, giving you Two hours tint for your an
swer. A
General Of Gustemalan Force.
RAMON BE[LOyO
Geue. ~ Of Salvador and Nloarasus Forcc.
TOM Az AARrlNE,
General OF Nicaraxus Force
P VICTOR ZAvALA
Nsxr General GuHtemaa Foroo.
Immediately intinsted thNs would open Ore II thil
crowd sdvanoed any farthsr ant peansd the following
Gpswer:-
To zAvALA, BnLOso. AND THE orKaR RsAus AND PRIVATE
LTADEss WHOSE NAMES CANNOT WAITE TINE TIhE TO
SlKs-I have no parey TO hold with nen whom ] know
e regret for the good Of the cause to be Obliged to
offer you that II you lay down your arms In two houfs
WILL In the name Of the government represent hang
you ell o. high Hsman. Price, traitor, intend
60 Ssn and but one
Acting in the name OF tAs Commander in. Cniof and
President Of the Republic of Nicaragua.
then told the Aid not 10 venture to address me; that
hs ad vancpg without being blndfoded into lines
constituted aos d espionage; that II he had been
Nicarsguau | would have shot him, ss . GuAtemaiAn
would have detained him, but that my contempt for his
chief great that I would, IL he chose show him
through my lines and then dismiss him-an offer which
he declined with great paor and p,teness Having at
their request allowed my principal officers to append
their signatures 70 my answer and read BY the sound
Of the buge to the mon, dismissed back the Aid and
prisoner, and regret the error Of having wasted two
rounds Of valuable ammunition 70 emphasize my rep y,
backed by three times three cheers for General William
Walker which the soldiers translated Unoe Billy With
regard TO Price, after taking testimony came TO the
cuson that ho traitor but being informed that be
had who had fought bravely, Who WAS lying wounded
and afterwards died in our camp, told him hs life wa'
forfeited but took myself In your name, bis sons
account to pardon him. retaining him to be released
embarkaton-an sst which he requited by escaping
to the enemy.
This day the enemy, who kept throwing up innumera
BILE barbados wo fAnks, and keeping up In
cessant fire, made tive attacks the ohurch-one ct
p NJ, the other serious at Az our ammunition,
rather caps, scarce, had given the order
shot till the enemy close. On both occasions they
recoved whom quts close, BY rounds Of cannster
and rife shot, which promptly drove thom back with
oss
On Monday, the ls having completed the lines OF my
entrenched camp, moved down my heavy guns, the
sick wounded where the latter could 60. good air
and water From this time, though the sick continued
70 die off, my force actually Increased because many
tnce taken sck recovered. The labor Of raising
works evidently beneficial, and ~ march was
down hill, commanded BY two OF the enemys guns from
above and swep from eighteen pound gun they had
captured the wharf, these works required consdera
Die labor provids protection from plugging nre and
moved down from the church In the pro portion In
which ths. protection provided for them. On Toes
day, the 49, rench having been dug the road by
my orders, attack was made on By tho enemy, and
another the church. and repeled usual In fact,
Tor ten days they msde one moro attacks daily on
the church OF Guadalupe In which eft two light guns
and forty or any men, half nvais- these attacks al
ways having the result but always feebcr Mean
while the enemy continued advancing barbados, and
attempted 70 cut OF our communication with tue Guada-
lupe attempt which always frustrated by send.
ing nom fifteen 70 thirty 70 skirmsh with charge
them. This was generally effected without loss though
occasionally We lost On one occasion Lieutenant
wilkinson, whom Iappoinlsd acting captain, exceeding
bis distractions, carried the end Of their barrcsde and
was shot through the breast, two Of his men beng
wounded.
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
I continued 70 move towards the shore On Friday I
threw up ditch and breast work. supported by small
rcdoubt forty yards from the lake within 400 yards south
Of The wharf, now converted BY the enemy strong
FORT and supported BY smother stronger for On the south
side this brsastwork within forty yards OF bArr.
cade fortified house and stone indigo van, occupied In
force by tho enemy On Sunday the sth Capt arer OF
the police foroc ceanly dressed bul without shoes
down with flag Of truce and the following letter from
General zsvslA,-
GRANADA, Doc 8, 1856.
SIa-I have always had great dislike for bloodshed,
and that account Induced the other Generals 70 write
you the propositions We mAae yog some dals vhoh
Bernard, Who has made me description OF you % being
com plese gentleman, am more anxious than 70
IKE you 70 have conversation win me giving you Of
course my word OF honor that will return 10 your
camp without having mot win the slightest word bs.
would offend you. I would 20 myself Into your cam p
for the fear OF being lnsuied By some OF the
officers yor have there being grounded on some offensive
words that we're wriuen over lses BY dnsren, hand
In the you rave 70 proposition. You know
very vel what my position IL here and What IL yours
pecied 70 receive rcborcemsnts not come, nor will
they come fo- no passengers have landed at san Juan
del Sur. knowing hov things we're here but tsey vent
been abe 70 msie their way through Point C.allo be
ing In the hands OF the Costa ncan troops. Whist can
you then expectf and what will gain By having the
necessity Of having you oil put 10 death, ~ wi be most
likely the case, n you do not accept the prop~hf IN
must speak 70 you frankly, III tell you, General have
afen fancy 10 you, having learned BY one OF my men
you had prisoner that you Old all your best 70 save
Captain Aiende from being shot and also because
know you 70 be Q brave man.
We bsvc here lots OF prison srs, and some that have
presented themselves (hese Isiter OF course, quite at
hberty), and they ali well treated as We are
give you my voro for this and you ask the
bearer OF this, whom bope you will return this time
bringing "yes or not," have o convcrsHiion with me,
and st what hour and where.
j. VICTOR ZkvALA
Captain Grier informed me that OF the tv onty seven
men with him only fouriees pulled trigger, the rest
crowdng back OF the wharf that the enemy .sdled him
9th Cannon but only prevailed by surprising him with the
launch In The roar aer The days attack during which