New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-26
OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS.
COL. WAITRESS REPORT or OPERATIONS DURING
THR NIGHT or TIRE 18th DECEMBER, io)o,
IN TIE VICINITY OF GRANADA.

CgrLRAL: To The foloSi,g report propose bring
ing 70 yoJr notce brief, as possible, ssirPis bis
tory OF oar movemtLs after leaving the steamss
Virgin
.rd 6va voniie>is tbr', ~ ueo n sli eft th
steamer sb,u, &C c'k 10 the fret boat and ltsded,
r. vCsr EIcells noy II aware ebvut tires mics from
G. .,n,cn I, d. fin. ( 'ho en-mys pi KIT an
hstuv 20 itv. hoseVer, that ~e sIf-rec 10 dansga,
sId t ded tbout u'ther interruption. Ia one hOIr
or lee all ,ur r-po-i'iurs we're mare aud the ice
Of march for GIsnata CONNECTED in The following
Greer;
Ctpt. Sam Leslie With Coupspy B. Rangers aud
Lieut. BAcou with a part of G m, suy A. r. n the
sdme COfps spd me vol necs placed 10 he al.
vance Capt. LA-ies acquaintance With IA r,sds sad
country over with - we're 20 p.ss ntuenCed me ia
sfsil mig hin this prsi in.
CAPT. FsueA with his company, wss ordered to sup.
port tie acvafce Next came Capt WILSON thea
Csps. Crav ford. Opt. Higry brought up the rear,
Iifut Col Lockrilgt 10 comnsrd Of the re 4r gqsrd.
In tie foree Ding order about II O'clock our march ..
war6 Gfsusra ccUuerc.d. The troops moY,d off
Quietl, sDC in god spirits We lad not p;oceede T.
hnwever, more tbGu half p mile when tl4 Stiffness cf
the nit 1T and TIE que' q march dturbed by
an Incident which vii require explanation. Be
foe WOCeecu fUtter sill explain toe nature OF the
eToui d upon which We uDd ourselves at tais time
Near III IObi where our l4noiug effected Is the
northern ;erTfiDus q sLa lake which rams parallel
With Like Nicaragua for considerable cl.tsn 'ei The
int, veDrg strip Of snd is quite nuTox. varying in
width from thirty g. huudre3 yards; just at tn
peint whore the snail lsks or lagoon terminates and
VLee She lend is rot than CITY yards wide, thu
ereu7 Lad thTown a strong bsTcsoe acres the road
from witch q took occasion 10 open fire npOn our
sdvsrce No doubt with the hope Of beng able to in
tCri'-c osmbJeDry with our iu'enous sca'eger they
might be. very fee minutes sufI eed n shO Us
iitiT petition, ard five minutes more enabled G5 to
tukeN The time fptD' by the chapinos in con-
pans IVES pO' tbTuwu away; their dead f;Gu' Al the
iaIricace end N the usigt b0boCd will leave them
rccm To- ples o. our Industry End activity. Near
Twenty Ccsd bodies wCIe found within the distance
bali III L. frou where the action commenced Tneit
lore in lifd ard vou 5ed at his point msy be esti'
n,ied safely Of from fifty TO sixty.
While the troops were refofmicg Lieut. Col 'Don-
cid birdly took charge Of detachment II bring up
such Of ibe woun3s5 could not move without assist
once In ;brCe.foa7tbs Of hOir from the time the
first gun vas fired We again upon the march bat
were lot nlo ed however 70 advance speedily Capt,
Leslie still remained in the advance, supp jrted by
C0Jt Higby's Company. Half an honrs IN uch az ain
brought us in sight Of the euvmy. This ms they I'D
Do bsncade and Of course d Josed OF very
quickly IL feet they away be'Ors they were mach
hur'. We found four bill, d here This incident coca
sitLed US 10 delay whatever Our mu,h was con
tiuued quietly until near place bnoFn as
the Cos Pits" three 1,ar,ers Of mile north OF tho
ole fort Here found them for the third ne, nov
well prepared al waiting for " TO attack Ihey wTe
not Bop, long In suspense few ninutes brought us
in pain view Of another Of our old and taDllar &C
ouaintsDcee-a bericsoe, which looked quite formda-
bic in he moonlight he enemy were ia considerable
force bere-probably 500 strong-bu' Old not behave
rs vel az a. the ST bsIricaCe For hfe'n or twenty
minutes eli fire very rapid, but harmless 10
great measure. Our men passed through the enanys
fine thus dividing them portion retire ated in the
direction of the old fort and the remainder toward the
COCOas along the beach. We were now 10 possession
Of TIE beach and main road escug iatO what WAS once
Granada. With as little 6esy as possible he Round ID
were seain collected and Capt. Niscn with bis Con
psby Icft in charge Of then From the Duber # lead
found song besch and Ia the different ROADS lead
ing from The Coal Pts the enemy,s loss was fully
as great of this place az a the first b4'rlcsde
Provision being made for the wounded, the order to
march was given. We advanced on the town by the
Tpitspa road When we hso advanced within two
HUNDRED and fifty yards Of the top Of the hil in the
suburbs Ct tho city, our advance again fired upon
by the eDemys picket. From thi, point running FIRE
az continued until came within forty yards OF the
enemy's fortified ions 1t did not require second
alspce to see that their position here was aoge her
more formidable than either Of the Other Two already
passed. From their bsIrlcade, end the Surrounding
houses 81 iDctssaIt fire was opened upon as Lieut.
Cr sby with his company was ortercd t. hiDk Oy tne
ripht: the man body stood rm, being projected IN
como measure by a carve in the road lev mnitei
later two other companies were ordered To support
Lieut. Crosby. As soDn the euemg CiscOvered they
could not defeat intention u flank them, they com
meuctd ret eat e abandoning thor housts ana 0rt
fcations ST tie same time. Soon a' was sll 10 the
ieicbbOfhOOd aud found ourselves IN qdet pos-e'
zion of whst We subsequently learned had been the
Headquarters of Geo. Msrtintz. Notwithstanding the
enemy were i'll g1oatcr force here than at any nut
where had previously met Them the loss on heunef
eide was great as at the first barfcide tls now
ever easy to for this the part Of the enemy
the r houses and their Notifications afforded them com
pete cover during most OF the time the engagement
lasted. We remained in the enemys quarters 'or 20
hOuIs In the me antlne the *oande1 were a' Drougu
I'D and their wounds dressed From this point our
march was not ,gain interrupted By the enc NY
As nearly as / could Judge, about o'clock IN tue
morning We moved forward III the direction where We
supposed friends IL Grauada were encamped' hen
within two hurdred ysr6s, therosbous we halted
for the puruose of reconnocIng AID to learn correctly
tie POSITION of Gen HeDnngse1s camp FOR thls pur,
pose Capt. Lase with few men went for Fard, and
In half an hour returned with the welcome intelligence
that he had Gen. H. and many OF our rlen1- ihe
command was more ordered 10 move. iew
minutes march brOught us to forts Henningsen auu
Henry, whore We found our companions who had been
|. II twenty days previously IN GreDsdaI "h.re tney
were attack ed by the allied forces.
After Iesebipg the fort reported at once TO Briga
der General Hennpgsen from whom you VIII receive
q report of all subsequent movements
The force landed the Peiss under my command IN
cluoipg five volunteers numbered l7O. Three OF the
FIVE volunteers wounded, VIZ; W uson, bost"cX
ard West of San Antonio, Texas. Thee gentlemen
ere usefn and bore Themselves CALAMITY throus
this different engagements. 70 Lieutenant; Colonel
och ridge who accompanied me es second In COM
m6nd am under many Obligations. To hl' GOODNESS
and activity much of our success Il due mol Fsn-
standing we succeeded in routcg the enemy whenever
net With rex ret TO say that it not accomplish "a
without &C st. Our loss the different action. vas Out-
teen killed snd thirty wounded Before cioSing tnis
report must return my sincere thsnss 10 inc uen auu
ofCers unC or my command in the ditfereot engage
ments whic have now the honor TO report to your
ESotltncy.
Csptaips Farrell, Crawford, Wilson and Higley ex-
hiblted all the coolness, courage snd perseverance
which characterize the true soldier. Lieut. Bacon,
| commanding a detachment Of Rangers, was always
found ST bis pest without regxd to danger Leu!en.
ant Gakell, company b, Rangers, va. energetic and
rendered good account Of hise elf throughout Lieat.
Crosby slter Cs.t Fsnel, h, commanding off ,er,was
youpoed, behaved himself gallanty.
cannot close this report 10 your Excslency withou.
tribute 10 the memory Of the late gallant soldier,
nrdnc