Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-16
LATEST NEWS.


flight with the iudiWn--Ncw. from Nicaragua
Thc steamer George Law, which sailed from AS
pinwal on the Ath OF january with the mails, pas
sengers and treasure brought down from san fran
cisco by the steamer Sonora, arrived ut New York
Tuesday morning, with dates from California to tho
10Th ult, being weeks later than former adsiees
She brings 81 ,a69,l7l in treasure.
FROM WASHINGTON rRRRtroRi-BArrLE WITH Tux IN
pIANs.
\ party of 20 Indians having been committing dep
relations at Pugets Sound, the United States steam
Massachusetts pursued them up the river, anu ON
the 18th December sent some men on shore 10 nave
{, talk" with them. The Indians refused TO have
ANYTHING TO say and threatened the soldiers.
As night approaching, Capt. Swnrtwoui post
poned more decisive measures until morning, ana
transferred the men board the steamer Traveller,
with orders to eut Forrest the officer IN command
to prevent the Indians leaving in their canoes during
the night. In the morning, about ! clock. Lieut.
Snms went ON board the Traveller, and taking the
party from her landed the beach rome distance be-
low the cucampmcnt having with him two officers
twenty nine sailors and mariners, making in all thirty
two men and n boat howtzer. Lieut.. Simms then
advanced towards the principal Indians who were
talking with the interpreter and told them that they
must either leave in their canoes, or he would take
them. They would give definite answer, but re-
turned to their camp and danced about it for several
minutes then scIzing their ms, rushed Tor the
woods just behind the eucnnipment.
Lieut.. Simms and Forrest, with twenty-five men,
started for the woods, for the purpose of outiank-
ing them, opposite to the place of landing but
finding it impossible to ascend the bank, charged
up the beach on the eneampment, the howit4er at
tended by officer. Mr.. fendall, Captains clerk
cleared the way for them with discharge OF can
i,ter. 1t is impossible to say which commenced tho
tack. The ships then opened upon them with grape
with great effect, accompanied with discharge from
the steamer Traveller.
After setting FIRE to the encampment, and destroy
ing property 10 the amount of several thousand dol
lars together with their canoes, the party returned
with the loss of one killed and one wounded
In the evening, the same party with the third As
sistant Engineer Rind and Masters Mate Moore
landed the second time and was attacked by the
Indians, who however, were routed and fled TO the
woods.
The Indians sustained n loss of - killed and 81
wounded among the latter chief.
On the 2ith the Indians board the Mas
sachusets and after coming to terms, were taken the
same evening TO their own country, i'll the English
possessions.
FROM SIcARAGuA-coNDIrIoN OF WALKERS TROOPS.
From n private letter. written before the departure
of the Joseph Hewitt from Punta Arena, learned
that the post had just arrived from Nicaragua bring
ing letters from General Beoso to General Canas.
The first is dated Massnya, Nov 81, 1856, and in
forms Gen Canas that the writer (Gen. Belloso) had
been AT Granada on the previous day, that the city
was reduced to ashes aud that two hundred Yankees
remained shut up in the church ut Gaudaloupe--
Upon being called upon to surrender they nrroganty
refused. On the next day, "St. Peter very large
gun was to make them Tee, and this was expected to
he the last of Them. After this job concluded,
force to he lett in Granada another in MaSsaya,
and the bulk Of the army under Generals Paroles and
Marines was to be marched to operate with General
Canas against San Juan del Sur and Virgin Bay.
The next letter IS dated Granada, December L.
At this time the church not yet taken though
the General was momentarily in expectation of that
event. He states the number of 6libustcrs who had
fallen since the 18th to be 300 and that the loss of
the allies was small
Private letters state that the Indians on the Island
o'Ometepc had risen against Walker and killed
fifteen Of his men. General Frae, some such
name for the MSS. is ileghlc) had to make his es
cape in canoe, The Indians had taken to the woods
having no more amaai.ton. Walker, with 100 men,
had attempted 10 re take Granada from the lake, but
failed in his attempt.
Tie BOletn Official of Costa Rica of December ID,
gives the following MS the latest news
News from Riyas is 10 December 3. Walker, with
400 men, arrived at san Jore, one league from Rivas,
and prepared to attack the division under Gen Canas.
Only few skirmishes with the advanced guards had
token place. Canas had 600 men, who were in good
health, and well supplied with munitions ofwar and
provisions.
"Walker, in one of the lake steamers, constant
~ on the move between Virgin Bay, Ometepe and
Granada, According to the most reliable accounts
the forces of Walker consisted OF loo men in Virgin
Bay, a. men in a hotel near San Juan 80 in the
steamers, so guarding 800 wounded and sick at One
tepe. This force, with go lost in Massaya and $50
in Granada constitutes all his force, not reckoning
those at Castillo ON the river.
"On the LIST Of December, 200 men remained hem
med in the ruins of the church of Guadalupe in Ora
NADIA, who fought with dcs peraton, and were without
water and had to subsis on their horses. They Oh
stiuaely refused quarter though offered to them by
Gen l}clloso
"Dfthe crew of the Once de Abril only forty eight
reached San Juan alive, five died nett day, and thir
~ sent prisoners to Virgin Bay. OF the crew
Of the San JOSE eighteen out of thirty-threc were
either killed or wounded.
Walkers force said to be very badly off, hay
ing nothing but little beef (without sat to
eat in consequence many are dying OF dysenery and
other complaints ofthe climate
The foregoing intelligence was brought by the Jo-
scl, Captain Patterson which left Punla Arenas af
the Joseph Hewitt.
OF Naples.
The Naples correspondent of the.Ddily Nens
gives interesting particulars relative to the ex-
ecnfion of Melano, who attempted the Kings
life:
Melano was accompanied by double file of
the Chasseurs, body of mounted gendarmes,
and the Bunchi. with the covered with
| black at the head Of the cortege. After he had
been blinded he erdcavored to look from beneath
the bandage upon the people, and while throwing
back his head for this purpose his shako fell of,
and was not replaced.
The scah'old was erected in the midst of the
Piazza Cayaloatolo which was lined with detach-