The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-26

George Brown, william MoAulsy,
Charles Condit, Dominck ODonnel
Thomas Kerrigan, Joseph Wallace.
The s ct the outlet Of Lake Nicaragua
and situated . hill commanding the lake and river
transit. LIS armament consists Of two guns, and Is
very important position for the Costa Rosns to hold.
The San Carlos and Virgin steamers the lake
boas the others all river boats and below the
rapids.
While was ct Punts Arenas Mr. Morgan's agent treat
ed Us very WELL and we unlosded the bark Cover "
Hubbard, that had come from New oriaaBg
The steamer BuIwer il slng out At rJun s1elss 30
retake the river and the baG,z md 20 cNor oomu .
lion with Walker
INCIDENTS IN THE SIHGE OF GBAN8DA.
A COZ gRsATiCN WtfH COLONEL J0HEs 1E PAY
shsrLbGBEERAL ~ "ifLtaS ARMY.
From q conversation slta ooioa, Alexander Jones We
bsve gathered tn follow ng particulars and Incidents or
the nghuDg Of !anada. The narrative Is given In
the exec. words OF Colonel but contains the mae
.ia fscs Colonel Jones holds the oflce Of Paymsster
General In Walkers army. He was with Hsnningsen
curing the whole struggle and fighting ut Granada and
while recennoering the position Of the enemy, the
day Of the attack by the Costa Roans,
ball in his thigh from q mimic rife, which broke his
thigh bone, and consequently incapacitated him from
taking any active part In the defence Of the POSI-
lions occupied by Gen. Hennugseas command. In his
recoDnoering adventure he rode right TO detachment
Of the enemy which secreted In the bushes; reign
ing up his horse he glanced at their position then turned
retire. when mimic bail, supposed to have been fred
by deeerter pierced his thigh and broke the bone,
before mentioned. Without making any movement which
could discover to the enemy that he had been wounded
he rode slowly away, while some hundreds Of natives
eveled their rifles him. the balls all passing over his
head BE returned and reported the position Of the
my, then rode to the church and called them 10
and take him nom his horse they laughed ct hi a
first and would not believe that his thigh broken,
but found too true. He to New York by
the James Adger, Q furIough Of hundred aud
twenty days. the end Of which time he will return to
his duties In Nicaragua.
The incidents connected with the fighting In Central
America have peculiar interest," showing they
individual characterstica Of men, and their idosyncra
cies while suffering from wounds the various stages
Of disease. During the nxhtng In the trenches and
aeld there were our side who frequently dis
played the most dare devil and reckless courage. While
the mimic balls ny ing around like hail they
would stand out n exposed position and cooly pop
of enemy, being at the time o target for the
shot OF hundreds OF Central Americans.
In tho place where the sick and wounded the dead and
dymg were gathered together there scenes very
comico tragca-incidents most diverse and opposed.
great many men went almost mad from the ELECTS Of
opum-they lost the entire OF their legs below the
knees They would ait there among the oorpses OF the
dead. and amid the. means OF the dying, acting 50
fsntasticaly ard droll, that was impossible
sometimes TO keep from laughing. They were
ior mentea by burning parohlng quenchess thirst ike
that the Sahara under the meridian Somet
in craving about to get water they would ob
struct ono another then they would attack other
sro aght furously fight like mAdmcn, which they
Attne same time them, perhaps almoit under
them, would lay . poor wounded man, bowling
from the intensity OF his pain, praying for death,
while big agony with torturing hand grapped his quiver
ing form. The maddened would thus nsht Till sepA
rated, exhausted, or one overoame the ether Some
times they would chant the fragment OF rsbble song
funeral dirge for the dying.
There Was one poor fellow lying beside me who had
had bis leg terribly shattered by ball. forget his
name, but We will call him Anderson. delirious
kept Wing about for water and In doing
came In contact with the wounded mans mauged nms
which Of made the Attcr suffer the intense
palm Anderson bore patiently long he could, aud
thsn swore that the next ono who got hs log
should suffer- for H. Again, tho dcirious opium eater
psrched with thirst, crawling along seeking for water
got upon the wounded leg. Anderson raised himself
up and pitched into his ormenter, who with the instinct
OF madness, defended himself and returned the as
sault The nght grew furious they pelted each other
right heartily; the assailed nsrcoly blood
hound does The stag when held a bay the Other defended
savsgeiy tho tiger whom blind with rage and mad
with wounds, hc rushes wildly ai everything In his
course. Al length sense weakness strength
and madness; Anderson trumpned though like many
who battle for the right injured from i defence
than he would have been by Its loss but he obtAiaed
peace at least from mailman for the Of the, night
slept on q lounge raised bed which scarcely
foot above the notr yea night two crazy fellows 90,
in contact with each other under II, when eight
sued there In that confined position; they bstiied
II out had the legs Of my bed cut or they ooald
moi get under there any burning thirst and an
instinct Of self defence med to be the great character
ntcs Of the men when maddened rom the effects OF
opium They take the opium when they are attacked by
cholera 10 them from the pain and effects that
disease; but the drug generates burning thirst aud
they crink water they arc sure TO die. II they do
nos drink water opium h very good medicine for
cholera
There was a native NIcarasuan with u.s. who, having
becn attacked with the cholera, took opium for cure
AZ usual consuming thirst folio we'd they would not
let him have any water. There we'll near, and
ever, day he would 20 out there, sn down and look
snsuidy II the wat~. The well vas about four
teen feet deep, with four feet Of In H. The top
the well surrounded by vail two feet high Every
cay be would 90 and cit for hours looking down into
the water until the became 80 entIc,ng and
tnrst 90 overpo ~erne that he plunged n lead nrt to
get drink. Help vas lint mmedistely called, and they
barely succeeded In saving him from drowning HIS fail
did not hurt him much lie 20, good drink and died
The death Of Oven Duny. editor Of the Nicara
guerse' took place under very pccaisr circu ns,su
oes He was left with Cen Hennpsscns command
at Granada, and did sood service 70 toe Geld ss we'll
a. IN the chair. During the slege he was seized with
cboers-there was no medicine be found In the plaoe
I'LL at length shey obtained some opium. SIX pills we're
made OF opiun containing grain each aud given him
win The direction that he should take pill every hour
10 destroy the effects Of the cholera Fearful OF the dis
ease from which be suffering he took the sig Oils a,
one The immediate effects OF were TO put him
into deep narcotic sleep. He lay there a. In trance
oil night and nearly all the day the poisonous weed
having bcnumbed every faculty Of his mind and body