Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1857-06-06

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there was nobody in it. 1t was now dis
covered hat the enemy had got between
Gen. Walker and Rivas, where on the
hollow roads and cactus fences they hoped
to impede his rctnrn, or at least to stop his
heavy guns, inortars and wagons Of woun.
ded. They were, however, dispersed
without trouble or loss, till close to Rivas,
where on one road they had strongly bar.
ricaded house at the Cuatro Esquinas.
Tn this road one gun and wagon, and
some wounded were wedged in on hol-
low Of the road, and almost as much more
loss was experienced in rash attempts to
pass this house (Which Gen. Walker
twice rode by than during the whole fight
at st. George.
| Meanwhile Gen. Henningsen, who had
brought up the rear guard in excellent or.
der, despatched part Of this force, with the
two guns. into Rivas. (Which had been
easily cleared.) Finally, as night was
coming on. the other guns and wagons
were driven through plantain patch and
brought into Rivas by daylight. ss
The total Joss Of Walkers force was
seventy five killed and wounded. The
loss of the enemy is ascertained to have
been 400 killed and wounded, probably
much more, as nearly 600 rounds were
fired that day from Walkers artillery.
On the 23d If March, $500 men attack
ed Rivas. They nearly surprised, and
had halfcut through the doors Of the hos.
pital when discovered, They attacked
from three sides, with great ferceness, for
about three hours. On three points they
succeeded in occupying houses outside the
barricades. At one point they brought
up a 5-pound gun. which was captured,
together with an Italian Lieutenant Colo
mel commanding it, the same who was ir
charge :. the stores in the Costa Rican
brig blown up BY Fayssoux. The enemy
were finally driven out of all those houses,
leaving about thirty prisoners, one gun.
and 5000 cartridges in the hands of Gen.
Walker. ~ 80 a5sssll.I - &. .zsz-
Of Though the enemy had been all the
morning removing their dead, seventy
bodies were buried that afternoon by the
garrison, and two wells filled with dead
were discovered two days after.
The enemy At one time occupied half
the house in which Major fuckers men
were quartered, and twenty were here Ia.
ken prisoners by him.
The total loss Of the enemy was ascer.
tanned to he over 400 men; that of Walker
twelve killed and wounded. I8zilu
The next attack was on the 4,h Of April. !
An hour before daylight, $50 Costa Ri.
cans. on the information of deserters,
gained the lower plaza and occupied near.
~ . whole row Of houses. They again
attacked three sides Of the town, and sue.
ceeded in occupying some huts, being
within q thin partition Of Capt. M'Eachin s |
quarters, in the main street. Gen. Hen.
ningsen brought three guns to bear, one |
on the side and one on the rear of the |
south side Of the plaza, and Capt. Buch.
anan's company charging on them; seven.
ty-three, including three officers, surren-
dered, the rest having stampeded. One
Of the guns was then sent to the relief Of
Capt. McEachin, and tho enemy were!
then rapidly driven back. These and St. |
Ursula were the serious points Of attack i
on all others they had been repulsed, and
by 8 o'clock, A. NJ, had abandoned tho
field, leaving $50 bodies for Walkers |
mon to bury, with 70 prisoners and 90
wounded on his hands; 100 more dead,
were seen laid out At the Cuatro Esquinas, I
and 225 wounded were counted. This,
however, was only part Of their loss,
which, beside prisoners, cannot be con-
sidered 1t less than 600 men. The total
force Of the enemy was 1000. Our loss
was Is killed and wounded, and SIS from
The 22d Of March. when the enemy first
opened fire with % pound gun on Rivas,
to the LIST Of May. .s.s - 8 .s.s.:-'i go .
The enemy attempted to batter Rivas
with two 24-pounders, one howitzer and
four 5.pounder guns, one Of which was
taken on 23d of March.
Their 24-pound shot, of which they fred
over 500 into IRivas, strange to say, only
killed one man, Lieut.. Moore, and woun.
ded another By falling beam {Col. Hem
ry(. Capt. Mann was killed by q 5-pound
shot, and the roofs'of tho houses had sui.
Tered considerably. Some ofthese 24-lb.
shot. together with all the church bells
and another gun, taken when Walker en-
tered Nras, p December last, were cast
into 9.pound shot and fired back. .8afgE |
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