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

THE DESTRUCTION OF GRANADA.
GEN. HEsNINosEN's REPORT OF OPERATIONS TO HIS
fxCELLESCY GEN. wN. WALLER, CoMMAsDEsIs-
CHEF or THE ARMY OF NICARAGUA, AND PREsI-
DENT OF THE REPUBLIC.
sR-op the evening of the 21d Of last month took
command Of the city and force In Granada Your orders
destroy GrAnads and TO evscuate the place with
oil tho ordnance stores, artillery, sick, soldiers, and
American and native families. Your order has boon
obeyed Granada has ceased to exist.
BY tho l1th utmo all s.oros, artillery, ammunition.
citizens oops, sick and wounded we're embarked, and
plscard the high road opposite 10 the ruins Of the
last house Of the city, notified that Hers stood Gra
uada"
Ipsrct that this wN MOI accomplished without . do
lay which requires particular explanation reporting
. commander distinguished yourself for . celebrity
In operations which anxious but unable 10 Initiate
through unavoidable obstacles.
These obstacles consisted the nrH place. In the
fusion and demorssaou which arose through the dsoo
very Of arms and ammunuon 10 oersrn native and
foreitn houses which gave pre,ext for break
ing into large stores Of wines and brande OF which the
existence not suspected abuse which venture 10
ssnsllxe tor your especial reprobation.
In the seooad place. the breaking ou, OF cholera and
fever. csu,eo partly BY the above mentioned in,emps
partly By the necessity OF crowdns sick and
hearhy together for the purpose Of organization with
out which evacuation under such circumstances be-
comes on small scale Moscow retreat.
There . third cause, which may may not have In.
creased the loss Of time and mcu though on the whole
am inclined 70 think did not but which have 10 roper,
In detail A. military incident the fac, that on
the third day we're surprised attacked and surround
ed BY the called allied forces OF Gusemala Salvador
and the NIcarssuan rebels With whom Nc fought for 90
consecutive days Thisorce has been varousiy
estimated II from 1000 70 500 men. The latter is the
eremys es,mste. and presume 10 be substantially
correct includ pg the renforcemenu he constantly
rec,ivirs though doubt whether he had ever ai one
time than from 400 10 500 men, which think
apou, strength nj the commencement Of tho at
tack and on the day Of the evacuation.
Our loss amounted 70, officers and killed and
wounded, about l2s oncers soldiers, citizens wonsn
and childcp swept or BY the peslence but OF these
think tbs, two thirds would at all events have died
they had remained In Granada The loss Of the enemy
cannot be lees than SEQ killed and wtunded ether saw
or authenticated 400 dead, and allowing only three
wounded for one dead wheh 10 Al lesu forty per csnl
less than experience warrants, II comes o the sbovere
suits. We were informed BY prisoners that sheT suffered
severely nom cholera, and peslence aud desertcn and
all the natives our camp taken sooner and
rapidly prcstrsted and carried on than the Americans
In conclusion, mua state that cr the nrs surprise
neither lost single prisoner, gun or arm OF any de-
scripuon, except lance, 70 which appended plscard
I viii proceed with . oivcumstantls account OF our
military operations.
On the 21d OF November Informed that ve would
be attacked on Sunday morning, and took the prscsusou
o establish two lines Of barrcadesshs parallel with
the Mercedes church. the other below the Cathedral
burning the city up 70 that point On Sunday, having
previously Withdrawn my guns erected new line Of de-
fences covering the plaza, burned the surrounding
blocks This day ordered Capt Hesse, Of the ssppers
70 fcrtify The Guadalupe church By II O'CLOCK whlch
meanwhile covered by the protection under which EN-.
bsrked the ordnance stores This order fulfilled