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

him 70 complete Jths woriu BY aighsnn Or ss
On this day. IsconA A,itering With my aid Mr..
ives uafsstunAss Autrely without rangers o. :,
discovered three OF Ahe essmys cavalry oo >.
city; but subsequent Aplorauon with few odac
duosd me to believe thai they were only wstchinA =
evacuation with view 70 pandes On Monday, the ~.
drew In my lines projecting The plaza By the barnis
houses, and detailed 10 70 nre those In the distaa
which were only partially consumed. BY dsybreAkl u
visited the Guadalupe found tho woy1 not begun, cid
removed Capt Hcsse and his Leutenaxt from command
Of the Ssppers At II O'Clock visited tho church asah
found the barrcades very necsnt, the Ssppers into
Gated, and Capt Green's company. which had SEA
down to asst and protect them, nearly In the same oo
dition; was not able 70 spare men 10 take down st
pound gun and support till O'Clock Whilst hurryint
this operation the enemy suddenly appe ed about half
past two, simultaneously two points, vz:Above the
JAsba church and back OF The San Fanosco driving u
our pcksts I'm mediatcly advanced fsw men 70 our
first line Of abandoned deiences toward the JatsbA and
sent Lieut. Col O'Ne with thirty OF the rides 70 kesr
the sneny n check the side of tho San Fanciscoi
meanwhile informed that the enemy had attacked
the Guadalupe church immediately sent dow . light
gun with few mon, to It's relief II too late the
enemy had surprised and about twenty Of the
ssppers and Green's company and captured the gum
obliged to retire with the loss OF the gallant Dr. Price,
whose oh rred body Afterwards recognized, with the
hats and muskeas oftws dead enemies lying him. Col
ONeil meanwhile charged body OF from three to ave
hundred men, advancing back OF Of the Aano
vii Hotel His brother, Ieus oNe, fell In the charge,
and two of the Rides wounded but the enemy
broken and pursued for quarter Of mile With
immense slaughter. counted sixeen bodies lying back
Of the Nanovl Hotel within forty feet square, and
sasned at lest fity sixty dead bodies and l60
wounded, were the result of this brilliant charge
few cannon shot dispersed the enemys column form
ing on the Jalteba. placed the remaining sick aud
wounded In the Cathedral began erecting dsfeness
my road TO the lake. At mdnight buried Lieut. O'Neu
the middle OF the plaza th of eleven roundi
from guns and mortArs had been previously In.
formed by the ocers Of the steamer Virgin and
fugi Ives, that the wharf invested by the enemy
On Tuesday, the 25th, slightly annoyed by
house fighting, which suppose the considered
attack Colonel O'Ne and Captain Green SUCCESSFULLY
charged and took . couple Of houses from which they
annoy cd U.S. killing several OF the enomy. Tas day
erected defences down the road to the lake. and
down six FOUNDER under Sergeant, Major Gillian (whon
appointed acting eutensnt far the house Of Clara
Rey also erected bArricade between the cathedral
and suardhouse On Wednesday, after three attacks,
carried the ruins Of the Church OF Esqupua and
pied them Lieut. Col ONeil led these charge with mo,
Major Caycee having previously carried the hu oppo
site. Lieut. Carhart was killed here ana I've msa killed
and wounded during the dsy-Leut Col. 5oh warts with
untan howizer, taking his station from this time
" th our advanced posts.
On Thursday, the 27th burned al the houses the
plaza except the Walker House. printing ofce cathedral
and guard house. The Same day Istacked the Guada
lupe church with howtzer, four p,uud howtzr
under Lieut. Hte, and six pound gun under xsj,r
swinsle Our attack not successful. Tho enemy's
got accidental range Q reed house. n which
howitzer placed, and oblisef ~ to remove II.
Darkness nteered before stormng party could be got
together Lieut. He, whose loss hal next day 10 regret
and whom I appointed acting captain Of artillery los
two out Of four at bis gun Dol and usptsn
Green were wounded. Our total loss this day le
killed and wounded-he heaviest met with By the sa-r
OF Granada This night We were disturbed by heavy
firing and shouting supposed to be back OF tho Ban Fran
caco church.
On Thursday, before daybreak removed all the nick
and wounded 10 Clara Reyes house, burned the Walker
House. printing once and guardhouse, removed 2to lbs
Of damaged into The tower Of the cathedral and
fired H. party Of the enemy broke into the plaza two
wsro shot BY Capt Gnt, third BY Of the rns from
the tower. We then retired, burning the hou'es down
the street on each side. Fifteen nutes s9
aed tho burning church the enemy occupied our barrl
cades and began pundens the bales Of goods OF which
Was formed o, this moment the tower waspow down,
fsing right into the crowd Shortly amer opened
with four rounds from three guns the Guadalupe
church, from which heavy tire kept up and imme
dsieiy crossed over In three columns OF twenty men
each to storm The drst, unocr Lieut. Col O'Nsl was
ordered to carry ba,rcsde in tho brush back Of the
Guadalupe church Major cayoes with four pound
gun, led the second detachment Lieut. Col Schwartz
with tho mountain howrzer, and Ia support which my
self accompanied led the third. Advancing scross tho
ro.d rpou,ept dvec ma eoepnv soune
or three hundred strong, abandoned the church sod
crossed TO south do OF the road without firing shot,
and within from the time fire
were, without loss OF man, masters OF tbs Gusda
upe, which the enemy had strongly bsrrosded. lin
meds,ey ordered Major Henry 10 advance aud occupy
the two last houses the road 10 the lake. 500 yards
below the church, with 27 then removed all
sick wounded guns and into the Guadalupe church.
leaving detachment In the ruins Of Esluipulas. M,r
Henry returned for orders his return tue enemy had
driven his from the houses, which he Immediately
took occupying the the south side OF the rosi
A few minutes afser hs twice attacked, once BY
body advancing along the msIu road led By padre
~ho shos down; o second time BY an stiacr in hi,
Immediately sent down co.. Ssh wa-tz, with IL
pound hovzer and ne SUPPORT raising the n.srs force
TO IS men. Shortly after large body OF the enemy,
probably 200 900 strong crossed the ravine In his
the Darkness but received his fire and ,hree rounds OF
canister and driven back without the loss Of
on eur part, leaving some twenty dead In the psnan
patch. On Of these bodies hea ped the earth
which formed the ns bsricsde OF the carencnei camp
which called by the men "Fot Henry"
Meanwhile, sf,er entering and closing up In the Gusda
lupe church found twenty unbured bodies Of the sap
pers and Green's company; one charred and With the
bands tied supposed 10 be Capt Hesse ten twelve
buried bodies OF the enemy, and thirty graves Of
their men, covered only few inches with dirt, and all
scd In the preceding days attack Several Of sick
and wounded died. Our renohns TOOLS consisting Of
tour picks and tselvs spsdes occupied In buunr
the latter and In enenchns ss Fort Henry 80 thssome
sixy bodies purifying about ooca,ioned most onsn
sive and danger stencil We had seven days rsons
Of four and plenty Of coffee, which Immediately saw
the necessity Of eksng on By slsugh,erng mules