The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-01-26

amount of good
Teams Wantsd.-Teams are very much needed to
supply the poor with fuel. There is yet some
wood and coal at the Petersburg Railroad Depot
and wood at the Central Depot, TO be distributed.
FROM NICARAGUA The following is further
account of the news from Nicaragua, by the Tex.
rs, At New Orleans, that was sent by telegraph:
Ths Nicaragua troops, under Gen. Henningsen,
numbering about 400 men, we're besieged nineteen
days in Granada, by a force of about 5000 of the
On the sth o, December, Gen HenuiDssen recsiv.
ed reinforcements Of 200 mon, and on the 18Th he
succeeded in driving ths enemy from tha place, and
subsequentylremoving TO Rivas, the present capital
of Ncaraeus all the military stores and public docu.
Tho loss Of Gen Henningsen, durug tho ST "a, was
about zoo mon killed and wounded. Tho loss of tho
enemy was about l40o men
The utmost bravery and enthusiasm exhibited
by Gen. Hennnssen's command during the whole
siege.
So complete victory, against such odds, 10 not
surpassed. If equalled in the pages OF history.
The city of Rivas. the present capital, was taken
possession cf by the carsRuan forces, without .
single shot being fred, the enemy having evacuated
the place at once on hearing OF their approach ON
the Esd ult
4 force of 800 Costa Ricans, under command of
man named spnse fOrIs. 1S employees Of the
s1d the to Punta Arenas, and took of
the river boats lying there, with the Goata hican
they metthe steamboat San CT rios, having on board
the California gers for New York sna New Or
leans Spinces promised to take them safely 10 Grey
town Of the boats in his possession and they
accep pted his proposition, and arrived at Greytown
the following day, just the steamship Texas was
heaving in sight, spnces retaining of the
San Carlos.
This man spincss, seeing the Texas ordered all
the benches and other wood work of the San Carlos
that could be removed without injury her speed,
be stove and made all hasts set out Of The port
A force of recruits for Gen. Walker, numbering
about three hundred men, we'll armed and equipped,
Anf~r AI., I~fs'
and quartered on ths point awaiting the repairing
of another steam boat, which would be completed in
about FIVE days. when they would proceed up tho
river and this San Carlos and endeavor to
take the traitor Spinees
Just as the Texas leaving, a mesaenee. arriv-
ed with the news thss Gen Walker, fearing from the
clay of the boats that all not right, mad
San Carlos and thsre leaned he trus state
of affairs and at once recaptured the fort and was
making his way down.the river as speedily as possi-
BILE, scattering all in his way.
The Evening Courier, of New Orleans, IN speak.
ing of the above intelligence, says:
portion of the above intelligence 10 not very
clear in one of dispatches it stated that 800 Cos
ia Ricsns under spincss came down the Sierra Fnnes
Walker had recsLtured not the boat, but ths fort
San Carlos, of the less OF which we bad not been
inf rmed. Whether the boat San Carlos, or some
ether boat or that and other boats Is msaI only
Ihs following dispatch Is received from former
resident of New Orleans now one OF the state ofh.
ITO the ASSOCIATED PREss-Ths Costa RicaDs
protected by the nglish have taken possession OF
the steamers the San Jueo rver, aad CUT on COM
sOsn. Walker ia in foras at Rivss, end hsd raised
the siege of Granada, and brought OF ell MS srtfl
lery.''
LArEa FROM MExIco.-Easur,eetion IND Fighting.
Dates are from Vera Cruz to the 3oth Decsmber,
from which we learn that dinss were received, Dec
9. that pyonuaciameat had been made 10 the city
rhah ntn nef hA
eurEents, and that morning the xhuns commen =
ced nd continued till the following evening, whom
the firing ssckened.
On the following morning the insurgents fed the
city, leaving small piece Of artillery aed four sol
dies in the hands Of tho suthorties The insurgents
the Bpsoiard Cobos Lieut.. Col. Rochss snd various
ecclesiasics. Their loss In killed and wounded ex
ceeds one hundred men, Among the killed were re-
Don Mijel Gopzaies, Don Gil Arrisss aud DON = an
mel Ritter The loss Of the Governm snt troops IL put
down at two billed and four woun % ,ed. -
| heading the troops destined to mssc1 on San Luis
Potosi. The contingent Of Jslisco would amount to
On the morning of the 10th .. o'clock. a slight
shock of an eartha auake experienced in the city
of Mexico which lasted thirty seconds 1hs oscai-
latiops were from east 10 west
The Mon,tew announces the rssigrstlon Of the
Minister of Finance, Don Misuel Lsrao De Isj.as.
whose y % comssssly iasn iasd 9Th h.siss sas
most mportsnt reform ever adopted by ne kepooho
the sale Of property belonging to the ei"sJ.
ovxasEsl KLLrn.-T The srs.ods .resssl ilsss sss
of the So inst states that Mr. Abney ovssser On ne
n aviation OF Mr. VIM C. Minis In the aeig. bnrnoed
| ~ Pov.ton. In Hsrrison county, had diheuity
with Dsvy, neers. sseouut Of the boz asoes =.
Sisnee. Mr. Absey s.ruek tne boy with the osse Of
| his whip, when Dsvy stabbed Nj. Ahnsy - % sias
| plscas, causing his almost fmmsdiste aesaa' D'S
| 80 srrsste "A and awaits his trial.
| aoxxxsoRsH,s or TsxAs The gspsrs Of Ie1as
are esnysssins names for N: asxt 6cvsnolsnig o.
| 80 ststs The Dallas Hsrsld snd Lamar Erqairsf
S. sa sr;.t.a the name OF Col. AiddieIon T. Jone-
SON Of Tsrrsnt Gov Ranasis Of no",s ~ ~
s.ssnn. hsfare the e@nvsntion- The eame o. 90.
J. r. Henderson. Of Harrison, mss aaee pes s's
| sestsd.
| MAJ. rfILny.Tra.sc Tho Haysnss ysouss
ponSsnt ol tie Dolly Rsstst, Of noss ssss. ssss
of the Iath int gives his reason ~ ~
shsre q more movement In . 6inhnstsrne ~ ~
wsrds csba, that . gsnt.emaa coaneesee -
/ oae of the Nav Or.esns papsrs. sn1 We vs
eerned IN the novsmsst q test assesss q ~
/ md - hsd three Or four intsrvisws ~ o1 -. ~
cha The writer apprshsads sons eesase~es
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