Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-01-23

strongly bsrricaded With ado5es ard the wslls per-
forsted with holes. AL around the5s houses the
grouud was cleared of every obstruction. The
space between thes3 two main f0rtihcatIons was
occupied by houses and bsrricsdes, except the
streets, whore were bitches and embaukments,
which gaze safe passage from one barriasde to
tie Other. Besides these, they hsd erected fou-
towers for the use aud protection Of their sharp
shooters. Across one OF the streets they had erect
ed two bsrricsjes TOR ia protection OF a. Old zine
pouoder, which bad been curtaed Of a part OF It's
fair proportions, and m)un,cd wooden wneel'.
WITH this they could rake the street either way.
This was trap I'd y had psnned for Gen Walk
er, supposing he woad rush into it
These ioeudcAtions could Got have bael taken
without heavy loss, uuess tn besieFers had can.
noa They knew that Gen, va ker' : cauuon we're
at Grsnada and they did not calculate tlat becoIli
be abs T. get it away But wbel they learned
that he mad succeeded in rec sverIng bic CANON,
and that It was NJ San George within two ami
hsl miles u them, they e)ncu led It was slest 10
leave i has e reported inst they were order
ed 10 abandon Rgas sud 60 b the relief Of TIE
democrats WHO vi ere coa,eading against tae sgt
imlsts st Leon And &c IS also reported thst T. ey
ha4 fight with four or five hundred legi,InIsf5
near Granada on th-ir way up, and were defeated.
But il i5 not CJi siisred reliable ai,, nation. Yet
It IL cviden. that Jmeh1g bss gone wrong, or tee
enemy haze giveu up 81 hope CT successfully coz
ten1ILg aga. INST los AueIcaEOs The Costa RlCal
troops have gone home, and sJus of the natives
10 tile vic my, who have always Utterly opposed
Gen. Walker and supported his enemies, have vol.
UNFAIRLY come forward aud advanced mOGey 10 aid
him Costa Rlca has suffered greatly since Ge1.
WskarB arrival u this country, Iu to. loss OF msu
aud morey; AID she suffer still more beiOra the
matter is settled unless she quietly and peacsfuly
submits The Americans nave got q fast hold here,
so firm an strong thst all the Central American
States combined cannot remove them. Aud tho
people Of the Ulited States begin to appreciate
the Immense advantage this country will be to
them, commercially ana otherwise, and viii sus
tain Gen Walker II is great and glorious cOun-
try, equallcd In no guar er If the gioUe.
When Gen. Walker came TO this place he found
it almost Ge,srted A few native women only To-
mained. Sucs thcn, however, a number have
com: II. Toey 10 doubt feared the place would
be burued. Here We iouId g9Ol quarters for the
several departments, laultCs al troops. The sick
hive greatly improved since their arrival here and
the wounded are iast recovering.
A fw nights lf.er Cur arrival here bad tho
pleasure Of attending wine party at Gen. Hen
n]ngeea's quarters, gIVsniu CommemOratou Of the
safe ds.iyerarce Of BIS command from their peril.
Gus -itiUn in Granada SpaCchss were made
detailing tue sufTsrings tbe beseged endured, the
heroic dead, who had lalieu by the enemy aud g
ease, AID the brave snd gallant band w1o Csms 20
their drliveraree, were tosstod.
Gen, HeuHiugssn has been promoted to the rank
Of Major General lie Is a gentleman OF expe-
Renee aud ability, and is actively eagsged il the
duties pertaining 10 bis Office. 20 preserve the
health ol his me1, lie is moving to various points
for the double purpose Of giving exercise and pre-
venting disease cons equenJ upon large bodies kept
in too sma 3 crmpas3 What will he the next
move only Gel. Walker and those in bis conf
dence know. As this Is 10 be permanent head
quarters, no movement will surely De made uatIl
the foIcs is sufficiently large TO leave sufficient
force here for is protection.
Yours respectfully, J. NJ ".