The Star of the West Or National Men And National Measures
The Star of the West Or National Men And National Measures
Anna Ella Carroll
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Wheeler then informed the governor, through the Minister of War, that, if he was detained another day, his friends would attack Rivas, and exterminate its population. This produced the desired effect, and Wheeler obtained his passports, and an escort of one hundred men to the ship. Reinforcements now began to pour into Nicaragua from California. Col. Fry and Mr. Parker H. French arrived in October, accompanied by brave and spirited men. They were too late to partici- CENTRAL AMERICA. " 183 pate... in the conquest of Granada, but there were still enough to engage them in Nicaragua. Col. Fry and Mr. French took passage in the Virgin, at Virgin Bay ; and, determined to take San Carlos by surprise, sent the captain and two men ashore, requesting the immediate surrender of the fort. They were seized and made prisoners, and the steamer was fired into by twelve -pound shot five times. The American riflemen, detached from Walker, under Capt. Tumbull, were then sent ashore, to take the fort ; but their ammunition got wet by the rain, and they were obliged to retreat to Virgin Bay.
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