New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-06
NEW.YoRK DAILY TRIBUNE, BOMBAY, AUGUST s, 1855

Of US. except those resy private. He csp,ared 81
Of Sharpe's rifles snd thinks them very foe weapons
snd gives the Americans grea, praise for their skill IA,
usipg them. lie owns 10 having lost between %
and 60 men, but undoubtedly Lost from 80 to 100 aud
saws ne found two yOang Americans the road in
| coming 10 San Juan beOn yirg TO Walkers party.
whom he shot BE h killed p OF Walkers men.
We counted b. moonlight az the enharkah,n OF
Wsueu was so;ng on, come 81 or s., as nesr ss we
m lid make out. He considers Il q great victory
md :. man OF hne Appearance aud educsuon, hay-
inc lived FcGr years In the Unfed STATS lie - tSinl-
lar with many thDgs II regarc 20 the positions OF eh'
busters in The Inied States which othe,s OF mas oF-
oTmeut are gnoranL ., 49, 81,
There Is general feeling of sympathy ws.h WaiSer
suorg tie foreign residents, as they hoped he woula
bring natter 10 settlement there but his lore Is 100
small TO operate any way but 10 conlancon WIN tue
Leon party Munos l. NJ favor with tfs Leon >erty,
ard Is only waiting TO which way to tein 10 make
the most money and tie people of San Juan think he
has betrsyed Walker in regard 70 the Ryas matter, IS
they expected him there and were prepares with GO
or 100 of their best Walker nnatss ID u he Ia.
been grossly deceived somewhere and has, he says
Ieared en- item two which may be OF service TO him
ye. /; il evident be did no, expect TO many
ct Rivas. He was in very destitute eondiden and
his psr.y very much WON out.
A san Franciscan Of TIE name of kewen, believe a
brother OF Col f. j. c. X, wen was shot thr0ugt the
neck and killed instantly. he had been doing immcrEe
eryice with one Of Slarps klhes, snd had his plsce
leyeled when shot Another of the name of CrockH,
believe was also killed, but am not certain | could
learn no other names. The night Of the embagkston
a fine house was burned in San Juan, about the bes.
BUILDING there, supposed TO have been done By DIR.
Dewey, who joined Walkers party the day after the
fight having come from Costa Rica, and, believe,
Walker did all he could to prevent him; however W.
lets the blame from the owners. These are about all
tie particulars could get az all reliable ia relation to
matters there and YOU make such uss of them
may best suit Your purposes.
H. Bit ives supposed Walker would sail for
Realejo Yours uuiy +.
p. S.-We learn from passenger by the Sierra Ne
yada that Col. Walker was nit in The head by bull
let the ball passing by his left ~ss;e aud taking
awoy pce OF the skull and the eyebrow.
FURTHER PARTICULARs-Lisr OF The KILLED.
TgE Rattle OF RIyAs.-Taking toto confederation
the handful of Americans sxty after the natives broke
and fed engaged in this bloody combat il seems to
have been one of the most unequal on record. There
could not have been ess than 100 of the Nicaraguans
10 Judge rom the accounts, written and verbal, which
we have r. ceived. Col. Walker reports bis loss at
five killed and six wounded, beside the two whom
Gen Bosca reports having shot on the roaGfom Rivas
10 San Juan.
MES says not less than twelve Of the little command
wore killed Among these are Frank Anderson
Achilles kewen, Benjamin T. williamson, Thomas
Croker, George Leonard, the two brothers Cole, h.
Essterbrook and Charles BrogaD. The names of those
vourded we have not learned. The remainder of the
amy sailed for Reaeo in the Schooner San jose. The
great bunder ever leaving the northern part OF
the Republic without force sufhcent 10 hOld ground
against population of not less than 90 600 persons
who compose the natives of the Department Merdional
Mr. Kewen was second in command. His dsshng
gallaniry and almost mss ne courage made him
spicuous mark TO the few sharpshooters among the
foreign attaches of the enemy.
Mr.. b. Il. Williamson was young man, aged but
twenty.one years. He was native of Virginia. The
family however, emigrated 10 Alabama in l-fj where
he resided until 1850 when with his elder brother he
came to California, lured by those brilliant hopes
which have been the of drawing many daring
and adventurous spirits to these shores. A genial
disposition frightened by many striking qualities of
heart and head served to cement around him large
number of warm friends. But adversely gradually
changed the aspect of effars, and though appointed
Clerk of the Committee of Ways aud Means In the
Legislature Of 1854 and enjoying a considerable po-
litcal influence in that body, be became tired of the
field where be had formerly been financially sue
ces.ful Broodng over the reverses in business which
not be alone had experienced in the whr of Califor
ia life he was induced to join the Walker expedition,
il ardent love of adventure impelling him with ire
sistble force to enlist. He shot in the neck in
the bloody battle of Riv&s with his face to the foe and
his hs nd still graspng in death his trusty rifle The
news of his untmely death will much sorrow in
the boreaved family at home. The others In the
above list also widely known in this community.