The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-08-02
CorresEo lenee ef tbs New York Daily Times
DEFEAT OF col. WALKER,
The Killed and w ou Il d II orri bic Cru.
city % the Catholic Prie>ts-.fi-h I OF the
5usIers.

SAN JUAN DEL Sur, Thursday. July Ie. 1855.
Since my last there has been quite an ex
ciiemen: here. Colonel Walker aud his little
party arrived a Realelo. and he was com
miSsioned by Castlllion 10 come with his htls
parry Of 81 men, IN company with native
command Of $50 recruits from Chiandera.
and take the Department of Rivas: bat as
these people can make no movement secretly.
the news of their coming was received In
Granada before they had fairly sailed from
Realejo. and reinforcement was dispatched
10 oppose their landing. Col. Walker and his
party landed about % miles up the coast from
San Juan, on about the same distances from
Rixas, the 28th o. June. late in the dav.
and passed the night about Is miles from the
latter place.
Meantime the people at Rivas received the
news Of their coming. and sent courier 10
Sun Juan with it, and this being passenger
day, there were plenty of animals 10 accom-
modate goo Granadians, who set out at day
light. and arrived 1t Rivas just in time to take
Walker in flank a first fire. when all the Chi
nandega recruits broke and fled. leaving
Walker and his Ii lie party to conclude the
fight as best they could. which lasted from
O'Clock. p NJ, until dark, when, in the night,
the little party made detour and marched TO
San Juan del Sur-leaving IL Americans
dead, and carrying away wounded with
them. The natives lost IS killed and 81
wounded, some of whom have since died
Six of the Americans were killed in house
that they had loopholed. and the other five
were fired, and the bodies of those killed out.
side thrown on top of those that were killed
inside, and all burned together. This was
done by order of the priesthood, who are the
Government here. as the Vandals OF the North
los tbay all /
of burial.
Walker and the remainder of his men EN-.
barked in their vessels, that were waiting for
them at San Juan. and returned to Realeio
quite unmolested, but rather the worse for
war.
The Nicaragua Transit Company, it would
appear, are taking the alarm,-at least they
pretended so.-as we are informed by their
agents mere thes company of paid Ameri-
cans are expected by the present steamer from
New ork. to take charge Of Castle Rapids
on the river San Juan. with the advice and con-
sent of the Government of the United States
What their Interior views may be remains to
be seen. If we are allowed to Judge from the
signs of the times, they are not Of the most
/ favorable character. AS an illustration will
relate the following: Some two months since
a passenger from California at Virgin Bay,
expressed MS determination 10 remain IN the
country. His name is Cammires, and on the
following day Judge Cushing, the Companys
agent at that place. sent his favorite clerk to
inform the resident authority that Cammires
was fliibuster. and that it was his duty to
arrest and send him out of the country. The
latter hearing this. went to the Gobernador,
telling him what he had heard and he came
10 his office TO be arrested There being no
proof in the case. any further than the second
hand assertion of Judge Gushing, there the
matter rested, though the Gobernador felt n
duty bound TO respect the report, it having
come from so good a source as that Of the
Comptroller's office. Since Col Walkers ar
rival, the same clerk of Judge Gushing has
given Mr.. Cammire's name to the Colonel
commanding here. with orders to shoot him
on sight, as a fllibuster and which the Colo
mel promises faithfully. lie being native Of
Old Spain can do SO with a good will.
The revolution in Nicaragua remains about
the same as 1t has been for three months past,
the Chamora party. which is now called the
Priest party, fortified at Managua, and the
Llberallsts al Leon. Adlos.
CINCINNATUS.