Butte record., 1855-11-10

The Nicaragua steamer, Uncle Sam, C. H.
Baldwin, Commander, from San Juan, arrived
Saturday morning, Nov. 8, at 6 O'Clock, with
$50 passengers.
The intelligence we receive by this arrival
relative to affairs in Nicaragua, is of the most
startling and exciting character.
The movements of Col Walker have become
highly important, having compelled the sur
render, as will be seen by the memoranda, of
Grenada, and had been offered the Presiden-
cy of the Republic.
We regret, however, to find that Purser
Buckman, in his report, suppresses the most
important portion, viz the attack upon one
of the Lake steamers at San Carlos, and the
massacre at Virgin Bay, of some forty or fifty
of the passengers who left this city on the 5th
ult.
From the statements made to US by several
of those who came up on the Sam, we CLEAN
the following particulars, which we have eve
ry reason to believe are fully reliable:
The passengers from New York by the
steamer Star of the West" took the river
steamer Virgin, and on the 18th ult. ap-
preached the lake anchorage opposite Fort
San Carlos, having in tow barge containing
twelve native troops, comman led by Span
/ ish Colonel, who represented that he would be
of assistance to the passengers in facilitating
/ their transit past the fort Instead of this,
however, as the boat came within hail, and
/ the captain waived his hand in salute, those
on the fort fired a twenty-four FOUNDER, the
/ ball from which struck the steamer immed-
/ ately forward Of the wheel and passed through
the cabin instantly killing three persons and
mortally wounding two others.
One Of the former was a lady named White,
who, with an interesting family of three chill
dren, was on her way to join her husband, a
/ clergyman in this city the ball absolutely
tore her to pieces, producing of course, instant
death one of the others in line of the fatal
messenger was her sou, a boy of six years Of
age, whose legs were both taken off above the
knees, and who died in the course Of about an
hour.
The captain of the steamer Immediately cast
anchor, and with a white flag FASTENED ashore
in n small boat. On reaching the fort he was
seized and kept a prisoner seven hours, but
finally obtained liberty by assuring the COM
mander of the garrison that he would not al
low his steamer to be used by Walker. He
then proceeded across the lake and landed the
passengers safely at Virgin Bay.
Shortly after leaving the latter place for
San Juan del Sud, body of native troops, all
we'll armed, and numbering about $50 were
met on rapid march for the Bay. On perceiv-
ing the passengers they made a halt, but af-
ter brief consultation allowed them to pass
without molestation
On Saturday morning the passengers reach
ed the Pacific, where during the day they
were joined by eleven Californivns, who re-
ported that force of native troops, (the same
no doubt as above alluded to) entered Virgin
Bay, about seven o'clock on the previous eve
ming, marched directly to the Transit Compa-
nys Office, in which had congregated the pas
sengers for the East, and without giving the
least intimation Of their intention, poured
upon it 4 continuous Ere Of muske:-y. Tie
result was frightfal, large number, between
forty and fifty, as cur informant states, being
killed, and double he number wounded. The