Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-10-03

anu nuroers as wei a. their assumptions of
the sovereignty of an independent State.
The following is his summary Of Walkers
proceedings, occurring between the departure
of the two last steamers from San Juan:
"The intelligence received from the interior
is of highly stirring character, and indie Gates
the ascendancy Of the revolutionists under
Col. Walker, who, on the Sd instant with one
hundred and fifty men, sixty of whom were
Calitornians, came to Virgin Bay, where he
was Immediately attacked by GEN Guardiola,
the Indian chief, having under command
about four hundred government troops. The
in the rOut of the legitimists, who retreated to
Rivas with loss Of ffty-ope killed and a
large number of wounded, while the Liberals
lost but four, ono Californian and three Mica.
raguans. Ghardiola himself narrowly ESCAPED
with his life on several occasions. Once du-
ring the fray, under the impression that Guar
diola was taking toddy with Judge Cushing.
in the buildings of the Transit Company, the
revolutionists, it is stated, poured continued
volley of balls into them, one of which lodged
in the leaves of Judge Cushing's ledger In
deed, he had all he could do for some time to
save his life, by piling up barricades of trunks
and express bundles, and the mistake of the
besiegers was not discovered till the agent .
office was fairly riddled
"By similar accident, Mr.. Scott, the Punta
Arenas agent of the company, was badly
treated by the Government of Nicaragua, on
his entrance into the harbor Of Granada, the
capital. With the intention of firing a salute,
cannon was discharged by the troops on
shore, which was found to be shotted For.
tuuately the charge did not strike the steamer
An apology was made by the government, &C.
companied with a request that the steamer
should be left in port for the protection of the
capital. The apology was accepted, but the
proposition for leaving the steamer was not,
Transit Company In the uncertain hostilities
of Nicaragua.
B" 1t is reported that Walker has gained
great popularity among the people, owing to
his Kindness to the wounded troops. lie is
now stationed at San Juan del Sur, where as
well as at other places, his charge of one hun
dred and fifty dollars upon each innkeeper
does not, l imagine, conduce much to their
satisfaction with the revolution. According
to the reports of the passengers Mr.. Priest,
the American consul, who keeps a public
house refused to pay, but was compelled to
yield by the appearance of two soldiers pro-
hlblting the ingress or departure of guests
until the amount was duly fOrked down. The
Transit Company appears to have suffered a
little by these exactions, the agent for San
Juan del Sur, Mr.. Fitzgerald, having been
tire farm at the disposal of Walker. The
Company's muleteer, Caraza, was also taxed
5000, besides losing most Of his bullocks by
the revolutionists.
1.-The passengers, too, in passing over the
road from San Juan del Sur to Virgin Bay,
encountered a number of Walkers troops who,
on their own responsibility flor it is said
Walker disapproved of their conduct) levied
head tax of dime apiece, which, after some
HIM cd 70 Al.
passengers remained, / am told, to reinforce
Walker, who has under him not more than one
hundred and fifty soldiers from the States,
with the expectation of accessions from Cali
fornia. On the other hand the government
party, which has the most money, has rallied
again, and General Corral at the last accounts
was at Rivas, in command of 500 men, all
ready to attack Walkers strongholds at Vir-
gin Bay, San Juan del Sur and Realejo. Mr..
Scott, the agent of the Transit Company, hay
ing doubtless apprehensions of further depre-
dations, has put the lake and river boats of
the company in state OF defence, by mount
ing each CT them with four cannon, taken from
the munitions of war with which the unfortu-
nate Italian recruits from New York had been
previously supplied at Fort Castillo"
Battle Of Bluewater The following is
list Of the killed, wounded, and missing in the
action on the Bluewater, on the 81 of Septem-
Der, 1855:
Alex. Lyall, private, comp. K, 81 dragons.
Chas. Mcdonald, do, do, do.
Rob't Fitzpatrick, do, comp. G, 4th artipry.
Thos. Carroll, do, do, do.
Wounded.
Thos. Healy, sergeant, comp. E, 81 dra-
goOns-in several places.
Geo. Fink, corporal, comp. K, 81 dragons
severely.
VIM. Walsh, private, do, do.-severely.
c. f. Rutherford, do, do, do.-severely.
TheOpholite Morff, do, do, do.-slightly.
Francis Larken, do, do, do.-slightly.
James Kennedy, do, do, do.-slightly.
Missing.
Marshall Ryder, private, comp. L, 81 drs
g0ons-withOut doubt killed.
A Candidate as is Candidate.-On the
amalgamation ticket for State officers in the
election soon to come of in the State of New
York, VIC find the name Of mulatto, called
thereon Pashan. On inquiry, we learn that
he is an individual who formerly bore the pa
tronimic of 90 Vashan" in Pittsburg, Pennsyl-
vania, where for many years he was distin-
guished knight Of the razor. The fellow is a
wag in his way, and deserves to lie made ia
nous, now that he has built himself up to be
of consequence enough to be placed by crazy
white men on ticket for State office of such
a State as New York Vashan, when flourish
ing the razor in Pittsburg, was quite ambi-
tious, and when the wags of Philadelphia
elected the redoubtable PLUCK" militia COL
onel, those of the iron city, not to be outdone in
the work of bringing the militia system into
ridicule, elected brudder Vashan to like 20.
sition. lie uniformed himself promptly and,
though no one would parade with him, he was
vastly fond of parading himself around town, a
Ia Colonel Pluck, in his regimentals. On one
occasion, when shaving Colonel Black, of the
Pennsylvania volunteers in the Merriam war