Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-07-27
Correspondence Of he New York Herald.
Colonel Walkers Defeat.

Colonel Walker and his party (ffty-six In all
arrived q hialeothe l4th of June started from there
for Chnandega, and were sent by the Democrat
ic President, Francixo Castillon residing and gov
erning In Leon, TO take this department, and a
| force of about one hundred and fifty Central
American troops was given to them as assistance,
| under the command of Colonel Mendez and Felix
| Ramirez both notorious characters of the revou-
| tionary army They arrived on the 2Sth "a a
small port on the Pacific, about eight leagues from
this place. and about ten leagues north Of San Juan
| del Sur.
| The government had received news Of their
movements through their spies, and preparations
were made TO receive them at San Juan del Sur.
The two vessels that landed filbusters and Demo
cratic troops passed San Juan del Sur, sailing to-
wards Salina Bay and so directed the attention OF
| the government officers TO the South.
| Meanwhile, they walkers party had landed,
and marched the same afternoon against Rivas.
small outpost was taken by surprise but as some
of the government soldiers there escaped, they
hurried up to Hivas, aud everything was prepared
to receive them. A courier was despatched inn
mediately to San Juan del Sur, ordering the troops
stationed there TO concentrate their force at Rivas
From all the small villages people ran into Rivas
presenting themselves to take up arms against the
Yankees and flibusters," as many Of them called
them.
There is no doubt Walker and his party were de-
/
that one thousand men would immediately Join
them and instead Of resistance they would find re-
joicng at their arrival. II was not So
They arrived at Rivas, altogetherin number about
two hundred men, at one O'Clock, where they met
some of the advanced guard of the government,
and the fighting began, the government troops
drawing back towards the plaza. Chances seemed
to be rather even, when the reinforcement from
San Juan del Sur arrived, attacking Walkers par
ty in the rear. The Democrats showed very little
or no fight and ran away, headed by their officers,
in groups Of twenty or thirty abandoning Walkers
| party who had meanwhile taken possession Of
house belonging to the pioneer Of the party, rich
planter, Don Maxine Espinoza, where they sus-
tanned themselves pretty well, firing with their RI
fees through holes made in the adobe walls, and
entirely safe themselves from the musket balls be-
hind them.
After the Nicaragua revolutionary troops had
| abandoned them, the house was surrounded by all
the government troops, about three hundred In
number, and the firing continued for about two
hours, doing little harm to the flibusters, while al
most every rife ball hit its man.
| At last party Of young men, principally Of the
first families and all volunteers stormed the front
door, when others from the other side, set fire TO
the house, and took it, losing of course, compar-
atively to their number, many.
| COL Walkers party had to break through them,
and fed into neighboring cocoa estate, where
from they took their route tOwar is the Transit.
! Being night, and only limited number Of troops
to follow them, they had chance to sleep that
night and leave next afternoon for San Juan del
Sur, where they took schooner by force, burned
the Quartet Of the government down, and left for
| tierras incogaitd
This is the end of the great annexation project
of Colonel Walker ex-President of Sonora. 1t was,
indeed, great foolishness, more greatness than
anything else, to believe that force of ffty-six
.,J,t ka
and Is, and keep it.
The government party lost about thirty men
dead, and about the same number wounded. Thir-
teen Americans were killed, and their bodies burned
The Walker party, when passing the Transit to-
wards San joan del Sur, presented the most la
mentable sight--ceveral wounded, all Of them in
rags, and extremely dirty; some even without
boots and hats. They were very low spirited, and
excited against the Leon party for having aban-
doned them. They confessed having lost IA men,
and among them three Of their principal officers,
and that they did not expect such furious and
brave resistance,
From them, and from the identification ofpapers
found on the dead bodies, there have been killed:
A. L. Kewen, of Lopez Cuba expedition memory;
r. T. Merriman, lieutenant; and i. Anderson, also
a lieutenant also, DIR. Jones, and Dr. w. Il. Da-
Wis who has resided here some three or four years,
snd joined last year the revolutionary party-the
same man that murdered an Englishman, hotel
keeper, in Virgin Bay. A. l.. Kewen was second
commander in the party, and handsome sword
and gold watch were taken prize by the gov
eminent soldiers.
In Raleigh, North Carolina, where large mass
meeting was held on Thursday, Senator Badger
pledged himself in letter to the candidate OF
the party, and the general principles Of the Order.
We copy the substance Of his letter:
Zone thing however, 1t Is due TO you and to
myself to say, and that is, that am influenced by
no hostility to the American party or its principles.
On the contrary concur in almost every position
laid down by the Philadelphia Council-their plat
form IN the main, meets my hearty approval and
If live and able to get TO the polls on the I'd
of August, shall most certainly and most willing
ly cast my vote for Mr. Shepard, the nominee Of
the American party in this Congressional district"
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sEBAsropoL AND KERTscH.-The Paris corie-
spondent Of lie Progress Is epigrammstic ON " Mon
seur Bonaparte." 1t says, speaking of the Crimean
Vandalism:
"Therc were, in the Crimes, two cities seat Of
war and seat Of art-Sebastopol and Kertsch-
the one terrible, and ready for combat the other
charming, and open to hospitality. AtSebastopol
ten thousand pieces Of cannon, feot and a'heroic
garrison at Kertsch port crowded with mel
chantmen, elegant promenades, an old temple OF
Esculapius-women and children. NJ. Bonaparte
has taken Rertscb."
THE GRrAr WESTERN LINE or RAILRoADs.-Tbe
vincennes (Indiana) Courant Of the l4th says that
the opening Of the Ohio and Mississippi railroad
from Vincennes to st. Louis, and which gives
continuous line between Baltimore and 81. Louis,
has brought food Of travel to Vincennes that the
most wild ideas did not approach. II says from
100 to 1875 passengers come over from 81. Louis
daily"
BAcK-AcTIoS SrANKER.-Mr Eliphaet Stubbs,
live Yankee, from Connecticut, exhibited, at the
Museum, his patent Back Action Spanker," which,
on being attached TO a baby Of any age, watches
over IL like mother; makes Il hush when Il be.
comes naughty; oblges il 10 desist from swallow
ing thimbles three cent pieces, pins, any other
food unsuited to its stomach; compels Il to 20 TO
sleep when Il doesn't want TO; and If somewhat
older sees that IL keeps it's hands off the sugar
bowl and jsm-pots besides making II keep Its face
clean and all by the power Of its back-action.
Mirror and Keystone.