New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-05-03
SATURDAY MORNING. MAY 3, 1856.

damage effected was slight wound Inflicted upon the
hand Of Capt. Breckenrid ge. not interfering at all
with hissprosecuting the charge. The fence was /
gained without loss. and thence a brisk fire opened
upon the retreating enemy. They fed for protection
behind neighboring building whence with more |
security they cond prevent pursuit It was necessa-
ry however, that they should be driven entirely from
that vicinity and in order to geta position to effect
that object it was necessary to cross street exposed
to the enemy's fire. Y e .2sztgg3 |
dt was hazardous experiment. as the opposition |
forte was ascerained to be more than three hundred
strong. Nothing daanted however, the thirteen es-
sayed the perous adventure and although the bullets
whstled in fearful proximity to them not man was
touched: me position they sought was gained, and
line Of the foe. The enemy sought to retain their
ground, and returned the fire with apparent zeal and
eagerness. IN this engagement Capt: Heuston fell
mortay wounded as an atonement for the death Of
Capt FL. not less than thirty Of the enemy were made
to bite the dirt. The, fire Of the remaining twelve be-
came too disastrous for the Costa Rcans to brave
and they began preciptate retreat, but were hotly
pursued Fortifying themselves behind a wall 4they
termined fire. In the assault Lieut. Gay was wounded
The enemy againded, with the loss Of eight or ten
more and succeeded in reaching the building from be-
hind, where they againsought to repulse headyance
of the Americans In the pursuit Lieut.. Gay was
mortally wounded and French Louis killed, l5nhe
enemy made good their retreat. The fight on the
Plaza had almost ceased, and during the day and
night there was little firing, except BY few Of the
enemy around with Minnie rifles, firing from con-
acealed places. The p0ssessors Of these were Eng
llsilnien and Germans, who mad long experience in
their use The majority of the Americans fell at
the hands of these foreign mscreants who have allied
themselves with serrism against the liberal party Of
Central America. E. @ 3.ss @ge0
The intention of the enemy Of surrounding the city
and henming in Walkers forces in the Plaza was
thwarted with the most gratifying success The NJ
w. corner was held by Col. Don Bruno Natz1ner and
Major on with their commands and over hundred:
dead bodlestof the enemy gave signal proof Of the
gaantry Of these officers and the intrepidty Of their
men. The Southwest corner was in charge. Of Cap
tains Rudler and Mason, with their companies, aud
that, with the exception Of the position held by Lieut.
Col. Sanders, was the one from which the greatest
danger was to be apprehended. Those brave officers
and their brave maintained their ground against
concealed fire with frmness and courage desery
ing of the highest commendation. Some Of our
noDest spirits in the exhibition Of this point Of feel
ing and undannted courage, fell martyrs the cause
OF democracy Among them, it should not be deemed
invidious to mention Lieut.. Morgan, of Gen Walkers
staff, and Lieut. Doyle Of the army, men of as ster
ing herosm and as true hearts as ever belonged to
humanity. From three corners of the Plaza constant
fire was maintained from O'Clock the morning UNI
til noon. -Four hours of unrenlitng service in the
field, following tedious march OF more than two
days. had necessarily the effect of burdening the en-
erges Of the soldiers with irresistible fatigue The
enemy, too, seemed to become weary of the fight,
and little firing foran hour done on either side e2
ceptby sharp shooters, adventurin chances at long
distances
This battle Of Rvas, the second fought in that city
by General Walker, was warmly contested. The
struggle was a long and arduous one, and the Libe-
rails were compelled to fight at every disadvantage
| The Costa Rcans lost six hundred men. The early
retreat OF three hundred and the subsequent almost
entire abandonment of Rras, are sufficient indications
OF their defeat. The American loss does not exceed
thirty, and the wounded is the same.
Take it all in ALL the conflict at Rivas cannot but
be regarded as glorious victory We have lost, in
have been atoned for in the blood of numerous sacr
fees.
. The enemy are disheartened at their defeat; and
although they have again returned to the field of their
disaster they impoverished Of ZEAL and destitute
of confidence. e5tu= &.& s "A
LIST OF K1LLED.-Staff-Lieut Morgan, Aid de.
Camp to the General; adj. Gen. Ola, killed; Capts
Hueston and Clinton Inspector Generals Depart
ment; Lieut.. Stall, Col. NIarchado. 80 .s=7-t ~ t
| Company B, Light Infantry--Capt. Linton, Corpo-
raj Hillett, Prvates l. Brdley, j. NJ. Jennings J.H.
| LANE.
Company E-Private William Gould, Geo, D. Dick
Company A. Rifle Battalion-Lieut. Gay; Pryates
| Lynn and Rorrer.
| Company B-Privates Brodes, Stone. r.
Company C-Sergeant William McCarty; Privates
! Farmhouse, 4. G. Gates
Company D-Capt. Bar1e1l; Pryates Blackburn,
| Finn, Wites, Barrow.
Company E-Privates Knox, Logan, L. Cuck, Dart,
| Stickmer, Davidson, Barr.
Company F-Sergeant Chestnut; Priyates McMur-
ray, Donelan.
| Company G-Lieut. John Doyle. Sergeant Kistner
4 Prlvates McMahon, McGruar, Delaney, Houston
Fisher, Miller, Hurrihan, Townsend, Nifty Mer
| chanter
Second Rifle Battalion, Company A-Privates El
bridge, Milholand.
Company B-sergeant B Stocked; Priyates Boglgar,
| Wnhler, Webber, Ersti.
| Company C-Private Edwards.
Mounted Rangers-Lieut Philip Gillis Lieut. ".
Winters; Private Scott.
President Mora has issued the following murderous
proclamation
John r. Mora, President of the Republic of Costa
Rica and Gene'ai-in- Chief of the Aany of Near
aqua:
All the flibusters taken with arms in hand will be
subject to all the rigor of the law which in this case
is death. But all the libusters who have not used
their arms against this Republic and give up out of
tree will their arms and persons to officers of the Costa
Rican army, shall be pardoned.
Appended to this was the following list of persons
taken prisoners at Santa Rosa and subsequently shot
on the 25th Of March:
Jas. salonon, Ireland; John Pikin, Italy; Andrew
Courtanlin, S. Amos, Manuel Grego, Cuba Theo.
dore Lidiken, American Henry Dunn, Ireland Isaac
A. Rose American Henry Johsider, Germany Peter
Pyme Ireland; Philip Johnut, Germany Peter Con
nor, James Holm, Ireland Antoine Parnu, France
David Kock, Germany William West, Prussia !;
Francis Naryez, Panama and Thos. Heining, Prus.
sa. Philip Egan Toothy also taken prisoner and
condemned at the same time, but his punishment was
changed to Imprisonment, because he was the cores
pondent of the New Orleans Crescent.
THE UNITED STATES AND COSTA RIcA-MURDER OF
AMERICAN CITIzENs--FoRcIBLE LETTER OF THE
AMERICAN MINISTER TO PRESIDENT MORA.
Republic Of Nicaragua, Granada, .4prA l5.-
This day camel before me, Charles Mahoney native
and citizen of the State of Pennsylvania aged thirty
three years, who, being duly sworn, saith: That he
has been for the last four years in the employ of the
Transit Company, on the 1sth1nus, as an engineer
and as such was employed as superintendent for
building the wharf at Virgin Bay that on Monday
morning the 18th of April, the Army of Costa Rica
headed by John R. Nora the President of Costa Rica
entered said Virgin Bay. The defendant was stand
ing In front of the Office of the Transit Company with
Aaron B. Coolies and John Brown, employees Of said
Company.
The troops of Costa Rica Immediately surrounded
the Office and an order to fire was given by the off
Ger in command, when at least one hundred shots
were fired Three of the balls struck this deponent
and killed Peter Maane, a citizen of New York a
stone quarter in the service of the company. ID
Michael Long, citizen of New York. Sd. Thomas
Walsh, citizen of New York, in company's service.
4th. Wilson, of Easton, Pa, in the service of the
hotel, 5th. a lad native of New York 9Th. Thos
Hannengan, of New York, company's service. 7th
| Thos. Lloyd, of New York. Transit Company's ser
vice. Sth. A lad from California. 9th. Keenan, of
| Pennsylvania. All of whom Except Long, who
lived eight hours) died Immediately Michael Kach-
ford, of Jersey City, was wounded.
| None of these persons killed or wounded had any
arms or made any resistance whatever. The forces
then broke open the doors of the store broke open