Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-05-03
Interesting from centYa, Am.,,e.

New YoRK, April 90 The steamer Oft.
arrived mere this evening at 7 O'clock br;no;n~
San Juan dates 10 the 2ls.. o'"s"s
The defeat Of Col. SchIcssinse r -, SAM, D..
is confirmed About 70 of his men 70 ro,o moss
missing During Ills trial before the cout, , y.p"
lial and while on parol he deserted and i i.
s"p IN Men' over 70 the Costa Ricans, having
On the 7th mat, the COSTA Picans took ,os.o.
sion OF Rivas with force OF 9 oo0 n,sr po 's
the 1lth Gen. Walker attacked them, S ai on
night OF seventeen hours he was Obliged 10 sb.,'
aoh me city Tor "art of ammunition. The loss ot
'he IoS'a kicans is said to be six hundred killed
aud large amber wounded. Walker,s lo.. !.
set down al between fifty and sixty killed .na -
about ~ wounded and missing, Amono ,ha
Killed 10 Col. Marcado, the commander IF m.
latve forces " sns
=: ne ~ Nicaraguense, Walkers organ. claim,
this affair as a glorious victory. 0""1e
was ea'd that the Costa Ricans had taken
possession OF virgin Bay and fired indiscrinn;.
ha'e.y on every person they saw there, killing
eight or ten Americans in The eu,nIoT ~ ,h.,
Transit Company. '"s
on me 'Oth inst. Lieut. Green. with Gfteen
lhe1' naa an encounter with abonl 200 Costa ri.
cans, killing n and dispensing the rest. wbil.,
.he americans loss was only one killed and ~ ~
wounded. "''''' a"o TWO
II was reported that Walker intended 10 ar
tacS The Costa Ricans a; Virgin Bav abont n.
<oln' having 1000 Americans and'l3O0 natives
e'uef MS commaW. With the exception of J,
Few prominent men in the former legilmis, mar.
y r,ie Nicafaguans acted with Walker.
Inc states OF Honduras, San Salvador anil
y ~, are sand to be in favor of peace and
o... ~. ;nsade Nicaragua. They received the
commissioners from Nicaragua IN frienJly sn;,',
and bad discontinued The enlis,msa,,p &c
troops aud discarded some Of lbsi, new ley;es
D an en- intercepted correspondence between the
pf',sn government and Costa RIGA. IN whiel,
.le 'ormer agreed to contribute two tbousanJ
stand OF arms TO the lalter. caused much .xo,,a
men' among the Americans COMPOSING w,1sa.,.
army nnmeer Of Minnie rifles We're =, n,nr
60 60 rom the Costa Ricans at Rivas, and seyera,
Lnghsn'hen sfsd FreEchmen were observed m
the army. ~
me British fiigae Eurydice was tho only vc,.
an,a a. oa,. Juan Her boats wereiconstanil,. on
10y "arS eg 'he movements Of the Amet;-
cans. The American passengers, who nan.
going on shsre. y '..e'' nun
o,a nu olleiai bulletin, issued by Gen Mora. de-
o'a!ea ina all filibusters taken with arr. i,
."e' "anas would be put to death: but thai ali
VINO mad not osed rms agains, Costn Rira and
gave themselves npio the officers of ,he Cssts
,h'a army, would bs Tarloapd. Appended 10
lnis paper Was list oil seventeen ofCol. Scl,les.
singers party who were Isken and she. Thew
were mostly Irsiimsn an Germans. nnlv ,va
were Americans. o'J wv
nuIoaVi,s 10 respect to the ndsrriminatc
slaughter oil American citizens at viroi,, Raw
aug tue destruction of the property Of The Tran.
Sill Company BY the Costa Ricans having beep
made Mr.. Wheeler addressed strong nro,e.,
10 Cen Mora, na, only against such conduc,,
ou1 against the threat to drive Americans, from,
Costa Klea aud Nicaragua; and unlss. e, painaj
anu "a n'oned Tor decided measures on he patt Of
Wheeler. e"'o'eo ny MT