The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-30
THE DEFEAT OF sCHLEssINGER AT SANTA
ROSA.

THE DEFEAT OF SCHLESSINGER AT SANTA
ROSA.
The next item Of interest Is tbs discontinue Of sohss
at the hacienda of Santa Rosa. he left Granada
on the Goth March with 800 hundred troops, m,t
OF them composed of the recruits which sailed from New
% aIa Ssr uresss IN Ss latter part OF E.eua.y Az
Guanacosta, he met body Of the Costa Rcan army
tmAted to have been near thousand strong and in
Ncaroguse Of the 18th inst contains the folio wing
port OF .he di,grsceful srout," which, so fAr
event, says the N.oaraguense, is rscerded:-
I'm the history Of American arms We excspt the sack
olWashipgton city al the advantages OF time and place
we're In our fsvor the prestige Of American vAor at
stake and the effect Of defeat all eon,pirea WIN the
battle; butrone Of these causes s Of then savs
us from disastrous ani dsgracsful route. Every sol
disr the ground away feels xe have written.
We cannot tDure the truly brave therefore, coorinx
over the & s. =: Santa Res; thus pssag Il on =.
cation. The reward Of tho soldier rests In the appca
ZION Of his msrsorous actions above those who fau be-
hind him-xhe.e Is bis teken thsn the craven is men
TONED in the same paragraph
We have official report Of the action, but from wis.
s s
stopped the hAsenda ofSAnta Rosa for dinner at
the time Of the attack were 81 engaged In eat,
p!ec.uton adopted to avoid an attack. suddsatT an
alarm was given, and before the confusion IN our
camp can saDsasd the enemy poured IN destructive vas
Cot. schiessinger gave an order TO the Germsn and
French companies to fall back to secure better position
com Colonel a ss as hs .sys
Sus as M ou
fed In every direction scattering hem7elyes widely over
barren and mountainous country With the topography
passing I he tSsy Ss
scouting parties Of the enemy. they broke up in small
parties and after fearful journey mountains,
Door ssYs arrived n virgin Bay, in strsgsnx parties
wofnl down with tssae ragged, barefoot, ana almost
s.,vsd The TO- o. say army a the loss Of ths
sufferers. A loud and indignant exprs ssaion WAS
uttered against the commander Of the expedition,
the men and officers who had JAILED undo.
him. Liable "a human actions are TO Be misc ,ncsivsd
Liable ~ al men are to rest under uutowArd We
shall withhold any ceasure of own until he court
martial a present inquring into tbs matte, shall render
deserving credit In any battle; AMI more particularly In
one to which little credit Is due to the affair at Sants
Rosa But the general voice Of the army has bssn 50
Ynanmous in honoring ono company and csrsan officers
that ws should BE- shutting eyes to public fac. il
we did not designate them The old volgenrs now com
ne last T. y
vii! long have occasion to remember the votzasrs.
Asjor O'Neil who Is Justly esteemed the Murat Of the
army, won unneasured praise t oil the soldiers
only for bis bravery the field bat his sympathy to
ass snersss Asjasan Johnson fsvorits
TO restore orcer and stop the flight. Cor por Kelly OF
Co. A., was highly 3ken of to the General ths he
No Official account Of tie disaster has ye, been uus
shed nor have many facts been CLEANED regard to this
unfortunate Affair." except those published in the Ncara
ge7e We have heard Of the loss of one brave young
man, whose name s not recorded in the above
viz Mr.. Warren Parker of assachusetts nsphew OF
Of ths Satmors SUM- New York Journal Of oSassrss and
Charleston Courier. Mr.. Parker left New York the
2bth February, in the steamship Northern Light, and
bis arrival 1t Grsnads fs ss naortay wounded During
the fight ct Santa Rosa, in bravsly raying few OF his
10 u S s 0 1ns es s ss
shot through the head By ball from the ensmy. He
Was our companion en- royd0e in the Northern Light and
Gsncs temperate in most Things; bu. his heart which
seemed filed with iAry enthusiasm ceased to hyob in
the irglorous field Of Santa Rosa.
MOVEMENTS OF THE ARMY,
On the 22d Of March orders were given to NOVA the
OF the army from Granada to RivAs and In
three days the work DONE The various
&c-were packed up with promptness, and in the space
of time mentioned above the entire OUTFIT Of rye torcs
was transferred from one point to an other.
In Rvas the various departments were organized and
Immediately commenced operations. The quarters wsre
better an in Granada but the marketing bad, the
streets dusty the nights windy and after or two
days experience all hands repen.ed the movement and
sighed for Granada.
On the Sd Of April orders were again issue 10 givas
for general movement of the army and ia few days
everything connected with the camp was on board sne
steamer San Carlo together with eight hundred soldiers
and about two hundred attached 70 the army in IT,
lerent capacities From Virgin the boat pointed hsr
lows to San Carlos, and steamed tbs lake while
the soldiers were impressed with the belief the gems
raj was bent On an immediate invasion OF Costa Rica.
Arriving at San Carlos, company Captain Linton Of
Light Infantry battalion, taken board, and again
the steamer started de wn the river san Juan.
The impression that Costa Rica tie dssMnation OF
the troops excited great enthusiasm but General
Walker keeps secret all his important movem ents-no
one, not his most confidential officers arc ever in
formed Of the he intends to pursue until the very
last moment It assertAfned that Csssa RicA
not the for after proceeding to Castillo
Rapids and leaving at that point company the army
started in the steamers route for GrAnada where they
arrived the 7th inst On the day. news was re-
ceved at GranadA that the Costa Msans had taken vir
gin Bay San Juan del Sar and Rvas; and at A. M of
the 8th inst the army, headed BY General WALKER
marched In fine spirits towards RivAs to meet the in
vAders. From that moment Granada was full Of the
most exciting rumors yet not American doubted the
of the troops under General Walker tho
natives, the Excitement equally great hundreds
leaving the city Of Granada determined not to return TO
Il until General Walker once entered the Plaza
Finally after suspense of nearly three days, courier
arrived with such intelligence as made every heart in
Granada, except few chinotstes, thrill with enthus
and his army route for Granada and him se and
troops entered the Plazs about midnight the 1f.h
SECOND BATTLE OF RIvAS.
sIx HUNDRED COSTA RICANs EILLED-TorAL RoUr
OF THE ENEMY-AMERICAN LOSS THIRTY.
From fho Apri