The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1856-05-21

;, no discussing the fact, that the intelligence
ofthe battle of Riyas, and the reported rout O
\ lhe Costa Ricans, which was hailed with sc
mnch ioy and exultaton in the south, is re-
ceiyed at the north with a large share OF lncred-
!. ulitv, and not alone at the north, but IN the
nei9hborbood of the white house. Perhaps II
/ most of these cases the wish may be father te
the thought but nevertheless some OF the Jour
nails present plausible reasons for distressing
i the favorable accounts received by the Orlzaba
The New York Express says that the editors
have seen letters from reliable parties engaged
in the battle of Rivas, which give very differ
ent account from that published IN II Nlcara'
guense. One of these letters, for example,
States, that the actual fighting ceased IN the
streets of Rivas at two O'Clock in the morning,
s'whereupon we, that is, general Walker, left
the place-but we did not know till next day,
that the enemy had evacuated the place half an
hour previously" and that "neither party would
acknowledge a defeat" The Express further
saws that Walkers loss was under stated, and
that of the Costa Ricans much exaggerated by
the account referred to--that the Costa Ricans
had not more than 1900 men, all told, while
Walker had 43O, and that the loss of the for
mcr did not exceed 400 men,
Similar statements have appeared in the New
| York Times and the Tribune, but have attract
ed less attention, because those journals are
known to be rabid denouncers of Walker and
his enterprise. The Express, on the contrary,
is a Just and impartial sheet. .-aez=
If we approach the atmosphere of Washing
ton, we find similar spirit of detractlon mani
tested The Richmond Enquirer, which being
thoroughly democratic and exclusively south
ern, might be supposed to regard the Walker
government in Nicaragua with special favor,
contains very severe article on the subject, in
which Walker and the adventurers under him
are treated as set of scuryy outlaws. The
Enquirer speaks of the intrinsic improbability
Of the news from Nicaragua, is confident that
Walker, instead of having achieved triumphs,
has sustained series Of repulses, and believes
that if his fortunes be not absolutely desperate,
it is altogether improbable that he can recover
his position. We quote portion of this ex-
ceedngly hostile article: .,.--
e'Two slight but very significant circumstances
make it perfectly clear to our mind that Walker
is beaten and ruined man. These are the dis
affection in his own ranks, and the triumphant
and defiant tone Of the enemy. If the com
mander of the Costa Ricans had not been per-
fectly confident of success, he would not have
invited retaliation on himself by refusing quar-
ter and denouncing indlscriminate slaughter on
the Nicaraguans after the battle ofRivas. And
desperate indeed must be Walkers cause when
even his severe discipline can not prevent the
deseron of his men.
1.-The invasion of Costa RIGA with such an in
adequate force was an enterprise which nothing
less than miracle could rescue from hopeless
disaster. The Costa Rican general played the
part of Scipio, and Walker has to retreat from
lie is repulsed in the attempt to recover Rivas. /
How long will he hold Granada? @@
1.-The varying fortunes ofthe Lilliputan strug-
gle between pigmy republic and a handful of
crazy flibusters excite that sort of interest with
which a person contemplates a cock fight or
set-to between couple of shoulder strikers. In
itself the contest islttle better than an exciting
but circumstances may give it
prodigious importance. When the Olympian
deties abandoned their neutrality and partici-
pated in the strltes of nlortals, the combat ragged
with awful fury, and the earth shook with the
'ush of contending hosts. Even so will the
struggle between Costa RIGA and Nicaragua
swell to the colossal proportions of wide wasting
var. should the great powers be involved in
he fray. So to involve them is obviously the
Tim both of Walker and the Costa Rcan gov
To that end Walker wantonly invites
very sort of violence and outrage on American
ltizens in Central America. To that end his
gents magnify an accidental riot into DELHI I
rate and bloody massacre. With equal ASST
lulty, but perhaps with less discreditable poll
y the Costa Rcan government solicits the ALI
nee and active aid of Great Britain ~ ,
CHOW, we have no idea that the British gov
intends to take part in the difficulty 3
urther than is necessary to protect the rights /
t its own subjects. So far from blaming, we S
hould rather applaud and initiate the yigilant :
nergy with whichit discharges this duty. An 5
American squadron should be present to enforce t
aspect to the rights of American citizens in Nj
aragua, and to maintain the neutrality of this =
ountry. Nothing short Of the most imperious r
ecessty should induce the government to in a
arfere In the fight between a band of outlaws G
n the one side and q rabble of barbarians on .
be other.' @'@ .tH 2 q 5TH5@ 2Far2a4 37as=s4 Il
There Is something in the tone of this malig- ii
ant philippe, which we are at loss to under n
tand ltls ineligible enough that an abolition II
aper should view Walkers expedition through !
ne jaundlced medium of its hatred to the SOUTH G
ut why the Richmond Enquirer should feel it. P
elf called upon to depreciate and dsparage the l l
xplolts ola southerner, aided by southern men,
an enterprise the success of which is calcula- 6
ID IN every way to benefit the south, is some y
hat enigmaticaL True it is that the admins Il 7
alton is hostile to Walker; true that Marcy :
n Pierce is merely his instrument-has dis 81
layed persistent luminosity towards the Rivas t
overnment; but this does not justify the Bit J,
'rness otthe Richmond Enquirer N. O. Bee. y
-J-lles~>z>-.s; s4ye EI 6,
The FoREIeN LEe1es.-It is now question f,
England, what ISL be done with the three n
reign legions that have recently been organ s.
ed---thee Italian, the Swiss and the German i
II three must be dsbanded, in conformity with t,
le act of parliament. As respects the italian b
ID Swiss, there is no difficulty. Butitis differ ,
It as concerns the Germans, for, according to j
London correspondent of the National Intel n
gencer, it would be unsafe. for a great many n
the men to return to their former homes. It y
, therefore, in contemplation to offer to such c. G.
choose to accept grants of land in the British
ossesslons IN South Africa. They will be free St
)lonlsts, liable to be called out for drill duinc a.