The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-01
TIE CRISIS IN NICARAGUA.
Additional Details Of the Conflicts between
the Costa Rieans and General
Walkers Troops.
IMXEDIATB AID REQUIRED BY NieiHAGul.

lM1EDlATk AID Kk4UlRED bI NlCAKAHU&s
ATRMRs or THE TRaHMv eOKn6H,
&C., &c.. %.
We gys fustber corresosdeDcs sud psrtieuaws Il M
vsry fal end exeeeSinsiy iatsrsstS; but 1t IL nses
sible 70 And room for al this uorniDs:-
Cax San Juan Co1seAPonasAcc. -
HDp's Pons7 3Gmi,es up San Juan Hlvsr.
At III junction wsth the 5erspsqui, Aps8 -, l06d
Fsrth<r Detsis Of the Battle Of Se-spi7li- Csua1 CsA
duet of Cdptsin BoIdscin and Ais ASuis B1Nd-DeaA ~
Li.menant Rakesro,c- Defeat Of fhs 0oaC Rtoass--.
Ne0asion of th< San Juan Want q Arms IN NicaNe
gus, &C.. dc. ~ - ~.
Ny last letter delayed here until the arrival Of Ne,
Orisaba, which again opened comnuni-stiou With ~
States, aud h the pionte Of new Line, BY whishye3
viii hereafter ssivs regular bmonthly ocths STR
rrg events transptzing in this portion Of Centcng
America.
The military ball with Costa Rss Is just opened Al
jutant Schlessngers partial defeat or which hs vAs
tziesand found guilty Of eoHardios, and L. uaasr
arIeat r reas ny has aroused she American sslAissy
ard fred them with uutsmsabs spirit ofrsvsags Geo.
VIM. Walker, In command Of 300 American troops ~
armed proceeded down tho lake. per Steamers tbs e
irs to probably la tAeresr Of the Costa oaa Ssrc
where Schlessirger net them, while Capt. wser.
With 100 Americans and native NioaraguAn troopa
had already advanced BY way Of Senas bay TO depvy
the porth side and attract the enemys attention i,P
Gen. Waier hens them ia between his two forcss,.
whence there will b. possible escsps. Gen. W. ksr
has also COO mounted Lsonese troops to aid ths f,ros
with him. s,
Tho General makes no communication - to his In
tn fnEA Hs1ad
from tie movements themselves In the msantirs
Capt Kelly stationed, with force Of forty "a
Castillo and Capt john H. Baldwin, with = compsuy OF
thirty men, at this point 1t was here that Capt Bald
win intercepted the Costa RcAn ard English mail its
pasge San Joe BY way of the ssrspiqui river whio
is the onJ point Ct Atlantic communication Costa Rcs
has
Capt. Baldwin lay with his small force upon Hipp's
Point the mouth q the Ssrapqui In hourly expscsaoa
Of attack from the eastern division Of the Costs RoAa
army by way Of that river Hearing seeing nothng
Ct the enemy, Capt. Baldwin grew weary Aud impAasat
delay suspense and the morning Of the 6
inst proposed to ascend ths river with veluns dvf
sion OF his company, twenty.one Of whom aeesmpsnisa
him. including First Lieutenant B. Green and Secon1
lack Of canoes 10 carry all the party compelled thsu
tran upon the bank Of he liver They prosssasd IN tbs
ber s.ll nine miles below the Moro Costa Rcan nf
ary post sixty Ave miles Jose and ths hsaA of
On the morrins Of the Icth Capt Baldwin resolved -
take sl his party up IN the boats chiss snsm ~ hs
,, O lSss a e n =
men IN the two csuoss and leaving seven below, hs
bOioy pushed up strange and rapid river ia snsvs
country TO reach point four mics In advance, from
which rmcke, from the s.emys camp are, vas -.
curling up ugh tie hesv, forest trees upon the right
ibe men "Who gets tasrs, and opens on Them arst."
shou cd Captain BALDWIN, and hearty s!ri at the
shb was At an acute angie Of ths river and turass
tho point the enemy appeared, some txo 70 three hun
drd strong, sneamped and within twsnty 70 thirty
PAGES 6issnt only c,esk ou h separating tAs
Americans Costa Ricans. The enemy we've started
to their feet BY vollsy from twelve muststs and
strssp, from Colts rsvolvers second vosy from ths
muskets through hem before they sezsd their
aud form ed upon The bark 0. the crees, twenty o.
thirty fee; from Captain Bsidwina army nns of
gam the plateau. Some two hundred Ergsh muststa
.s0.Ig Min balls upon tns s s,. Syt uaasg.s q
view upon the beach, with bis uniform Inviting attention
and ceath could he be persuaded to chsnge bis posi-
tor while the leAden mssivss directed ~ him wazzsd In
him; and he indiasrens to al Danger, chssrsd q Ais
that his Colt was vet woulda't 6. Thus opsss1
tie 6ght but in few minutes SO to 100 shots
tearing through the from the rsss o. the A%s
tsry Gown the river banr. The gallant nttls
band divded It's attention. and literally fought right s.d
left Thus progressed the fight: now charging do IN tbs
TRAIL and ming those below cut Of sight Ia the Ola
Tarra shoorDg e across the creek mouth the ens
aer me half hoar had passed. when the enemy slAsk
eped Ere and began retreat squads and break ints
the r one hour , no enemy v,' either s sssn Or
bear away with them The creek prevented pursuit. and
prudence dictated retreat, wnich, atte' lingering
while upon the fed made In good order leaving So
cond Lieut. Rskestraw, brave and gallant oosr, csad
we're ct hatd to either bury bring away bi,
bcdy. The Mimic bali whish killed .m was shot from
an 50 close as to s burn hs clothes .tn sns
Green 70 gallant and daunttess ocer) Ia the let bress
knocking him down and EakiDg . slight fash wound
There embrace all the casualties Of Capt Baldwns dax
ing intrepid and gallant little party. This succeasfal
expedition, viewed all its bearings with thoussui
and nsmeless circumstances TO annoy, and lsnso
the efficiency of those conducting it, such ta.isus,
vant Of teep garments He'd and torn In the ohaparrs
arms soied and wetsith rain and so ding Or s.imnns
sgainst them Of better Armed, must be rsgarast
without parallel in the annals OF warfare. and must
Bs d~in, who conducted It, well as First lieut.. j. B.
Gi.en and the who fortunsts enough 70 be en-
Capt. Kelly, the corporal who hro:ted Aajs sehies-
iIatr up The field at Guiana Costa, and since promo
there f a1s Hea son. rank and Ss sS
place, and eco Costa RicAns canpot drive them od The
liver San Juan VIII os Kept open st::a'r. g,ss.ss.
the army and lay they can aeg Costa Rica alone Ths
as to impede nsvsstioa, Sus VIII soon ss up. rss .ss
ther pleasant, the air genial ard baImy, soldiers In
cd cheer, and anxious fo< . dash ut Costa Rcs.
With to call the attention Of Vhe Americans coming
tere to the fact that there very great lack of
in Nicaragua. We want men to come armed. There
thousand good abIe bod cd men hare wi hout
and more coming BY steamer Bring either sharps
the Mississippi rife We want good educAtec staupoh
and substantial citizens OF whom the the msrrisr,
and the sooner the better, from the States
Lieut.. Green Is nearly recovered Capt. VIM. Morris,
OF Phiiscelpbia and Dr. Traphagen Of New York, ars
here.
Nicsraguan Forced Loan.
RxrrmIc NICARAGUA,
GRANADA March %, 1856.
TO rn PaxrrT or THE DEPARTMENT -
The Supreme Executive Power has determined to isus
the following decree.
The ProvoDary President Of the republic OF Nicaragua
to its inhAbitarts-
Consider Ing that the urssnces Of the moment dsuand