New-York daily tribune., 1856-04-30

,,ec In ordsr TO make them la'g%, thefc Il some-
times board on each sde ot some SIX ihcnee ~
tsad.b leaning outward, running ~ entire iengtn'
so,De I ssu were driven by SIX oars, and wouiu ca'r!
r. N two ia four tuns These boats are used ss sor'
a.. exurtss between the regular hnes oi s'eaIiet
which nun only with through passengers, ana goous o'
cor sid rable vaiue are ntfusted 10 'ne
have charge OF them. At place IN the ryer where
onr iarntr the Col Wheeler, named attef tae ohalse
st Gr,,,oSn was aground, an lndiaa Queen lof suou
think h. must lave been with Wtlte man d
n,oner 10 her gaily ornamented bungo, came TO en-
p H. .;cbt of us She was in ull dress, wearing
1InIv A Panama hat and very low neck. Wmtf
cI cmse with very short sleeves, ana snort
,kirt She seemed 10 enjoy the efforts haue oy o.I
rer 10 0et the boat off, and smoked Win nuch gtso
two cigarettes during the operation. Not long sihCe
The Mosouito and Nicaragua Indians went entlrely
rsked and il would seem that 1t Is siu tteH iaVorle
n ode as observed when al considerable as ance
fo they had not rag OF clothing On, pu, ,Snr
tfev aopronched they tied a white cloth about tneu
waists which reached half way down to their knees
This was orsdersd d high mark OF respect 10 the
feelings OF the whites.
~ Nicarooua il which are houses built after the
American fashion, and II made mp 81 SIX OF taese
bou. cs aud eighteen bamboo huts occupied by nar'es
Al bend 4, the river here the water falls IN the Jus
tarc..of ahr,t hundred yards between ten and fif.
teen feet Here il a fine water power for mecha1'cai
purroses Two Of the six houses are occupied a.
fotes-the National and Nicaragua Houses Ihey
are well ventilated and eeanly. Here, al oen1 OF
the river Is bold sugar loaf-shsped rock on which
,tsuds the walls in tolerabe state of preservation,
an old Spanish fortress. The height of the topmost
wall from the river Level - about one huhnreu anu
ffy feet o. the top Of the battements are Stationed
f,ur soldiers who are q constant look out. by per-
mission of s. Percy Ellis, the acting Governor Oh tne
fjrt was permitted TO examine the interior IL Is u-
vided into ten apartments, two OF which were, no
doult. magazines, a. tlme has not yet oeen aDIe 10
cruulle the heavy granite blocks Of their yauted
roofs The walls consist of heavy, misshapen blocks
Of stone held together by come very hard and durable
ki1d Of cement, with an OCCASIONAL row OF hrge'
red tiles Cf about foot square, whlcl
.e. to ave answered the double purpose OF binding
the mason work togt ther ana determining the level OF
doors and windows. One OF the largest rooms In the
fort Was evidently used rs chapel The stone pots
which contained the holy water still in good preser-
vaion and small elevation near the center of the
room points out the burial place of some oil the mag
mates Of It's days of glory. There Is rot an inscription
Of any kind TO Be found by which TO determine the date
of its erection. There is secret passage cut down
through the solid rock said to have crossed at one time
under the river to the opposite shore but the walls
beneath the water have long since broken sway aud
the communication, f Their ever was one Is en'ngy
DESTROYED There is tradition current am )ng the In
dgps that directly opposite the fort stood, al Que tlme
large city which the Speniards destroyed by entering
it underneath, by the subteranean passage Dut no
trace of the city now re mains. Where 1t Is supposed
10 have been located is covered with very large Ma
hocanv and Indian Rubber trees with the inevitable
closely tangled underwood
On the upper side of the bluff, upon which stands
ti bluff and the rivor are barricades, well guarded,
which divide the American butt houses from The
Ahorieine village. The inhabitants Of this village
are not permtied to bold any communication with
nor are strangers allowed to visit their hab
itaiioDs without being accompanied by an officer Inc
Ncaraguan Indans appear, as far as have been abe
10 observe to be fine Their features are mucn
u ore European than the Indians OF North America.
Their heads are also shaped like the heads OF Eu-
roreans and the heads of the children have the SANE
ress of forebe ad with the protuberance of the up
p.r pat noticeable in the heads of children OF the Cau
cnssian race. Those have hitherto seen may have,
h, weyer more of the Spanish blood in them than the
I, dians further in the interior. The have neither
lo ards nor hair on any part OF their body.
Castillo is at present under stlict martial law. At
our sr ding our advance was arrested by the guard
ard we were detained until Gen. HOrnesby appeared
a, 4 satisfied himself that We were not Costa Rcans.
Ger Walker has a brother serving at present IN
Hornt sby division. He came from New-Orleans oy
the last steamer, and does not wish TO De reported az
HEADQUARTERS until be has distingus himself IN the
fl, N Another brother of Gen. Walker ls serving as
private in the regular army. lie was at one time
the generals Private Secretary, bur an unfortunate
tendency to inOXication retdeed hun amt ior Such
high trust. The general gave him captains COM
mission in the hope that more active LIE would cure
bm; but as this failed he was sterny reduced to the
level of o common soldier
There appears to be strong feeling OF affection en-,
tettained by almost every person here for General
Walker. Every soldier processes Willingness TO dle
for him. Even the natives, 1t Is sad are not aver:e
foot on Central American soil, to the present, they
have b, en- subjected to all kinds Of plunder and ra-
pine. Gen. Walker has shown, up to this time, dis
position TO protect them They see and acknowledge
The superiority of the AmercaDs and desire them to
settle In the country that they-the Indians-nay be
employed by them.
Gen, Walker has not been beard from in this place
during the last twelve days. According to the latest
accounts he entered Costa Rca with fifteen hundred
men. Col. Schlesinger had been tried, and found
guilty of cowardce-which is, understand, punishable
by death. The General now holds him prisoner, but
defeis his execution for fmther consideration.
Parker II. French has had rupture with General
Walker. He has in company with George Wilkes
known formerly as the editor of The Police Gd.ette--
gone back to the United States in order to obtain
81 icent number Of men to establish himself as chief
in some port Of this territory. have not spoken 70
person here who has not given as their opnon that
French is great scoundrel. he was IN the haoit,
when here, of getting money and goods wherever be
could and giving in return his autograph. PERSONS
curious IN these matters can buy his signature here
cheap When he came from the United States Gen.
Walker received him very coiily; ana now, as the
case stands believe he dare not set his foot In any
part of this country.
Some delay having occurred in the transit Of passen
gers on the Pacific, Nj. Hatch the Purser OF the On
Zaba-who akO acts as physician-sccompanled us as
far as Castillo, thence he took small boat a. far as
San Carlos lie has just returned, aud the mail closes
in an hour.
On the 18th Of April the Gotta Rcan army made en-
attack upon the Cry of Riyas witt a force oi iron
5CO to 2OCO men. Ii was supposed by them that
Walker lad gone bong distance into their territory,
ard ulposCd in hs absence the capital would ialI an
" uey To their ioIoe-; bat they had scarcely begun
their operations, when Walkers army were seen ap-
preaching to the number of about seven hundred men,
With hi. usual prcmptituie he lost no time i'll com.
mencrg the attack. The conflict was fierce and
bloody. The Costa Ricans disputed every inch but
tie Americans broke through their b2rricades, aud
with great slaughter drove them from their detense'
The Costa Ricans had with them heavy piece Of
al -. MAJ Ia n