The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-04-23
California and Oregon News.

ArrivaI of tie George Law-AGairS
al Nicaragua.
New YoRK, April t6.
The Steamer George Law arrived at
this port this afternoon. She left AS
pinwall 4th inst, and coalcd at Havana.
Saw the American Home squadron off
the coast of Cuba.
California news wholly unimportant.
Markets dull heavy arrivals during the
fortnight.
Adviccs from Washington territory
state that a body of Indians, 1900
strong. were about to make another at
tack on Seattle.
A conflict had taken place on the
White River between a portion of the
4th Infantry. under Lieut. Kantz and a
large body of Indians. The latter were
routed. One white was killed, and
Lieut.. Kantz and 8 privates wounded.
The Indians we're building a fort on
White River, and a large body Of them
were encamped near Lake Squaw.
Gen. Wool had arrived at Vancouver,
and was preparing to take the field early
in April.
The case of Adams & Co. VS. Cohen,
was decided at San Francisco on the Sth
by a verdict of s265 900 against Co.
hen.
The democratic State Convention had
appointed Delegates to The National
Convention ut Cincinnati. after adopt
ing resolutions approving tao main feat
ures of the Nebraska bill, and declaring
James Buchanan their first choice for
President.
The California Senate rejected the
resolution condemnatory of the election
of Speaker Banks, previously passed by
the House.
The steamer Cortcz which left San
Francisco Goth ult., for San Juan. took
100 recruits for Gen. Walkers army.
The San Jose Telegraph hoists the
names of Fremont and Blair for Presi-
dent and Vice Pesident.
The news of the defeat of Walkers
troops under Schlessinger was brought
to Panama by the Dutch steamer Emf.
lie, from San jose. Col. s., with 400
men was well fortified at the hacienda
Santa Rosa, when lie was attacked
March Goth, by a party of 500 Costa
Ricans. under General Mora, and entire
ly defeated. Nineteen prisoners were
couri.martialed and shot by the Costa
Ricans, chiefly Irish and Germans
Accounts say that Walkers party were
surprised, the Costa Ricans after firing
one volley, lcaping The walls, with knife
and bayonet, cutting down all they en-
countcred, and dispensing or taking pris-
oncrs the remainder. The Costa Ricans
lad l6 killed and 25 wounded. An ex.
press arrived at Punta Arenas, states
that 90 Of Walkers men were found
dead, and it was supposed others per-
ished in the woods. The official de-
tails from Gen. Mora arc published in
the San Jose papers.
Previous accounts stated that Costa
Rica was in great excitement, AND the
war was popular with ali classes. Many
foreign residents had rendered their
services to the government.
A levy of 500 men had been ordered
and a loan of 500 600
Punta Arenas was full Of troops un.
der Baron Bulow. The principal army
5000 strong, under Gen. Mora was
marching upon Nicaragua. ard would
cross the frontier in eight days.
Gen Mora in his dispatch to the Min
istcr of War. states that tho attack
lasted hut II minutes. when the flibust.
crs broke and fed, terrified to the woods
closely followed by the Costa Ricnns-
The field was strewcl with the dead.
Among the Costa Ricaus six officers
were killed.
Private letters state that at last &C.
counts Gen Mora had embarked Cor
Punta Arenas. Before his departure,
the foreign residents at Liberia, lis then
head quarters, gave him a public enter
tairmeut. His troops were in high spir-
its aud we'll armed.
The cholera aud fever were making
great ravages in Nicaragua, among the
natives aud Gen. Walkers army. Some
of Walkers people had taken the Eng.
Iisb mail from Greytown for Costa R!ca.