Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-05-07
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The new Ounard steamship Persia arrived OF
New York, on the Goth ult, having made the
voyage from Liverpool in nine and half days.
The Peace Conference had closed its sittings.-
The exchange OF ratifcations was expected to
be completed by the end of the month, and
would be followed by the publication OF the pro-
ceedings OF the Conference Italian affairs were
still engaging attention, and struggle between
Austria and Piedmont, which could scarcely oc-
cur without involving the other powers, is even
spoken OF as the not improbable result OF the
new phase of European politics.
American affairs had again attracted some in
cidental attention in England. Lord Panmure,
the British Secretary at war, in answer to
question from the Earl of Elgin, admitted that
the Government designed sending large force
OF troops to Canada, but disavowed the sending
OF them for any purpose of aggression connected
with this country. Mr.. Dallas had been enter.
tanned by the Lord Mayor of London, and had
gracefully reciprocated the expressions OF good
will towards the United States to which the oc-
casion gave birth. W 9.sH1
Cotton had advanced with large sales tor the
week Breadstuffs had still farther declined
! IMPORTANT FROM NIoARAGuA.-By the arrival
of the steamer Empire City we have late and i'm
portant advices from Nicaragua The defeat Of
Col. Schlessinger at Santa Rosa is confirmed
About 70 of his men are reported missing Du-
ring his trial before the court martial, and While
on parole, he deserted, and, it is supposed, went
over to the Costa Ricans, having sold himself To
them before the battle F.s.is $50
On the 18th ultimo the Costa Ricans took pos
session of Rivas with force OF 1000 men, and
on the 18th General Walker attacked him. AT
ter fight of seventeen hours, he was obliged to
abandon the city for want of ammunition The
loss of the Costa Ricans is said to be six hundred
| killed and large number wounded. Walkers
loss is set down at between fifty and sixty killed.
and about eighty wounded snd missing. Among
the killed is Col. Marchado, the commander OF
the native forces. Walker was finally obliged
to discontinue the attack through want of am
munition, but at the latest advices was preparing
| to renew the struggle with force of Americans
increased by recent arrivals to one thousand
men, and fifteen hundred natives. The account
given by Walkers paper is probably highly col
ored, but unless the truth is entirely distorted
| he will be able to hold his ground in Central A
merica. s. H y slt3 7tt..
The enrnity of the Costa Ricans to the Ameri-
cans has led to the murder of several unoffending
parties at Virgin Bay. Minister Wheeler had
sent an energetic protest against this conduct To
the Costa Rican government Great excitement
has been produced among the Americans in Nj.
caragua by the alleged discovery Of a correspon-
dence between the British Government and Cos
ia RIGA, in which the former engages to furnish
two thousand stands of arms to the Costa Rican
/ troops. ~ ao8f.. "a 1rs,
The States of Honduras, San Salvador and
Guatemala are said to be in favor of peace, and
I will not invade Nicaragua. They received the
Commissioners from Nicaragua in friendly spir-
it, and had discontinued the enlistment of troops
and disbanded some of their new levies. ~,