New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-05-03
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LEGATION or THE UNITED STATES
hepubiic Of Nicaragu ~ I I
gEAsADAss4a April I5, 1856. Il
Su'-Tne enclosed statement shows Tae 4 aE3ate os
acts which Won are already aware That lri ttle
Tth inst, unatTned and inodensVe citizens III The u
United Stateswere cruelty butehered at Virgin Bay
,y the troops under yonr immediate command, i
aiken with arms in their hands shall lie Shetland /
another that all American citizens shall be Medif
atei driven out Of Costa Rica. To prove the sincerity
1f your first proclamation, you append list Of per-
sons were taken prisoners at St Rosa and shos
on the 18th Of March. Among them find the names
of Isaac a. Rose and John J. Gidn, natives Of the
United States, $y5 .
II have no right, and certainly no disposition to
Eerfere in any way with the nnhapp war NOW
between two entire Republics but it is my right As
well as my duty, to inform yon, as the Chief Mags
trate Of Costa Rica that the acts Of numbering, in
cold blood, unar1ned American citizens, who are IN
no wise connected with any beligerant act or party
il an offence against the law of God, humanity and
Of nations. This offence III no less yated BY the
fact that those who committed Wanton outrage
were under your immediate command that You were
on the ground and did NOT prevent, as was in your
X would remind you of the 1etterof Nh. M6lena,
the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister lPlenpoten-
tlary OF our Government, dated Washing Of
December; 1854, 70 the Secretary Of State Of the
United States, wherein he states that & the awss of
Costa Rea are exceedingly liberal Ton the subject
granting lands and offered great facilities to ern
grants who would come to Costa Rica and fix theif
residence there" The treaty between the United t
States and Costa Rca, made in Is5l the twelfth
article guarantees to citizens Of the United States
residing in Costa Riea; their persons and property
the protection ofSyonr Government. ~ T
- Under these Inducements and guarantees citizens
of the United States have come and settled What
excuse can be offered. or how will you appear the
eyes of the world, when you publish amation
expeliing these same persons without being guilty Of
any crime, and numbering them without mercy? In
the name of the United States and Of the Govern
nent thereof, protest against such infamous con-
duct; and be assured, sir that the
United States, aided You may be by inVidious and
powerful allies will inquire into such acts of laiess
violence, and if unexplained and ulatoned for viii
take decided measures to protect the lives of our Cit
zens and Findicate the honor of the nation. III
Rulnors have alsoreaehed me that sorne fourteen
or eighteen citizens, four ladies' Tone with nfant)
were recently murdered by some troops at Virgin
Bay. am slow to believe so diab5lical an outrage
John B: sawlen, Esq, the bearer of
TO inquire. in the name Of United States, this
legation, into the facts touching this ru1nor Isend
him with my flag with this dispatch, and that
you give him a conduct through your lines, and a.
prompt reply to your obedient servant,
To Ii hs zsssss5 4 ssSB Eys. ss
Further Int diligence. g} f. -
The Charleston Courier has a letter from a cores
ponlent, dated Mouth Of the River SerakapeeS
as follows: .5#S537s ffyss$$Ft s- $$Tt s$St
The Nicarcguefse. Of the 10Th inst, contains a
record Of the events Which have transpired Nicar
aqua. AT the battle RiyasY the It'll inst, (the
account of which very correctly given that paper
the Costa Ricans lost in killed and wounded near
seven hundred men. This is confirmed by reports
received at the island Of AInatepec twelve miles dis
tance from Riyas, on the 18th. The Costa Ricans
admit 450 killed and $50 wounded. Fay &
Onfthe 10th inst, battle between two hundred
Costa Rcans and thirteen Americans took place. at
the mouth of the Serakapee river The enemy were
badly beaten, having lost tWenty:seven in the fight,
while the Americans only lost one. There il now
stationed at the mouth Of that river about eighty of
the American troops 5 'g'&.4 5ga3 \
A courier arrived at Granada from .Riyas on the
18th, who stated that the Costa Rcans were unable
phere had been infected by their The
cholera had broken cut with great violence and they
had been compelled to abandon the city, was stated
that Costa Rcans died from that disease on
the evening of the 18th inst.
| Gen. Walker had force Of 100 Americans in Gran
ada, and 600 native troops were on their march from
Leon. on the 18th, to reinforce him. With the new
recruits 600 IN number) that came out under Gen.
Walker will be enabled in two weeks, to drive every
enemy of Nicaragua ont of the country and conquer
Costa Rca in the bargain. 81 81
All the Northern States are. quiet. They have ac-
cepted the peace propositions of the Nicaraguan
Government and will take no steps to invade Mica
ragua They have also discontinued enlistments, and
disbanded many troops already organized
Everything now looks prosperous for the cause and
the success OF Walker is beyond doubt. With the
recruits that out few days since in the Orizaba
and Charles Morgan, Gen. Walker will have / 100
American and 1000 native troops. In the course of
q week he will march on Virgin Bay, Rivas and San
nate them that is, if they do not sake tracks, for
Costa RIGA in quick time. they learn that
Walker has been reinforced by 300 American troops.
The California passengers could not get through,
to take hand in the sport' if their services would
be accepted. Walker will follow the enemy into
Costa Rca, and make that Government pay dearly
the penalties of this Their force in Rivas at the
commencement of the battle was 1000, which were
reinforced during the fight by $50 from Virgin Bay.
They had 500 troops stationed at Virgin Bay, and
500 at San Juan del Sud, 5000 in all. There is no
doubt OF the correctness Of this number of men under
their command. 5t-Y
still Further intelligence. t-s
The Mobile Tribune, Of yesterday, has the follow
ing dispatch, dated New York April 80:
The steamship Orizaba has just got in from Grey
town. - L.
She brings news confrmatory of the reported de-
feat of the Costa Rieans by Walker; but adds that
he was compelled to eyacuate his vantage ground
from want OF ammQnlt1on. Ihe battle lasted elgh-
teen hours.
The Transit route was in possession of the Costa
Rcan troops who had orders to kill every American
they could, regardless of age OF sex.
Walker was at the head of 1000 Americans and 500
native troops with which he intended to attack the
enemy at Virgin Bay on the 25th.
San Juan, or Greytown, was blockaded by q British
frigate, and many homeWard bound passengers for
the Orizaba were compelled to returns
The triaiter Schessnger had succeeded in escaping
from Walkers party who had him in charge, and
joined the enemy '+
The Orizaba brings intelligence that the British
Government has rendered to the Costa Ricans two
thousand stand Of arms. gs
THE WEATHER AND CRoPs.-The growing crops
of wheat and oats are looking extremely well, CON
sdering the unavorableness of the season. The most
of the farmers are now busily engaged in planting
and cotton This is the third time that some OF
them have planted. At the present writing there is
every indication of ran and we have no doubt there
will be suffciency in few days. We have not had
"a good crop year" in this parish for several years
past We fear the corn and cotton crops will be short
again this year, The wheat crop will be large if we
have seasonable weather from this time out. ri
Weregret to learn that the past winter was so
eXtreneYcold to cause the farmers to lose their