New-York daily tribune., 1856-05-01
T4IE NICARAGUA FILLIBUsTRRS.

Whatever general super iority may be ascribeC to
our llibusters in Central America the natives
of that country, they certainly display that supe-
riority quite as much in lying as in fighting. The
Costa Rican accounts which first reached us of the
complete rout of schlesinger were set down as IA
great eXaggeration, yet the accounts which We
publish this morning confirm them in every par
ticular Ell Nicaraguenss, the official organ OF
Walkers government, cOnfesses TO everything In
detail which the Costa Rcan accounts had asserted
in general. That journal sscribes the defeat to
surprise and want Of proper precautions, but
according to the letter Of one of our correspond
cnts, who had ample means Of knowing the facts,
it was quite as much due to the miserable arms
with which Walkers men are provided, and to
their entire lack of any commissariat or any dis
ciplne. According to this correspondent, the food
of Walkers soldiers consists of what they can
steal, ard their arms Of flint guns in bad order.
Compare the Costa Rican accounts of the battle
of Santa Rosa with the account published in
Walkers official paper, and the accounts sent to
this country by so many correspondents in the in-
terest OF the fllibusters, of the battle of Rvas,
and the preemnence on Walkers side in lying,
if not in fighting, will be at once made manifest
Let us say in the first place, that Walkers move
ments, previous to this battle, are somewhat unac-
countable. On the 22d of March orders were IS
sued to move the headquarters Of the army from
Granada to Rivas, situate, like Granada, on the
west shore of.tbe Lake Nicaragua, little inland
further south than Granada, being about equi-
distant from Virgin Bay and San Juan del Sur on
the Pacific, and about the same distance from
those places that they are from each other namely
come twelve or fourteen miles. This movement,
made chiefly by water, was completed on the 25th on
which day, also, Scblesinger, who had been defeated
at Santa Rosa on the GOTH reached Rivas, though
some Of his unfortunate men were wandering about
and starving, almost, for seventeen days before they
succeeded in joining their companions. On the ID
of April orders were again issued at Rivas for an
other general move. Walkers whole force,
consisting Of e00 fighting men, beside goo more
attached to the army in various capacities, were
embarked on the 9Th on board the Transit Compa-
u,'s steamer San Csrlos, which Walker has appro'
nriated to his own use. The steamer proceeded to
S,n Csrlos at the southern end of the lake. where
the San Juan flows out. A company stationed
there was taken on board, and the boat then pro-
ceeded down the San Juan, as if it were the nten'
tion of the commsnder to abandon the country AID
make his way to Greytown. However, on IRVING
at the Castillo Rapids, be turned aboat-one com
pany having been left at the rspids-and sailed BACK
toward Granads.
While Walker was engasedsin this pleasant wa
ter axcursion The Costa Ricaps flushed with thelr
victory at Santa Rosa, advanced into Nicaragua
and occupied San Juan del Sur on the Pacific, and
Rvas aud Virgin Bay on the lake, o! which latter