The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-05-10


desperate battle between Gen. Walkers for
ccs and the Costa Rirans, at RivaS. tFhr
fight lasted seventeen hours, when Walker
was compelled tc retire. 1t i. admitted on
all sides that the Costa Ricans remained in
possession Of the field and private adviccs
swell tue number Of killed on Walkers side
to $50. President Mora, of Costa RIGA, has
issued decree that foreign prisoners, taken
with arms, should be punished with death
and the men who were captured in the affair
at which Schlessincer commanded have been
killed. The American residents at Nicara-
qua are in great danger OF their lives. The
L. ). Minister has written letter to Prcsi
dent Mora. and it is hoped his interf, renee
will be Of some avail. At present the pros
poets Of the great flibustcr, Walker, look
rather dark. and the impression now seems
10 be that hi. rule in Nicaragua will soon y,
brought to a close
There was :" bit Of a row" at Panama
on the 18th ult. ,althoug III it is believed The at
tack was premcd;ta.cd by the natives, among
whom great hatred Of our colntrvmen ha,
been for some time developing itself The
immediate cause Of the atfray was a dispute
between an American and native respecting
the payment for some fruit There was a
general uprising of the natives against the
Americans, and fifty or sixty Of the latter
were killed. The natives then broke into
the Railroa: Station, and robbed the Compa-
ny, and rifled the baggage Of the passengers
Travellers can not have guaranty Of safety
to and from California by the way of the
l>thmus or the Nicaragua route, a: present
We publish the "other side" below:
rhc Panann Rio,.--Thr Other Side Of
the STORY.
, The N'w Yorker Stdats Zeifung contains
the following letter from German cores
pondcnt, who witnessed the riot at Pana-
ina -
PANAMA, iwH lS, 1856.
10 he Filter Tie Nn io,ktr &ao's- Z.ituny:
We left New York on ihcs5th of Arril, in
the steamer Illinois, and arr we'd on the 18th,
at eight o'clock in the morning, a. AspinwaIl.
In the afternoon, between two and Jour, we
left by railroad for Panama, and were rrceiv-
ed with open arms by our countrymen who
had arrived from California.
AT about half.past ) o'clock, a difficulty a.
rose from the outrageous behaviour of sever
at Americans and Irish, who refused to nav
tor what they had eaten and drank and some
Dragging americans drew their revolyers
and fired uFcn the inhabitants, consisting
mostly of SPaniar,ls, negroes AID Indians. @
'ihc latter Immediately armed themselves
With long knives, sabres and guns, aud killed
several of their asssilants. The rest of the
passengers ran to their hotels and BOARDING
houses
The natives next attacked the houses
where the cowardly rioters were con-
craled. nearly demolished several and
damaged Others. The innocent, naturally e.
nou.h, suffered equally with the guilty., and
scarcely man expected to live to see the
morning. Many took refuge in small boats.
others fled to the fields or went aboard tho
propeller, and part defended themselves.
The police we're not able to quel the riot
until The Governor and the American Consul
bad taken measures to restore pesce. All
arms and even the ships cannon had to be
given up, and pledge exacted that no gun
would De fired again on our part. This took
place towards l O'Clock at night.
feace Is again re-estabIished, and all
have come on board in small boats. The
names and numbers of the dead cannot vet No
ascertained. None o: our countrymen Are
missing We shall leave at o'clock.
All OF US Germans wish YOU would give .
place to this communication in your paper.
RUDOLPH SCHULTZ.