New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-15

| ton tba, Guat,mss, Sab Salvador, and Hondq6as
had formed a conioderaov, aud aer, march az
| with fOce Of three thousand men tO attack the
Aoercsns in Ncsr igua. dispeiled wha ever visions
| Of ease might have been passing in the heads Of
! the soldiers The entire Rifle Battalion wes,
| ordered to Leon, which is situate about log miles
north west Of Granada. Gen. Walker accompa-
| MED them.
I Two days after the General left Granada. the
| one hundred and sixty meu who had started from
New Orleans in the Minnie Shiffer, under the
command Of Col. John A. Jaques, arrived as did
| also company brought from the same place by
the steamer Daniel Webster With those men
care the intelligence Of the reception Of Padre
Will by President Pierce, and, as it has been rep
resented here, q tremendous excitement in the
United States relative to the aars of this country.
Gen. Walker had but just reached Leon when he
was Overtaken BY Gen. GoicOuria, who was the
fist to communicate to him the news. The glad
i.dines were received by the ringing Of bells, firing
of cannon. and some more private methods Of tes-
tifyi to icy. At night the generals were sere-
uHded ty band of Lative nusicnns. md an ad-
dress YVES read by native. in which Gen. Walker
was highly compmeIted for his bravery. and
thanked for the statesmabship displayed in saving
the country; to all of which the General bowed
laconic "1hank ye."
Previous to the arrival of the Americans in
tack Barricades were erected in some of the
strt cts leading to the Plaza, and about the church.
which is by the way, the largest building in these
southern countries. The roof is bomb proof and
affords ample space for fifteen hundred men to fire
from. -Four thousand men can easily maneuver
upon it, should infer that its architect had,
when he planned it, something else than praying
in his mind. 1t was the inhabitants of Leon that
first invited Walker to Nicaragua. They have al.
ways made the mort violt Mt professions Of demOc-
racy. In addition to the two hundred Americans,
five hundred LeOnese were placed under arms.
No attack has yet taken place, nor is there
now one shortly expected. The battalion
under the command Of Col Jaquess was,
immediately after it's arrival, ordered to
distant iehteen miles. These we're all well
armed, and brought sufficient provisions to last
them month.
The Ncaraguan army is supported by the volun-
tary contributions Of the people throughout the
State. Leon and it's vicinity contributes about
seven thousand dollars per nOl th. The soldiers
are boardtd in private house at the rate of three
dimes per day. At this rate, where eatables are
80 cheap and plentiful, they get very good living.
The officers pay from four and half to six dollars
Der week. Leon has BEEN of late the seat of
Governments but there is some probability that it
will be removed thence to Mansgua-a city mid
way between LtOb and Granada.
when courier arrived from Leon, bringing the
startling Information that President Rivas and his
Cabinet had decamped I, parts unknown 1T was
suppO.ed to Honduras. The General was ex.
TIRE mely cautious about communicating the inte-
eence, that at the present nothing more than the
above is known But from the fact that the steamer
was Immediately dispatched to Virgin Bay for
troops that the men stationed at Mussaya were
ordered to march to Leon, and that the General
start, d himself in great hurry for that place l
infer this last move of Rivas has hanging upon it
important consequences.
When Gen. Walker was at Leon he demanded
from the Receiver General an account of the
moneys he had received. He refused to furnish
them. One week was allowed him by Gen.
Walker. Inside Of that week he took mis- de-
parture.
On his way down from Leon at every town in
which he stopped there were great number of
small bills presented to him by the nntiios for set
tleuent He was now, for the first time, made
aware of the fact that the native officers in his
service had been extOrting money and provisions
from the people Of their respective towns-keep-
ing no accounts whatever. Walker ordered
prompt settlement of the bills, and begun Oh imme-
diote reformation. The American soldiers have
never been so severe upon the natives as the ma
tive soldiers Themselves.
An election for President Of the Republic of
Nicaragua Lss been for some time progressing
When the delegates met, instead Of voting for the
candidates who had been discussed before the peO-
pie Il majority cast their sufrages for Gtn. VIM.
Walker. Fearing that it might be supposed this
was done through his cOnbivancc, he issued de-
cree annulling the entire election, copy of which
send you. He is willing to become candidate
for the Presidency Of Nicaragua, and desires, in
order to test his popularity, that the people shall
cast their votes directly fer him. The American
soldiers Will not. 1 understand, be permitted to
vote. Whether Walkers acts relative to the cleo
ton have in any way influenced Rivas, has not yet
transpired. The elections take place immediately
A few days before kvas left he issued prOcla-
nation announcing that the States of Guatemala,
San Salvador, and Honduras were in arms against
Nicaragua, and appealing to the people for sup
port The next day Gen. Walker issued an
address. Either the sty of Rivas and Walker
are alike, or both documents were written by the
latter.
There are at present about one thousand Amer.
cans in Nicaragua, about eight hundred OF whom
are available against the three thousand of the
above named States. To this may be added about
fifteen hundred natives; but on these he can place
very little d.pendtn nee. The native soldiers in
Leon make great show Of patriotism and wear
upon the red band upon their hats, printed in
large letters, the words " Nicaragua Lbre"
General GCicOuria leaves for the United States
by this steamer, hs PlenpOtentiary to England
He is nrusted with extraordinary and discretion
ary powers. He is commissioned to enter into
CONNIE rcial arrangements with the Court Of ST.
.James thence he is authorized to over to
France ard present himse If to Napoleon iii as the
representative of Nicaragua. Before crossing the
Atlantic be visits Washington on business con-
nect,d with this Government. General Giocouria
is known in the u. s. as being one Of the leaders
in sch mes for the liberation Of Cuba.