New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-27

| IT, result may be easily conceived. They wers
a,,,c> sd-One or two Killed in the attach and 9th
e., take, prisoners The latter, when dissrmed.
are said IN :, ave been shot When this became
known there W. IS but one cry throughout the Cos
tsn Rjr,n .rrv--tbat the Wskerite prisoners
sbopJ he shot Also. Ard ,m sorry to say tbat
most likely ere row !his has been done If it
should prove So il will have been sad mistake on
the part Of the Costa RI,'ans:
From ,be sane authority learn that the Presi-
dent il resolved IL invade the territory Of Ncsrs-
era This will be smother iNistake for re will
thereby offend the nstionsl susceptibility OF tho
Democrats of that Republic " 10 are said to BE-
s,mevSe, wssry Of Walker. and 'hwsrt his own
plan. which was to appear to have 'een called IN
e. the rsople of that country 70 free them from
tie American fllAus,ers, snd not in ~" igot OF
cCroueror He IS however, resolved To- MA VIC
torv AZ Sssts Rosa seems u have turned rs head,
AID greatly fear that he will weaken his position
bv il. If he rvsdss Nicaragua and is successful
he csnrot held the country. the climate OF wdich
is strange 10 say more deadly 10 the Costa Rics
temper smeut than 10 the European or the North
American The diet of the peasant in the upper
valleys Of Costa Rics is different 10 that OF the
Nicsracusu, that have invariably seen in those
who attempted 10 remain in the country the
ehsnee cause bowel complaint ending in death.
In the long run this war will be disastrous to
Costa Rics. however successful II may be At pres
eut Beside the men she will lose by the fate
of war she will BE- crippled in her resources
The SlOO 600 of the forced loan 30 naturally the
wsy of the army and will be disbursed and re-
main in the Gusnacaste aud in Nicaragua. ihe
country may bear one or two such loans more, Out
these will completely exhaust her. Already il is
difficult 70 procure money on good securityfat
four per cent per month Hitherto specie
wss rare. The war will drain Costa Rica
in favor Of the Guanscaste and Ncsra-
qua. where the proceeds of these loans
will have to be spent for the maintenance Of the
army. There is also another cause of anxieV.
There are in the Republic not more than 1000 or
-Cs0 stand of arms; these are in the hands of tho
militis What shall the Government do To supply
the wants of the army IN this respect The Pres-
dent was emphatlcaliy IN the night when he said
10 bis men that they had no reserve to lean upon,
and that each man must fight for victory or die. 1t
is true that Costa Rcs relies upon the aid of San
Salvador. Honduras and Guatemala. who have
promised to attack Walker at the North.
Trade is here at complete stand-still. After
the coffee crop has been brought in during which
the specie of the country passes from the hands OF
the merchants to the pockets Of the peasantry. IN
the form Of wages and the price OF the coffee berry,
the country people make their purchases OF dry
goods, &c, by means of which the circulation OF
the specie is completed, and the money flows
back into the possession OF the merchant
Unfortunately the war has given IT new
Objectionable wants of the army. each individual
OF when ChlTtu specie " iln ulul suuiCchi iof nis
wants, while those who have remained IN the val
leys refrain from their usual purchases.
hear that the Government have sent orders 70
their Consul General in London to contract loan
at any price; most likely also TO purchase few
thousand rifles which guess will be as necessary
as money.
They applied also, some months back. to the
British Government for aid 10 protect British
property AMI persons against American fllibuster-
ism-to which Lord Clarendon is said to have
replied, expressing his surprise that country OF
two millions of inhabitants (hs Lordship took IN
at one glance the whole of Central America
should not be able to protect itself from such an
inrOad into the very heart of It's territories IL
was in consequence Of this appeal that her Bi-
fannie Msjesty's shp-ofwar President was or
dered TO runta Arenas
| send you this letter by private hand. This 10
the only sure way OF it's reaching you, though II
NAV occasion some delay.