New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-17

nth thc,s q ersssds. thoess,1. II b Aes sight
hupdred, b ean taks possession Of Rivss and MAKE
tbat bis hesdquarteS; and he sees nve nunaieo 10
cruits month, nay succeed h msiotAinlng me Po-
sitioD. Walker sppears to be N good sPrus, OF,
rather you csnrot tell anything about him, % he Is
ALWAYS O. cold a ice not feeling the los Of ms dearest
fends but from what have seen Of MN aon unH
he Is really in good spirits HE officers are entnusas
dc-s. least some Of them are. HIS men are net en-
thu.iastc but generally 10 gsod lighting sPiris- some
are friendly and hoste to him. but tney al hknt
v,ll for ,hey know il Is q matter OF hfe and DEAN
vith them 10 succeed Want Of health rs the greatest
drawback to their sficiency.
IAN Nicaragua is against Walker, and every power
in Central America is equally nostS 70 n,a ~
but all of the Central American States Ihey are AL
bitterly hostile to him, and he must conquer al OIL he
states before be rule one OF them: he gseras
no ust as much soil as the feet OF his soldiers wui
cover and 10 more. He cannot step beyond thoee
lines without the danger Of his life. Walker says be
will hold the transit route II he cannot hold smother 100
of the SOIL IL is only twelve miles IN length and ne
determined to guard il. IL vas reported that 2VOO
Casa kicars were on their way from Costa Ricat to
ioin Ryas agsi.st Walker. Walkers Cuban body
Guard deserted him about two weeks before our SAIL
ing There only one or two Cubans let IN hs SER
vice now. .
1.-THE Central Americans are fighting much more
desperstsly thsn they did at first; there are great
many deserters among them, who do US more injury
than ell the natives put together. these deserters
have drilled and disciplined the Central Amsricaas,
and Il ad them on in battle fuiousy cursing the IL
busters, they fight like msdmen. for they know they
will be e1ecnted if taken. There was one man whom
for convenience We will cali b., as forget ms real
pane: he came from The State prison In California 70
Walker and asked him for position IN hs army as
priv ate With the promise of advancement as he mefted
IT, Walker told him as he had come ffom the State
prison. that be w aker) could never mske more than
a priv ate out OF him. II. disappeared and is nov one
of the chief officers among the enemy, and does the
AmericsLs more injury than 5OO OF the natives could,
for be has oriled and disciplined them stimulating
them 10 great efforts in battle. lie has even learned
them to charge; they did charge right upon our bay
o1eis at Mas.aya, with beth their infantry and cavalry
"Wslkcr's men are terribly wroth at vanderbilt;
they believe be works against them. supplying the
enemy with money and brbing the men to desert, for
every dtseter VINO lie taken mas ABUNDANCE OF money
in b. pockets while Walkers men have Done.
Walkers dictatorship s destroying his success
He is too domiDeerDg and deceltful Men 60 there
and ens, for twelve months; when their time expires
he gives them dismissal from the army, but will not
give them passport 30 they cannot leave the coun.
try There is nothing for them to do they cinaof
sarve 90 they compelled to join the army again for
a mere subsistence. Though q volunteer surgeon, 1t
was with great difficulty that lobtained spassport
Citizens OF Nicaragua cannot even obtain them.
think an American might succeed in Nicaragus; but
Walker don't appear to be the man, though sincerely
hone he viii succeed. Col Jacques is in command at
Viz. in Bay. The deaths there from cholera average
four or five day There were toree officers who came
directly from W alker's army with me. Geo Hornsby
left for New Orleans furlough of ninety days. He
" i'll endeavor to aid the cause of Walker, send him
recruits and also get an operation performed on his
eyes. He cannot well now.