Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-04-24
Nicaragua.

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friends of the Walker movement in Nlcar'
aqua. They are apPrehensive that a Sc
rious check has been experienced at the
outset of the war, and that the consequen.
ces may be injurious, if not fatal, to the
ascendancy of the North American race
in Nicaragua, and a heavy blow to its in
fluence in the Isthmus. We have no 9TH
er knowledge of those events than these
furnished by the public prints, and we have
already expressed the opinion that large
deductions are to be made from all reports
Of victories or battles, coming, as these DO,
from the Costa RIGA side. The Costa Ri
cans are of the Spanish race, like the Mex
leans, and they have the same e1travagant'
and boastlul temper, which magni6es
slight advantages into magnificent victo'
ries, and gains great victories by proclaim.
atoms and bulletins. 1t is not fully settled
we believe, in Mexican history, that the
battle Of Buena Vista, or, as they call it,
the battle Of Angostura, was not Mexi.
can victory. 1t was SO claimed after il
was fought and lost, and, if we mistake
not some public celebrations were had OF
ordered for the purpose of celebrating ii
with due honors. Any repulse of an An.
glo American force by the Costa Ricans
would doubtless be sounded forth as a
grand achievement Of the Hispano. Ameri.
cans over the terrible men of the North.
We are, therefore, disposed to receive
with some incredibly the reports Of sur.
prise and total defeat Of four hundred North
Americans BY five hundred or moro ere.
oles Of the country. There may have
been surprise, for possibly among Walk.
er's officers, in whom he has placed trust,
here may be incompetent men, who would
allow themselves 10 be caught, between
sleep and waking, by their enemies but
we are yet to see the evidence that, even
under such circumstances, the route could
be so complete and disastrous as these &C.
counts imply. There is, we doubt not,
great e1aggeration in all this. although we
arc constrained to admit that the campaign
has not been opened 10 an auspicious man.
ner for the Nicaraguans, and must wait
for another arrival to enable us to com
prehend the extent of the misadventure and
its probable consequences.
A correspondent of the panama Star
gives the following account of the affair,
which Of course must be taken cum grano
deductionis: 5 s.1.. M
"As a question Of military training and
tactics, the skirmish which took place in
The hacienda of San Rosa between 500
American and 500 Costa Rican troops lac.
cording to the official reports) presents a
sature entirely new in the history Of war.
like enterprise between the Anglo.Sa1ons
and South American races. We are told
that the former were intrenched behind
stone fences, on an elevated and excellent
military position. Notwithstanding, with
forces nearly equal, the Costa Ricans JUS,
taken from the plough, approach the posi-
ton, recognize their enemies, fire one vol
ley, leap the walls-and, with knife and
bayonet, put to the sword all they encoun.
tered, decrease or take prisoners the rest,
and c'est ane afairc fnie-singing with
victory with only loss Of 16 killed and
IS wounded. The contrast between the
exploits Of the race al Cerro Gordo
and other places in Mexico against fear.
full odds, presented here a sad contrast
and accordingly, from information, (which,
though not official, can be entirely relied
upon,' we find that Walkers party had al.
lowed themselves to be completely surpri.
sed their scouts had been taken and made
to confess, and the dead which strewed the
field are the victims Of a bad cause, it is
true, but also OF a most culpable want o.
vigilance and discipline in tie commanding
officer" .5' s1a' .s
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