Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-05-10
From Nicaragua.
From he Creseen, Of sunday.

From the Crescent of Sunday.
The subjoined information was received by
US from a gentleman who arrived yesterday
from Nicaragua:
The steamship Charles Morgan arrived on
18th at San Juan, at 8 p. M.
The captain of H. B.. NJ. frigate sent an off,
Ger on board of the Morgan TO ascertain how
many passengers she had and where they were
bound to. TIT reply he received from the
Purser was, that some were going TO California
and some to Nicaragua, when he left without
and further ceremonies. Silence was preserved
on the steamship while the British officer was
on board. Col. P. T. Mancosos, the command
ing officer, then ordered one Of the river steam
ers alongside. which had not gotten steam up.
The men went on board, steam was raised, and
at 2 A. NJ. of the 18th, she went up the river.
On the morning of the 18th, the detachment
arrived at Serapichi, where the Colonel ex~
pected, from information previously received,
that he would have to fight his way through
Upon his arrival he found that Capt. Baldwin
had defeated two hundred Costa Ricans and
killed thirty Of their forces, with only the loss
of ten men on his part. Capt. Baldwin applied
to Col. Mancosos for reinforcements, as he exa
pected shortly to be attacked again. When
Col. M. reached Costello, he sent a reinforce~
ment of sixty men. under Captain Kelly. to
Capt. Baldwin. He also left fifty men under
Capt. Ellis, to hold Fort Saint Carlos-ihus
making the entire route perfectly secure.
The steamer San Carlos was dispatched by
Gen. Walker, TO receive the recruits under Col.
Mancosos. During this period seven hundred
passengers arrived, on the Orizaba, from New
York, of whom one hundred returned with her,
the remainder reported themselves 10 Col.
MancOsos, stating that they were DESTROYS of
aiding Gen. Walker. Some ten families, wish
ing to settle in Nicaragua, arrived on the Orizaba.
Col. Mancosos here received orders to return
to New Orleans upoG government business;
when he transferred his command, five hundred
strong, to Gen. Hornsby.
We understand that Col. Mancosos brings
copies of letters intercepted by Capt. Baldwin,
which contain offers from the British Govern
ment to provide the Costa Ricans with two
thousand Minnie riaesl
We learn further, that on the arrival of the
Orizaba at San Juan, on the 18th, and, after the
transfer of her passengers to the river steamer,
the commander of H. B. NJ. ship came on board
of the o. and ordered the captain to take the
passengers back, as they would not be allowed
to proceed up the river-that they must go TO
AHhs DA9' "a SdPthAh u tLC W. iCpHEu ltIdt
he would not take chem back-that he had no
provisions for them-ard that his contract
ended at San Juan. As the captain was de-
termined, and said that if the passengers were
sent aboard of his vessel without his consent,
he would give up bis ship, the British cons
mandant backed down and consented that they
should 90 up the river.
On Col. Mancosos return 10 Greytown, on
his way here, an officer of II. b.. NJ. ship
went on board the river steamer and asked the
Colonel--mistaking him for the eaptain--whe-
Their he had any Of Gen. Walkers men on
board. Col. NJ. replied that he had the honor
to belong to Gen. Walkers army. The British
officer then informed him that he would not be
allowed to proceed TO Greytown. Col NJ. res
piled that he had no special business in Grey
town, but, that ifhe had, he should run the risk
Of being stopped. The officer then left the
steamer. and, having entered a small boat, made
a signal, when half a dozen boats left the Brit
ish ship and surrounded the river steamer. Col.
Maneosos then proceeded, with Major Heiss and
Padre Vijil--the Nicaragua Minister, on board
of the Orizaba, and proceeded to Havana. From
Havana they took the Isabel to Charleston,
where they arrived on the 28th. The Nicaraguan
Minister and Major Heiss proceeded to WASH
and Col. Mancosos came to this city,
he arrived yesterday morning.