The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-01

cade, from Jacmel, for export, at terms stated In
another column. Freights were inactive, while
rates were without change of moment.
Important from Nicaragua.
In looking over the copious details Of the
exciting news which we published yesterday
from Nicaragua, we observe that there are
several remarkable things in it worthy Of spe-
cial observation.
The first of these is the reported victory of
Gen. Walker at Rivaa The facts appear to be
these. The Costa Ricans had invaded Nicara-
gua-bad established themselves, two thou
sand strong, in the little city Of Rivas, in the
heart of the State. Here they were attacked
by Walker with six hundred men; but after .
bloody and protracted struggle, Walker left
the place still in the possession of the Costa
Ricans. Ell Nicarag~nse, the organ Of Gen.
Walker, says:-"Gen Walker, on his depar-
ture from Rivas, was compelled to leave q
portion of his wounded--declared MORALLY
wounded by the surgeons-in one Of the
churches. These men were butchered by the
Costa Ricans In the most cold blooded man.
ner." This statement, under the authority Of
Gen. Walker, throws shadow over his vic
tory. From the proclamations of the Costa
Ricans, and their butchery Of the Santa Rosa
prisoners, Walker must have apprehended the
fate Of the men, wounded or otherwise, falling
into the hands Of the enemy at Rivas. In this
view, the fact that he was compelled to leave.
portion of his wounded behind is suggestive
Of the paramount necessity OF saving the nu-
cleus Of his army. Walker, however, appears
to have been strengthened with sufficient rein
forcements for Immediately resuming active
offensive operations with prospects Of success.
The next notable feature in the news is the
correspondence between the London Foreign
Office and the Costa Rican agent, Wallerstein,
evidently German, upon the subject Of
supply Of British muskets to Costa RIGA. Mr..
Hammond, of the Foreign Office, says:-"I am d.
rected by the Earl of Clarendon to acquaint you
that, having referred to the War Department
your letter Of the 18th ult, requesting that .
small supply of arms may be furnished to the
government Of Costa R.ca, his lordship has been
Informed by that department in reply, that
1000 smooth bore muskets, (nittons,) which are
not SO highly finished as The line pattern mus
kets of 1912, can be supplied for this service
at Ell 3s. each; or, if it should be preferred,
1000 of the line pattern muskets of 1852 can
be furnished st Sos. Sd. EACH"
And Wallerstein, in one OF his dispatches to
Costa Rica, says:-"When was telling Lord
Clarendon that Costa RIGA already had an
army Of 500 men on the frontier of Nicaragua,
he was much pleased, aud said, that WAS
right steps and am persuaded that my hay
ing n ade that insinuation is one Of the reasons
for giving US the muskets. The questions
pending between this country and the United
States are very complicated, but there will be
no war, for this reason, that the gentlemen in
the great republic observe that although the
British nation do not boast or say much on the
subject they are determined to punish the
Yankees very severely for the least insult to
the national honor"
Now, we have to remark that Lord Claren-
don's price for those old smooth bore muskets
: Eve seventy-fve ($5 75)-looks very much
like shave. George Law could furnish any
quantity Of United States old fashioned mus.
kets by the thousand, at two dollars piece
Kossuth, when here, in view Of another revolu.
ton in Hungary, actually contracted for seve-
raj thousand at that price. Hhring the Mexi-
can war, among the arms captured by the
American forces, in the various battles with the
enemy, were quite number of the old English
Tower muskets; and we believe that, for years
past, from Mexico down to Cape Horn, Ola
England, among all the fighting Spanish
American republics, has found good markets
and ready sale, at exorbitant prices, for the
old, condemned and obsolete firearms of her
home arsenals. Our enterprising fellow-citi-
zen, George Law, should at once strike In for q
share of this lucrative traffic in old muskets,
mstchlocks and horse pistols. Why should
John Bull have the monopoly in this branch Of
the hardware business, when we can furnish
better materials at half price!
In diplomatic view of the late proceedings
of the English in Nicaragua, we do not know
how to make of them casus belli, considering
the position of our own administration to the
Walker government Marcy has not recog,
nized Walkers authority; but has substantially
pronounced him an outlaw and flibuster.
So, too, Of the non-combatants in the employ
of the Transit Company at Virgin Bay, SO I'M
ceremoniously shot down BY the Costa R,caus.
In the correspondence between the chiefs of
the Transit Company and our government last
winter, Mr.. Joseph L. White expressly declared
that the Company owed its allegiance to Gen.
Walker. The slaughtered Americans, there
fore, in the service Of the Company at Virgin
Bay, must, we fear, be avenged by Walker; for
We apprehend that Marcy will pronounce them
% having sacrificed their rights to protection
a. citizens of the United States, in entering
the service Of 9 onpany under allegiance to
Walker.
We should like to have the views of General
Cas-, in the Senate, upon this Central Ameri.