New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-16
Netp Orleans 9ailu Crtstert,
IMPORTANT FROM CENTRAL AMERICA,
ARRIVAL OF THE EMPIRE CITY.

Later from Nicaragua, California, Oregon, China.
The steamship Empire City, from New York, by
way of Havana, arrived at an early hour yesterday
morning. We are indebted to her attentive purser
for the following memoranda;
The Empire City left New York April g at 2 P.
NJ, with mails and passengers for Havana, and ar
rived at that port on the Sth inst at P. NJ, pass
ing the steamship Granada thence to New York,
twenty-five miles from the Moro Castle Remained
at Havana awaiting the arrival of the Companys
steamer George Law from Aspinwall and Greytown.
The United States soopofwar Saratoga entered the
harbor on the morning Of the 10th to sail next Cay
and on the same afternoon the steamship Illinois from
New York, 5th ult., with the usual mails and 900
passengers, and George Law with the Pacific mails,
600 passengers and 81 100000 in treasure The Law
connected at Aspinwall with Pacific Mail Steamship
Companys steamship John L. Stephens, which arri-
we'd at Panama Sd ult, at 10 P. NJ, bringing 500 pas
sengers and 5l7OO,O0O in treasure.
The Law sailed from Aspinwall for Havana, via
Greytown, on the 4th, at 6 p NJ, and from Grey
town on the 9th, at noon Her passengers include
the officers and of the steamer Osprey totally
destroyed by fire in the Harbor of Kingston. No
lives lost IA.
Nothing had been heard at .SaneJuan del Sud up TO
the 9Th OF the steamer C0rtez, that left San Fran
cisco same day with the Stevens and as rumor
prevailed that the Costa Rcans had possession Of
San Juan, she may probably have proceeded on to
Panama.
The Empire City left Havana on the 1lth, at 9 A.
NJ, for New Orleans, and has experienced pleasant
weather on her passage to this port She brings the
Pacific mail and l36 passengers-12 from New York,
Sc from Havana and IS from San Francisco.
S. Waterman, passenger from California per
George Law, died on board of consumption, and was
buried at sea the 1lth of April.
Central America, r-.,ss--a
The exciting portion of the news is from Central
America. Although expected letters have not
come to hand still have of information to
take with great many grains of allowance, as it
comes from Spanish sources, and from quarters in
ensely hostile to Gen. Walker and his associates in
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The news (?) was brought to Panama on the slst
ult by the steamer Emile, from Punta Arenas, Costa
Rica and is the purpot that the force sent by Gen
Walker, under command Of Col. Schessnger, had
been attacked and defeated by the Costa Rica troops
under Gen. Mora, at the Hacienda de Santa Rosa
near San Jose. We copy from the Panama Star.
Guatemala.
The notices about Costa Rica and Nicaragua in
Guatemala to the 18th inst, that the flbusers
were to have made the first attack on Punta Arenas
to supply themselves with coffee and dry goods. Ba-
ing the port; $500 more arriving from San
Jose, under the command of Gen. D. A. Joaquin
Mora The President, with his staff, to follow imme
diately.
The order for recruits was received with great en-
thusiasm by the Costa Ricans. More than thousand
volunteers presented themselves.
News up to the Goth nit was that the adyenturers
| had received no renorcements, but were expecting
! them in the month Of March.
The necessaries to maintain the flibusters were
every day less. The cholera, smallpox, and fevers
prevailed in the villages, especially in Aasaya, Mana
! qua and Granada Leon was more healthy.
San Salvador.
The action of the Government in regard to the
| Central American dispute with Nicaragua is kept q
profound secret though it has leaked out that if
Guatemala takes an active part against Walker Sal
vador and Honduras will join it A thousand stand
of MIME rifles have been ordered, and the Govern
ment is celebrating as to the proper officer to be
placed in command of the army Our correspondent
says stCabanas has aided not little in deprecating
Gen. Walker. His return was anXously looked fol
by his party and when he did come his ienunciations
against the bsters not only astonished the socaed
democrats, but changed their former sympathy fol
Walker into hatred.'
Costa Riea.
The following documents we translate from the
official papers of San Jose:
REPUBLIC OF COSTA RIGA,
Headquarters, Liberia, March 20, 1856.
To His Excellency the President of the Republic:
| SANTA ROsA March 20, 1856.
Your EGceNency-l have the honor to inform you
that at o'clock this afternoon met with and routed
completely 400 flibusters which had taken posses,
sion Of this hacienda and had established themselves
| behind the many stone fences which exist here.
Our army fought with SO much valor and determi-
nation that the attack did not last over fourteen
minutes.
We have to mourn over the loss of five or six ex.
celent officers, and various soldiers. As soon as
tranquility is restored shall communicate to your
Exeelency the details of this glorious action well
the conduct of the officers who have most distn-
guished themselves.
have the honor to subscribe myself
Your very obedient servant,
JOSE JOAQUIN MORA.
P. ST am at present occupied in the pursuit Of
the illbustes, SO that no one may escape. AS this
place does not offer either conveniences water,
intend to march the troops back to Pelon at 10
, o'clock tomorrow morning.
The COMMANDMENT Chief of the Republic of Costa
Rica.
HEADQUARTERS, LIBERIA, March 81, 1856.
tSu-It is o'clock of the afternoon, but no de-
tailed account has arrived of the triumph of ou1
arms against those foreign invaders, and to which
the adjoined communications refer. The assault O
the hacienda on Santa Rosa, splendid military posi-
ton, elevated and surrounded by walls of stone in al
its extent, has been glorious for army. Such
opinion form from information which, though moi
Official can be relied upon. The attack was rapid
, and instantaneous The soldiers throwing them
selves upon the flibusters, who took refuge in the
houses and between the stone fences one discharge
of firearms and then the bayonet in close combat
Fourteen minutes had scarcely passed when the enc
my. 400 in number were flying to the surrounding
woods, terrified, without ammunition, almost dead o
thirst with no hopes OF finding any water to quencl
their thirst Wltnln league distance and that to
wards the direction occupied by our forces-ost ant
pursued by our valiant soldiers whose only thirst wa
to destroy the enemy entirely. The field is strewet
with the dead, others wandering wounded through
the forest; twelve have been taken prisoners al
sides they surrounded and searched for by the 50(
Costa Ricans who entered into action, united Will
parts of divisions which have arrived
Such is the glorious result which the defenders 0
Central America have obtained In comparison witt
the great physical and moral result of this victory
our loss has been but small ; some sixteen killed ant
S WOunded-alaS, though solTOWtul!
= The honorable, valiant and loyal Capt Jose Marit
t, Gutierrez Capt. Manuel Quiros and Lieuts. JUST
i Castro and Manuel Rojos met glorious death, as vel
as twelve soldiers whose names not yet known.
r. r. In celebrating this triumph in which all officer
} cannot but mourn the loss Of so many braves.
T. Be pleased to make this known to their families;
is some consolation under such atlicon to know the
=. have deserved well under their country, well a
4 mered the tears and admiration of their worth
d chief and companions.
May God preserve you RAFAEL MORA
: Private letters state that the President and hi
- army embarked to Punta Arenas. Before his depal
ture, the foreign residents gave him public ente
tainment. The troops were in the highest spirit
and well armed. Considerable disappointment wa
y felt on account of Guatemala not evincing MOI
energy in coming to the aid of Costa Rica.
All kinds OF rumorS were current and it was diff
r. cult to arrive at the truth.
An express that arrived in Penta Arenas on til
III 26th states that ninety of Walkers men were foun
dead and others Sunnosp1 n hay he'd til