The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1856-05-17

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Great Battle in .Nicaragua.-Gen.
Walker Tviumphant.--Loss only 30 me.
-CHARLksros, April 29th. The stea.
mer Isabel arrived here from Havana to.
day. She brings Nicaragua papers Of
April Ia, received by the Philadelphia a.
Havana. s 5
l, is reported Walker had won a great
battle at Rivas, on April 7th, when that
place was captured with loss Of only 80
men on his part, The Costa Ricans are
said TO have had 600 killed.
Our Minister, Wheeler, has addressed
letter to President Mora, relative to
shooting American citizens, and protest.
ing against his order for expelling Amer.
lean citizens from Central America.
NJ important disasters a, Key West.
. LArER:
..a NEA foRk, April $50, P. NJ.
Tle lcamer Orizaba arrived here a.
bout P. NJ, with dates from San Juan
10 the 2lst.
Tie defeat OF Gen. Schlessluger at
Santa Rosa is confirmed. About so Of
his men are missing. Before his trial
he went over to the COSTA Sicans, having
sold rlmseif before the battle on the 7,h.
The Costa Rioans took possession Of Ri
vas on the llth, with 1000 men. WAL
ker, with 600 men attacked them and af.
ter battle of IL l-2 hours, was obliged
to abandon the city for want OF ammuni-
uon The Costa Ricans had 400 killed
and Walker between so and 60 killed
and 80 wounded and missing. Among
the wounded ale Lieut. Morgan, Wal
ker's Aid-de.aamp: Captains Huston,
Clinton, Harrall Lieutenants Gillis,
Stalls, Gay, Doyle, and others. La Mic
araguan, Walkers organ, claims it as a
glorious Xictory.
1t is said the Costa Aicans on taking
possession oil Virgin Bay fired indlscrim-
inately and killed eigh, or ten Americans
in the employ of the Transi. Company.
Lieut.. Greene, with Is men, had an
encounter with 300 Costa Ricans, above
the mouth Of the Sera,igna. killing 81 Of
them aud dispensing the rest. Ameri.
can loss killed and 2 wounded.
l. is reported General Walker intend.
ed TO attack the COSTA Ricans at Virgin
Bay, having at latest dates 1000 Amer
leans and 800 Natives under his CON-
mand, with the exception Of few prom.
inent men in the former legitimate party.
The Nicaraguans acted with Walker
much to the dlsappelntment OF the Costa
Rcans. Honduras, San Salvador and
Guatemala are said 70 be in favor of
peace and will not invade Nicaragua.
He received Commissioners from Mic.
aragua IN a friendly spirit. and had DIS
continued the enlistment oil troops and
disbanded some Of their new leaders, and
intercepted correspondence between the
British Government and Costa Rlca, in
which the former agreed to contribute
1000 stands Of arms, and the latter had
caused great excitement among the Am.
ericans.
A number of minie rifles were taken
from the Costa Ricans, and several Eng.
lishlnen and Frenchmen were observed
in their army.
The British frigate Eurydice was the
only vessel in San Juan, and her boats
were constantly on duty watching the
movements OF the American passengers
who ca lie down the river, and were pro-
hibiled by them from going ashore
Before the departure Of Walkers army
proclamation was issued by President
Mora and posted ON the ou.posts Of that
army.
II declared tha. all fllbusters taken
with arms in their hands would be put to
death, and all fllibustsrs who had no,
used their arms against the Republic and
would give themselves up to officers oi
the Costa Rican army would be pardon.
ed. Appended to tha, was list of IA
OF SchlessengeS army who were taken
and shot. They were mostly Irish and
Germans, only 2 were Americans.
A report in respect to the indiscrimi.
nate slaughter of peaceful American cit.
..ens at Virgin Bay, and the destruction
Of the properiv of the Transit Co. Having
been made to Minister Wheeler, he ad.
dressed strong protest 10 presiden,
Mora, who was IN immediate command
Of the troops st the time,no, only agalns
such conduct but also against the lhrea
10 drive Americans from Costa Rica ,an1
unless explained and aloned, decided
measures on t1e part OF the United State,
Government would be taken.
The Orizaba touched at Key Wes, Of
her return passage.
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