The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-04-19
The DAILY DISPATCH.

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The DAILY DISPATCH.
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account Of the Defeat Of the Nicara-
s. guam Troops a
NINETEEN FILLTBUsTERs SHOT.
The mslis BY the George Law are at hand, and
contain accounts of the recent defeat Of four hun.
area Nicaragusn troops at San Hose. President
NOR. is.ued . bulletin on the alst Of March after
'ns oasue' irom which we extractthe following.
~ ~ elock tnis afternoon met with and rout.
90 completely four hundred 6liibusterA which n. 4
aksn possession Of this hacienda and had a...h.
hsned themselves behind the many stone fences
which exists here. AeAss'
"oar army fought with so much valor ana d.,.,.
minutes i = - 'Sa''eon
We have to mourn over the loss of ays or s,x
excellent officers, and various soldiers
The assault Of the hacienda Of Santa Ros. :.
spiendid military position, elevated and surround.
cd by walls Of stone in all ts extent has heen .i
rious for our army. The attack was rspid ana
instantaneous. The soldiers throwing themsaive.
upon the hibuBters who took refuge In the hon az
and between the stone fences; one discharee of
firearms and then the bayonet in close comhst y
Fourteen minutes had scarcely passed when the
enemy, 400 in number, were flying to the surroun.
ding woods, terrified, without ammunition almost
dead OF thirst with no hopes Of finding any water
70 quench their their within a leagues dis
lance, and that toward the direction occupied by
cur forces-lost and pursued by our valiant soi-
entirely. '
The Heid is strewed with the dead. other. ar.
wAnoering wounded through the forest twelve
have been taken prisoners; on all sides thew arc
surrounded and searched for by the five hundred
costA nicans who entered into action-united with
parts OF other divisions which have arrived
Inc honorable, valiant and loyal Captain Jose
MARIA Gutierrez, Captain Manuel Quiros, and
Lieutenants Justo Castro and Manuel Reos met a
glorious death, ~ well a. twelve soldiers whose
names are not yet known"
Capt. bushwei, one of the passengers on the
George Law. furnishes the N. Y. Herald with
different account. He says
fleft Virgin Bay on Wednesday, March 25. the
reports at Virgin Bay when left, were that Col
Scnlessingsr with two hundred and fifty men, was
met about sixteen miles from. Guano Caste. by
from eight hundred to one thousand Costa Ricans:
and being surprised he was routed, but soon
gained position which be was confident he could
hold until reinforced from Walkers army, which
WAS about seventy miles distant His reported
loss, including the missing, was about sixty.-
w aiker has from 600 to 200 men with whom to
reinforce Schlessinger, leaving Col Piper in com.
InAnd OF the forces At Granada. Walkers army
Is composed entirely of Americans each one Of
The correspondent of the New York Times,
gives still another version of the battle. He says:
Another version of this battle, and perhaps
more correct one, though have it only from hear
say, Is, that the Costa Rea forces were advancing
quite unconscious of the presence of the fHibus-
ters At Santa Rosa. when the advanced guard met
three strangers, two white men and native, in
the act of making q reco1noisance. They sur
rounded them and took them prisoners, and one,
Scotchman, name not given. the Secretary to Co
lionel Schlessinger, WAS wounded, (and had to have
subsequently, his arm amputated) From them
they learned of the presence Of the force at Santa
Rosa and managed to reached them unobserved -
general fight took place, many of the filIibus.
ters took to the house and the others escaped ;:
the Costa Ricans attempted TO fire the premises
but did not succeed, and they then broke in the
doors, killed some and made the rest prisoners
They then learned that Costa Ric. outpost
had been attacked few days befor6 by Schlessn-
ger on his march, and the party, consisting of
eight all killed to prevent their giving notice of
the approach of the invaders and this barbarty SO
excited the troops that they insisted ON the imme.
possible to account for Schlessngers defeat other
wise 1t is hard to credit this overthrow by force 30
little superior TO their own, taking into considera
tion also the advantage of the invaders position
give this story As l heard it, and your readers
must form their own opinion as to its credibility
1t isl said that in Leon the people rose against
Walkers men and killed hundred, and that d
strong feeling exists against him all through the
State. ...-.. -. ......... y
4 private letter, dated Liberia 25th, written by
foreigner at headquarters, confirms this important
event, and has good faith for the success of the
war IN favor OF the Costa Rica army, the troops
are in good condition and full of courage and wish
to be led against the fillibusters. In about eight
days the army was to pass the frontiers and enter
the State of Nicaragua. More than twenty prso-
ners, consisting principally Of Irish and Germans
were in the hands Of the Costa Ricans; they were
to be tried by court martial, and most probably
all viii be shot. On the hour of sailing from Punta
Arenas, noticed arrived from the headquarters at
Liberia, that nineteen prisoners had been execu-
ted. l..r -"
The English mail from Greytown for Costa Rica
has been taken by Walkers people at Hipps
Point-entrance of the Sarapiqui river .{
The order for recruits was received with great
enthusiasm by the Costa Ricans. More than .
thousand volunteers presented themselves There
was NO difficulty In obtaining the loan which had
been demanded
News up to the 29th ult was, that the adventtl-
rers had received no reinforcements, but were ex-
pecting them In the month of March
The necessaries to maintain the filibusters were
y,y usy iess Inc cnoiera, smallpox and fevers
pessrea Hsns M 5ne villages especially In Masaya
The m;l;,a nar 4. uransaa Leon was more healthy