Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-05-03

conuitlOn OF tnlngs In nicaragua. Inc IollOW
ing account of the fight between Gen. Walker
army and the Costa Ricans, will be read with
painful interest:
"The Costa Ricans disputed every inch bat
the Americans broke through their barbados
and with great slaughter drove them from their
defenses. The Costa Ricans had with them a
heavy piece Of ordnance, to obtain which the
Americans made desperate attack and sue
ceeded. The Costa Ricans made two or three
very courageous efforts TO recover their lost
arm finding this impracticable, body OF
three hundred of them were observed to fall
back. This was construed by Walkers officers
into retreat and redoubling their efforts they
were put to a total rout. Almost simultaneously
with this about $50 fresh Costa Rcans were
observed to approach the scene of conflict.
These were promptly met by the Americans,
now flushed with the prospects of complete
and brilliant victory, and after terrible strug-
gle they we're routed with much loss.
" Walker could not have had in the field a
force exceeding six or seven hundred men. He
acted during the entire action with the greatest
coolness-exhibiting no fears as to the result"
The following is list Of Walkers killed and
wounded:
Kiiled-Lieut Morgan, Aid-deCamp TO the
General Captains Houston and Clinton Col.
Marchado, commander of the native forces
Lieut.. Stall.
ed.-Capt. Cook; Lieut.. Gist; Lieut..
Jones, and Sergeant Sarsfeld
LIGHT INFANTRY BATTALION.
KHled-Capt. James Linton, Corporal Rob-
ert Kellet, Privates John Bridley, J. NJ. Jenn-
ings, j. II. Lane, VIM. Gould, George M. Dick
erson.
Wounded.-Privates Joseph Springer, c. M.
Terry, (wounded accidentally on the return
march, lst Lieut.. Jas. c. Jamerson, Private
Patrick Thomas, Louis Lott, Albert Adams.
FIRST RIFLE BATTALION.
Killed.-Lieut. j. Gay Prvates p. Lynn,
Rorror, Bradley, Stone, Sergeant VIM. MCarty,
Privates Farmhouse, A. G. Gates, Captain Har-
rel, Privates Blackburn, Finn, Whites, Bar
stow, Knox, Logan, LIE Clere, Stickner, Dart,
McMurney, Duncan, Lieut.. John Doyle, Ser
Delaney, Houston, Fisher, Miller, Hernshan,
Townsend, Nifty, Winchester.
Wounded.-Sergeant A. Pittman privates
s. Kipp, George Cook, I. Lane Lieut.. Leon
ard, Porter Ayers; Corporal Chandler; privates
Ashbro, Henry Hodgdon, Martin; Captain
Caycee, Lieut.. Latemer; privates Woolf, Bar
kerr Sergeant Hutchings, private Bulger, Capt
Anderson, Lieut.. Duan privates j. Miller,
Brimer, Jones; Sergeants Dunnican, Halliday /;
privates Burns, Forney, Williams, Langsdale
Cody, Latta, Miller, Jones, James, Shafler,
Spearman, Mayer, O'Malley, Dollan, Furguson.
Missing.-A. Du Jan, L. Pache; privates
Augustin, Jackson, Gleason, Geary, Gilligan,
Henry, Wilson, Moony, Gray, Cody.
SECOND RIFLE BATTALION.
Killed.-Privates Eldridge, Mullholand; Ser
geant Stock; privates Bogliger Winkler, Web
Der, Este, Edwards.
Wounded-Privates Howell, Leslie, Lock
wood; Sergeant Ketter, Second Lieut.. Ander-
son. Corporal Whiting.
Missing.-Corporal Rodon; privates Straw
house, Jeandrew, Hackley, Reeves.
MOUNTED RANGERS.
Killed-Lieut Philip ellis, Acting Lieut..
w. Winters, private Scott
Wounded.-Sergeants Corniff, Evelyn; pri-
Yates Lancy, Barray, McPard, Howard.
El Nicaraguense of April 10Th has the fol-
lowing:
We are gratifed to announce the good con-
diton Of the wounded. Major Markham, Capt.
Cook, Capt McCardle, Capt. George Leonard,
Lieut.. Dollan, Lieut.. Ayers, Lieut. Jameson,
Lieut.. Potter, Sergeant Hodkins, Sergeant Dun
negan, Sergeant Retter, Sergeant Pittman,
arm, amputated; Sergeant Evelyn, Sergeant
Sarsfeld, Corporal Henry Whiting and private
Langsdale, are all recovering. The medical
staff is busy night and day with the wounded
The brutality of the Costa Ricaus after the
fight has never been surpassed in modern war
fare General Walker, on his departure from
Riyas was compelled to leave portion of his
wounded (tbey had been declared MORALLY
wounded by the surgeons in one of the churches.
These men we're butchered by the Costa Ricans
in the most cold blooded manner. The Costa
Ricans admit $50 killed and $50 wounded in
battle. On the 9th instant courier reached
Granada from Rivas, who stated that the enc
my had thrown many of the dead bodies into
wells, but we're not able to dispose of one. third
killed in the battle, and that the atmosphere
had become so infected from their decomposi
ton that the cholera broke out on the 18th in
its most violent character. Many Of the Costa
Ricans had died. others we're suffering from the
disease, and the troops were leaving the city
terror stricken. Gen. Mora, il was reported,
was one of the victims of cholera.
Among those who distinguished themselves
in the battle we're 1t. Col. Sanders, Col. Fry,
Capt. Waters, Col. Kewen, Majors Weber,
O'Neil, Rogers, Brewster and Markham, Capts.
Breckenridge, Suffer, Anderson, Rudler and
Mason Lieuts. Morgan, Winters, Smith, Leon
ard, Porter, Ayres and Gay; Adjutant Gen.
Thompson, and various others.
The Americans murdered by the Costa
Ricans at Virgin Bay were Michael Lang,
Peter Malone, Thomas Walsh, Thomas Hane-
gan and Thomas Lloyd, New York, and in the
service Of the Transit Company; Mr.. Wilson,
Of Easton, Pa, in the service of hotel, boy
from New York, name unknown; A Lad, from
California, owner of saw mill; and a Mr..
Keuan, from Pennsylvania. Michael Ratch-
ford, of Jersey city, and Charles Mahoney, Of
Pennsylvania, we're wounded 1t was this out
rage that induced Mr.. Wheeler, the American
Minister, TO protest against it in the name Of
the United States. The parties massacred, he
declares, had nothing to do with the filibusters,
and he adds that the outrage must be ntoned
for, or the United States will certainly vindcate
its honor,
The following is q list of persons taken pris-
oners at Santa Rosa, and subsequently shot
on the 25th of March: James Solomon, Ireland; ;
IL Il AnI.