The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-05-02

pany D., received an affecting wound. In tha
battalion SIX were killed and six were wounded.
The names of many privates could be mention
ed, but to name one wsuld require that all shouit
oe spoken OF, and our space will not allow OF if =
The musical department of the army deserves
credit for being among the first In the charge OF
the plaza, and one of the drummers caved hi
drum in and pitched into the fight as preferable
Scores Of the boys looked on the whole affair as
piece of fun, and If the army had been composed o
such the enemy would not have stopped in towr
one hour after the entrance of the Americans
complete list of the killed and missing Is pub
lshed as follows:
KNsd Captains Huestou, Linton, Harrel Lieu
s Gay Doys
ninsa j. H; Land. VIM. Gould. Geo DieIeEson, {
Bl.cHSarn Finn ss Whites: s9'S 6..ow Gs, Kno1 Lo
gan. LeCerc. Sticknsr, Dart Davidson Barr, McMur
ray, Duncan, McMohan McGruar De Lan.y, Hou.ton o
chester, Eldridse, MulholIand. Boslger, Wintlsr
Webster, Este, Edwards, Scott. Total S.
Missing :-Lieutenant J. c. Jemerson. Corpora
son, Gsay. Gleason, Gillissn, Henry, Wilson
Mooney, Gray, Cody, Strswhouse, Jeandrew, Hsck
ley. Reeves. Total Is
Among the killed not in the above list. was Col
Machado, commander of the native troops
Among the promotions In the army we find tha
OF Col ID. B. Fry, of Virginia, to be BrigadieriGe
neral
The brutality of the Costa Ricans after the fsht
nas never been surpassed in modern warfare
Gen. Walker, on his departure from Rivas was
compelled To leave portion Of his wounded (they
had been declared mortally wounded by the sur
geonsD in one Of the churches. There men were
butchered by the Costa Ricans In the most cold
blooded manner. The Costa Ricans admit 45C
killed, and $50 wounded in battle On the 18th
instant, courier reached Granada from Rivas,
who stated that the enemy had thrown many OF
the dead bodies into wells but were not able to
dispose of onethrd killed in the battle, and that
the atmosphere had become SO infected from their
decomposition, that the cholera broke out on the
18th instant IN its most violent character. Many
of the Costa Ricans had died. others were suffer.
ing from the disease and the troops were leaving
the city terrorstricken. Gen. Nora it was report.
ed was one of the victims of cholera We do not
place full reliance in this statement a on the 18th
Island of Ametepec fourteen miles distant from RI
vas, that the Costa Ricans had not abandoned
Rvas, but were fortfying it ON the nth, "antici.
pating another attack from Gen. Walker
On the 10th inst, 700 native troops were on the
march, enlroute for Granada, and, with the 300
Americans who came out from New Orleans on
the Charles Morgan-who were at Castillo Rapids
on the 10th inst, and would be in Granada on the
morning of the 2lst-Walker will have under his
command, in Granada, 600 Americans and about
900 natives. In few days he will divide his forces
by sending part of them, by the steamers, to land
near Virgin Bay and Rivas, and the others he will
march by the land route, SO to attack the Costa
kican force from all POSITIONS and cut off their
treat IN every way possible. As to the result, no
one doubts OF his success, and the accounts by the
next steamer will confirm this impression
On the nth instant Col Schlessinger who was
under trial by Court Martial and on hisparole of
honor, left Granada fol-. parts unknownsx It is be-
lieved by many that he has joined the enemy
When last seen he was reported to have in posses
sion considerable funds and in company with some
OF the supposed enemies of the present government
of Nicaragua. .
A man named Campbell was executed by hang
ing, on the Plaza at Granada on the 18th inst for
killing man named Mooney. He in liquor at
the time he committed the crime, and shot his vic
tim without moments warming It is stated that
they had q previous quarrel about q horse He
was tried by court martial and sentenced to be
shot, but General Walker reversed the order and
him to be hung. He made q speech on
the gallows, attributing his fate to liquor.
INTERESTING DEcIsION-An interesting case
was decided in the Court of Claims Tuesday
The ninth article of the Florida treaty provides
satisfaction for the injuries sustained by the Span
ish Inhabitants of that territory from the opera.
tions Of the American army in 1928. The acts
Of Congress to fulfil the obligation embraced near
ly GOO in claims, with more than 81 500 600
interests, which latter has not been paid A petit
ton having been filed for interest on $1,000
claim heretofore allowed the Court of Claims hold
that the Florida Judges were-1ot authorized to act
as an ordinary Court but as commissioners merely,
their several awards, togethert with the voucher,
to be approved by the Secretary of the Treasury,
by whom it was paid. This arrangement could
not be disturbed without authority of Congress,
which established this mode for complying with the
treaty stipulation. The question ofinterest
der the review of the Secretary Of the Treasury.
from which there was no appeal and the claimant
had shown no ground for relief
Judge Scarboro considered the hundreds and
thousands of dollars involved in this question sunk
into insignifcance in comparison with the impor-
tant principle presented, and he delivered an ell
aborate opinion, differing from Judges Gilchrist
and Blackford.
rehearing of the case was granted.
LAYING OF THE CORNER SToNE--The Corner
Stone of the new Presbyterian Church, in Char
iottesviile, was laid with the usual Masonic cere
mony, ON Wednesday, by the Grand Lodge of Vir.
ginis assisted by the Widow Son Lodge, and
other Aasons There was larger number of the
Masonic fraternity present than ever visited that
place on any previous occasion. The Cornet
Band from Richmond was present.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION IN MARYLAND -
The Democratic State Convention of Maryland as.
sembled in Baltimore on Wednesday, and adopted
resolutions approving the administration of Pierce
and expressing its preference tor Buchanan for the
next Presidency. Walter r. Mitchell and Henry
Goldsborough were chosen electors for the State.
WINCHESTER MEDICAL CoLLEGE-The lee
lures Of the session OF the Winchester, Va,
Medical College were closed on Wednesday last
Twentyone students attended the course. Four
graduated.
ROBBERY Miss Sailie ST. Clair, the actress,
was robbed on the steamer Michigan, near Mem
phis, Tenn, last " eek, of gold watch and chain,
2 diamond ring worth $780, and $50 In cash. A
Louisiana planter was robbed ct the same time of
$3.50.
FROM AuSTRALIA.-News from Melbourne.
Australia, to the 9Th of February, has been recev
cd BY the way of Callao and Panama. 1t gives i'm
proving accounts of the diggings. and announces
considerable increase of interest In quarts mining
Tne price OF gold at Melbourne was 30 f5s 3D.
LATER FROM RIO.-We have Rio Janeiro dates
TO March H. Business was stagnant owing TO the
scarcity of coffee. The stock was quite limited
Ihe shipment of this article to the United States
since January has been 105,600 bags-54OOO for
the Channel and 26.s3l for the Mediteranean-
!he weather was dry, and large supplies OF pro-
duce were shortly expected from the interior. The
province was quiet and the port healthy.
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