The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-17

The Defe&f OF a Party OF General Walker
Troops by the Costa Hlca Army at SAINT
Rusa-Nlneteen Prisoners bcpOrtcd Sn0t, ~
<rop poca ia ia AnrSi

The Defs4t or Party Of General Walkers
Rusa-rIneteen Prisoners xeportea snot, &c.
From tne Panama Her Ald, April g..
The Ha Ihurg steamship Emilie sailed from PansmS
Acsuta san Jose de GuatemaA touching Chiriqu
rstu NED tron the Aae yesterday, alst Of March
On her upward voyage to Punta Arenas she found the
whole repubi OF Costa Rca In great excitement about
The port Pun,a Arenas full of troops snd the
pand Of the same was given to Baron Bulow The
Was ABOUT 900 strong Il was
by President Mora in person. and marching towards
the frontier Of Nicaragua The whole number Of troops
TO be levied to 5000 men, and, besides,
loan Of 100 600 amor gst the navs decreed fhe
appeared to be very popular, and daily enlistmens
tender of their services to the government
Commerce appeared to be very brisk at Costa Rica the
coffee crop ascending to sooui 90 GOO bags OF which
board OF Eng ish and other foreign vessels Actual
price Of good coffee at puntA Aren $40 TO $40 90 per
The ports San Salvador appeared to be very quiet
and dull; the time for the ahipment of tho principal
The 6liSus aing party no, being popular in general,
still, at the return Of the Eniiie, some more talk
trM America, ard peOos appeared little frightened in
oonseq of the manifesto given by Gen. Walker
on the 10th Of March from Gr .nade and in which he
geance for not having listened to mis- peaceful inva
-Four bundled fousters under the command OF Colonel
the hacienda Dc Santa Rosa had been charged and
entirely deea'ed by 500 Costa Rica troops, under the
command Of General Mora. private letter dated Ii
be1a 25h written by foreigner at headquarters
firms this important event. am has good atn for the
cess favor Of the Costa RcA army the
ere good condition and u OF courage, and wisn to be
lsd against the hipmteTs. In about eight days the
army to pass the frontiers and enter the State Of
Nicaragua. Mors than twenty prisoners, consisting
principally Of Irish and Germans, In the hands Of
the Costa Mcans; shey to be tried BY court
tial and ost PROBABLY oil win be shot, On the hour Of
calling from Punta Arenas notice arri red head
quarters At LIBERIA that nineteen prisoners hAa been
ccuted.
The Fme brings full cargo os Central American pro
Aucs for Panama arc Europe and about 200 passengers
been taken by Walkers people ct Hpps Pointentean
'of the Sarapiqui river.
ANOTHER VERSION OF THE AFFAIR.
STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN WILLIAM b. BUSHNELL
We are indebted to Captain VIM. &. Bushnell, wno
came passenger In the George Law fer copy Of FL Nca
o9unc Of the 22d ut, and for the following statement
relative TO the defeat Of po-ten Of Walkers army BY
the Costa Ricans:-
GAIT. BusIDEII's sTATKsHvT,
left Virgin Bny Wednesday, March 25; the reports
at Virgin Bay when left were that COL schlessnser
with two hundred and atty men, was met about sixteen
miles from Guiana Casts by from eight hundred to ous
thousand Costa RcsDs and being surprised he was rout
3D. but soon gained position wher he was confident he
aou,d hold until reinforced from Walkers army which
WAS about ssveny miles distant. His reported loss in
eludpr the missing about sixty Walker has fr ON
1000 TO 200 men with whom to reinforce schlessneer
leaving Col Piper In commsnd of the forces At Granada
Walkers army "a composed entiiey o. Americans each
one Of whom il cousd, red equal three Costa Rcsus
The military government Of wsl'ar has moved from