New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-16
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COSTA RIGA.
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F,srp Our Own Correspondent -
San JOSE Costa Rica), June 16 1856.
In my form ey letters gave ytu, in Is few woyds
a. po,sible, the general events and the aspect OF
thug. here; but many detais we're passed over BY
me-. whch s,e nevertheless interesting, - they
cooy., to the distant reader more correct idea Of
this people. When the cholera appeared amorg
the aruy at Rivar, and made those frshtfal riva
ses mentioned the men, panic stricken, ella nored
for ieues. Thty had fought bravely befote the
eLemy, because that enemy cou'd he seen; but they
were as ctildrep, threatcled with the approach ot
ghost as soon as they saw their comrades fall
around them under the attack Of an invisible ioe.
Ibe chefs csuRht the panic, and the whole army
reheated In good order "a far a. the froaaer, nut
thence in small parties TO the upper valleys; liter
ally the army disbinded as soon ss they were ON
friendly ground, and each soldier quietly, but with
fear gDawipg his vtals, crept, as it were into his
bowel, for the cholera, that hitherto heard OF but
unknown n scOurge, was among them. This iDsup-
portable fear has not little contributed to
highten the calamity; and / do not exaggerate
when estimate the number of deaths at about, if
not above, five thousand The cholera is not Q
cOntagi. US Illness nevertheless the fear which Op-
presses the Costa Ricans has given it contagious
character Many of the most important persons
have died Of the cholera among whom is
OresmunO the Vice President of the Republic,
and MIR. A. Marie, Frenchman of considerable
ability, and host of men who had served as off,
GERS in the campaign, and who belonged to the best
families Of the country. Were You to visit now
the formerly gay and prosperous little Republic,
your besrt would grow sad indeed. There is no
more apy gsyety; every face iss pale, and every
look cautious; the streets of town or village are
deserted; deep CONSERVATION reigns throughout
the land; and were now the enemytO come (Which
God forbid) there would not be one man found to
place his finger on the trigger of "A musket in de-
ftLse Of his co unry. Fortunately there is no fear
of " alker ever pro6ting by the present panic, as
he must be pretty well scourked by the common
calamity. aud because, moreover he could not
make his way up here the roads being now and
becoming more and more impossible by the rains,
which Ia ct until the end of November. There is
an idea here in the Governmental regions, that
the troops of the three Northern States have al.
r. adv attacked Walker, and the President assured
NE that their army must be at the present time
already in pU, session Of Leon; but this doubt
extremely Moras plan had been to prepare an
army of 5000 men TO reopen the campaign next
December. hardly think this will be possible, as
all hands will at that time be required to harvest
the coffee crop, much of which 1 expect will be
lost from the want Of hands Before the war
hands were scarce; the war and the cholera have
carried away some q 600 souls; what Will 1t be,
therefore, Dex season
1t is hardly Mt cessary to add that trade is COM
pletey dennct the only sales that are made are Of
brandy and cholera drops.
All is quiet here. Alas it is very like the quiet
of the tomb.