New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-05-01

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aI5as Pred Ieted cheds iaa city yesterday,
much pleasusahIe s1eitem and
tor aI classes III gu citizens The inteili
geiee was ght EIY the steamer Isabel, which
arrived at EharIs from Havana Oh the 2sth,
bring accounts from, Nicaragua up to THE "a
The news was slhed to- Mobiles and published
the Mobile papers of the 10Th, which reached
5cty yesterday morning The faet Of the wires being
down WiIIs account the non.receptien Of the;
stirring and glorious Stidings sooner.
twill be borne in mind that the last news direct
from, came by the Charles ca
cording those accounts Gen. alker and bis orees
were afoat on the river and lake up to or about TIE
10th. Of course, Granada, RiYas, and other points
were left in charge of limited ~ sls say
that Rivas was confdsa to native garrison, shen
accounts for the milk in the cocoanut IN ~ ~
ture, as will lie obvious after turtle readlne
So much by way Of planation, and noW 1of we
dispatches to tie Mobile none O WINCH
in any imp We copy the dspateh
published Id tile REL ister Of the 18th is33s
April Ths Tinted States N mall sssnss
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citx 81 Riyas which resulted that
1s ash!ns both sides The Costa Rieans de-
ii; ese na driven out with the loss SIX hundred
fine American Minister, hiss addressed
ef Costa Rea relative e his cSmmandn
Americans to 20 expelled from the country
Rivas was ttvice captured if the IsaheFs accounts
sare enstled 10 credence ttlie8 Costa Ricans
and then by the army Of Gen. Walk
IN. This onjeeture il and reasonable,
on two grounds LIST, that garrison was composed
of native piels choice Of the lot,
very s. and, End that IAN American force was
left there, it was altogether too weak nnumbers to
resist helmng swarm Of enemies and, conse-
squenty. retired after infiGtng as much damage as
possible. We incline to believe one or the other Of
these surmses will be verified BY future intelligence
be possible the city was taken BY surprise, but
that robabe under the cireumst Events
which had transpired and were tansping were not
of q nature to induce sleepiness unless it was the
eigned sleep cowardce and treason, "a schles-
singer. Isl possible this base element may have
exercised its yilIainous influence
But, all this as it may, Riyas was captured by
the eneiny. Intelligence whereof was forthwith com
muniea Ted to Cen lker He returned to the city
assault it, long and bloody battle ensued which
resulted ii, the complete overthrow Of the Costa
Rieans, with the loss of six hundred men, in their
LTD agnfcent and glorious triumph to the arms Of
tie generators! HI,
There were no towards or traitors at Riyas as there
were at Santa Rosa. Tie heroic and indomitable
WALKER was in command Of aSlittle army of heroes,
well and noby did they assert their superiority,
Staying almost as many of the enemy as their whole
band consisted of There was sharp shooting and
| quick shooting at Riyas, and we doubt not q due
proportion Of rapid and heavy cutting. The Amer-
i can blood was up - the enemy was in sight was
accessible. The result chroniced above followed as
a matter of, course The star of the leader and Of
the regenerators prevailed. The car Of !" manifest
4 destiny could not be obstructed-it was impossible
\ to stayits onward march, 1t had acquired too pow
erful a momentum TO be checked. Mayit continue to
roll on, gTandly and magnitcently, until splendid
country, bouatully endowed with all natural gifts
shall be redeemed, regenerated and from
the vices, degradatons and supeistihons, that have
kept her down, impoverished, desolated and almost
ruined her for the last third ola century. There is
no#hope for Central America except in the success
Of the SRiyas- " alker movement To overthrow him
would be to eonsgn the country to worse fate than
its former semi.barbarism imposed. ~
For some months Gen. Walker has been treading
unfalteringly the narrow line which divides glory
from infamy. He has marched onward with the step
Of aion and the eye Of eagle. If he succeeds, he
will win an illustrous name, which will last through
a all time. If he fails, he will be styled adventurer
y land pirate and murderer. Such is the way Of thu
Il world, which never looks at the cause but Away
Worships the success! We believe he has won TIL
mighty game he has nobly played for. This last &C
ton is probably decisive At least we fervently hop
So and 30 should all friends of liberty, regeneration
and human progress, on the Western continent.