Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-02

lence and if unexplained and unntoned for will take
decided measures 20 project the lives ,f nnr ;t;...
aud vu!icatc the honor NJ the nation. N'''"''''
Runprs have also reached mo tina, soma s,rr,,
or eighteen citizens tour ladies' lone with an infant
were recently murdered by some troop, n, v;",'
| Bay. aIn slow TO believe so diabO!ichi n, ,,f"
John b. Sawlen Esq, the bearer Of this i, in.,rnc,
ell To inquire, in the name OF the United S;a,es So
this legation into the facts touching thus rumor,
send him with my haS with this dispatch and n,s,,
that you give him conduct through your line, snJ
q prompt reply To Your Obcdlent servant
j. II. WHEELER, Minister OF U.S,A
To His EIcelency j. Il. Nora, President OF Rcnub.
lie of Costa Rlrit, i'll Camp ut Rivas, Nicaragua
| The forces of Costa Rica have nov the possession
of the Transit route on tie Is.hmus, and the officers
have declared that they are determined t. extermi-
nate every American now in the country, and in this
intention they were sustained by the merchants OF
England and France, from whence they could pro.
cure and had procured material aid as to guns aud
ammunition.
INTERESTING FROM CENTRAL AMERICA.
NEW York, April 29.-The steamer Orizaba ar
rived here this evening at I o'clock, bringing San
Juan dates 10 the 2l-t.
The defeat of Col. Schessinger at Santa Rosa is
confirmed. About 10 of his men are reported miss.
M. During his trial before the court martial, and
while par"l he deserted aud II is supposed went
to the Cost. Rcans, having sold himself them
before the battle.
of Rvas with fore. Of 2nIl0 men, asd on the llrh
Gen. Walker attacked them. After n tight of seven
teen hours he WIS obliged L. abandon the cify for
want Of ammunition. The loss of the Costa Ricans
is said To be six hundred killed and large number
wound.t. Walkers loss Is set down Al between fifty
and sixty killed. and about 81 wounded and ussirg
Among The killed ia Col. Marchadu, the dominance.
of the uhllvr forces.
The Fl Nicaraguense, Walkers organ, claim, this
affair ms Il glorious victory.
1t was said that the Costa Ricans had taken pos.
session of Virgin Bay and fired indlscrminaely On
every person they saw there, killing e'sht or
Americans in the employ of the Transit Company.
On, the 10Th inst. Lieut. Grc.u, with fifteen men,
had mn encounter with about zoo Costa Rcans, Kill.
my y aud dispensing the rest Wills, the American
loss WINS only one killed and two wounded.
It WIS reported that Walker intended to attack tbs
Costa Rcans M Virgin Buy about the 18th, having
900 Americans aud 800 natives under his connatd.
With the exception OF a few prominent men III Inc
former legitimate party, the Sicsrnguaus acted With
Walker.
Tin. States Of Honduras, San Salvador and Gus,e.
naIa said to be- in favor OF peace ana WIN not To-
wade Nicaragua. They received The commissioner.
from Nicaragua in friendly spirit and had discontinued
the establishment Of troops and dsbanded some vi
their new lcvcs
An intercepted correspondence between the Bri.
tsll government and Costa Ricn, in which the former
agreed contribute two thousand stand OF arms 10
he latter, CAUSED murh excitement among the Anne.
rrans composing Walkers army. number OF
Minnie rifles captured from The Costa Ricans L!
Rivas, aud several EDSIishmen ana frehchineh were
observed ia the army.
The British frgatc Eurydce was the only vesse! at
San Jusn. Her boats were constantly Oh duty wstch'
ing the moyemcn Of the Americans. The Amer'
can pn--eugcr. who came down the river were pro
hibited by them from going on shore.