The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1856-05-08

! sustained, out tnaL OI OWdrulcc uH-
doubtedly will be, and none who know
Walkers frmncss and determination
doubt that he will be shot
On Wednesday last, tie 9th inst,
a party Of Walkers men, seventeen
in number, attacked a large party of
Costa Ricans at a place On the San
Juan river called Serapi(ui, and al
though seven of them ran away at
the first fire, the other tM remained
and achieved a complete victory. This
has raised the spirits of:he Walker
party, and it is still thought by them
that he will rally his forces and come
out right side up. He evidently pos
scsscs a hold upon his followers that
is not to be shaken by ordinary cir
cumstances.
The last news from Walker is, that
he was at the head 200 men, and
was at or near Virgin Bay, with the
intention ofmceting the Costa Ricans,
who are reported to be on the march
for Nicaragua.
Col Parker II. French, the late
Minister to the United States, came
down the river a few days since in
high dudgeon with Walker, and char
tered schooner to take him to As
pinwall lie took with him the type
and other printing materials which
he recently purchased in New Orleans
and was accompanied by George
Wilkes, of National Police celebrity.
The nature of the quarrel between
him and Gen. Walker has not trans
pired
1t is rumorcd here that the State of
Honduras, San Salvador and Guato-
mala are preparing their forces to in
wade Nicaragua and cooperate with
the Costa Ricans, but can hear of
no reliable grounds for the assertion.
As we were coming in yesterday
evening, we met a schooner three or
four miles the other side of the bar.
which proved to be the one mentioned
above, containing the men formerly
attached to Walkers army. With
two or three exceptions those men
came down here perfectly destitute,
and were only enabled to charter the
shooncr by subscriptions raised among
the citizens ofthis place. When they
saw our steamer come in, several OF
the passengers requested to be put on
shore, intending to return home on
the steamer. Among them were
Capts. Thorpe and Creighton, the
former of whom has resigned his posi-
ton in Walkers army in consequence
of ll-health. Tie was brought down
from Virgin Bay in a cot, and was
tended with great care and kindnes
by Col. Kinney unil he was sufficient
ly well to start for home.
?. S.-Since writing the above !
have received an account of the bat
tic of Santa Rosa, in Costa Rica, from
a gentleman who was in Virgin Bay
when the defeated troops arrived. II
appears that from the start, both Off
GERS and men were unwilling to march
under Schlcssingcr's command. His
antecedents were such as caused them
to look upon him with distrnst, which
the result fully justified. His march
was marked by a want of military
knowledge at every step, and at the
time he was surprised, although he
knew he was within a few miles oi
the town which it was publicly an
nounced he intended to attack, yet he
took no precautions, and had sent on,
a number Of foraging parties in dit;
ferent directions. When he started
Creighton and Rudlcr, occupied ad
vantageous positions, and had they
been adequately supported, would nc
doubt have expelled the enemy, and
made them pay dearly for their tcmeri
ty in making the attack. Wher
Schlcssingcr made the first move fo
a retreat, he called out something il
French to the French company ant
they Immediately ran off after him.
Capt. Thorpe, seeing the move
mcnt, supposed that Schlcssinger wa
about to take the enemy in flank, ant
hastily drew of a portion OF his com
mand to assist in the attack. Blu
when he found that the others wer'
rctreating, he ran up to Schlessinger
who was in the lead, and placing
pistol to his head, ordered him to hal
on pain of instant death. This brough
the party TO a stand, but only for al
instant. for soon theory arose that tn
T enemy were coming, and of they wen
again, in rapid flight, in spite of tn
. cntreaties and threats ofMaior O'Nci
and Capt. Thorpe. The latter the
returned to his command, which wa
composed of New Orleans boys, an
which suffered severely in killed an
wounded. lie and Capt. Creighton
, who commanded a company from n
/ York, then formed their men, and be
; ing joined by Capt. Rudlcr, retired j
good order, covering the rear of tn
ayiny towards. They were six day
, in reaching the shore of Lake Nicara
| qua, during which time they partoo
of but one meal. Among the killed
: Capt. Thope's company, ! regret
| state, was young Grayson, a son Z
: Mr.. w. p. Grayson, cashier Of tn
t Bank of New Orleans. He died tigh
| ing gallantly.
On the retreat, Schlcssingcr tol
I them that he had no more command
to give, and that every man must TAX
4 c,re of his oyu life R,,t the cautair