The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-14

NEWS EhU0 ZEN l6A4 A4E6lCAs
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Anhirs in Costa Rica-Wretched Condition Of
tine OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES with the Mora
Ruis-1he People Firm against Walker
An Allied Fleet to be Sent against Nicaragua
The President's Posifion-His Hopes Of
Afd-Chris. Lilly 10 Furnish a Gun Boat
HAvas Preparing for a Comprehensive bat
ties OF Chontsles.
lFrom The papama Herald, Oct 81
ny the Arrival OF hs schooner Joseph Hewitt from
PlntA Arenas have dates from Costa Rca the 10th
OF August and BY toe British Aspn wall
from san Juan del Norte, We have additional news from
In Costa Rica business throughout the country At
deporabe condition Little has been dor during The
Faet season towards cu,vang the SOIL and the coming
harvest. from december to March, will barely yield
1.-THE Of FOR mer years produce
Great dissatisfaction s exists against Mora
on account Of the results o. the late Nicaragua invasion
the terrible loes OF lie consequent thereon having
or less affected family in the republic. This
might be expected has created strong prejudice against
the Mora administration, which only be done away
with by bis removal from poser and at present there
every prospect OF speedy revolution.
The people. however. remain 1rm against the
mon enemy IN Nicaragua, and there is now army OF
five hundred Costa Rcans the frontier in Guanacasta
under command OF General Canas ready oppose the
threatened invasion Of that territory by Walker.
From Nicaragua we learn that General Walker s still
in Granada with an army OF eight hundred men in all
under his command lie said he purposes shortly taking
possession OF Greytown formally and after wards pro-
eeedDg with bis iamny TO Costa Rica but scarcely
cumsiances.
Chris Lilly. who was sent of san Francisco by the
Vigilance Committee, has pu chased small schooner,
which he loaded in Puma with coffee, &c. des
tined for Walker, with whom, we understood, he has
made contrac, for the supplying Of provisions This
vessel Is thought will shortly be converted into gun
boat for Walkers service.
Rivas remains fortified ia Leon with his for,es wa
that OF Guate maa and Salvador, amounting, i sup
posed, 10 about twenty tive hundred men Wat the
condition Of this s have been unable to
tain Rvss Is waiting IN til The dry season (Novemoee)
"a.
time also he expects strorg relnorcsmeng from the al
lied states the state of the roads preventing all commu
nicaton at present This pei evidently looked tor
ward 10 with the greatest anxiety by all parties, and
there be little doubt thai the fate OF Nicaragua and
Walker depends apon the Issue OF the contemplated
struggles before that period need not look for any
very important news Meanwhile the allied States OF
Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala getting q small
naval force in readiness an they have already fitted
out two schooners which cruising
the Central American coast for the protection Of their
commerce
me weekly Adam Of san Jose, Costa Rics Is pub
ushed partly IN Epghn, unuer The superintendent Of
Mr. Cauty. 1t promises highly interesting people
abroad.
General Walkers expedi,i,u 70 Chontales under Colo
osl Mcdonald, afier three n2s, has eea defeated
with great loss, and uolge retire Granada.
Amongst the kiei 10 r.. engagement Colonel
Mcdonald, Wiley. Marshall aul q. Laws. Some say
Colonel Cole SiDed ard no, Colonel Mcdonald.
Walkers troops wpoiy disorssnzso. Aoout three
hundred men were engaged in the last affair." which oc
Cured on the l4th OF August
The British squs iron va still at GreytoTn
Correspondents q ,ae Panama Herald
The Nscdrdguese of the tta OF SepeE Der gives you
shor account OF affair which TO place Ia Chonales
As the government organ, h would OF dscd, in
favor OF Walker, which really Is not the The fo
lowing u, believe true statement OF the attacks
for there three You viii remember in your last
edition referred to attack about TO be
made by Colonel sDonald the Caonales Province. 1t
appears that by his dairy ,ending away mali psstes
with cattle his got small that the naaves, no
longer overAwed by numbers, turned upon him, after
.sytnch be determine retreat Granada for mesh
srensorcemtnts watch being obtained, he left rpuia
on NE 4th Instant ~i'h asoa, sixty three me- re
affair then, as represented IN the paper OF
the eth, took place ara sthougn Walkers party
claim the victory, is not ilAe slightest doubt that
they retresed with great loss and toany dsorganized
Col Mcdonald again returned 10 GrAnats s1d on the
l4,h took up aresh his position 30 49, -..at a By the
,s rr,rsa, .fee totally defeated three
sbS,Ss ~ -oers being killed. My informant says he
- = -er smes are Col Mcdonald, Wiley, Marshall and
q. Laws but to the nrst he Is quite sure,
some say Il Co. Cole There appears to be some
probability OF the two partss-tne Grsnadans AMI Ls-
ouans- joining together against Walker So he viii be
rather In fix.
The expectations OF the people Of Greytown to the
Brth fleet buying shore have been grievousy
disappointed BY the arrival OF several ships from Jama
Prices going down In consequence The flllow
ing ships are there now