Washington sentinel., 1856-06-05
NICARAGUA.

The following interesting letter from the col
respondent of the New York Herald on affair
in Nicaragua will be read with Interests:
CASTILLO, VIEJo, May Is, 1856.
The Defeat ofthe Costa Ricans-- Their Losse
and Retredt--C Coffee, Cdcao and Cotton Cul
tiUation-M Military Movements The Ram.
Seasoa-The Very Latest--ArriUal Of tn
Sierra Necada-M Manuf facture Of Mime RIFT
Bdyls at Grdnada--Ii.terDiew Jetpeen MINIS
ter Wheeler and Captain Idrleton--Deatl
of Mr.. g. r. Aldei.-A Kentucky Sha,I
,Shooter-G -GosSip--Iacideats, dc, dc.
Time drags its slow length along-so does
the cause of political and civil redemption il
these Central American States. They, how
ever, travel "with unequal step" while the one
has made only "march," the other has taker
brilliant stride within the brief space of thirty
days.
Costa Rica has been taught sorry lesson
in the loss of nearly all her brilliant army, a,
the head Of which President Mora SO pomp
ously entered the State Of Nicaragua, proclaim
ing his desire to eat the flesh and drink the
blood Of Walkers ragamuffin band of flibus
ters. Besides learning that she cannot fight
with Americans, she had lost fully two-thirds
of her army, which consisted of nearly four
thousand men.
The American bullet from the Mississippi
rife-the scourge of cholera, engendered by
the stencil of the one thousand bodies Of their
slain at Rivas, together with the bad general
ship of Mora, their President and leader, SO
thinned their ranks and decimsted their mum
bers as to leave them powerless. General
Mora, while almost totally discouraged and dis
heartened at the unhappy state of affairs, and
while contemplating speedy retreat from this
State, learns that the liberalists at home, SYM
pathise with General Walker and the republi-
can cause, had effected revolution, and that
he was deposed. and a new President elected
in his place. Would it not be better in this
connection, to throw out the suggestion to Sec.
retary Marcy, that, acting upon the same
policy with which he rejected P. H. French, he
had better dismiss the Costa Rican Charge
dAtfairs at Washington, mot knowing whether
there is any responsible government" in Costa
Rca, cor whether the government powers are
temporarily assumed by reckless band
(Amercans,) of marauding adventurers?"
Tell the old Jurra that the one case is fac
simie of the other that consistency is a. jewel,
and he can now win for the first time political
one, by dismissing forthwith the Costa Rican
Minister. He of course will do this, unless he
has some ulterior designs which he carefully
conceals from the public, as in the case of
Nicaragua.
If he fail to dismiss him promptly, and the
new party (which is Of fillibustering proclivity)
should remain permanently in power, and also
send on an ambassador whose claims were not
at once rejected by Secretary Marcy and the
Executive, it might not only involve the United
States in war with Costa Rica, "a power with
whom we are at peace, and friendly State, y
but also with Nicaragua, who is already becom-
lug jealous of the rising, growing power of The
United States.
But to return to the subject When General
Mora was hurryng away from Rivas, Virgin
Bay and San Juan del Sur, scattering those
dying of wounds and disease SO thickly along
in his trail as to render the roads impossible
from stench--illing up the wells that lay in his
course with dead bodies, arms and munitions,
aud hurrying the starving remnant Of his army
off upon two over crowded vessels, on which to
make bis escape, it should be fully known and
kept in mind, that General Walker had it in
his power to have fallen upon the rest of his
army, and slaughtered the entire remnant of
his force. Notwithstanding the barbarity and
cruelty of Mora to prisoners, as well as unarmed
citizens of American origin, massacreing both
indiscriminately, and in cold blood, General
Walker showed the most noble minded and
merciful magnanmity in thus sparing their
lives and retraining from unnecessary blood
shed.
Subsequent to the embarkation of the enemy,
their dead bodies daily floated ashore in scores
and it is doubtful if three hundred Of them sur
wives TO reach their homes. Such are the re-
suits of the first lesson of experience taught
Costa Rica at the hands Of General William
Walker aud his brave followers.
But the end is not yet. Though the enemy
has fled from the State in such sorry plight,
there is harder fighting in store for her; and
if she have the courage to stand up to defend
herself when the war is pressed upon her own
gates and upon the defence of her capital, many
thousands more of her soldiery must and will
be made to bite the dust. Costa Rica declared
the war and opened the ball. Now, it only re-
mains for ber TO learn, by sad experience,
against whom she declared it; that the exter-
mination Of Los 1mericanos is no play spell; ;
that war is no Joke this time, for Costa Rica at
least. Let her be assured at the same time
that their Mimic balls will be returned next
time; that the majority Of General Walkers
army love to fight; that they will insist on
fighting; that no compromises will wipe out
an indignity, and that no diplomatic lodges or
graceful aud plausible apologies, or hypocritical
and lying propositions, however liberal their
character, will appease, stay, or avert the wrath
to come.
The allusion to coffee reminds me that
have further and more definite knowledge con-
cerning the productiveness of coffee growing
than that communicated in former letter.
have taken much pains to collect information,
and think the following statement will bear
criticism. The high price Of labor aud provi.
sions will be placed in offset at liberal figures,
thus:
Qssring land, at $50 per acre. 500 .sl5 900
Fencing, TO enclose. 1000
Planting trees, IS per thousand, 100000
being wanted. .................... 5000
Cost Of seed for trees, living and inciden-
tails. lr............s.. .................. l,UUO
Interest Of capital, at seven per cent. for
two years. ............. 2,94o
Total. i............. ......... .S23, ,y4O
Now, estimating the profits, allowing the
trees to produce but one pound each the third
year, 100000 pounds Of coffee, at l0c.-and it
Is worth that here, being the best in the world