New-York daily tribune., 1856-06-02
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.an,e this route hereaioei WI" 80 90
sIyaptase to provide ,hemssm. s.a,vsa meats snda
Sorep or two o' ieu'"' "
"1Gn my ys al obliged to leave Castillo in the
w. and were taken up the river al ~ut twelve
M. 70 the Toro Rapids. Here a. >out FIVE hun
dred men. women, and children we're ooneea ~
sleep in the open air. During 'he ni.n' ,'i.ce for
Wv heavy shower. There was no Plaoo -.
.hsl,cr except an old shed which was .hIte pt We
nu.1 x;,b wood. and as ft was possioie .nS. IN
- m;sht be swarnipg with izards' ant 500
mons. nearly every person PIee'h hv vsnemous in.
rf taxing cold TO being pl.ien y,er ~ m.nv had
sects. or reptiles Ana IN t.'' oS disease which
:.n,ant.d In them the seeds " u','a 80 Snah
mP'abttSu ucrsns6a afterward rpened INTO oealh
the sli " '. ,nornine we were all put on ooari the
Inc nsn. ..amsr San Carlos, before described, and
.non the following day we were IN uranada
m. extortions of the Castillo hotcl-keepersSe-
- ,ba reserved funds of some of the California
nsssepeers to almost nothing When they were
5sv or two in Granada, they had not the where
viihal to buy anything to eat Having PAID the,f
massage through 10 San Francisco at NeW-fork,
thew anticipated but little expense until they
arrived at their destination; but as the Transit
rope was in the hands of the Costa Ricans, it was
at once evident that they must remain in the coun
q try until Gen. Walker could s2aa com'napd tne
iine. Those of the passengers who had money put
ND at the hotels 10 Granada, aud making virtue
OF essty, made up their minds to remain con-
feyted for few DAYS. Those who had no money
and could not obtain work applied to Gen. Walker.
He promptly ordered rations to be serted out to
fbetn and from the time they first landed up to
this time they have been fed at the expense OF the
Government.
1t sOOn became apparent that man, unless
made of money could not stand the charges OF the
Granada hotels. The house setting itself up as
the "best in town" charged two dollars and hak
per day or, by the week twelve dollars and hall.
These rates amount to quite snug sum In short
time, where man has a large family. Geo;
Walker was again applied TO- and ne turnlsted
bomes to all who desired them free OF rent. Some
of the hotels were now deserted, and the Others
wisely reduced their rates, so that in short time
matters became 80 regulated that there were but
few complaints, except upon the subject OF their
detention.
A few days before we arrived at Granada Gen.
Walker with bis entire arRy had fallen back upon
that place leaving Rvas in the hands of the Costa
Ricans The pace has not, believe, ever been
healthy for NOrtherners, and now the fatigue, the
wounds the excitement, and the drinking of aqua
diente--the worst kind of alcoholic poison
brought on the yellow fever among the soldiers,
which shortly spread among those who had but
lately arrived and I'd few days many of them
were prOstrated The manner in which some of
them were half starved coming up the river aud
the aydity with which they ate the luscious fruits
Of the country, while at the same time they drank
freely Of inferior liquors, conspired to prepare
their systems for the disease. There were some,
however, who ate but little fruit, and abstained
entirely fIOm splrltuOus liquors who had severe
attacks, but in most instances they recovered.
1t must be admitted, however, that some
died who were not at all Incorporate.
Among those was Judge Smith of Califor-
MIA, ton of Extra Billy" of Virginia.
His death was much regretted. Mr..
DuntOn of New.YOik City also died. He had been
engaged in some capacity upon the Transit line,
and came down in charge OF a number of passen-
gers. DIR. Phinney, who was returning from
New-York to California, spent his whole time in
attending upon the OriZabas passengers, who had
the fever. He would not accept eeut from any
one of them for his services. His practice was
marked by success. Unfortunately, he fell a vic
tim to his enthusiasm. His death felt to be a
great loss in Granada. His widow, who was for
day or two almost distracted, takes his remains
back to NewIOrk in metallic cohn by this
steamer. The deaths in Granada have ranged
from eight to fifteen per diem; and the mortality
would have been much greater but that zen.
Walker ordered all the places in which intoxicat-
ing drinks sold to be closed. The order was
for few days strictly enforced butts now evaded,
and the soldiers get all they can pay for. The
evil OF drinking is not confined to the raLk and file
Of the army; many of the officers imbibe freely.
IL appears to me somewhat singular that, al
though many of the adult passengers who came on
the Orzaba have Died, scarcely one woman or
count for this by the suppOition that the women
have lived more temperately than the men, The
women remain in the house during the middle OF
the day, and therefore avoid the debllitatiDg ef-
fects of the midday sun; whereas the men are
continually walking about and eating fruit at all
hours. Their stOmachs are thus deranged a
black vOmit suddeEly prostrates them, and the
chances are against their ever rising again.
The fruits here are delicious. Oranges are the
fayorite, and they so superior to those We get
North, that an indulgence is almost eXcusable.
The natives here have aging" Oranges are gold
in the mOroiDg silver at moon, and lead At night;"
and can bear testimony to the enjoyment of an
orange or two little after sunrise. But as per-
SOD buy two of the largest and most juicy ones
for one cent or, as there are no cents, ten for a
FIVE cent piece, and there being no ice here, the
water does not queDch the thirst well oranges
they are therefore eaten freely at all hours It is
considered by those who buy oranges too bad to
throw any away, and as they cannot buy less than
ten at one time they may be said to be- continually
eating them.
Gen. Walker changed his headquarters from
Granada to Virgin Bay about the Sd of May. He
took with him from Granada about one hundred
and fifty men, and also large number of Cafor-
MA passengers. Virgin Bay is small village
built on the verge of Lake Nicaragua aud quite
healthy. Ii is situated opposite where the River
San Juan debouches from the Lake waters and ia
directly on the transit route for California The
General was probably prompted to this step
by the superior heathfuness of Virgin Bay. A
brother of Gen. Walkers, Capt. James Walker,
who came from New-Orleans by the steamer
Charles Morgan with the men brought out by
Gen. HOrDsby died in Granada on May Ia.
There was young man of the name of Hart, an
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