The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1856-05-31
LATE NEWS FROM NICARAGUA.

The steamship Grenada arrived NJ New Ofleans on
the morning of the 9th. bringing the following late
news from Nicaragua:
Capt Donnell, passenger on board the Granada,
who left Virgin Bay the Sth inst states that the
Costa Rica troops had retired from Nicaragua Three
hundred wounded Costa Rcans had been shipped
from San Juan del Sud to Punta Arenas, on the Pa
cic. Cen Walkers loss in killed and wounded, at
the battle Of Rivas was 100 and that OF the Costa
Ricans $50, which is confirmation of the reports
heretofore received here.
We lud the following in the Aspnwall Courier of
the Goth inst which fully confirms the report Of the
retreat of the Costa Rcans from Nicaragua, and rep
rcscnls Walkers prospects in more favorable light
than could have been anticipated by his most san
guine friends:
On Saturday last Mcssrs. Erando, McMurray,
Drake & Co., of san Juan del Sud- arrived al rana-
ma in n schooner. They bring news from that point
to May 81 from them we learned that some Costa
Ricans reached San Juan, after the battle of Rivas,
on the 10th May; and having there shipped their
wounded for Pnnta Arenas, the army started by
land to retreat into Costa Ricabu the cholera had
been making sad havoc among the Costa Rica troops,
and that Walker is evidently in the ascendant.
Other parties who have been eyewitness to most
of what they note, inform rs more INFINITELY.
Bulying the dead and carrying off their wounded
together with few preparations of fertilization, lest
Walker should return on them before they could
leave, occupied the succeeding week. They com
mcnecd their rctrcating movement about the 2lth
and on the 10th the entire army had vacated Nicara-
qua, all of them having marched 10 Cuanacosta-eX
ccpt some fifty men who were at san Juan del Sud,
shipping the wounded by water 10 Pnnta Arenas
We have heretofore given an account of the bat
tie of Riyas, which is confirmed. AT 3 a. NJ. on the
18th bcin ont of amunition Walker marched out Of
the city TO the fife and drum, and lor four hours the
Costa Ricans continued TO fire ut the church which
he had vacated
His force in the battle was iOurhundrcd foreigners
and three hundred natives, and that of The Costa Ri
cans, three thousand.
The Costa Ricans represented themseys as having
been entirely deceived; that Walker was far prefer
red by the natives and that instead Of being received
with open by Nicaraguans, they had been shuu-
ned or attacked at every point Baron Bulow was
exceedingly dissatisfied, both AT the conduct Of the
Costa Ricans, and the lasity of the representations
that had been made to him respecting Walkers con-
lition and the feelings of Ncaraguons towards him
and his army.
The Star and Herald OF Saturday represent. the
Church of Rivas to have been robbed by Walkers
men, and refers to other plumber by them We have
the authority of those who have watched Walkers
movements throughout The past year. for saying that
he has never allowed pundcr and that he has never
taken anything from foreigners and natives in Mica
ragua except the Governmental leyies.
No church in Nicaragua contains images with pre-
cous stones or jewels Of any considerable value up
on hem the church at Rivas has no images in it, is
without roof, wholly unfinished, and never has
been used as a place Of worship. So much for the
story of the Star and Herald that images were rob
bed of diamonds and used as barricades to the
church
DEATH OF GEyWM DEBuYs.-'rhe following notice
of this gentlemans death we find in the Courier Of
tie oath inst. To many of our citizens Gen. DeBuys
was personally known, and all will concede that this
tribute to his me mory, coming as it does from pc
litical opponent (for only in that, we believe, Gen.
peBuys, had opponents) is as merted as it is deserv
ed.
1t is with profound regret that we announce
the death of General William DeBuys, who
expired Yesterday after long and tedious i'll
ness, There was not one of our fellowcitizcns
whose decease would cause greater sadness
than that of this hightoned, accomplished
amablc and chivalrous gentleman His noble
character and his many fine qualities had early
won for him numerous friends, who adhered to
him devotedly to the hour of his death, every
day adding to their affections and esteem
Ever ready to aid his friends by his courage,
his counsel or his purse, that sunlight of pub
lie admiration which dawned upon his YOUTH
increased in brliance towards the meridian Of
life, and shonc with a soft and glorious radi-
ancc on his gray hairs. An honored and