Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-06-03

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NICARAGUA EVACUATED BY THE COSTA RICANs
BY the arrival OF the steamship Granada this morning
NO have later news from Central Amctics
The oblging purser OF the Granada reports that the
ae~s from Nicarsgus 10 contradictory Can't Dunwell
board Who lett Virginia Bay on the sth inst
aud brings the latest intelligence that the Costa Ri
cans had retired from Nicaragua Costa Rca and that
3O wounded Costa Rcans he'd been shipped from Ssr
Juan del Sud 10 Punta Arenas In Costa Ria Can't Dan
well reports that Gen Walkers loss Rivss killed
ami wounded aud that the Costa Rcans had $50 killed
wounded The accounts find in the Panama Star and
Herald very confused aud unsatisfactory Neycthe
less tsppesrs TO be certain that the Costa Ricans
evacuated Nicaragua There Is nothing throw any sh
the actual state oil affairs in Nicaragua but il appear,
that the Costa Rcans satisfied with th,
result ct their invasion" and that the Of affairs II
costa hles not very promising Business, appears
Is entirely suspended money and credit wanting
trouble u sn,'epaed We copy follows from the week
| ly Star and Herald OF the 18th int:
Yesterday evening (l6th) the schooner Joscfa
| here IRON Panti Arenas, which port she lett Nav
9Th. on Cape Bsnco the 9Th, the Josefa spoke I'll,
Joseph llewett, Capt Clspp. bound Tor Punta Arena
Tho British irgate President had lett Pnnts Arenas des
tnston unkno~n) but the Havana expected tina,
port.
A correspondent writing from Punta Arenas SAYS:
Accounts from Nicaragua aud adic
tory that 10 not know myself what believe and hal
not The Costa Rca troops all their eturn on ac
count as is said OF the cholera having broken out among
them.
1T does appear that they have met with 50 corda
reception from the Ncsrsguans they anticipated.
How all will end iii impossible to say, but sntic
pate trouble here.
Business OF all kinds utterly suspended-no money or
credit.
The Bulletin Qeid OF May Sd the latest date received
contains address from President Mora Officers
his army, thanking them tor their efficient services aud
for their v,lOr in Santa Rosa Rivss aud Strapqu IL
that having beaten the hbustes wherever they were
met after having taken San Juan Ryas and the transit
route and encountered thousand unlocked for obstacles
sufficient had been done Tor the natoi, honor aud that
Jl>cedt follows from being Obliged Weld the
uucuce OF mali nant climate, leaving behind enemy
exhausted and without resources better prepared
than Ia fight, and whose determination will be complete
If Guatemala, Salvador and Honduras perform their duty
In the same journal letter from hcad-quaf l. pub.
ishvd, which that Walker, unable cope with tire
forces brought against him. has adopted orhy means
OF warfare aud being master Of the press influences pnb
lie opinion 10y the circulation of false and false ac
counts OF the engagements he has had ~h the Costa Ri
cans That ON the lth Apri) after the battle OF RvaS
IN which Walker lost nearly all his officers he returned
to Granada on foot with 400 of the 200 with
which lac attacked the city and deceived the people by
bell ringing lumiuatons, &c into the belief that he had
gained a victory.
That this contributed to keeping up Walkers influence
aud the Costa Rcans unable in the hurry and excite
ment OF 10 avail themselves OF the printing
accompanied the army.
Another letter dated April 26) states that owing to the
cholera the President and the army about returning
to Libreiia
\ letter addressed the Bishop of san Jose states
that the llth, at 4 NJ, Walker with 400 men ali
tackled Rvas. that the battle lasted twenty hours after
winch he retired with only Of his troops that Walkers
force occupied the Church, pundered it Of all its valua
bls and used the images the doors and
do~s The nlaid with diamonds was stolen togel
with their valuables.