The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-30

Interesting Narrative, by Philip Toohey,
Hr%w-His Capture by the Cost" A Rissns.
and Release.
TO TIE EDITORS OF THE NEW ORLEANS DELTA.
NEW ORLEANS, July ., 1885,
On or about the 9th of February last with
company OF those destined for Nicaragua, /, with
many citizens of Louisiana, left on the steamship
Prometheus for San Juan del Norte, to join the fiji
busters, az they were then called, in Nicaragua We
landed in Granada in time to find the country at
with one OF the neighboring States-that Of Costa
Rca-and my company, with four others, were
ordered TO Guanacaste, which Is claimed by Mica
ragua. After four or five days march we were met
and defeated at Santa Rosa by three thousand two
hundred Of the Costa Rcans. We killed l73, and
wounded 80 more, although they gave the number as
very small. can certify to the truth OF this, as
was wounded and taken prisoner on the field of
battle and everything that transpired that day.
Our loss in battle IL Filled and 90 missing out
of battalion ECO strong leaving San Juan del Sur.
! cannot account for more than Is, whom saw most
bartarously executed by the order of the President
Of Costa RIGA.
was the only one that was saved, from the fact
that they found in my possession note book giving
description OF the country, its climate and general
productions, as had promised to favor the Delta
with anything which might be OF interest to the
many readers Of your valuable paper and another
reason for saving my life was TO give chance 10
young, inexperienced doctor TO practise on the
sounds Of condemned Giibustero After having
my arm amputated, and being in very critical
dion from the loss of blood, and while was suffer
ing much from wound in my side, they informed
me that II would write TO the Delta, advising all
young men TO stay at home, and not 10 come 10
ragua they would save my life.
And being too weak 10 write, they wrote some
letters they wished 10 send 10 the United States; and
having no knowledge Of the Spanish language at
that time, an still ignorant OF their contents in
full; by the aid OF two soldiers j sat up in bed and
signed them.
Now, gentle reader, / ask, would you not do the
same when your life was in the hands of worse than
our frontier sayagesg AS 1t Is, l am now with you
all again, and have one arm lett, and am still as
good fhbustero as cver have come 10 AJAX aid
In men and means TO 90 at those unciyilized
wretches again.
! will, in few days, deliver lecture on the man.
Der In which our prisoners we're executed, and how
the prisor ers who still there TIRE ited giving
a true statement; and God knows the truth Is black
enough TO damn Costa RIGA in the eyes Of the civil
lied world, England excepted. Costa Rica Is now
in a Gepl0rable situation; cholera has destroy cd
twenty i've thousand Of her inhabitants, chiefly
men; Gen. Walker killed six hundred at the battle
Of Rivas. The country IL divided by two parties
the aristocratic and democratic. The latter party
il IN the ascendancy. and four towns have already
pronoun ed for Walker. To the democratic party
am indebted for my liberty, and hope will shortly
tc able TO join and help them to pull down the ty-
rants who trampie on the liberty Of the people.
In few days from now, there will DC published,
by Gen. Molina the Costa Rican Minister at Wash
iDgton, a circular purporting TO be issued by our
prisoners now In the hands OF Costa Rica. The
writer Of this circular Is man by the name of Har-
per, who served two years in the California peni-
Tertiary. His full history will give to the public
as soon as the circular makes its appearan &c, and
will prove its contents to he libel on Gen. Walker.
PHILIP f. TooHEY.