Washington sentinel., 1856-04-08

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2. The following promotions and appoint
ments are made, to take effect from this date;
Capt. j. c. ONeal of the FIRST Rife Battalion
to be Major of the Second Rifle Battalion.
ID. w. Thrope to be Captain, A Company.
Fred. Prange TO be Captain, b Company.
Jno. Creighton to be Captain, G Company
+. =. Legray to be Captain, Z Company.
j. L. Coleman to be First Lieutenant, ID
Company. ir
Anton Seldom to be First Lieutenant, b Com
pany. st
Oba. Paxton to be First Lieutenant, G Com
pany.
M. +. Bradley to be First Lieutenant.
p. Coleman to be First Lieutenant, A Com
pany.
G. I. Legroo to be First Lieutenant, 4 Com
pany.
w. Z. Muir to be Second Lieutenant, A Com
pany.
G. Bieber to be Second Lieutenant B Com
pany.
A. J. Higgins to be Second Lieutenat c
Company.
]. w. Anderson to be Second Lieutenant d
Company.
A. b. Watson to be Second Lieutenant
j. G. Richardson to be Second Lieutenant, G
Company.
Second Lieutenant r. A. johnson, First
Light Infantry, is transferred to the Second
Rifle Battalion, and is promoted to First Lieu
tenant ~ e
By command of WIN. WALKER,
General Commanding in chief.
PHI. R. THOMPSON, Adjutant General, N. A.
PROMOTIONS IN THE ARMY.
James s. Piper, to be Lieutenant Colonel of
the First Light Infantry Battalion.
First Lieutenant II. Houston, to be Assist
ant Adjutant General, with rank of Captain.
Second Lieutenant De Witt Clinton, to be
Assistant Adjutant General, with rank of
Captain.
William Rogers to be Second Lieutenant in
the First Rifle Battalion.
The commencement of the campaign is
indicated by the following:
General Order, No. 55.l
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
sa. Granada, March Is, 1856.
The Supreme Provisional Government of
the Republic of Nicaragua having formally
declared war, by decree of March IL, 1856,
against the State of Costa Rica, the army will
be held in readiness to commence active
operations.
BY command of VIM. WALKER,
General Commanding in chief.
PH. R. THOMPSON, Adjutant General, N. A.
1t is said that the Costa Rican army consists
Of $500, under the command of General Mora,
aud that Baron Bulow is in the field with 500
men.
A letter from La Virgin, to which port
General Walker proceeded on the 18th Of
March, shows the celebrity Of that commanders
movements:
LA VIRGIN, Thursday, March l8, 1856.
Our settlement presented to day lively and
busy scene. At 6 o'clock A. NJ, the waters of
the lake being unusually calm, the steamer La
Virgin was hauled up to the wharf, and with
infinite Joy aud relief to the inhabitants, who
for the past week had been kept in terrible
state of excitement by the daily reports of
invasion by Costa Ricans, disembarked his
excellency General Walker, and three hundred
and fifty American troops under command of
Colonel Schiessinger. Immediately after their
arrival, outposts were stationed at every point
where it was possible to enter or leave the
settlement, and strict orders given that no
person should be allowed to pass out.
The men without arms we're then marched
to Rivas, where they were to be provided for,
amounting in all to about l50 The Commits
sary found it very difficult to provision the
battalion, but the men seemed resolved to be
satisfied. 1t is generally believed that the
battalion win march on Costa Rica tomorrow.
Their first effort will, no doubt, be the seizure
Of Bona Casta, the destruction or capture of
the Government stores, mules, cattle, DC. The
soldiers are all in excellent spirits, and re
solved, if they get chance, TO make their first
fight tell. There were four companies, all
recently arrived-one from New York, under
command of Captain Creighton, one from New
Orleans, commanded by Lieutenant Coleman,
German and French company. The Cushing
Guards delivered up their arms to the regulars.
General Walker went to Rivas, with his staff,
and returned this evening about Z o'clock. 1
believe he will leave for Granada tonight.
War with Costa Rica.
The Nicaragnense contains the following
article on the subject ofthe war;
By the official publications in another portion
ofthe paper it will be perceived that we are in
the midst Of war. The dire alternative has
been forced upon MS and we disdain all respon.