New-York daily tribune., 1856-06-02
LATER FROM NICARAGUA
ARRIVAL OF THE ORIZABA.
WALKER IN THE ASCENDANT.

gers, most Of whom eft San Francico MAY S. on the
Sierra Nevada.
The Transit route through Nicaragua Is again opss.
the Costa Rcsrs having left the Country without a.
other battle.
The cholera usde its appearance among the Costa
Rican troops st Riyas owing to the dead being ls
buried after tie battle.
President Mora with his staff left on the e6th q
April, and the army followed Immediately.
Ger. Walker landed at Virgin Bay on the morning
of April 3d. ard found that the last detachment d
the enemy had left ony six hours previously Gca.
Cahas, the commsnder-n-chef Of the Costa Ricaas
after President Mora left, wrote to Gen. Walker
letter coumerdng to his care q number Of sick and
wounded Costa Ricsns, whom he could not remove,
and offered to exchange twenty five Americans, whom.
be said, he held prisoners for them when they re-
covered.
The elections are being held in Ncsrsgus, and It
was considered certain thst RNas would be elected
President.
"The Vanderbilt party" that s those agents aad
others who remain in the interest Of the old Transit
Company aided the Costa Roans during their inva-
sion of Nicaragua notwithstanding the slaughter OF
innocent Americans at Virgin Bay. Gen. Walker Is IN
good health snd spirits. There is no sickness in the
army excepting at Granada where the fever has beca
very severe; several Americans having died with it.
Her Britanic Msestys frigate Eurydce, and steamer
Hermes, were at San Juan del Norte but made no
opposition to the passengers going up the river
shore. There were other vessels in port the
2ih. The brig c. II. Sampson let for New Orleans
on the 22d.
At Key West May 2s, United States frigste Pcto-
mac. sloop-ofwar Cyane and steamers Susquehanna
and Fulton.
The schr George Dorby, l6 days from San Juan for
New.York with passengers, put into Key West for
stopes on the 2sih.
We are indebted to I. f. Hatch, esq, purser OF the
Olizaba and to Wines, of the Pacific Express CON-
pany, for the prompt delivery OF papers.
From Our Special Correspondent
VIRGIN BAY, Wednos sday, May 21, 1856.
1t was just two weeks from the time we left
New. York until we landed in Granada-Walkers
headquarters. The San Juan River was lower
during the time we were ascending it than it had
been in several years. The memory Of the "oldest
inhabitant (bis individual resides down this way.
tool was severely taxed to recoect any season IN
which it was go shallow. A might have beea ex-
pected, we were put to much Inconvenience, aud
the frequent running into the mud caused us con.
siderable delay There were two boats propelled
by steam, and one lighter engaged in our transporta-
ton; and When, at Castillo our FIVE hundred pas.
sepgers, with the families Of some OF them over
took Gen. HOrnsby's regiment, il became impossi-
Bile TO find room for ono fourth Of our number.
Between Castillo and the Toro Rapids is level OF
about twelve miles. Above this point was
steamer-the San Carlos-abOut the size OF tho
second class North River boats, and suihciently
large to afford us pleasant and roomy accommoda-
tons To this steamer our baggage was first sent;
and while that was being taken up, embraced tho
opportunity of rei'xaminiDg in company with Gen.
Horpsby the old fort, or, as the Spaniards call it,
| Castillo Niejo.
an acre and 10 surrounded on three sides by
moat but how it could be filled with water did not
| appear. If it ever was it must have been by
! means Of an artesian well, but we could not dis
cover any trace of this. The place upon which tho
drawbrdge was built is still in q good state OF
preservation. The side next the river is too pre-
ciptOus to climb, and does not afford sufficient
| space for a mOat. This castle was considered by
| the SpaDiards almost impreenable, but unfortu-
| nately for them, an elevated piece of land about
| a half mile distant commands il, and this was
| taken possession Of by the British, somewhat SINH
lar TO the manner in which Wolfe gained the Plains
ofAbraham. IL was severely bombarded, aud its
| garrison surrendered. The capture Of this tower
is the more noteworthy, as (the afterward lord)
Nelson, while serving as MILDLY, was engaged in
it. The general pointed out the holes made In tho
wall by the cannon shots very many OF them being
observable as it has not since been repaired.
Castillo is the first place on the route where any
thing can be obtained TO eat. We were two days
and two nights in reaching IL from the Orizaba.
Those who neglected tO provide themselves with
provisions from the steamer, suffered much from
hunger On two occasions negro cook made
a few extra cups of coffee, which be sold readily
at twenty cents per cup; but bread, or solid food
Of any kind could not be obtained As might have
been expected, there was much dissatisfaction eX-
pressed with the agents OF the new line, but up
on inquiry we learned that it had always been so.
The boats on which We were brought up the
river are the most miserable things conceivable.
There were no divisions or rooms Of any kind upon
them. There were not even benches enough ~ sit
upon; and az night We were obliged 10 lie together
on the bare decks without reference to sex. There
were no distnc lions made, either, between cabin
and steerage passengers. The decks OF the boats
were strewn with all kinds OF persons; the rough
est.looking specimen of fillibuster would lind
himself in the morning In alarming proximity to
a refned.lookiDg lady. Yet there were no quar-
rels nor misunderstandings; as it was un-
avoidable, every person tried to De as good
Dstured and civil as possible. III tns nla.
die of the night. however, some one wouid DocCho
restless and endeayOr to grOpe around Tor softer
nIank wbereon 10 lie. This movement would iney-
itabIy bring his feet upon either the hands, body
or face of some sleeper. la an instant gr0wi, an
oath and the appearance OF q revolver wouid
bring an apology from the unlucky ohender, nnd
all would again subside iRto quiet. IL seemed I'd
me almost beyond credibility that route so long
established should have paid Bo little attention to
the comforts of passengers. The officers OF the
ho.ts attributed all the discomfort to the lOwness
of the water in the river. But, f0r my part,
confess myself unable TO see the connection be-
tween shallow water and lack OF provisions, or
sleeping Accommodations on tne psats. besides, IL
is low water in the river for seven months every