New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-04
RUMoRED DEFEAT OF WALKER.

PROBABLE EVACUATION OF TIE COUNTRY.
The following We tske from IheHnmingtoa IN. { J
Jou,nal of Wednesday:
Last evening. the schooner f. Brooks Captain Ben.
Roberts, of and 10 New-Yoik, from Greyto.n which
port she eft the 18th ult put into tue mouth OF tue
Gaze Fear, in q eaky condition.
Ia d3ition to her crew. she has on board some mem
beia Of Walkers late force.
TIE accounts they bling are come what later and
more unfsv orsble than those brought 70 New by
the Illinois. The movement for disosnding 10 whicn
6eserions ard the desperate condition OF aiker al
fairs had led even at the cate OF the sdvices BY the
illinois. had progreseed with accelerated speed until
even the mot hopeful gave up III despair ard W slker
himaelf, stubborn and inpassye as lie hal apps AIRED
throughout finally Tsversd yet still without any
syu p'oms of ubmsnly yielding
Surrounded de, erted and feeble, the email remnant
Of Americans at Rivas It'll kept their foes at bsy. On
the 18th ult, the Costa Rioans having been 70
enforced by The adGton Of thousand troops from
Leon end considerable force Of Savadorisns under
Gsn. Csbsnss, exPresicept OF Honduras, cetermlted
npcn attempting TO force Walkers position. Attack
after attack was made aud repulsed with great loss Oh
The per. Of the asssante who seemed to have struggled
with unusual entrsy, rendered confident, no doubt BY
their overwhelming superiority in numbers, aud AMI
a,ed BY tie hope of being able to put an end to the
war
Although successful in repelling the attack. made
upon them The already feeble ranks OF Walkers army
were Rapidly becoming fbnned, and rhe physical
trersies Of the Fin King under fagnes and priva
tors upieieved by rest or Refreshments and It was
time.
To add to the difficulties of their position, their
snmuI ilop began 10 fail. 1t was finally determined
10 retreat from position no loi ger tensole, aud en-
dea; TO reach the part OF San uan del Sur on the
Pacific by the way Of Rosario. During the night OF
fbe 10Th Walker with the main body, now reduced 10
three hur dred effective men, boldly pressed for
ward in that direction.
Either by accident or design, our Informant does not
know but somehow Simultaneous with the evacuation
of Kivas by Walker and the OF the allies that
city was found 10 be on fire In great msny places
The chef poiht, however from which the con sSraon
spread narroT Gale or street leading INTO lhe
main plaza or public square.
The houses composed Of sort OF frame work Of
reeos tbply daubed over with specie, OF mud ard
covered with matched roof, dried to tncer by Gil
nate in which ram ia Amos: unknown ouroed WIN
great rapidity and large bodies OF the assasnts, De-
G. ulpg involved in the narrow and tortuous street,
siihed with smoke and yeoped IN names, lost theu
wsy ard numbers pershed.
II is probable tbis circumstance favored Wakers
bold movement. At sny rate, his march 70 Rosario
YVES upuoe sted He had before taken the precautIon
10 seno his sick and wounded To that place IN advance
Our infcTInent with Others, in the melee and
confusion, became separated from the main ocdy, and
il stead OF making their way to Rosario aud thence u
tie Pacific cosst started for s., George distant some
four miles ard thence along the lake shore about nj
teen miles TO Virgin Bay, where they seized upon
boat and passed over to San CARDS the outlet OF the
Ssr Jssp River the southeastern extremity OF the
Lake From this point, they made their way party
on loot and partly by canoes the river TO the At
laLiic.
A Iumcr had reached them that Walker had sue
cee6ed in getting safely 10 San Juan del Sur on the
Pacific where he had seized upon SONS shipping
whether with view Of awaiting reinforce nents from
San Francisco OF making decent OIL some other
point OF the coast OF of returning to California Is not
fnoxp.
1t would seem that the policy of the allies has stsly
been 10 inter pose 10 obtsc 10 such Of alAer men
a. desired 10 leave he couatIy. At least, the party
who csme down 10 San Jasn can account IN no other
Sey for the ea,e win which they effected Their retreat
from Rves 10 that point The Central American aules,
having found the metal OF which they are COMPOSED,
glad to get rid Of them any terms IN tact, TO
s,ve isfe bricge TO fling enemy.
Wheb the Brock left san Juan there we're tao Bfl''
ish nen ,wer ia tie vicinity but 10 American vessel
OF h natousl character
Some bodice of de.erteTs had lett that port e lev
Gays before fer AInwa, said to be at the expense OF
The Gotta Rcsrs.
Thus, for tine at lest ends the story of Walker
d9ings in Central America. The gentlemen With
shom We have taked-Messrs. Edward Catter, David
WDjsus $40 Mictasl Riley cay it,e directly OF th'it
suff. lrgs AID p,ivstons leaving hat TO BE- inferred
e,o-n OR history