The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-26


-PROCLA'- LTTUv rRl IraVr llDlt gro.
ayslA Auryls Jan. n 1857.
Voc are toub---s slrc-dy Of tue cio''ls o. l1e
Tr aat 'outo re number OF recruits or Walker aow
d,hs Facc 2I5 si told and thsy ir .ae best con-
dit, wSg fed, well clothed, md in good spirits We
are waiting hero or . steamer to take N up
the river, aua expect TO be able to start
Thursday next the 18th instant Our object will be
attack the three points at the serapqui which will
doubtedly be crowned with success ths Costa Roans
are few In number, than nfy seventy i've,
and these badly fed and clothed From thence wepro-
ceed 10 the two points above both OF which poorly
garrsoned, 80 far concerned. The probabli
ties are, however, that We will meet General Walker
coming south, and, in fact It IL reported, but not
authenticated, that he has already taken San Carlos.
this should prove to be the shall him in
Few days. It Is well for me to say that everything in
state Of doubt to this time, far the time requr
ed for hs opening Of the river garded but that this
will be effected within month there is reason to
doubt-how much sooner cannot tell
We have heard that the announcement Of General Chill
Ton, who al the head OF lrge FORCE having declared
for Walker Is confirmed The Costa Rcans the other
hand doing all in their power 10 produce desertons
from his army and 10 prevent others from o!ning him.
TIE following proclamation Of the President OF the repub
tc Of Costa Rica has been issued with that view
TIE PRESIDENT TIE RsPuBuc COSTA RIGA TO SOL
Impressed with q we'll. 10 unded belief that the greater
number Of foreigners who are no In the raaks Of the
usurper have been deceived and aware thar they are
fighting In bal cause against people who have
given cause Of offence, and who Are only defending
their country their rights liberties and their nomssesds
from the criminal attempts Of unpncpied I'D venturer
subvert all that freemen revere; and vnced that
raany. no. all who are now aiding tha. scourse Of hu
manity, would willingly quit his discfedised service
only Of protection and support to reach their
Now the Presiden, OF the Republic or Costa RIcs,
m o "a
soldiers Of Walkers srny now In Nicaragua free and
safe passage 10 Greytown and from thence per steamer
Given ., the National Palace ai San Jose December TO-
lSBo. JUAN X. NORA.
Correct and reliable news from Rvas gives Walker
1880 men with his army much better coalition than
they have ever been before in every respect
OPERATIONS ON THE SAN JUAN.
sTATEhEST or CAPT. KRUGER RELATING TO THE
TAXING OF THE FORT SAN CARLos.
On The 3oth December, at bAf past ten O'Clock, the
steamer Virgin hove sight, coming up the river and
giving the signal usual that all was right We answered
from the fort by /, In company with boats
crew. put OF 70 board the steamer IL generally the
case receive ORDERS send dispatches TO hesdquar
<Rivss,) &c. when wen, alongside the steamer Mr.
Spencer said, "s that you, Captain Krugerf" said,
"Yes." He then told me TO como aboard, sad asked,
~ Don't you know meS" said, "No" When came
board surrounded oy n least ono hundred Costa
Rcaus who before were crouchcd behind the bulwa
Mr. Spencer then told that must SUR, nder, ~ n
was impossible 70 hold against the over wheming
force he had. then asked leave for my First Ieuten.
ant 70 shore but refused unless 1rst sgnod
the surrender Of the fort Mr.. Spencer then told mo
<when hestated) that the innocent blood Of my
would fall on my head would certainly be put to
death by the Costa Rcans On seeing the determination Of
M Spencer and his superior oroe and not being able 10
pasley mako time I'LL could send dispatches 10 Rvss
distance Of hundred and tssnty nvs miles, oon-
ciuded 70 surrender the fort was then handed pen So
end wrote the following, which handed 10 my Tirst
Heutenant;-
Henry j. Mcmahon, you viii embark the men on board
the San Carlos stcamer and surrender 81 once.
kchahon then got permssion 70 on shore u embark
che men, FIRST officer Of the Virgin accompanying him
When on the fort be said he might easily sink ship
and ssked TO assist him In turning the gun
Gre on her. They told him it was useless He then
dered The Get their things ready and leave - We
prisoners. He then told them the orou instances OF
their position, the captain prisoner and Eve Of
Der on board the Virgin leaving but l3 able bodied
70 defend the FORT They all anxious TO nsn OUT
and said, "wasn u better 70 die lighting than be the
MERCY Of the Costa Rcans, who proverbs for giving
no quarssrS He Then stated that had confidence 10 Mr.
Spencer, In whose hands Thinking that though
he was base, uescherous man. stl he would no. have
the hArdhood 10 allow 10 be executed surrendered
All went board the Virgin where We lay until the
morning Of the 3ist-cosely confined.
On the LIST of January We we're ordered 70 take bungo
and depart for assy Town, which "a l25 miles from San
Carlos. Mr. spenssr, I believe, thought 10 drown us
by Insisting savins M O'Clock In the evening In
che bupso we had resource, and made our minds up
70 be dashed 10 death In the rapids which cetsnly
would have been but Tor the humanity Of an Engsh man.
IN officer named Hardy, holding the position OF captain
around or past the rapids Mr. spencer told me ne re-
oeived sac oco from M Vanderbilt 10 assist the Costa
zicans and psy the expenses Of the Costa Rcau army u
tahe the Transit steamers the river and lake, rucn
he qualified after by stating that left him by de
ceased unoe, who left him tnat amount In sock
Transit Company and tina, Mr.. Vanderbilt told hi n 10
New York be would pay all expenses and tha, tner stock
would bc all right when Walker was exter erminated.
told this when appealed 70 him an American an
demonstrated with hin, for joining the enemy Tnis Mr.
peucer was an engineer FOR Vanderbilt up the San Carlos
and scrapiqu rivers. Mr. Spencer did not deny 70 me
af Ne was ae zent Of Mr.. Vanderbilt and had order. 10
ssa TIE Costa take ne Transit seamers whion he
has vusceeded In doing. He also told (when said
that walker would reske them) that hc Spencer he
saw the slghtes probability Of that would blow them ell
mp.
We arrived d Greytown the 4th January, aad
there met Gel Lochridse and Col Ludrar who ordered
me TO Get into boat and proceed TO the point and
che steamer. We were about nfty yards in the boa.
rom the shore when We loudly hailed TO return,
and then told u was useless a. the Epssh commander
OF the n' -ship Orion said he would blow up the urst
os'ackns party my opinion, which is shared In By
sh walkers men, that the sympsihes OF the English
captain whose name Is Erskine, Is with the Costa
Rcsns then applied 10 the American Commercial
Agent for assistance Ho distinctly refused any Aid
vna told he wAs Intimate with spencor f,h., .,.u..