The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-25
The News from Nicaragua What the Enc,
Nsh DiV..

The News from Nicaragua What the Enc,
Nsh DE-.
by the steamship James Adger, which arrivei
yesterday from San Juan del Norte, we have re
ceived the details of the news brought to New
Orleans by the Texas, and transmitted by tele
graph TO this city, and also two days later ad
vices from San Juan del Norte. The full particu
lars will be found in another column, and the,
constitute, in some respects, the most interesting
news received from any of the countries south
of us since the Mexican war.
The exploits Of Gen. Henningsen, with hil
small command, in the retreat from Granada
as detailed in his graphic report, give us a re-
membrance of the exploits of the volunteer
forces under Gems. Taylor and Scott, in Mexico
and the report does him honor. 1t is modest
concise and has an air of truth.
1t is difficult to form any clear idea of the rela-
tive position of the contending forces in Nicara-
qua, but Walkers position has evident ly i'm.
proved upon what it was in the beginning of
December. The loss of the steamboats, on the
Lake and on San Juan river, is what
initiates most against our forming an ad-
vantageous idea of his true situation We
cannot see how he lost both of the lake steamers
unless the forces employed against him on the
part of Costa Rico are much larger than are re-
ported We are inclined to believe this to be
the case, from the extent of Their operations and
from the territory they occupy, and also because
in the Costa Rican accounts which we published
few days since, the force under General Canas
was stated to be the vanguard of the army. It is
probable that President Mora is again in the
field.
OF the positions Of General Balloso and
Paroles We have 10 trustworthy advices It is
stated that the allies are quarreling among them
selves, and that the cholera prevailed among
them, which is probable, as they were encamped
IN the vicinity Of Granada where that disease
prevailed among Henningsen's men. The state
ment that the Leonese bad made o movement in
favor Of Walker is reiterated. These were the
former democrats Of Nicaragua, which party in |
vited Walker there. The fact that Henningsen |
was relieved on the 18th of December. and that |
at our latest dates-the 29th-the allies had made
no movement against Walker at Rivas, indicates
a want of that activity that marked their early |
on Managua and Massaya. General |
Canas had fallen back into Costa RIGA, instead |
OF uniting his forces with those of the allies
We infer that Walker is q. Rivas, that his men |
are in good spirits, and all are confident of sue
cess. 1t has been stated to is by passenger that
it was his intention to invade Costa Rica at once
II this is so be probably fees safe from any at
tack by the allies north of him.
critical reading of the protests and accounts |
from San Juan del Norte does not seem to us to
warrant the accusation made against the British |
commander of interfering in favor Of the Costa
Ricans. IL is stated that the agents at Punta
Arenas of the Transit Company slept under the as
urance of the Eoglish commander that no fofces
would he allowed to land on either side of the
larbcr; that is, at Greytown or at Punta Arenas.
From the accounts we do not see that the Costa
Ricans were allowed to land ON either side, and
not at Punta Arenas, which otherwise
hey might have done, and taken possession Of or
'urnt the buildings there. Their operations at
AN Juan were confined to the taking of our
teamsrs lying at their usual anchorage in the
liver. Now, this place Of anchorage is neahy q |
nile from the landing place, aud they took hem
p the river. We are, therefore, inclined to be-
eve that II was the stand taken by the British
commander with the Costa Ricans, in the same
pirit that be exhibited in his interviews with Mr..
hutchinson, that preserved Punta Arenas to the
ransit Company. On this point, however, il
ill be well to wait for full advices Or the
hole, the news from Nicaragua is decidedly "a ,
orable to the flibusters, and we presume they ,
i'll have great blow out on the strength of Il ,
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CABINET MAKING ONCE MoRE.-The politicians :
I'd spells cliques at Washington, upon recover
u from the first shock inflicted by the lobby
lvestigating Committee, have returned again % Q
heir muttons" Of the Cabinet of Mr.. Buchanan. .
gain are we inundated with the Dispatches ora
es, prophecies and speculations OF these Wash
gton Cabinet makers. One of our corre,pon-
'nts has gravely informed us, among other thing I
at MIR. Buchanan has written letter 10 Gov.
lie, "deprecating Wise's anger, and, in 80 many s