The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-23


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the allied generals very ebsequious yellow msn, like
up, and promised anything and everything quite ~
gibby. The worst 10 that here, everywhere else Is
ea,ier get into scrape than gu; or one leass Sir
shore and taxed with his proceetrgs he declared
that he ooudnr believe that facs and had given
10 such orders When his nrst lieutenant came on
shore he admitted facts but declared tha under
orders ihat he acting. But then people were 80
smart that they found ont that sir ROBBERS aad hs n,,t
the best thing he could do was to take himself of aud
believe tbat hould do wisely In following hp exam
that Il is reported with great oonsternstion In the
grfaaer camp that Walker has 60 General Scott ss
.truc,ions rom our Cycumiocution ONCE and putin
your trust In sergeann Of marines.
Interesting Letters from R1vas.
RrvAs, March l, 1857.
TIE Battles at Rioas and San Jorge.
FRIEND wnIsos-ThIs beng the first opportunity that l
have had for writing you embrace Is for the purpose
fs4s1a you know how matters here It his time.
You Nave had the OF the siege OF Granada the
taking river boats BY Costs Rcans aided by
M. Vanderbilt, and by this time know oil about the
troops the San JHAn river After ali hands arrived ct
this place and recruited little heard that the enemy
rad come down from Granada TO place called obsAs,
miles from here and terrifying for the pur-
pose OF acting with the enemy board OF the river
steamers.
On the evening the 28sh Of January, the battalion
that belong to- First Rifles, ordered TO march to
This place and drive them OUT well, We arrived within
leo yards of Inc plaza and drove in their pcquet guard
10 the plazs (but IN the meantime they had mortay
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they had barricsdsd It, 10 that was mpossisie TO get
in without Ios,p, n treat number OF men We deser
to. ., 1t, ,,u ,o.-,. c.,.. an vro ,.u h.,L .,o,,
600 v.,S. - Su,a,ns an sss ,o.s ana thar. oor M
s,tou the enemy In toe meantime throw out pxres to
at n. I'm, 90 be,a the . in chect until DAYLIGHT and
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companies in sss suacK Bas my God, what
On susos OF :ss, zoe zoe fl. n.cs cns,,.d
Them again fell back again, and stood hyotips them
against their baSr,osdes for one noar aud nah
MOI Leonard Capt Wilkinson. Capt Rsssoa, Lieut. Gro
came OF The ground I. command Of three companies Of
twenty one meu We lost 10 kief ana .oanaea Aooas
ninety Du tn. day q, ne ANA % q
marched back to Rvas about ooiock the nexs morning.
ssd waited there tor . few days
On the morning Of the atm sep'uary ~ oc"o., We
se,nsr but II VA no use they drove u b.ok out 20,
I'm We bad done some harm We killed two OF their
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three SIX pound guns and throe howzsrs for no purpose
OF 'helins the enemy out ou. ~" ho s''a ,nes a.a
lug % ~ ,h csnnan sno, on them tnsy ,ooE 80 ,ne On
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20 losr maj nsroiy 'ninA '"ey i Ingw SpIrsts
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Mr. BssyuIsR-I send you an criginsi ies;sr written
b, my father, Who nsnn1e unaer rreooen "sne, Io'
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HsrslD and send me osos NE .sser, 49,. 20 kse ,
ina great deal Of news that folIs older taan me
vili IKE 70 read. Your friend, JOHN o.
TwGfrH srRSu. March IL. 1857.
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