New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-11
NUMBER 80.
The Battle near Rivas.

| The Nicaraguan news by the steamship Texas at
New York. appears in the papers of that city On the
Sd inst. The accounts furnished by the purser are
the same received here by the telegraph but the state
ments by some of the passengers regarding the battle
of the 10th ult. differ widely with each other, and
| with the pursers report. Some of them imply that
the battle was tring, undecsivs affair, and that no
reliable information had been obtained concerning it
when the steamer sailed others confirm the state.
ment of the pnrser but differ in particulars The fol-
lowing, which we copy from the New York Express,
appears to be the most reasonable and satisfactory
The Orlzaba from San Francisco, brought down to
San Juan del Sur quite a company of recruits for
Walker and on their arrival they were met by the
hangefs G VINO mad come down from Rvas for the pur-
pose oil dong escort duty to the corners. These
Rangers brought the news of the great battle which
was fought on Monday, the 16th of March It seems
that, by strange coincidence, Walker left Rivas to
make another attack upon the Allies at San Jorge at
the same time that the enemy sailed from their eam
TO attack the tilbuster entertainments. Tn to this
time rhe Allies had acted on the defensive onIy and
had ma / succeeded in repeng every assault made by
walkers troops The hostile armies passed each
other on the way without meeting but when Walker
was near San Jorge he heard the firing of the Allies
who had attacked the fortifcations Of Rivas where
n i1enhngsen had been left in command The General
inChlef Immediately wheeled about, and hurryipp
back to RiVas took the Allies in the rear while Hen
nngsen was repusng them with great laughter from
the front The Allies, totally taken unawares by the
rear attack, wera seized with sudden panic, and
throwing away their arms fled in every direction The
rout was complete. Both Walker and Henninpsen
hoty pursued the flying foe. The fiibusters, thor
ougniy nurated slaughtered all they could overake,
a.a1 lnI tie carnage was immense The cowardy Cen
tral Americans alter they first broke made no efforts
at resistance but submitted at once to the irresistible
onset OF their assaiants Their loss in killed is var
ousy estimated at from five hundred to one thousand
but nothing certain is known The forces of General
fpyfE Had t,k1,
OF high grade-Major Lewis and COL O'Neal. The
Major was well known in New York and California
ne was an officer OF great bravery and reckless daring
commencement of his filibustering enterprise. CoI
ONeal was also famous filibuster and highly an
preclated by the admirers of Walkers career. The
iilipusters had also twentysx men wounded some Of
them severely, but none, it is believed fatally,
At San Juan del Sur the heard that
@ from oah Jose de Costa Rica, to the wife of Ramon
RVas, son OF the rival President of Nicaragua gave
the important news that President Patrico Rvas had
been assassnated at Leon. The unfortunate man was
found with his throat cut from ear to ear bnt no fur
| ther particulars of the murder could be learned
Inc grand victory of Walker and Henningsen had
| completely cleared the country Of the enemy All
their posts in the neighborhood of Riyas had been
abandoned, and the communication between Walkers
camp and San Juan was perfectly open and free The
llibusters were of course in high spirits and Walker
was making preparations to effect immediate juno
ton with Lockridge, on the San Juan river when the
transit would be again open from sea to sea.
Col Geo. B. Hall and Capt. Farnham came on from
san Juan Del Norte. and reports Lockridge as pre-
pairing to make another assault on Castillo There
was no doubt that he would be successful. The
steamer Scott was entirely repaired, having been
hauled upon the ways at Punta Arenas large por-
tion OF her bottom rebuilt, her burned upper works
entirely rettted and her machinery repaired She is
now as good as she ever was.
Col. Titus, when last heard FROM was at Panama
awaiting an opportunity to go up to San Juan Del
Sur and join Walker.
At the filbuster headquarters, on Thursday night
there was no excitement. Col. Hall was there and
met few friends but the hour was so late that the
great bulk Of Walkers sympathizers knew nothing OF
the arrival Of the Texas The Colonel and Cant Earn
ham 1t is supposed, will sail on the return of the
Texas with large party of emgrants
There had been no more deserters from Walkers
army and the soldiers be now has with him are dis
posed to congratulate themselves that thew are well
rid OF the men who saw fit to leave as they did.