Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-03-21

by the steamship Black Warrior. contains late and
highly important Intelligence from Nicnrnqua re-
celytd at A-plnwaH by tho British steam hin Trent
from tsreytoNn
II npnears that Nplker' c,ree u,tler co,,r,,,a ar
Coils. Lockyilge aud Titus hn, succeeded In driving
the Costa Ricans from the San Juan river. and from,
the positions they OCCUPIED at sernpani Castillo and
san Caro. has obtained possession OF the Steamboat
J \ Scott the largest anil finest boat ON the river
and further and m5st important Of all bas ayalp es
tnbl3hed communication with Walker
The Courier has letters from four d crent sources
giving accounts Of thc.e operations one letter ia
from Lieut. 90, T. II Mcdonald "A Rite and as il
gives thu most co,nplete account, We con-. IL rs f
loN- Tlelefter IA dated t;rcrtsvu. Feb %.
lebrnarv All the steamer Tryes arrived with 700
men VIII proceeded up The river and Joined Cot An
der on's f,ree 81 200 men. tic stb was sacnt in
cleaning arms On the 9Th ,se advanced with tho
steamer R..rur Ia t,,,.e Point and tool IL tosip,,
two men killed According 10 the enem,ss ncr3nni
they lost seven killed and a l,r,e number Wounded
the same day we fell h,rl ON ont G,r,,rr n,sion ho
cnnse it was u.elc., 10 ,.nnrt an tho nno
site aide of the river itho, nr,llcr, Tho n
iar we ran up ia n noiut 5oo wards bcov Scron,oui
and lana.I all Tho C,,ees ,, ,,,tl1s,v eV,,, ,,uo
compan, which w., l.n nj Fart Andrrsn, 1i,on,,,
efcyted Llrrieales. bush houses for the men. ,ro-
visions mn artillery N.,t d,y ,, tc,,,n .,,,fi,,,
road and brid,p, ih, sre,l NJ, f., cd, - pin, nn
Wednesday etoning we .t,rtcb mn ,h,. rn,l ~ mount
oar artlcr, ON C61,'s Point oH,irb ,yorl. w., com
plcted on Thursday uiyhi The fare, Tim. no.,cd
W.. under The command ofCnl Tins ,he artillery
being nn,icr Gen gob Wheat I'm, len resfi,,, an tho
arter, the ri,,ht rau,nf, nm the river h,t, h,in
protected hv the sbrnbbery nlonr the barls nf ,hc
fivcr
On Ftilt1 morning at tho br,,k of ,l,v G,n
Wheat opciI,d his fine on the fort nrruniei Il, Tho
Costa Riroo l,r,es Al tn sa,nc ti,,c q "A Franz in
der on crossed the ri, Ter with no men and took t
po.iton ON The noinf, ,IIql l,,r,1, paint hisriht
resting near the month or the S.r.,r,t his limo ,,
tending up the snme eban, euo ynris They arrived
fAcre NJ > nrlnck NJ a,d tnnk III, ,,,sti,, si,b
ont beu, nercri, e1 bv tn, enemy
Meanwhile the action had hern soip,, an warmly.
between len. Wheat's ARTILLERY and col Tins rir
men on one side aud the Costa Rieans in the Ser,
piqui furt One of their picces wns aismoune,l and
another their heaviest was not fired durin, the l,y
Cant Rnnllry's eompany of riHemen kreuing M,
such destructive fire that they did not dare 10 an
/ pruach und load it.
| Can't Anaerson's men having been nosteJ opcncd
| "A vigorous fire ON the right flank of the enemy
driving them from their hatrcndcs 10 the main build
! ing up the San Juan river From that time ninth
dark constant aad severe fire was kent M from Co
dys Point and Ayarado Point which was responded
10 by scattering shots from the Costa Rienns and we
saw the enemy running away into the woods leaving
| their blankets and throwing heir ruusnwnN Tho
commander of the fort nj Sernpioni Col Blanco WAS
| among the first that left at "A i N
During the day Col Aulerson's tnrre lost two KIN
Ell and two wounded the latter being now able TO do
| dutv--Col Titpsts command tvyo vouude1 and pone
| ln.1 nd thc ,rtf1Ior, rnne
Tho nay, ,,orni,, Com noprissot and a voIp,,oor
c,IIo3 ,,kn,t,cLa Won, ,y,.r in , ,,, ,,,l,d 1u.n
tho Get, Ri,, IA, and Loistod tbn I,ne star ,f
N;oo,,,,,,a an ~ 7o,,, L,,.;n ,,oI ,L,;,
| in the MONT Tnwnr,ls nj 4on stands nf Tnl,lish
| Mimic ,nnslots y.src Ion s,ot,erol a., tho ronnd
| col Frarl Ardarg,,rts ,,,,,,,,,,1 r,sI :; ,h
steamer and toal nnssesson Of tho coen,,,s mo,Ls
! chnllles. &c. fndnp thirteen dead bodies in the
nrinrnal f,rt Nv all illcl la, ,ho a,,;Ilar, 9