The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-23

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eth " from California or from the Atlantic slds.
On 1e night of the 27th January, asnsrAi Wskor'
70 sSe 90 arnmsni and also destroy cd the scSoonss
| prevent the >nemy taking hsr
THE POSI- WON OF GENERAL WALKER.
THE NEWS OF rnH CAPTURE OF THE RIvss SOATs :
| -rHn STRENGTH A.U kEsOUR0Es or wALKBs-RI
VAS FORTIFIsD-A4kAsoEMRNrs FOR A two
MONTHS bIE0E.
In connection with the account We have just given
The movements In the neIshb NFhood Of Rvas, We art
happy 70 be allowed 70 publish the following private Ist
ter, just received by friend from gentleman who hs
been for several months u General Walkers heed
quarters.
PACIFIC HorsI,
BAN JUAs DEL SuR, Niosssgus, Fob. 4, lSST J
Knowing that you somewhat Interested In General
Walkers position In Nicaragua, and supposng that you
have heard nothing from headquarters snoe the lth Of
January. the last time the San Carlos LEFT In Virgin With
passengers therefore must be gnoraAt Of
Affairs In the interior, shall esdeavor, ~ fer - an
sble 70 give you full account Of what has tPauspred
duriug the past month, also nearly oan, the
present position Of Gen. Walker and his army In tho In
terror.
At tho ume the Ban Carlos en La Virgin there was
considerable anxiety felt for the safety OF the steamer
Virgin, vhioh Iefs Ia Virgin the 18th Of December
Days, sbe had mot nnshed the businsss she vas
sent upon Now, she having stad twelve days hsr
time, md nothing bsviDg been heard from nsr, was
sgsinet the wishes OF number that the San Carlos
allowed 70 leaye L. Virgin until had received
news from the Virgin. bu the san CArlss vas alo we'd
,nd also with nearly thiH Of Gen. walkers
or ers some Of whom bad resigned and returning
those on tie river San Jusu were taken ey tue Cos'a
Rcans an you oAn judge the severc blow hs,
the affairs OF General Walker 10 Nlcaragua By tais
means he bas ost all possession Of the lake river
and al communication With tue Atlantis BY the usual
steamers returning, General Walker mskiug
prep1a IONS for new campaign His posiitou a pro
y so good men, we'll olohad and, general thing In
very good spirits, though wh,n the Lass weeks ,hse
have bes about twenty descrons from the army Oat
the number only one degerter has been captured He
was taken between Rivss aud San juan del Sur the
l.t o. February in The morning, vas court maraed and
shot at tnnsot Of the ssms day a San Juan shak that
deselon is 10 be feared than suythiug elss for
with e force that General Waiker nas Ihey will
against Iii the troops that Costa R,os osu bring sxsns
HIM Costa Rics cannot BY any means In hor poxsr
bring moro nsn 2 oco men, and twothirds Of ttcss
they have they desert frm the army home
wc have learned from prisoners taken, ths, slnss tue
AMY nrss !sn Costa ROa there has been over swo han
The Ncsrsxuencses are no, much TO be feared a. they
favor Il General walker another party remains nss.rai
snd viii not fsht on either side, wbic still suoner
though . very small port,n--ti nsh.iDs sssinp MIN
Honduras ana 0sutemsa are present ore sing q
trecD themselves, that neither OF these Sss wll
re abe 70 send aay troops sgainst HaiKsr Toe
Savscostans osnpot sssi more than 500 10 do
u cir best No~ you map that mstn,y sae Costa
RirAps that We hsse 70 c,uieui against aud oil shs
wooos that Drought sg a ct us cannot amount -
more thar $50 at te hisscs, ossimsss Nov whasis
Gtne's Walkers po inan q; tia present unes Az have
boo .s'na no b.s near sec men a 70. ss,v,os, The
tine t bosag uos the heaAihos, pnsen OF tae 10
Nicaaeu.), Tor the last mosth sners have eesa but
very ew OF ds.esss and Of
nc deAhs hAt hsvo taso been persoas
we're tahen sGk during me ssssc Ia CranAas
thes bcrame very much deslts ej FROM exposure aud
ssn OF noa'isament ring ths caDpaiga Of sorsosse
and the fret part OF Deoewber, ,sc8 Suoe snst ums
rg arc feed. Gen Heoo,ngser, hssicg had Ihe onm
reSc Uf tie sru. hes 5i tue csn root Dslaa3A ia
,os.s:a' soaos, n.sh,us from eSs pae' = .s'.a,r.
f'fn having ssgs bodJ Of osa huaa,ss 'cg ,aog f1r
nrmeer d days in cue tovs Con wslser n-' coectst
enough r'ove''n I've stock liked b. et oao,n, co
hr 60, -four, bespr, pantsn, a. 4; Rvu - fect ni'
srci, AZ mars two mct'ns, II Is sh,1d be sh, Meet
be enemy 20 besiese b,m 20 s-u 81 v1dsd g,t9
FthifF for thu pIescrt ia oois snnnuia1u ho 1
,tort 81 shell for his mortsrs Grsp, csunseF
roupd shot, ninnc r'n'. sod mGHxes oer riiss
hrnnc sSce--ihs, s 20 say, 20 ss'vo tor s,,ut t~
non ne hara tgouay. He hs sx con pieces o. ar e'f
sl's aud 'To m' ,, p,ss 90 ',s ,ssosas, az o. $50
utnch' d. there ooonc oscs hss toe enemy 10 a,sf
~ -hnie mu'kt eho' usiess 'se! o,ns IN olso op's
Nsikc''s mon eau keeP a9 40 san,ssnt hre uoa .ia
sriilrry sod mnsFo.rJ. he Gen ra "., tit
sr,liry 80 titusteo thalh o5ansn q .vay ftisu o.
,be toe toai be et scked 20 tbsi sUatn two
ucutts he ceb so, r-info smeav Vou sue az O.
n n.
vry scoi, for now is thr i'm 70 strike saaald
ooi qusrsr 10 tn. csnUa'gn Ia, qlssuos, "a
Nirsstu W conc, ned, WI, no retted Cos Ws, VII
ottvOd saaa lesson tust shC viii
ufT nooduFss Gsu'sto-ls nnd sAu siysair vH
rNve erauab 70 attend 70. AZ t1ey o. prescn bsvstA
ass'sn 'hor Own existing govcrd oicu's and p'eyos TO-
While h'eussus viii shine forth TO the worlS sss 10
is prra. Bi Auo-isd rspab 10. asVas saao nsf-sn
ytryiaEf nske hor rank ens5ag tEe un0st zrat1T,
posptroar sud tntghtered na,oas IN tbs Varlf soe
'ths o ihe arrcundnr eoun. was 10 o's :. 20 'as
fsff rRnuI4 Wrf1s nth a rltnr
3sb wsbaf-huts tshouii tbe eTbcirru '. vh-' ~il :.
be rcr.qgercaf tho eoTst y, 90 ~ % y rs' hrs'H
81 ac hesray IN 'ae world, sl al q Us sgrorc't
mouufscurrs and nlnBs insrostt sili re.u'u Q tbe
Etr CIV zcd aad -hsoili ni1n IN @ticat lae eEhn'
90 tte Tatt VOID On tno acc OF t0e ea-ta bs
u'el'sa "a t.t snd 70 ths wnrt 20, shs ~s,t q
civi z.las UnIe.s on tas result cea ~sE1r's i4i
Te, suns toprsr naoa tste qosr sssioG Of All cuu
fss fti' prorerty.
NEWS FROM WESTERN NICARAGUA.
uPtHATloEs ON THs sAN JC.s gIvEg-sEEtvsL 90
CnL- Ti1Us ASo THE hAHsas aAsGSes-THs BAv
TIE AT CCDr's roET-THr pEsbRTEHs Asp Gus
ENrLIsH.
Tac s,ssn-r which len Eios-,gus fot Nor York o. tia
s,h Jsnuarg brough, last iail svise, fsnu .bs
,usr,er. Athst tine OF her leaving GreyIo-n ~ s-HS
,be sgsut o, CnAs Morgan sots, was so,sey eogsgoi
% n,hng up I'D for psrpln d usa'p1r
us Col Loci ,Ids.s troops up the 80 ,iihe
nc.t rw rss-J the men slro,,y onsrderasT istssnsd
n tuubar by esssrtions we're emSArsed and s,coniot
tas SAP Jran 10 order toa he ore-suo,s upaR tss
-ver r,sy be perfectly understood ~ill be well 70 81
pain IN 'ev uo'ds is geography. ssa 10 all who isks
a. tasse.i IA Central American s1drs tue river Ssa
Iusn sas for the time .upsrueied al other P3ias ~
IN po1 abce 81 ieezouslbio wAns OF oIcs ght Csn.
Esnsr has ta the whole OF shs rivera distsncs q
stout lso nlle-sao, entirely unprotected. wssn,r
rem van, O. sralsen, foros 70 forufJ conplclg Or
sbirg upon Ito ac Of is beos vofy sncali o. across
rom css Rcn. from the irnpraotcsbdiy Of he ooun
~ ~ ibst dirartcn for marching or trusting totse Zee
Of ths Cssa kcans sud their cent iss0
~ TO tstd force In that drCcuSn, 90
nne who s1ogs walkers habit OF ksspcg hn
nrn COUNSEL Gilt vsht1fe 20 say, sdf,
atorsy " 81 there eDiy veTy ema t1rce 1Jn th3
river. soOrc cf Al Fort San Carlos (uhc1 ~ o
hsh sreGc the lt b.ps CT the ,ver wbcre u Leave
| tate Ntsr-gua) and force somewhat larger HVp'
Point the noutb Of the serspqG where t1sre sore
90 roTtlgcsalrs bot on Al open erca hpmsnt Rntn
,n ssnc,ed security n these Two points not dr. amiu
ttat thtN Enemy vOud ever veature into their flbot
| eos usy w.re taken oomphNly By surprise when th
Costa Rcsrt oatpd rsft Into the San jean from is
| trbuiary streams o the letter part OF December.