The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-25
LATER FROM NICARAGUA.
Details by the steamer Tennessee.

| LATER FROM NICARAGUA.
i Details by the steamer Tennessee.
fzsxFhe Tennessee at New York brings dates from
San Juan to the 10Th instant. Among her passen
gers was Ex Governor Bigler. of California. The
following is q statement of her purser with regard
| to affairs in Nicaragua:
| The Tennessee On her outward pa ssage arrived
at San Juan on the evening Of February i'd and at
| Aspinwali on the morning of the l1sh where she
met and took on board the passengers from San
Francisco per Orizaba, and at P M. left for New
York, via San Juan and Key West
The recruits for Walker, which were landed at
Punta Arenas by the Texas and James Adger re-
NAMED encamped at that place until the 23d anu
ary, and while thus located every effort WAS made
by the enemies of Walker to induce desertion a
those few that did desert received from the English
Consul at Greytown daily sum to provide them-
selves " ith food, and were afterwards sent away
| to AspiawalI by the English mail steamship at his
expense
| On the night OF the 22i January, the steamer
building at Punta Arenas was completed, thaving
been only twelve days ia constrnctiou) and on the
3d. at daylight, she steamed off with all on board
| in fine health and spirits. Reaching point twen-
| ty.tve miles up the San Juan, and only five miles
from the Costa Rican garrison at Serpique, they
| landed and stationed themselves in such manner
| as to cut off all communication of the enemy with
Greytown. Col Lockrdge made a reconnaissance
of the Costa Ricans position, but did not deem it
prudent to attack them until in receipt of the rein
| forcements expected by the Texas from New Or
| leans, as he was desirous, when SeIpique was
taken, atonce, without an hours delay, to push on
| to Castillo and San Carlos, and this he could not
| well do with the force then under his command
| their numbers not being sufficient 10 spare there,
from garrisons 1t would be necessary to keep open
| communication In the rear
| The Texas arrived on the 4th February, bring.
| ing the celebrated Col Titus and $50 men, with
| artillery, ammunition, provisions &c &c. They
l 49,, Nhay
| two days afterwards moved up and occupied po-
sition opposite to that of the enemy at Scripture
known as Cody's Place. The Costa Ricans only
| had small force on this side of tae river, and
they fl I'D at the first charge Mr. Cody's place is
| high hill, which commands the opposite bank
| (only $50 yards distant,l and this hill Col Lock-
| ridge at once occupied with with portion of his
| force and three brass pieces. The balance of his
men, pi iovisons, &c. he also removed to the po-
| sition from their former camp, five miles below,
| and on the morning the Tennessee left San Juan
his preparations beiog all completely attack was
| TO be made on the enemy.
When Seripique is TAKEN the other position on
the river I'D to Fort San Carlos will fall into
Lockridse' s hands. none of them being so situated
to offer equal defence as that of the one now
| beseged
| One Of the river boats was found by Col! L.
, sunk lin shoal water) a mile below Serpque, and
| preparations are being made 10 raise her.
| During the encampment at Punta Arenas, Col
| Lockridge, finding the enemy were in daily com-
munication with Greytown, despatched few men
short distance up the river to prevent il; but the
English inteIfered and caused bim to recall lis
force, stating that they would not permit him to
| blockade the river, although nothing was said
| when few days afterwards the Costa Ricans sent
| q proclamation to Grevto in which they declar-
| ed the river in state of blockade
| The forces under Lockrdge and Titus with
| out doubt, the most efficient yet recruited for
Walker They are $50 strong, armed with Missis
sippi rifles and revovsrs, plenty of provisions and
| ammunition, all In good health, AID confident of
clearing the river previous to the arrival Of the
| next steamers With such leaders as Lockridge
| Titus, Wheat, Frank Anderson, Capt. Scott, Gate
| of the United States army) George Hall and ma
| nv Others this force nearly all Western men, Ill
| certainly accomplish everything which their good
| Judgment may lead them TO undertake.
| The enemy at Seripique were Dot over 300
| strong and much weakened by sickness
| The company of rifles WAS to be sent down by
Col Lockridge to occupy and hold Punta Arenas,
| and to prevent any party opposed to him from ta-
| king possession of that place
| The latest accounts from Walker come down 10
Feb On that day he was at San Juan del Sur
with 300 men, 20 receive the recruits per Orizaba
| from San Francisco. He had established his head
quarters at Rivas, and concentrated all his force
| there, amounting to 800 effective men.
| THE HENNINGsEN ENGAGEMENT.
The allies were not heard of after the siege of
Granada until towards the close of January,
| when they approached Rivas in force On the 26th
| Ten, HenD1OgSen attacKGQ tOem at ODrsle, SIX
| miles Northwest of Rivas, with moderate LOSS
| Captain Phinney was mortaly wounded On the
| 2sth they were at st G. Gorge on the lake shore,
| not more than 1900 or 1900 strong, and Gen H.
| despatched 400 men to attack them, with orders
to advance to q certain point after reachiog which
position, and several hours fghisg they retired
" ith little loss. except that several of the officers
| were morally wounded. Among them were Col
| Jacques and Maj Dusenbury The Costa Ricaus'
loss was supposed to be great Gen. Bosquet was
| nd from ha h0dv a awOrd taken which
| he had obtained at Rivas among the articles left
| by Walker on his first retreat from that place in
| 1855.
| Gen. Walkers men were in good health and
| we'll sup olied with provisions and ammunition.
| At the last accounts the native Nicaraguans had
brapched off from the allies and were in the vicin-
| ity of Granada. They had sent down the Blew
| fields men to Greytown for ammunition, their sup.
ply being exhausted
| w. Whitehead, of Ohio, a recruit, gives an
account of affairs in Nicaragua. He begins with
THE MARCH TO RIvAs.
| Immediately after the troops which came to San
Francisco with us had been taken ashore, prepara.
| t;ons were made for marching them to kivas.-
| Several of them marched off very reluctantly.
| The same afternoon that we arrived At San Juan,
a dessrter who had been re-taken was shot, and
| three others At o'clock on the afternoon OF the
| following day. They were shot after the army
| left San Juan, for having attempted to desert
| Before the recruits from San Francisco bad got
| far from San Juan, eight OF them deserted and
/ took to the woods Walker ordered bis men to
| FIRE on them, when two of them were shot dead
The remaining six escaped, and, it is thought went
4 over to the Costa Ricans.
| THE AFFAIR AT SAN GEORGE.
| Three days previous to our arrival 10 San Juan,
| Walker had battle with the Costa Sicans AZ san
| George, miles from Rivas. which lasted hours,
| 1t the close of which Walker withdrew with .
loss of GO killed and wounded and loss TO the Cos.
Il Ricans Of from 200 to 300 killed, wounded and
missing. The place WAS left In possession OF The
| natiyes. twas expected that Walker would meet
| . portion of the Costa Rican army on the road 70
| Riyss. in which event another battle would pro-
| baby take place; but whether such was tho case
aid not learn, as there wsre no dispatches reach
ed as after leaving San Juan.
A Peruvian, who had been general tn the Cos
| n Rican army. but who was taken prisoner BY
| Walker at the time the Costa Rican brig wal