New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-14

dcrcd aud thrown into the lake, and al because the
ieuoromuses were uDaeQusnted with Steamboats,
and became alarmed at nothing, OF course charging
their white prisoners with dupheity Alter Capt.
DAVIS had made an arrangement for the surrep..er
of Walker, and thu. individual had beep tahen ont
of the country, enc of the four men in ques-
ton managed TO get down the river to San
Juan del Norte BY leaving his baggage and
money in the hands OF the Costa Ricans
and by pedgng his word and sacred honor to return;
and he procured passports for himself and one Of bis
companions, and letter b Gen. Cahas asking for
the release Of the other two, from the American
Consul. Armed with these documents, he returned
to Gen. Caias, and obtained his own and his com.
panions' discharge. On their arrival here, Cauty,
who has few soldiers under his command on board
OF small steamer in the harbcr, could not resist
the temptation to have last fling at them. He
pulled ashore in a small boat, and commenced cate
chisDg them, asking il they bad their discharge from
Costa Rican authority, &c They very p; r""rerv
that he had behaved in amost brutal manner toward
them while they were in his power the lake, but
that here, where they had an equal right with him:
SELF they had nothing for him but CONTEMPT. He
ten sent for soldiers and threatened to arrest and
send them back to the lake; but tLtey pulled out
their American and Costa Ricar passports, and he
skunk away back to the steamer with his soldiers
They are now making Grotests before the Consul,
and expect to leave for their homes in the next
steamer. Spencer is again here, having returned
day two since from Costa Rca, but his greatness
has apparently Departed and he is cordially despsed
by even his late admirers, the Costa Ricans.
A party of gold hunters, some three weeks ago
went prospecting up Corn River, which empties into
the sea about forty miles from here up the coast.
One of the party retuILed few days ago, and ex-
hibited fine sample of placer gold which he said
he washed out himself on bar OF the river. 1t Is
well known that almost all the rivers flowing from
the mountains of Chontales and Honduras contain
cold washngs in small quantities, and were it not
that the noted Commodore De BrissOt of Walker
notoriety was one of the Corn River party who re-
port this gold discovery, should feel inclined to
believe there might be gold washings there Of value.
COL Kinney, who has been absent from here
nearly three months, has recently turned up at the
Ruatan Islands. He is reported to be entirely out Of
money (nOthng very strange), but was enhghtening
the natives with marvellous stories Of the immense
number of cattle he possesses in Texas Il had al
most written " in d hOrn').
Our town, since the departure OF the u. ;.
ship Cyane with the fllibusters remains quiet and
undsturbed. Almost all kinds of merchandise are
very scarce, for since the opening of the San Juan
River considerable has been sent into the interior
Groceries, provisions, lumber, and small quantity
Of general dry goods, boots, shoes, &c, would mud
an immediate sale in our market Hides and deer
skins continue to arrive in small quantities.
from Or Own Correspondent.
SAN JUAN DEL NORTE, June -, 1c57.
The l.. S. sloop Of war Cyane, Capt Robb, ar
rived and anchored in our harbOr, day before yes
to-day evening. Officers and crew all well. This
ship was sent up here from Aspinwall by Com.
modore Pauding TO take off that portion of the used
up filibusters who have been for the last three
weeks or so at this place For once, even the native
and jamaica population of this town have given
hearty welcome to this ship, on account Of her pres
eDt mission, obnoxious her presence generally is
to them; and should she be able to take her depart.
ure to day, as is expected, there will be given to-
night some Of the most extraordinary faudangOes
and breakdowns ever got upin this region. And no
wonder. There is not darkey in the whole place
(und God knows some Of them are hard to beat but
would rather take fifty ashes his bare back, than
be compelled to associate with such miseraby low
drunken yagabonds as Generals Saunders, Thompson
md their associates have shown themselves to be
Shade Of Fastaff. what magnificent spectacle
must have been Billy Walkers army Oh dress pa
rade or review. Why, if Charles Dickens, instead
of writing his Little DOrrit, good it is, had but
come out to Nicaragua ana accompanied the mus,
trous Billy in his campaigns, he would have laid
in a supply of scenes, incidents and characters
that would not only have lasted linn for the rest of
bis life but have made the fortunes Of his descend.
ants to the fourth generation. Surely HOgarth should
have been spared to mankind to the present era for
no other pencil is equal to the task Of truthty illus
trating Billy Walker and his brave companions IN
arms. But this division of the army is about to
leave, and WILL in unison with the residents of the
town, bid them good radiance. 1t is said that some
800 or 400 more Of these deluded or mad people are
in the interior awaiting opportunity to get away.
The English mail steamer arrived off the harocr
at the same time with the Cyane, and extended the
courtesy of towing her into port. She left yesterday
morning for Blewfeds Cher first trip, and is ex'
pected to return again to-day. Hereafter this line
Of steamers will make regular trips to Blewhelds
twice month.
From the interior there Is no news OF Importance
The river steamers are running between this port
and q. rio,,s nn,ts I'm 7 AXE Nicaragua. taking