The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-29

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yce Of walker from the time of his landing in Nicaragua
70 the LEI Of May 1887, space OF nearly two year,,
ss.A force Of the allies, exclusive Of 200 Costa RI
.S 70 have been on the river s,, SOC
NcA, Honduras and Salvador.
rssal wounded Of Walkers force s6, say $50
1ueAi Albes killed ana wounded .............. $50
This wnhou, counting on either side those who died Of
<Sease. TAe mortality In the enemy's camp was very
treat so generals a,ed q the siege % ana 10
Nora, ~ ast 900 died Of cholera only zoo entering San
-Jssc ~sh HIM.
~ this force of 2bIs-the total force walker had
Aer during years since his landing in tho
sy Is hardly necessary TO add the armed citizens VINO
Ssught ai Granada and Rvas, they were with
scose OF exceptions, disoanded soldiers and must be
Aoxpe In mind that many unweunded died, large pro-
psrtion Of the wounded recovered.
b estimated thai during two years, OF 1850 enlisted
- holding commissions abous 900 were killed died u
wounds Sickness 700 deserted $50 discharged
- On steamers the river Total, 24ss-eaying So
accounted for
yantaly correct (whatever they contain being in
hvor Of the allies that this has been ordinary Contest
sither regards the obsnacy with which Walkers men
ught he odds against which they ptted and TO
Unable the reader discern that this has been no holiday
vsrk, will suce to point put that in proportion TO the
number engaged tho loss Of tho Aercans this war In
Nicaragua averages than double the number lost in
Ne battles Of Mexico by Tayisr or Scott, and that
Nan double the disparity Of which United States
mies had to struggle against In Mexico Those readers
osver that the loss Instance vas 1lsh April 1884,
~ cent Of the American force engaged at Mas
ys Nov y Is ran s.,t 81 in ps r..
10 per cent Cen Tayors report for the first days battle
sf Monterey, in Mexico, gives about per cent
Nicaragua has been rather more severe I'm proportion 10
ne plumbers engagedl than the memorable struggle Of
this houDs has been really done BY about one thousand
OF Walkers force, under most unfav orabe circum
Stances, may fairly be regarded that they have
ned far courage In concerned the credit or their
countryis name, and redeemed the weakness or the
shame OF those who could face prolonged endurance
sonnued danger, or shrunk from before the rown OF
Ne ,nsd,ous protector Of Central America-England
AZ JO0O,e March = by the incapacty Of Gen sanders,
enemy. The wounded which be abandoned were slsush
red His total loss was 81 men, This was called "ocote
On the 18th Of March Gen. walker marched 70 San Jorge
WITH 400 men, two six pounders howitzer and four
notsrs and approached within eco yards, fred the
for nearly two hours expending bout 20 Shot and
By this fire the enemy driven out Of San JORGE
oept the church, where they LEFT small guard for the
wounded One portion Of their force retired back of the
to~n; the remainder, favored by the broken ground,
brush and panaip patches, and numbering men,
made terce attack, which lasted about four hours,
Gen. Walkers position, which half the attack
% three sides once Finally all these attempts having
pnce with the view TO show that he had maintained his
ground, there nobody In H. 1t discovered
TIA, The enemy had got between Gen. Walker and Rva,
where, In the hollow roads, and behind cactus hedges
hey hoped 70 impede his return, nj least 10 stop his
heavy guns, mortar, wagons and wounded They were,
however, dispersed without trouble oss ill close
Nvss, where road they had strongly barricaded
house at the Cuatro Esqunas.
weased In on hollow road ana almost a. much ,oss va.
experienced In rash attempts 10 pass this house, vncn
Sen walker twice rode by, Is during the whole Eight Ut
Meanwhile Gen. Henningscr, who had brought up the
rear euard In excellent order despatched part OF this
roe with the two guns which had been early cleared
tpso Rivas Finally ~ night was coming on, the other
Guns and wagons were driven through pantan patcn
Ard brought into Rvas about daybreak The total Of
Walkers force seventy five killed and wounded The
s OF the enemy aseertaned TO have been 400 killed
and wounded-prooaniy much more a. nearly 900 rounds
we're hred from Walkers guns
On the sd OF March $500 men attacked Rivas. They
seayiy surprised aud had half cut through the hospital
t~rs when discovered They attacked from three SIDES
9Th great berrere~s for about three hours On three
points they succeeded In occupy houses ootte the bar
'icades. On point they brought i've pound gun,
sbch captured, together with Italian Lieutenant
Dohnel commanding 1.-THE same who was board OF the
os,a sce brig BOW up BY taysseuI The enemy we're
riso6ers ore gun and 5000 cartridges in the hands OF
though the enemy hal been all the morning removing
ctr dead 70 bodies buried that afternoon by the
Earrison and wells fu and the half died
With dead were discovered two Gays after
The enemy time occupied half the house IN which
hsyr hcter's men we're qusrtered and 20 we're here
Ak,n pfhop - BY him The total los Of the enemy was
sbd wounded.
rhe next at acs was on the 1lth Of April An be-
kre cay hight 100 Coss Rcans the Information of de-
s-r,ers, gained the lower plaza and occupied nearly
vboie row OF housee They AGAIN attacked three sides ~
~'ah'n thin rsruon Of Captain hcchn's quarters, on
Nc street
senerai Bennipgsen brought three guns to besyooe In
hcn one on the side and IN the Of the said houses
% the p.azs-aDd Captain Buchsnans company charging
men. 1s intending oricerr surrendered, the rest hay
sem~ded One Of the guns then sent 10 he relief Of
CAgtayD Mrtachin, ami the enemy then RAPIDLY
hack These aud ~ Ursula the SERIOUS points
gs o'ckcs A ". had seaadopea th- Geld, leaving
$50 hocs for walkers mon - bury and 70 prisoners and
d souuse on M. hapds o. hundred men dad ssre .eeo
ss1 oUt al the Custro EsguoDaz and Us woInied
sounied. Tns however, only part of their lp-s,
.ech, besides prooers, csano be counted at lcss mar
eco men. The total force Of the enemy wsi 400
walkers Ioss rs killed AMI wounded and IS from I'D
March (shen the enemy nrst opened fire sith twenty
Scr pond grn) 10 the Let Of May.
Tue eueuy attempted To baue Rvas with tao tweu,y
tur powders, one bo~izer and -four hve pound guns,
Of winch taken the 13d Of March.
rsei t~enty Tour pound ,bot VI which they nrcd
30 into Rvas, strange 10 say ony Xxi led leut
ncore) and wounded another by falling beam (col
Hsnrl Capt Mann was killed by Eve tound sbc and
Ne roofs Of the houses suffered considerably.
sps ~ these tsebty four pound shet toxe,her with all
NE ohnrch bels another run taken ~ben walker
TIRED hvas IN December last, we're cast mo sir pound
when svss Wa surrendered ~ Dap, Davis, The run.
Of all the had been broken OF and all tho
wonuos destroyed.
SURRENDER OF COL. TITUS AND OTHERS.
UBdsr he head OF Nicaragua war;" The Cfosioa, of
COSTA Rca, Of May 8, says
On The 27th Of April, at O'Clock IN The morning ne
Nssin opened Gre need 10 demoih Of the
s~uecarons of Rsas TIE panic returned among Of
Ne scssren 81 Walkers army. deserton from HE
eommepced sssn finally the most celebrated, rtus two
haos, two Captsins, one Lieutenant enc sugeou, Ger
wsn tafineer and hpye~, and some seventy more
respted themselves 10 the General In Chief Mora
fes ~omsu, A. vel foreigners natives, had been
rercye1 IRON the plaza through the 81 Mr. Dsvis,
Of Ma no fru4a
90 our enoampmen, ard thence to San Juan
az ArEMA ALA.
Our DATE rom Guascr ala are 10 thc ooh Of April
ron the lth, aoonvenon was ,rned in Gusts nala DC