New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-03
Heavy Loss Of the Costa Ricans.
A TOUGH STORY.
LockRIOoE REINFORCED.
WONDERFUL THINGS TO BIZ DONE
RUMORED DEATH OF EY.PRESDEyT RIyAS.

reached this city. We give it as it comes good, bad
and Indifferent:
REPORT BY THE PURSER OF THE TEXAS.
Arrived steamship Texas, John S. CroweI CON-
mander from San Juan del Eore and Aspnwsl via
Key West with passengers to Messrs- Charles Morgan
& Sons The Texas left San Juan on the Goth ult.
and re sched Aspinwall pext day.
The steamship Orzsbs, Capt Bleshen, left San
Francisco on the 5th u via Mapzsnils and San Juan
DEL Sur, and arrived at Panama on the 22d. The
T,xss received the Orizsbas passengers on the 23t
and ssiled at .. m. some day, touching at Key IVES
on the 2Stb.
The news from Califoia is not Of especial interest.
The weather for the two weeks previous to the sailing
Of the Orizabs had been exceedingly We, and serious
accidents had occurred in various parts Of the country
in consequence of the floods. The prospects OF the
mining from this time up to the dry season. are said
TO be better than ever before Considerable excite
ment had occurred in consequence of the impeachment
by the Assembly, Of Dr. Bate, State Treasurer aud
Controller - Whitman.
The news from Rivas Nicaragua, headquarters of
Gen. Walker 10 up to the 18Th Gen. Walker and
army were in good health, and had plenty of Provi-
sions and ammunition.
On the 10th, Gen. Walker with 400 men, made an
stack On St. George, occupied by about 1000 OF the
enemy. After driving the enemy and gaining the
Plaza he burned part of the town most important to
the allied army, when he lean ed that about ,oo OF
the enemy, under Gen. Chammora, had marched oy
another road to make an attack Rivas, whereupon
Gen. Walker marched for that place, and met the
enemy full retreat at the forks of three roads, holly
pursued by Gen. Henningsen and his command who
had driven them out of Rivas, upon their attack, with
granddaughter.
III l. 49, phaya fha nj; cd
were met by General Walker inpenetrabIe
growth of cactus making impossible for them to es
cape. and placing them between the deadly fire OF
General Walker in their front and General Heuningsen
in their rear in consequence Of which the allies were
completely psnc-strickep, and throwing down their
arnp stood psray zed meeting their fate with little or
no resistance. Nesrly all their officers were killed,
and very few of their troops escaped being killed or
wounded.
Tie allies, by their own account, lost 3S killed,
and over 300 v ourded. Gen. Walker estimates their
oss at about 100 600 killed and 800 wounded. Gen.
Walkers lofs was . killed and 81 wounded. The
slaughter was 40 great that Gen. Walker was unable
to properly bury the dead, and wss compelled to order
the bodies burned to prevent purefacton and insure
the health of the City Of Ryas, which order was being
carried out The sloop-ofwar St. Mary's was at San
Juan Del Sur when the Orzaba lctt.
1t is reported and generally believed tina. Gen
Cahas the Commander inChief Of The allies, is unde
arrest for having made certain overtures to Gan
Walker also that Gen. Chillon had raised BODY o
men in Leon and was about TO march to join Walker
and that President Ryas had been assassnsted. The
LAST report is said to be confirmed BY letter received
| at Gre ytown by the wife of his son. Ramon Rivas
Spencer, yanderbits agent, has left tie country aud
was TO have called GA the Illinois. Ii is reported thai
Gen Mora. becoming suspicious of him, had written to
lis brother, President Mora of Costa Rcs relating
thereto, and President Mora replied that "the man
"who would betray his own countrymsn would betray
"any ope" and to watch bis movements with the ut
most scrutiny.
| Col Lockrdge on the San Juan River, had re-
ceiyed another strong reinforcement OF Texans, With
| a large amount of provisions and ammunition, and
with the steamer j. n. Scott recently retsken, which
had been thoroughly repaired proceeded up the river
The command of Col. l.. now garrison the only two
copn ubcstons by water to Costa RIGA on the San
Juan River, viz: at Hips Point, mouth of the Sara
pqui River, 2l0 men, under the command of Col +.
b. Anderson and San Carlos Island, a. the mouth OF
the San Carlos River, 1873 men, under the command OF
Gen. C. h. Wheat-ihe balance, l52 men, in the ad-
vance, near Machuca Rapids, under the immediate
command Of Col Lockrdge.
| On the 18th Col L. reconnoered the enemy's posi-
ton at Castillo, and from prisoners taken gained the
important information that Walker had gained great
victory, and the allies had fallen back on Massya or
Granada completing propositions OF peace, the Costa
Rissns not willing to join the conference, but had cent
Wander bits agent, Spencer out Of the country
and have opened the Transit 10 the English Govern
| ment
| Important documents seized by Col. Lockndse,
proving the above facts have been sent TO Washington
Us, and to the President Of Nicaragua at Rivas.
The Costa Ricans have only $50 men at San Carlos,
under Gen. Mora.
| Col Lockrdgs has $50 men with pieces OF ar'll.
ery perty of sr all arms, ammunition and provisions,
end is more confident Of his success than ever.
The Royal mail steamer New. Granada arrived from
Caao touching at intermediate ports on the 2lst ut
On her way up while stopping at Husnchaco, on tue
litb tbe was boarded BY the Peruvian steamer Lso,
low in the hands If Viysnco. the Revoluuonlt, aud
forciby taking there from various arms and equip
mens with $32 600 in specie and also ships stores aud
provisions an act Of perfect piracy.
STATEMENT OF A PASSENGER.
Nr. Edward Avery, passenger from San Francis 70
by the Orzaba to Panama states that the Sierra Ne
vads brought down 20 passengers, Of which ten de-
serted at Marzania, and sent to the silver mines
by the natives. The Orizsbs brought down twenty
recruits to Sar Juan del Sur for Walker, under the
CON msnd Of Cspt Cbatfed. When they landed they
all got drunk, aud Major Torey was obliged to repn-
mand them, telling them that the Costa Ricans were
in the neighborho.d and might attack them at any
! moment. Learned from Consul Priest and the Off
GERS Of the United States soop-ofwar St. Marys, at
San Juan del Sur, that they knew nothing about
Walkers cordion or prospects, having had no CON-