The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-15
OUR PANAMA CORRESPONDENCE.

OUR PANAMA COhhESPONDENCE.
PANAMA, Dec. 4, 1857.
Arrival Of The Fashion at Aspinioa-A British Cdpains
Account Of Walkers Landino-WAas is Walker going
todo,
Yesterday afternoon the news reached here from
Aspinwall that Walker with a number of his had
landed at San del Norte This brought TO
Aspinwall by the Royal West India mail steamer Dee
Capt walcott, which happened to be lying in San Juan
harbor at the time, and was chartered to bring down
dispatches TO Commodore Pauldng, Of the Wabash and
the captain Of her Britannia Maestys ship Brunswick
which latter vessel arrived IN Aspnwall the day
Sd, from a cruise.
Shortly tho arrival of the Dee the steamer Fashion
also reached Aspinwall, but what her object in
coming there is not known.
According the furnished by the captain Of the
Dee the Fashion appeared San Juan del Norte the
26h but without entering the port down to the mouth
of the Colorado Zone Of the mouths Of the San Juan rver
and there landed fifty men, and Afterwards she returned
San Juan dol Norte where Walker and the rest OF his
men, l5U number landed at Punta Arenas the Tran
Company property before the boats Of the Saratoga
had time prevent them Capt Chtard Of the Saratoga
immediately ordered Walker OIL the companys property
and de ared that he would allow depredatons TO be
committed either there in San Juan del Norte The
Fashions papers found all in order, and Capt. Chit
ard did not feel justified in OBTAINING her.
This is all that is positively known TO the crcum-
stance, but hundred rumors in circulation which
have not even the shadow OF foundation.
The landed at the mouth of the Colorado fur
nshed with boats by the Fashion for the purpose Of
cendng the river but how Walker s TO get up is hard
say. To attempt the ascent in native boats would be
great risk and there is OF the river steamers al
San Juan which improbable it is TO be presumed that
Capt. Chitard will not permit II TO be taken
The Fashion, is said, has been detained by Commo.
dore Paulding probably because she had clearance
from San Juan. What course Commodore Pauldng aud
the captain of the Brunswick have decided uponwhcthcr
they intend to act conformity singiy have not
tanned and presume they will not make publicly known
What Walker can hope to dc with one hundred and fifty
two hundred men, il is difficult TO imagine and if no
attempts TO ascend the river with that small force there
is why he should not be cut of Castillo vieo,
san Carlos unless there is treachery in the Central
American camp, which s not improbable; but If Colonel
Cauty who had at last accounts the lake steamers Is true
TO biz party, II Fort San Carlos Is in his hands he
ought to be able TO put stop to the of the fill
busters.
BY last accounts from Costa Rca Cauty was beseging
San Carlos, and making on the Nicaraguans
ON the lake II the quarrel between Nicara:
action, Walkers attempt TO reach his former seat
OF government appears TO be desperate case.
Once in Nicaragua, there is doubtless party there who
would jon him. ana with the renforcemepts he expects
from the Eastern states and California he would be able
to make proracted resistance But unless the river Is
open TO him 10 receive constant rentcrcements OF troops
and munitions oi war; his chance OF success appears as
bad as before.
The steamer Columbus from Central American ports is
due here on the sth, and she will probably bring some
further OF Walker landing ought
have reached San Jose dc Costa Rlca by tha. time
Some persons here, and many Of the Central American
citizens believe that Walkers oray is against Costa Rca,
and a present Nicaragua; but if its he has made
great mistake IL he thinks that with the
force lie has got he can ever reach San Jose,
the capital. OF the population of Costa Rlca,
which Is estimated at 1850 0u0 al least two thirds live
the high plains within radius OF - miles from San
Jose, and 10 reach that pace he would have TO pass
through forest ana swamp, over mountains and through
delles which could be defended by one hundred men
against thousand. The Cost. koans eight WE'LL sni
their own soil would be desperate opponents TO meet
could be brought INTO the Held ia case OF emergency.
Should any further news transpre shall let yoa know