Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-12-29
IMPORTANT FROM NICARAGUA.
Arrival Of the Northern Light.
100000 Dolla.s in Specie!
GENERAL WALKER ROUTED +,

GENERAL WALKER ROUTED
The steamer Northern Light arrived last
! night with California mails TO the 5th inst
! and - DG0 "0o in Treasure
Il Gen Walker was a passenger
The I. >. t.ag ship arrived at Aspinwall
on III r,inr Of 18th, with Gen Walker On
+, board, together with all the arms and
ammunition, dc, seized al Don Juan del
No,te
The steamer san Houston. Capt CAugh.
lin sailed from A-lnwall for Mobile on x4e
evening OF the 18Th inst
Her Il. N. steamer Blunswii, at Aspin-
wall the ith Fort Castillo and the steam
er Irving, between &. Morgan AID Ogden
were taken by Col Frank Anderson and 80
men.
The sth Gen. Walker and all his mer
surrendered prisoners of war Com to Pauld
ing OH the 18th.
The Y. :. sloop Saratoga, left Don Juar
del Norte with 100 officers and men of Gen
Walker army fnr Norwalk.
Capt. knelc OF tie Wabash. came l,y the
Northern Iipht, harer # dispatches to
! the government Walker also came pas.
senger to y. \ on parole
Steamer Hudson had been turned over to
government BY Walker.
Morgan, the only one which came down
the river, was secured by Com. Pan ding,
and put in charge Of the American Con
sui. at Graytown
Grayto~n till lcld Castillo-be held B
months provisions anI in pose. ion # A.
tillery which he captured Of Costa Hicai4s
wl.h undauce cf ammunition which would
enable them - maintain tl.sse posisions is
long - their provisions last. /
hspinWall and bon Juan correspondence
shows that Corr panldine statioaed boats
fui! Of men Wit, a howitzer, III each, IN
front OF Walkers camp With 100 men wers
landed from the squadron under comManl
of Capt. Engle Of the Wabash.
The Saratoga also directed her broadside
upon tn camp, and walker surrendered at
di-cretioE.
The steam fri-ate Suquehana arriy a
at san Juan Oh the 18Th from Nicaragua
We learn that Gen. Murtinesse has been
elected i're=licAt. lie was iuaugcratcd oa
the 18th.
The most active precautions have been
taken by the Aicaraeuan Govt to rai,1a a
strong and energetic war against Costa Rita.
The Govt Of Coste Re. Las nallil,-,o1 d
desire TO arrange matters with n. Granada
as soon as contcrtei governmen; ia stab
lished
From Costa Rica We learn the Govern
ment had sent i force of 100 men against
the iillibusters
Tl,e news from California is unimportant.
Rain had fallen plentifiilly and many opera
tors Were lrorr sing sat-f..ctotil.. Com
nlercial affairs Were ycry dull. Money mar
kct without animation.
The iItere-! IN Cal. Bonds will hereafter
be paid in San Francisco instead OF \. Y.
The news 'ronl I'll" South Pacific is Interest.
ing
The Gillian Congress bal u thorized
loan of $1.oo0,o00 to oe'rpiete the Val psrai
so and Southern Railroads in Peru.
difficulty had occurred in consequence
ofthe authorities prohibiting Foreign ne
charics from performing their occupation,
unless they swore allegiance 60 Peru. upon
which they We're Immediately compelled to
do military duty. The lAaorit, Of the NE
chahics being Americans, they appealed to
Mr.. Clay, our minister but he had made
but little progress toward an arrangement.
Gen. Castillo and number of his fellow
reYoiutio,isis had been banished.