New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-03-28
Later from Nicaragua.
AEEIvsL OF THE STEAMSHIP EMPIRE CITY.


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ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP EMPIRE CITY.
To Mr. G. II. Denison, purser of the steamship En-
pre City, which arrived yesterday morning, we are
indebted for the following interesting memoranda:
The Empire City, Capt. s. P. Griffin, commanding,
left New York on the 18th inst, at P. NJ. and ar
one passengers two for Aspinwall; sixteen for Ha
vana, and thirteen for New Orleans also the usual
mails from New York and 81, 49s in specie.
The United States mail steamer Granada had just
arrived from Aspinwall, which port she left on the
18th, at P. NJ, bringing the usual semimonthly
mails from California, and one hundred and twenty
nine passengers, ninetynine Of whom are deserters
from Gen. Walkers force ; arrived at Panama per
P. r. R. Co.'s steamer Panama on the l4th from San
Jose Costa Rica, March It'll. The steamship Illinois
was to have sailed for New York shortly after the de-
parture Of the Granada, with two hundred and sixty
passengers, and s1,26o0oO in specie. The deserters
brought on by the Empire City, give deplorable &C
counts Of the condition Of those remaining there.
Evidence must Of course be taken cum grano sails.
They had learned from General Bosque COSTA Ri
can) that Col. Lockridge on the Atlantic side had
been surprised by Gen. Nora before Castillo fort and
compelled to raise the seige, with much loss, the
10th Of February This is confirmed by the arrivals
of steamers Clyde and Tennessee, at Aspnwall, from
Greytown.
The Star and Herald of the 18th represent Gen.
Walker remaining at latest dates 9th march per
Sierra Nevada) at Rivas, which he was engaged in
Strengthening, having about 400 fighting men, but
constantly weakened by deserton. The allies by the
same authority have dwinded from 1900 DOWN to
1900, and remain strangely inactive and lethareie.
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on the oath, bringing ffty.four passengers in the
cabin in addition to those enumerated above. Steamer
Philadelphia had left for New York on the afternoon
of the 23d, all well. ,-.
The steamer Clyde left for St. Thomas at 8 A. N.
on the oath. A cargo Of slaves is reported to have
been landed in the harbor of Havana few days prior
to the arrival of the Empire City.
Passengers from, Tork-F. A. sayre B. L. Allen VIM
Dallinge, s. Ames Benz Hultze, Miss Ellen Clark,
Froa HapanaaE ". Hall, ". Stevens washvor.h and
Sa S faS saf sh.S,s aqf
Humphrey ea 5ds T. ~ Z np ~
sister and servant B. Reed G H. Marshall and two
'Ps 's
Montgomery lady infants G. Myatt and lady Judge
@ Wfe Dr. r. NJ waaee Ss sels's nSd
From 1spissaM-Mrs Moore and servant, Capt Dyer and
lady Hind VIM Handlin g. Ker and one steerage, and
We have received by this arrival Panama and As
pnwa papers to the 10th, but they contain nothing
special Importance from Nicaragua The Aspin-
wall Courier of the 18th says: .-
In our last ISSUE published on the day of the arri
val Of the steamer Sierra Nevada we were unable to
obtain any to lay before our readers respecting
the movements of Walkers forces. We have since
learned that Walker is still in Rvas in quiet posses
md 49,
The Costa Rcans have attacked him in his present
position, but repulsed. Their force has been re
duced more than fifty per cent. They have oyel
500. 1000 of whom are in good condition. ant
Walker has over 1000, 800 OF whom are very eficien
men.
Walker received seventy.five men per Sierra Ne
yada from California-Col. Caycee, who was at Sal
Juan to receive these recruits. had been sent dow
before with some twenty-five men, and had been il
tercepted by large force of the enemy, had fgf
and lost three men, With the reinforcement he mo-
had he was confident he would be able to get safe
Rivas. The St. Marys, it appears presented no o.
stace to the landing of the recruits for Walker
as had been reported she would do. The Costa R
can General having requested her captain to opera
against Walker he replied that his business there
to protect the interests of American citizens.
We have heard and read in letters several differe
accounts of the doings and the present condition
things at and near Rivas. We think what we ha,
given is most reliable.
In the same paper of the 18th and 10Th we find Il
following paragraphs:
e The Panama Railroad Co.'s steamer Panama. Car
u Dow arrived at Panama on Sunday March 18th, fro
Central America, with large freight and l24 desel
o ers from Walkers army, en- route for the Unite
States, "a for New York, and 100 for New Orleans,
, the expense of the Costa Rcan government II
freight bill of the Panama for the trip, is 10000.
10 Captain Dow, of steamer Panama, we are il
debted for Costa Rican papers to March they col
tain no news, though they acknowledge receipts
correspondence from Gen: Canas, near Rivas to Eel
26, and from San Juan del Norte (GreytownD to tn
latest moment. From San Jose division of 600 me
had left to join Gen. Canas, on the I'd instant d
vision under Col Blanco had arrived there, returnin
from there Feb. %, their place said to hav
) been supplied by detachment from Liberia.
The Costa Rican papers inform us that three thou
sand more troops to be added to the allied forces
one thousand to be supplied from each nation. Ger
Canas was to march with some fifteen hundred mer
Leon against Rivas, and one thousand men were t
march on San Juan del Sur, that the intention
to surround Walkers forces with nearly six thousan
men, The numerical odds would then be about lively
to one. That is fearful, and yet we feel coniden
that with good officers and in advantageous pos
tion the victory would be achieved by the handful
AS matters stand however, we view the prospect o
the Pacific side as dark for Walker, although we
not, by any MEANS consider the matter settled. Th
desperateness of their situation may sober some
the reckless and drunken officers and may incte som
of the material which is really good among hetrool
to deeds of proves, Of which they have heretool
not known themselves capable.
our laSt we stated tnaC one hundred ana twenty
four deserters from the libuster army in Nicaragu
t had reached Panama route for the United State
It at the expense of the Costa Rican Government. W
supposed, when we thus stated, that cash had bee
paid for their passage to Panama, and that itwoud
forthcoming for their fare throughout the trp-but
subsequently learned that the Costa Rieans had bee
+ fortunate enough to get them off their hands whor
n providing anything but promises to pay for the
. transportation-that the agent of the United STATE
Mail Steamship Company would not accept Cost
Rican promises" for tickets, and that the Pauan
Railroad Company, or the residents of the Isthmu
would probably have to suffer over four thousand dc
lars more of the charity tax during the next mont
the Panama should go and return in that time wit
funds for their shipment This seemed, indeed, hal
t case, when recolected that they had suereda ia
5 averaging hundreds Of dollars upon the same class
months past
The men, it seems, came on but we have not learne
It who paid their passage money.
From Northern Mexico.