The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-05-16

Later from Central Amcrfca-Walker
Closely SurrOundcd---Day Fixed for
Walkers Observation-Disclosures of Nj
caragua.

Later from Central Amcrfca-Walker
Closely SurrOundcd---Day Fixed for
Walkers Observation-Disclosures of Nj
caragua.
Below We copy a few items Of interest
out OF the details Of the Illinois News.
(From the Correspondence of the New York Times)
WALKER IN A FIX.
PANAMA, April 2Otb.-The facts | have
collected make it quite certain that Walker
and the remnant of his forces ere this have
either been taken prisoners, destroyed, or
escaped from the country. There can be
little doubt that San Juan Del Sur is occu-
pied by sufficient force to prevent the es-
cape by that route, and every other avenue
and even egress from Rivas, seems to be
closed. Besides. if he should attempt to
cut his way to San Juan del Sur, he would
probably have to fight large force on the
Jacota ranch, five miles from San Suan. If
however he could get toSan Juan, suppose
that Commander Davis would intercede, or
perhaps interfere for his protection, and take
him and his force on board the st. Mary's.
Or as the Orimba was at San Juan, on her
return to California, from this port, about
the 9th of April, he possibly may have es-
capped in her.
HIS PROBABLE FATE.
If taken by the Allies, it is scarcely poss-
IDLE he will escape execution, as their SOL
ers rccollect. even if the officers have for
gotten the execution of their favorite lend
ers, Corral, Mayorga, and Salazar. The Le-
onese soldiers will not forget at any rate,
the cruel murder Of the latter. The burn
ing of Granada and a portion Of Rivas, the
robbing of their churches Of their silver. the
oil H. IS 81, LII 4
called them to bow before their tars, will
be bitter remembrance WITH them. Walk
err, if taken, will die the death he condemn
ed the noble hearted Corral to.
THE MAN OF DESTINY.
And so the Man of Destiny-he with the
blue gray eyes-has fallen at last He has
met the fate that ever follows ambition un-
guided by principle. If he lives, he must
be made of stone if lie can look with COM
placency upon the evil he has done in the
| world. Five thousand mems bones bleach
ing in the sun of Nicaragua-hearts broken,
and hearts desolated everywhere that he
might tyranizc over his fellow mortals, in
welding the sceptre of dozen trodden ma
tons, must be sorry subjects of contempla-
ton to him, when he shall look inwardly and
be alone, with only his own conscience for
company.
sOULE'S PLANTATION TOO.
And the rich plantations haciendas, block
of houses on Granada, Leon, and Rivas-all
gone! Pierre Soule's fifty thousand estate,
on which he was to introduce Louisiana ne
groes, and his code of laws for Nicaragua,
for which he has been to work so industr-
ously upon for the past year-Randolph's
Transit Charter, and Benefits new Indian
Empre-all gone to pot And the Utopia
of America invention. a Government on a
military basis! Well, we shall never see an
| other William Walker!
VERY LATE FROM RIvAS!
AspINwALL, April 90.
The British steamer Thomas az rived here
this morning from Greytown. Lockbridge
remains at Greytown. Col. Anderson and
Gen. Wheat came pass ng RS in the Thorn
as saw the latter amusing himself a few
minutes ago in cracking away with a navy
revolver at a man in a crowd, singing out,
| 'You Cd id thief! You ran away
from Capt. CooperT One ball struck close
to the legs of an officer of the Cyane, but
did no damage.
The general impression at Greytown was
that Walker had been sold out by his friends
The news from Walker is to the 18th of
April, by way of the lake and river. A dis
patch came to Greytown of that date from
Gen. Mora, stating that he had got Walker
| and his whole force confined to two houses
that he had dug trench all around what
was left of tie city, and that Walker would
be forced to surrender by the Goth, to-day.
THE PARTITION OF NICARAGUA SETTLED.
SAN JOSE, Costa RIGA, Arril 4.
| Gen. 30 Quet took possession of San Juan
del Sur on the 9th March. and up to the
9th no less than 100 filibusters surrender
Cd to Canas, who forwarded them to San
ose, en- route for Liberia. They all state
they left Walker with only l20 men, and the
only provisions he had were three mules.
Walker offered, on the 25th March, to
sur, ender, but positive orders were given to
Canas to agree to NJ capitulation that was
rot unconditional.
| 1t is also rumored that Gen. Henningsen
will be severely dealt with, because during
the siege of Granada, when terms of capt.
ulation were offered him, he replied than he
would chang the Allied Generals as high as
Hannah, if he caught them," and enouncng
them as traitors and villains. Reports from
Salvador say the Commissioners regarding
the partition of Nicaragua. have agreeably
arranged matters, and President Rivas ad
dressed the Government of Costa kica. that
the intended partition was acceptable to the
leading Nicaraguans, as they were afraid a
new fiIlbusterlng expedition might be orga-
nized in North America, to invade again Nj
caragua, anu in her present desolated cond-
ton. she had no power within herself to re-
sist it.
THE GREAT FIGHT-CosTA KIcAN ACCOUNTS.
| ell = flo
of Walkers "great victory" wherein he put
to death 600 greasers, as was currently re-
ported by the American press!
"At early dawn on tine 10th inst, Walker
ventured out with all his disposable force,
and taking up a position at the Church OF
Pueblo Nuevo, which is close to st. George,
opened very heavy fire upon the latter
place, which he kept up throughout the day
sending into the town close upon 500 round
shot, besides grape and shell. His rifiemen,
during the same period were actively en-
gagged. This fierce attack was most nobly
resisted. At 4 P. NJ. finding all his attempts
fruitless, after losing more than lH5 of his
men killed, he commenced retreat. But
here he had to encounter difficulties he had
but little anticipated. Gen. Canas foresee
ing the result. had with much judgment de-
tached Gen. Jerez with force to obstruct
his assage, and wherever position offered
itself. detachments of rifiemen were sta
toned to haress and impede his retreat
Gen. Jerez had o!so occupied position
which gives upon the four crossroads. This
position is within half a mile of Rivas and
| from it the attack became so fierce that the
bandit force br oke and was completely dis
persed, saving themselves by flight, as best
they could. This, the close vicinity of Ri
vas and nightfall favored. They, however.
left many killed and wounded, while Gen.
Jerez remained in possession of the position,
he had ably chosen and here, we und r
stand that officers was reinforced on the fol-
lowing day, it being the intention OF the
Commander-in-Chief in move his force and
to invest Rivas.
1--WE have to lament the loss, on this oc-
casion, Of % killed and so wounded. From