The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-04-08
WALKERS VICTORIES IN NICARAGUA.

WALKERS VICTORIES In NICARAGUA.
Letters from Henninsse. and ether OAl. :.
csrs,rFhe Ali1es Alleged TO he Brok en-
op-'frospects efPeace.
d'spatch published yesterday stated that news
n@u oeen received at New York In the shape OF
p''Va'e letters from Walkers officers, confirming
.ae accounts OF Walkers decisive victory at San
Jorge Ihe Herald says the following are extracts
from the letters referred to. They came to New
forK IN the steamer Texas, which arrived ON the
n'gnt OF Thu-sday last, but some of them did mt
seacn tnose TO whom they were addressed till late
saturday evening The dispatches from Genera,
H. OF the tesh with the return of the killed. woup.
ded ana missing have not come to hand. and have
II Is supposed, been abstracted on their w.vfr.u,
San Juan del Sur A
EXTRACTS FROM LETTER OF GEN. ~
Riras, March 10 1857.
Inc steamer from California for Panama IL ;..
IN Al san Juan, and as the ranger exnrees - -
the saddle. have barely moment to add line -
my own letters on last evening To avoid Tho
S o, .ns ana the notes within being intercepted
oy those whose interests excite sympathy for tbe
greaser allies before they reach New York an.
close them to DR.. Carnochan, who will send them
to you as soon as he receives them
nave httie OF Importance to add to nv nara.
n IA
care taken that the names in the re,nrns ~ On
killed, wounded and missing are printed sccnrata
ly. 1t may omit two or three of the wounded hnt
the entire number, if it was complete does mt er
ceed fifty. l have not received the slightest ir-
jury aud enjoy my usual good health The loss of
the enemy Is ascertained to be upwards of 400 kill
ed Our victory is decisive and breaks up the al
lies completely, aud in a few weeks all fighting
within the boundaries Of Nicaragua will be over
and if anv contest is kept will be in the other
States. Our army is in high spirits.
The dispatches from General Henningsen of the
18th of March, aud the return of the killed and
wounded above mentione ed have not come to hand
and it is believed they have been intercepted by
persons inimical to the success of President Walk
er.
Official News from Col. LOckridge.
Mr. Scammon. the purser of the steamship Tex
as, bas handed to the Herald the following COM
muuicato in the handwriting of Col Lockridge.
The document i. in lead pencil and headed.
DISPATCH.
reconnoitered the enemys position at Castillo
on the l4tb, and from their spies gained the i'm
portant information that Walker had gained
great victory, and that the allies had fallen back
on Masssya or Granada Propositions of peace
the Costa RiNan not willing to join the confer
ence, but had sent Vauderbit's sgent, Spencer,
from the country, and offer the transit 10 the
English government. l have seized important
documents to prove the above facts, which | have
sent to Washington and to the President of Mica
ragua
Rivas i fortifying Leon, in the last conference
of the combined forces of Costa Rica, Guatemala,
Honduras and Salvador, proposition was made
to divide and eblitPrate the name of Nicaragua -
There are only $50 men a. San Carlos under
Gen. Mora. The J. N. Scott is now ready to pro-
ceed upths river. have near 400 men, with
seven pieces of artillery and plenty of arms and
ammuntiop and feel confident of success.
LOCKRIDGE.
This document is endorsed on the back by Mr..
Purser Scammon, as follows:
This paper was written by Col. Lockridge a
part of it in my presence, and given to me by him,
about 10 O'Clock P NJ , on the 10Th March.
l. M SCAMMoN. Purser Steamer Texas
The Times has also been shown several private
letters confirming tine news of Walkers success
One writer says
The fight was in fact second edition of the
Granada battle but we had better chance at them.
You remember how they scattered when we re.
turned from Massaya Well, here they didn't have
the same chance The old st. Jorge road, you
know, is lined with native ranches. and fenced
with the cactus Probably 200 or 300 got into
the huts, and escaped by the gardens in the
resr. We killed or took prisoners all the rest
You never heard such bowling amongst the
poor devils as when we opened, for Hennipgsen IS
Gen. Sanders facetiousiy remarked, was giving
them all the law allowed. They flung their arr
every way This morning we are bringing them
into Rivas, half of them loaded We shart need
any more importations from California for While
Of course you will all want to know how mauy
we killed If any body asks you, you can say-as
our old water-cure frard used to-"any number
you please" Wilson began to count them, and
got up to 800, and said he thought it was wasting
the precious hours Of a probationary state to
spend any more time on dead greasers 1t is Ger
tain that we finished at least 50C-and have got
about as many more on our hands in a most de-
plorable condition. But the General ha6 given
orders to take good of them all, and no doubt
we shall save all that's worth having. One thing
you may be sure Of they will never stand up
against us agaiu-even if there was any sort of
harmony amongst their leaders. So you may con-
slider the hard fighting about over.
Another sets down Walkers loss as 10 killed
and 40 wounded. The nuuber of Costa Rcaps
killed, wounded and taken prisoners, stated
as being in the neighborbood of 500 men. After
citing the particulars Of the battle the 10th ui,
the writer refers to Walkers present position and
his Intended future movements and adds:
Gen. Walker, at my writing, is in most ex-
celent spirits. All the officers feeling joval
and fine The brilliant assault following the en-
gagement of st. George, which l have detailed
to you, has stirred up the priyates with encours
agement and enthusiasm l tell you Gen Walk
er's plan to conquer this country is a good one,
and his men believe begin to apprehend what It
is This plan, as unfolded to you in one of my
earliest letters, he will rigidy adhere to. He will
allow the allied forces to exhaust their resources,
and when their resources of men and arms and
ammunition are exhausted, then he will strike lis
The Tribune has statement from passenger
by the Texas He says he was in General Canas'
camp at Virgin Bay and st. George, several days
previous to his departure the 18th, and that the
reported battle and victory the 10th is entirely
without foundation in truth.
The Tribunes informant further states that the
correspondence between Canas and Walker,
which has been tortured into foundation for the
statement that Canas was ready to join Walker,
but was in reality with reference to q surrender
of the latter Walker having proposed to submit
provided he and his men were permitted to leave
the country, Canas replied Offering passports to
the whole, excepting Walker, whom he expressed
determination to deliver up to the Costa Rcans.
The result of this correspondence was refusal
on the part of Walkers adherents to accept, and
subsequent flight towards the sea coast The
American naval officers at San Juan had applied
to Canas in behalf of Walker and bis troops Ca
nas replied that be would pay the expense OF the
whole force to the United States, excepting
General Walker. who must be delivered up.
DON'T LIKE THE SERvICE-A soldier in Cin-
cinnati whose detschment had been ordered to the
frontier broke into a store last Sunday evening
and stole butcher knife and fiddle he was ar
rested and committed 1t afterwards turned out
that be was unwilling to go with the detachment,