The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-03-14

two killed and one wounded Colonel Titus had four
wounded General Wheat lost none, had be any
injured They found small quantity Of provisions
clothng and considerable number of MIME rifles
in the fort During the night the party under Col Titus
on board the Resce and proceeded up the isle
of Providence where they landed without opposition. The
Reserve wss hack Immediately for stores and soon
she returned she sent in pur Of the Morgan Inc
Reserve came within sight Of her just she bad
Castillo Rapids and she Has hrse diatey by
the allies on the heights in Fort Castillo 0rders
given to burn boa,s below the Rapdsthe Bulver
the Morgan sna the Machnca The J. N. Scott al
ready fire. In very few ins'es an were IN flames
and to add to the catastrophe resin aud tar t6t bad
been placed in the buildings of the of Castillo were
gnited and soon the town and the boats rapidly
being Consumed together While they were burning
the ot esas eanonsdigE hs Rsss,ve and for 70,
effective srmies might have been supposed TO have been
at work, instead OF the few who were really engaged
Under the fire of round shot ana gfafe from Fort
Castillo, Captain West made landing, and took by storm
slight fertilization the low land within short dis
lance of the main fort In doing this he had very few
men either killed wounded BY this time the entire
town had beef butned and all the boats below Castillo
had been destroyed with ths exception Of the ~ Scott
and Of her very little visible when 5ungo Vas SEM
of from the Rescue with orders to save what was left Of
her possible They succeeded in cutting her loose and
putting out the fire. but when she had drilled down somt
distance her wood and machinery were found 80 bad
damaged that che useess The above ia all OF i'm
The allies still in force in Fort San Carlos hoT long
they will remain cannot now be told.
The steamer John Ogden was lying abort distance
above Castillo Rapds She is the largest Of the river boats
and when the transit Open she used to transfer thu
passengers after they had debaked just below the Rapids
and passed around about threeourths OF mile of rail
way to the smooth and deeper above the LAX,
Steamers La Vergen and San Carlos at Turo Rapids. Bu
this she has in all probability been destroyed by th
allies They had tar and resin and powder on board D
her, and it known that attack should b
made Fort Castillo she to be destroyed. IL Gen
Walkers succeeded in taking Castillo the lake boat
above will be destroyed the allies there hear
it. Under such circumstances how Col Lockrdges party
to reach San Carlos does not clearly appear Blu
they fight well and pesevering there is knowing
what they might succeed in doing II Lake Nicaragua
not between them and Rivas.
| LATER FROM NEW GRANADA.
By the Empire City we have later from New Ora
NADIA. The Aspinwal Courier of February %, says;
On the 9th and 2sth of January Mr.. Morse pre-
scented to the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and the ACTIN
President Of this republic but definite understanding
4 had transpired from these interviews.
Congress met the LIST of February. The President
message aud the reports of the Secretaries had been
ceived and published The message takes the position
heretofore assumed respecting the 18th of April affair."
the Secretary OF Foreign Affairs though the tone of til
the message is moderate and the secretary is vic
lent, pIolix, and more unconcatory than
"The opinion at Carhagena, and in other parts
the Interior among the foreigners TO be that tn
mission of DIR. Morse will not have peaceful result
cannot see shy cause of apprehension Mr. Morse we
received and the nlavorabe messages to which bav
referred emanasd from the outgoing administration th
incoming one is organized and with ii he has to negc
tate.
aCol Kinney left Aspinwa on the 27th ultimo for Sa
Juan del Norte, in the steamer Clyde