Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-01
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.


The END ON'r The news by the Illinois, at
New York, tells of the closing scenes of flibus-
tering in Nicaragua. The details brought by
her would I'll pages Of the Star; so we must be
content to present the reader with results as we
can Gull them from the mas of information
spread before US. The New York Times says
"The accounts received by the Illinois are
deeply interesting. Ii appears that the victories
obtained by Walker on the 5th, and again on the
10th OF March, were purely imaginative. Sight
did take place on the 18th, but il was Walker
who was defeated, and he was compelled to re-
turn to Rivas, out of which he had ventured TO
attack San George, with a loss of $50 men. The
great slaughter committed among the Costa
Ricans was also pure fabrication-they lost only
two men killed and some sixty wounded. After
this event, the allies drew their lines closer and
closer around Rivas, until at length, on the 18th
Of April, the date to which our advices extend,
the hlibusters were shut up i'm two houses, with
out provisions. and almost without hope of es-
cape. The policy pursued by Gen. Mora through
out the whole campaign is still preserved. He
refrains from attacking, but leaves disease, pri-
walton and suffering to perform the work of death
in the ranks of his enemies"
President Rivas has not been assassinated
as alleged by the arrival that brought the bogus
news of the bogus CWalkers) victory Of the
18th.
The allies have entire possession of San ] uan
del Sur. In their efforts to keep it and to keep
open its communication with the town of Rivas
the following disasters occurred to the fllibus-
ters:
az Gen. Sanders, in his efforts to relieve Caycee
was cut of from Rivas about the Sd of March-2-
men found dead on the sed, and large number
badly wounded, well as his horses wagons
&c., which he was taking down to San Juan del
Sur, TO bring up supplies The loss of the allies
was one captain and two Privates killed and one
ensign and Il privates wounded, the names of
whom are published
:. The 80 men brought down by the Sierra Ne
vada on the 9Th of March, were attacked by 200
of the allies, onehalf of them killed and the rest
dispersed Caycee escaped, having taken another
route The loss Of the allies on this occasion
only three or four wounded-none killed.
1t is subsequently, announced from Costa RIGA
that Caycee had reached there, as deserter,
OF subsequent operations at and around
Walker head quarters-Rivas-the command
er-in-chief of the allies writes:
HEADQUARTERS, FoUR CoRxERs)
Wednesday, April I, 1857.
i have kept your Excellency informed Of INV
operations since took chief command of the
army. l have but little to add, but nevertheless
you will find it interesting.
The siege of Rivas is more complete than could
have been expected, with the small force at INV
disposal. The good selection of the posts, and
the service Of my scouting parties, have contrib
uted much towards the success of the siege. A
re- that ,iv have planted has done much
Day after tomorrow, at latest, 1 shall place i'm
battery at the post of the Puebla occupied by
s SeneTs natTueh, another gun Of equal ealibre,
which will cross its fires with that at nv head
quarters, and which will completely destroy or
dislodge the fllibusters. Walker and his forces
are reduced To feed on mule meat and dogs sea-
soned with sugar in default of salt. and of this
they have most miserable ration. Those pushed
by hunger, who 90 out to hunt for plaintafns are
driven in by nv troops without their HAVING ef
fected their object. Every night send in little
guerrilla parties from each one Of my posts, who
obliging the fllibusters to be constantly on the
alert in the night, so that they have no time to
rest This course, united TO the certainty they
feel that the are now completely hemmed in
produced d desertiOn among them of about five
each day to my headquarters. / calculate thai
triple that number daily take the road TO Cost
Rlcd- The hllibusters have arrived at such ex-
IRENE pusllanmity, that one Of their de erters OF
yesterday returned from my camp to his old quar-
tiers in the plaza-which are the same that Gen
Saiazar occupied when we were in Rivas last veal
distributed some of the pToclamations Of youl
Exceilency, and taking rife, returned freely tC
my camp.
Since yesterday fourteen deserters from the enc
my have come into my camp.
am assured that d division Of Guatemalians
Will DE soon in Granada. l shall send the steam.
eT San Carlos for them to- morrow
Every probability is in favor of our early til.
umph. "
am yoHr Excellency's obedient servant.
iothe fieSldent. JUAN J. MORA
The Album Semanal SAYS that Gen Jerez has
iaken possession Of san uan del Jur-so of course
walker can get no mole assistance from CaIifor.
ma, either IN men or provisions
From the 9Th 10 the Nth Of March there arrived
d,I1Defia, IA Costa Rica. eighty Sit deserteTs from
Naker. They declare that the balls Of the Al
lies cannon cross the intTenchments and benin
to cause considerable damage They confirm 1be
account that Walker has 60 men very strongly
I?I,lhed In Riyas. great portion of these are
slck or wounded, or rendered incapable of dutv
from the HigEdS IA small insect that gets into the
nesh, generally in the feet, deposits its eggs and
nhdiy Gauses the loss of he member, if not taken
had Icon n
There were l25 deserters from Walker in Puna
Arenas de Costa Rica and san Jose
At GreytOwn, Morgan and Garrison were
being denounced for having sold Walker and
hiseause to the enemy, for consideration. They
had directed their agent, Scott, to turn their
power On the Isthmus in favor of the allies. and
10 clear the river of fllibusters as speedily and
summarily "a possible-so they go,
VI the state Of affairs on the San Juan river
after the retreat and dispersion of Lockridge's
force, the New York Tribune says:
On the nth Of April some DAYS after the de-
PdituIe OF the tennessee from Greytown a Costa
RIcah force from Castillo, commanded by Colonel
Canty, an Engllshman, made its appearance there
IN the steamer Charles Morgan The fIIibusters
nad already given up their arms to the Navor OF
1Ieytown on an assurance Of being sent home
On colonel Canty's appearance, Scott the accent
OF the Transit Companies, both old and new and
chief leader in the whole Nicarayuan miscbief
summoned on board one ofthe British frigatrs
10 the commander of the Costa Rican tr65ors
wheIe an arrangement was made for Scott's ner
nal safety and the protection Of his 1--WE suppose
PaueJ property, on condition of giving up Pnnnta
aIehas To the Costa Ricans who took Possession
ent ,ne steamer Rescue, and Of number of Guns
anu quantity Of ammunition e
decIared IA having thus taken possession
~. e e the river open. and communication will,
IocL1;d',el,nnIS d once more been Te-established
perbanu =, sun remains at Greytown, intending,
A. 20 a." 80 into partnership with kinney .
At the very latest dates Walker go :,
,hn, naa been reduced to 80 fighting men,
~ d;. ~ TWO houses that had been surrounded
MAI :: cut ny the enemy, who were then
tb.t - position an additional 4-pounder
49,, &c eApee'ed to enflade them. Their
To- - f IL IN was reduced to two mules.
n.., ....ar,s 'ney mad lived wholly on mule