Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-04-17

KINDNESS OF THE COSTA RICANs.


We find the following in the Lou
isville Journal Of the 10th
FROM NICARAGUA VIA COSTA RIGA.
Mr.. Chas. Il. sull, late in the SER
vice of General Walker, arrived in
this city on Wednesday night. He
left here August 9th, and on his ar
rival in Nicaragua, was placed in the
ranger service, the most arduous, but
healthicst in that army. he did
faithful duty until January 18th,
when he and two companions, like
himself dissatisfied, were sent out
for beef 1t was the opportunity
they desired, and they took +" French
leave" and made their way into the
wilds of Costa Rica. They had but
a small chunk of beef, on which they
subsisted for two days. On the third
day they found stray mule which
was killed. About forty pounds OF
this meat was divided out. It was
used till Il became not only tainted,
but full of Maggots. Think Of that
ye lovers of delicacies and dainties.
Yet this putrid meat to q starving
man, was q choice morsel. After
wandering In the mountains, often
having to cut their way with a ma
chefe IN big lnife) through the dense
chapparal, the sight of a rancho glad
dened their eyes. There were some
fiffy soldiers occupying it. The chief
officer gave them q cordial reception,
and what was more reviving, good
food. After q brief rest, they pro-
ceeded to Guanacasta, forty miles
distant. They were deprived Of the
mules and weapons here, but allowed
to sell the equipments, saddles &c,
for which five dollars was received.
II was a godsepd Thence the men
marched on foot to Basson, seventy
miles, over a tran path.
Sull was very<8, weak, dispirited
and desparing. Hc could not keep
pace and his comrads had to abandon
him TO his fate. Conscious however,
if he faltered he was lost, he nerved
himself to the task, and at night
would reach tho companions of his
fight again. In about three days
they reached Basson. The natives
furnished them with bungoes, in
which they floated down a river one
hundred miles to Punta Arenas on
the Pacific. Bull was very i'll and
out of his mind here for four days,
but recovered his health sufficiently
to start for San Jose, the capital of
Costa Rica, distance eighteen miles,
where they were directed TO go.
They walked. On reaching there
they applied TO the American Consul,
who refused 20 assist them, and char
acterized them as outlaws. The Prus-
sian Consul, Manning, to his honor
DO It spoken, exerted himself and re-
lieved them, as we'll as others who
had fed from Walker President
Mora sent out wine and cigars, and
he, rs we'll as oil tho Costa Ricans,
bestowed every kindness. The Pc
ruvian Minister sent them two oun-
ces of gold and Costa Rican gen.
tleman gave them as much more.
Even the little children, effected by
their sad looks and situation, would
approach them timidly and present
them with small coins.
The native women rendered their
sympathy with that grace and deli
cacy only true women can.-(When
did they ever failO
From San Jose they were sent back
to Punta Arenas, and allowed money
for expenses. There the Govern
ment paid their board for two weeks
On the arrival Of the steamship Pan
anna, they with 1874 others who had
hocked in, in the meantime, left for
their own Country. The Costa Ri
can Government paid their entire OK
penses, $50 each, to New Orleans or
New York as they wished