The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-06-10

HOW WALKER AND HIS MEN
ESCAPED MULES,
CATS AND DOGS.
Gen. Henningsen, Colonel Titus and
one division of the army of Nicaragua
have arrived in New York. Onesof the
reporters of the Tribune visited the former
and derived some information in regard to
the evacuation of the county by Walker
/ The reporter states:
Since the last advices received here
from Gen. Walker, athe Allies made an
attack on the men, The assault elasted
six hours, and was hotly contested through
out As near as could be ascertained,
the enemy lost 400 killed and wounded,
including 80 prisoners taken by, General
Walker; one cannon belonging to the Al
lies also fell into the hands of the fill
busters. Walkers total loss in this en-
gagement, in killed and wounded, did not
exceed SO or 60 men.
From this time until the second week
in April, when General Mora arrived and
assumed command of the Allies, no Of
fensive operations, to speak of, took place
on either side. On the 18th of that
month the Allied forces, led on, it was
said, by deserters from the fillibuster
camp, made desperate attack on Gen.
! Walkers intrenchments, and succeeded in
gaining possession at one time of the low
1 er plaza. About one hundred and fifty
had entered that portion of the town.
when General Henningsen succeeded in
bringing three guns to- bear upon them,
which moved them down with great
slaughter. About half of them escaped,
and the remainder being surrounded were
obliged to surrender. After good deal
of hard fighting the enemy was beaten, but
not without contesting the ground inch
by inch. One. hundred and three prison
ers in all remained in the hands of Gen.
Walker after the fighting was over.
The hopes of the fillibusters were great
ly sustained by, the constant expectation
of relief from Colonel Lockridge and par.
| ty, on the San Juan River, who were
daily looked for. OF course no correct
intelligence could be obtained respecting
his situation and prospects, as all the ave.
nuesi of approach from that quarter were
in the hands of the Allies. But, as day
\ after day no news came from the San Juan,
the garrison in Rivas began to despair
and were fast losing their spirits, when in
formation. was received that Captain ,Da-
I Wis, of the United States sloop-o Of wal
4 st. Mary's, had seized the schooner Gran.
ada, containing half of all Gen. Walkers
ammunition. .5ss;ze sssaate9
Then, in view Of the hopeless prospect
before them, the design ofsretiring from
the country began to be entertained
Meantime Captain Davis proceeded tic
the seat of war, and endeayored to -urgt
the contending parties to come TO terms
i Geueral Walker, after prolonged and pain
full consultation with his officers, conclud
: ed to enter into stipulations with Captain
} Davis, and he subsequently, surrendered
i to him as. an officer of the United State,
Government. The Allies were not namei
: in the instrument By full understand
+ ing, however, the retiring forces were not
: molested by then--one of the Costa Ri
/ can Generals attending Walker and hi
: staff through the lines of the enemy.
S hostage, as it were. s7sn ,YEsa2l4-oss
e At the instance of Captain Davis, tn
women and children, numbering abou
a seventy, were removed from the camp OF
: the goth Of April. The formal capitula
e |tiop took place on the 30th Of the sam
: mt B b, and the troops set out on th
: march to San Juan del Sur on the lst Q
: May. y.aae9 gi.si3a2 9a lres ss]a', 1s.'ii
n The whole number of Walkers men a
n the time of the surrender was four hun
dred and seventy-6ve, of these two hun
d Edred and sixty, including officers wer
n effective, one hundred and seventy-6v
were on the sick and wounded list, am
d forty were natives.
IS Provisions had been exceedingly scare
i during the whole month of April, and tn
: men had lived chiefly. on mule and hors
Z meat nearly all that time. Dogs, cats an
d lother animals were sometimes killed t
furnish novelty. Gen.; Henningsen de
y Iscribes horse-aesh as quite passable-whe
i, lone can get nothing better. r,is !.
II The enemy, the, General states, ha
II suffered much from desertions and on th
Z Ist of May could not have had more tina
is two thousand five hundred available me
" iabout Rivas. He thinks that, had Ger
N Walker held out two weeks longer, scarce
m lily shadow would have been left Of th
)f Allies. 3
.
4 ~ A South western editor curious
a ly announces his plans and purposes fe
a New Years Day as follows: I'VE sha
luxuriate over our dinner until about fol
10 O'Clock, when we shall go out and slide Q
. a smooth plank for half an hour, "teter
: for another half hour. and then pitch cen
at till dark.--In the evening We shall G
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