The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1857-04-15


New YoRK, March 4-The steamship Texas ha
arrived, bringing dates from Rvas of the 18th ush
from San Juan Of the 20th and from Aspinwall 0
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The dates from Rivas reached Aspinwall by til,
6teamer Orizaba
The purser Of the Orizaba reports that Wake eli.
army was in good condition.
On the 10th, general Walker, with about 400 ne1
marched against St. George, leaving Hennngsen in
eomnand at Rivas.
alker attacked ST. George, and gaining the grarEd
Plaza, set fire to and burned the principal part Of tic
tUwii; after which, having gained his object he tie
treated towards Rivas.
Soon after Walker marched from Rivas. general
ghanorro, with l2oO troops, attacked the city bit
were driven back by Hcnningsen who pursued theil
III the road leading to st. George
w lker, returning with his troops to Rvas NIT
Ghanorros forces being driven before Henningsd4
xith great loss, and opening fire upon them THE
zllies were totally parayzed ana made but little Ri.
nIatance. -## =,1Ha qa.- t5s..z- -.s.s
here being escape for the allies in const4-
anence o. the condition of the countryside road 3D.
ING hedged in with mpenetrable forest of cactu;
EhRy Were shot down like penled up sheep. 80 Il
Their estimate Of their loss is 327 killed and
cYer sOO wounded. Walkers estimate is 600 killea
mad 500 wounded. - .-5'5i
s Walkers loss was very small. - L
lmmediately after this disastrous affair the allies
ft back upon Massaya; and it is generally believ.
90 they will make propositions for a peace i
was reported when the Orzaba left that gen.
efai Canas had been guilty Of making certain over.
fares TO W alker, and had been arrested There il
snnch jealousy between the officers Of the allied ar
any and some impute this charge and arrest to thai
cause X fat5sss'as=s :
Az the department Of Leon, considerable dissatis
action has been evident for some tnle-the inaabi-
tants preferringt the Walker government
Ibis feeling has grown prominent and loud voiced
lafely, and president Rvas has been assassinated i
Farther than this, it is reported that general Chill
on has raised large body Of uatiyerecruts IN that
Nxl1rt sa.,,t sth
Walker
Colonel Lockridge has been reinforced by large
number Of recruits from Texas, who brought suf1t
ncIency OF arms, ammunition and provisions. :
Lockridge has garrsoned the only two points of
communication with Costa Rica. -3'8@
here are 30 men stationed at the mouth Of the
Sefapaqui; lo6 at the mouth of the San Carlos, and
wv remaining 50 are near he Machusa rapids p Il
Colonel Lockridge is said to have secured doeu-;
nsents, showing that the government of Costa Rica
Mnre about to open the Transit route to gland.
force of the allies at San Carlos is very small
And Lockrdge is confident of taking it. -aa 3&54Sg
~ Ew YoRK, April 6.-The New York Tribune of
tlsas morning publishes statement from one of the
passengers OF the Texas. contradictory to the new
contained in the report of the purser. He the pas
senger) says he is citizen Of Nicaragua and was.
Formerly an adherent of the government of Walker
he says that the report of Walkers victory OH the
18th, is entirely without truth 4@;
according to his published statement he was in
the camp of the allies just before the 18TH and that
vt that time Walkers whereabouts was not known
he having few days before abandoned his quarters
AK Alvas with the intention of reaching the sea coast
de states thai the correspondence between Calas
and Walker, over which so much cry has been made
was really referring TO the surrender Of Walker He
says that Walker proposed to submit and leave the
country provided he and his followers should do so
without molestaton.
Canas replied offering passports to the whole force
except general Walker, whom he was determined to
deliver to the Costa Rcans. -s.a.
n The result of this correspondence was according
the statement in the Tribune that Walker refused
andtha he and his force subsequently left Rivas for
the sea coast. #&E 4.4s @sn ..r.s
He further states that the American naval officers
AT San uan del Sur had appealed Canas in behalf
of alker and his troops To this appeal Canas re-
piled that he would pay the expenses of the whole
force to the United States with the single exception
of general Walker, who must be delivered up.
Tie says that the published letters from Henning-
sen and others, pnrporting to give of re-
cent victories gained by Walker, and which are da- |
ted on the 18th ut the day the Texas left and pro-
fess to have been sent by express, to the steamer
giving few details and referring to other letters
which are said to have been puroined on the route
have signatures and all bear unmstakable marks
offabrcation
BALTIMORE, April 6.-Oficial dispatches received
ct Washington, confirm the accounts of general Walk
er's victories in Nicaragua.
Mr. Appleton has retired from the Washington |
Union, on accepting the appointment of assistant
secretary Of state. rf.r.