The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-27

Ate he cannot leave Rivss Rarrisoned and have
ssumcient force TO attack the enemy that IL per
.sse.,ngly encireling him. Without these. be may
IAs' tnIee emontha-perhaps even six-but do mol
sfe now ne can chase the enemy from the country
or tven save himself with his present means. Il
- war OF determination on the side Of his enc
,es snd they will fsht so long - the allied States
nave man left or an ounce of powder Walker
nas not native soldier In bis army and only three
omcers, and not . reliable friend outside his own
force In all Central America.
Mr Rogers. Walker Secretary of the Treasury
S Uno wrote you took passage from Panama for
San Juan on the llth ult. In . little fve-ton boat
nad not arrived At the date OF this letter.
mr.. rooney, who went out from New Orleans in
August last, carrying with him twenty i've men
Tor Waiker, and who has been the correspondent Of
tne Deita, 10 said to have been hung by the Leo
nese At Granada, to whom he deserted He had
previously been taken prisoner In the battle of
Santa Rosa, believe, by the Costa Ricans. ia
wnlcn oatfie he lost an arm. Canas took him into
n.own family In Costa Rica, and he voluntarily
communicated important information concerning
Waker. He Afterwards deserted to Walker, but
Deing again taken by the LeOnese was hung He
was correspondent of the New Orleans Delta.
THE LATEST.
THURSDAY. Feb. 12.-Op Friday last two dsys
that the attac. should be made upon the post At
Serapiqui accordingly. At 8 o clock on the morn :
ing OF that day, about 300 of the men were placed
on board the steamer, and ascsnded to within
about three miles of the forts; here the men were
landed. and making detour to the right cut their
way, fora distanceof six or seven miles, through
forest of heavy timber, until they arrived in the
rear OF the enemy, strongly fortified At Cody's
Point Immediately opposite the principal fort at
Serapiqui; sfter sharp conflict. which lasted
about quarter of An hour, they succeeded in dri
wing tie enemy entirely out; those who failed to
reach the opposite side of the river taking refuge
In the surrounding woods.
At the same time the attack was made in the
rear, the steamer ran up in front, and opened
warm Fl e upon the Serapiqui Fort, from . six and
nine FOUNDER, mounted on q fat in tow, which
had the effect of completely silencing the guns
Of that place; unfortunately, at this time the boil
er of the steamer gave way, and she was com
PEELED to withdraw for repairs; the troops were at
once set to work, Strengthening their newly ac-
quired position, which, from its elevation, gives
them great advantages over the enemy, and q full
command of the river. The loss of the Americans
contested of one officer, Lieut.. Homan, and four
privates. killed, and eleven wounded; amongst the
latter. Col Rudler shot in the leg above the knee
Major Ellis in the top of the head, and Capt. Bar
ringtsn-none, however, mortally. The enemy 8
loss could not have been less than one hundred
and fifty in killed and wounded. Their force
amounted to eleven hundred men.
On Sunday evening, at sundown, the Tennessee
hove In sight, and shortly after entered the harbor
She brought about three hundred Californians,
and sixty men for Walker, under Col Hall and
Cap'. Farnsm; q few Of these are good men, but
u "'Jo'iy OF toem not worm Tue IOuoi0 OF
bringing out. These men were taken on board
the Texas.
At4 o'clock this morning. force of seven arm
ed boats from the British feet was seen enteIiog
and ascending the San Juan river towards the
American camp, for what object, is yet to be seen
though all sorts of rumors flying around; a
bungo came down the river yesterday from the
camp, with message from Loekridge, requesting
the steamer 10 wait over to-day, he Intended
making an attack on the enemy last night at 10
o'clock, and would this morning send the steamer
down; we waited anxiously until half past 2
o'clock P. M, when the ships weighed anchor and
steamed out to sea, with about two hundred and
fsyp