The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-21

Failure of Col Lookridge to take Castillo.
THE COWARDlCR OF TITUS, OF KANSAS,
The steamship Tennessee Captain Tinklepsugh. from
Aspinwal Key West with 2o2 passengers and S. 900
In specie arrived u this port yesterday afternoon
The Tenaessee arrived at San Juan del Norte March 7,
and n Aspnwa March Passengers remained on board
Gill morning. and left BY rail for Panama at 10 A. NJ
Same day (March 10y passepgcrs arrived from Panama
Cor New York 1t p H., and the Tennessee Left Aspin.
wall ct SP. n
The Tennessee Left n San JIan the United States ship
Saratoga English Of war Archer, Cossack, Victor,
EntrePid and Pioneer; 1t Aspnwal, the United States
ship Cyans.
me Sierra Nevada met the Ori.aba Off Cerros Island,
TOO miles below Ban Francisco the evening Of Febru
sry -. Bearded her and found Ill well.
The Tennessee did not touoh u Ban Juan On her
esrn-eouoheA II Key West for coal March Is.
Tue position Of Affairs in Niosragus remains very much
che same ~ before. Walker holds Rivas.
Tho Allies are at San Jorge.
Walker has attacked San Jorge twice without effect
Col. Csyoee, who brought down the Rangers to San
Juan del SUD to escort Mrs Dussnbury. attacked
nis return BY superior foros Of Costa Ricans and
driven into ean Juan He len again the TN, the day
che Sierra Nevada sailed with Is recruits from San Fran
CISCO
Co Lookridge had taken serapiqu - have already
reported, and attempted Castillo; the latter movement
failed nom the oowardioe Of COL Titus formerly Ksas
who led the party.
The enemy burned Castillo but still held the fort.
Lockridgs has his chief foros now On Carlos Island
sAov distance below Castillo also garrison u ssrap
qui, commanded BY Col. Andsrsoa.
Titus hes len him and gone round 70 Rivas.
TnSaad 0Aaf~a ulon ~ v~pn O.nx
con, arrived al Panama The ssh inst.
AFFAIRS ON THE SAN JUAN RIVER.
The Steamship Tennessee reaohsd ssn Juan del Norts
her outward passage Saturday evening, March
~ O'Clock She carried passenger for Nicaragua.
Found h harbOr there tho United States sloopof war
sarsoga Captain fou, which arrived thers ths Ssh
also the following Essnsh vessels o. was-Archsr, 10
gun ooevess Captain Hsashooss; oosssok, q guu cor.
veto, Captain oosurn; and gunsoass Intrepid, Pio.
md Victor Of -four guns saoh Captains WOOD Menus
end Deorssy. fhess vsssels arc al SCREW propslsrs,
and very ssrviosabls suoh station and In harbor
dinou, for sailing vessel 10 enter when hs Saratoga
In the Inrspid which happened 70 have her steam
up, lowed into hsrbor rns Orion, ship Of the line,
10 s n Pearl Key (ou Bewssds) whore she went two
months ago for safe anchorage. Her commander Cas
Erstns ofnoer OF the British squadron lives
on shore si 0reytown rhs Engiish mali steamer Clyde
sis 81 saa Juan and shs brig sansoa Of New York.
sound Massnns. fhs officers and Grow Of Ne Sara
toga were In good hsaltA.
pumber OF Col. Lookridgs's o0nosrs were Of San
Juan whore they been for several days. DOL An.
dersos juss recovering fron attack OF peusy,
and he'd . temporary command 81 Punsa Arenas during
hh cosvAlsossos. Col Hall, Col rtus Captains Farm.
han and webb. ana Col Mcdonald made up the remain
der. rhsy al In good health, and Oo,. Anderson
sbls 70 be out
CAPTURE OF sKRAPIoUI.
There had been aouve operations on the rvcr snoe
about the 18TH Of February. when tho Tennessee len
sas Juaa The l2sh Of Eebruary the Texas remained
there during that day In order oany homo Of The
taxing Il ssrapiqui OF which expected thss intsl
esaos would be brought down 70 Ban Juan before asr
uooa. But The Texas sailed without reosving any inss
geaos. rhs place was taken however, thai day,
end oo,oas, Lookridse's messenger arrived u San
Juan amer the fexas had pst 70 viii be rsnsm
bered TAI Dol Lcckri6gs vs. fortified rising ground
oodys place. directly opposite serap,qu On hs IAN
ss op.sd Ore upon The pscs with hs three SIX pound
distance OF two hundred and nfsy yards and
very isw siausa disodssd We COSTA Roans and drove
them into ths wsods HI oansoa sdinG supported
~ well erected are Of ME rifles He thsn crossed
shs rivsv with hh men, and fcuni ssrapqui completely
<sssssd By The living; Du, The number Of dead bodies
which Ssrs strswu ths ground sssssssd the de-
srusuvsss OF his are and The skin q his marksmss.
aEr. noRA's LErTEss nrxacxrTm.
He gos possssssos OF two seA pieces, number OF
ksls and annuninou; but the most important pst
f ths spois Of his victory was psroei OF letter. and
papsrs adArsnssd BY Gen. Nora the Commander In Chief
q The Oossa Rcas forces the and sks 10 the
Prssidsst Minister OF War and the Of The
qusrsrs rort San Carlos, he bead waters Of TIE San
Juan and these documents (dased February had GOT
thus r on their vsy the Costa sssi Of govern
Dol Lockridgss mat o6oer put them Into the
hands Of ssntlsman bopnd nor San Francisco By the
n s.n Jpsa Del ssr Our correspondent saw tbsn and
had them assassd for tne BnsAIp (rhsy VIII be iound
sssussssss; the writing i pronounced By gentle
man 81 san Juan, Who well acquainted with noras
s :sow Ire cooSoa o. ne oos Rssss % be far from
secure - has bean scnstmss reported rne.r action
the river must be entirely confined % the defensive,
aur readers 70 Judge fer themselves
MOVEMENT on CASTILLO.
On the day the taxing OF serapsui, Colose Look
ridge moved up the river towards Castillo Res
cue Iesviss, however, SUFFICIENT Yoros II ssraplqui
under Colonel Anderson 70 garrison that place o. sslo
about forty miles above serapqu the next point In the
pcsssss'ss OF the Costa Rcans II was small ssssenen.
right bank OF The river oppohe the RAPIDS where
ohere vss portage -ben the Transit route Vas in use
me Oosn Roans nave fortified themselves here the
N i7cs (or ,SersssoSs, when he was ssnt out By the
srlsh gove nms nj 70 Jake posseshon OF tne innmus
ne A,s,s "a 1e pssc % n. rems nsersd hat
when nearly all his mes were dead with fever, and him
1eh SICK he reluctantly retired rom his position ~ Cas-
do and len the oountry and the project Was abandon
ed by the Englsh government imprsotcabe n ,m the
sckhness o. the country We have had similar expe-
fepce IN New Granada, during the construction OF the
Panama RAILROAD when nearly all Who were employed
upon me wcvk fell victims the tropical fever. What
ev~ TIE climate mar have been In Nelson's time, the
san juan rvcv d now decidedly healthy than Az
pInvsu and ih vicinity.
TIE ATTACK AND coNPLAGRArIoN.
Bcckridse landed . detachment Of one hundred ami
1iu men under Col Titus, mile below Castillo with or.
ders 70 msroh round through the woods and enter
Ne other side, while he went up 70 cssnossde from
ahs river Wan hh remaining force. when Lockridre
came sight he place, he found the vi lAss which IL
bsAcw the mvt, names, and cleo Two q TIE river