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

Y EW IORA HENALU, IL
walhss's PRESENT Fedcssn.
pusf HJY57oH o. lIvA0- 0PuYOls OF URY5SD gyAyks
O,JCKRe AZ 70 Tvs 0AvABILI rIss OF DsFsr0B-
TIE nivAe WohE-wATR1-wHY Waikiki LsFv
or ~. eEoH8k-rHE tLLlss eJ0E or THE wAB, FrC.
TO the EDIroR raB nnsALD.
General Wsikers prevent positon q stronghold for
he city Of RvAs situated IN point of Intersection Of
the rosdr running north and south through the 18th
mus There bus Two clscutous but these also
are completely commanded by RivAs. Tho city 10 zitus
led A. were In . garden, whore fruits, vegetables and
cattle obtanablO in abundance. Communicates can
be had with Virgin Bay In hour and half and with
Ban Juan de-, Scr In four hours There road pAssh
alorg the oosut nom north 10 south, by which m
enemy might pass, but being mountainous. would be
attended with great DIFFICULTIES and Inconvenience thai
sp enemy attacked there aud compelled to would
be xuheoted great loss, the woods almost In
peneable and the mcun,ains suoh cus Oh escape
TIE road on the other side nom tho norib By the way OF
81 George to Virgin al any time u any point be
,sken pcsiesson Vi, to cut Oh all communicates
on ,ha. side The country nom hssayo TO R'vas doe
pot urnsh any supplies for army, and In tho vel
10 ilmost mpassshle, 20 hal an army approachns
IN Va, direction necesaaYny 10 fAssued ~ po,s
I'll In proper condihon 10 make ,uccossul attack. To
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rom seventy 10 hundred miles-is Of the obarac
Ter ~ that the north only mountainous osrp
every to army, being Of waller AID
yledirg supplies shatever Thus ina, army
opp, cacbpg Rvas either nom Oosta Rico from tn
por,hes para of the Slate Of Nicaragua not In At oon
oitNo arriving In the neiehborho0d Of tho TRANSIT
route, ehber 70 make or receive 40 attack.
Ryas Ia situated slight eminenoe commanding be
rounding country, ana hsTe points from whoo
can he STACKED sucoessiuliy N 10 tho opnion Of on
GERS 10 the United States army. Who have lately
rom California, thai suoOos siui attack osod nos b.
sde Rvas by any number OF natives Again, IN the
immediate ntghborhood OF the city the whole country 10
tbcky settled WMh shan,iYs and haoeodea, principally
ctrpeo by females Whoee sreatsAt pleasure seems
pc ~ arnk the army with oil sorn OF supplies fnos.
on en- are not deferred rom coming sven .nen no 60
Diendtbip for Americans aud love OF their money ~
city oouced With them every day b Dgrg In fruits.
every ,bps grown m thai fertile n@ghbosnood. 10 10
opIiuny with The op.e OF tni country thai they VIII
mored by the enemies Of Walkers govern n, scs .b
reDor wby they refuse sroh coin u because viii no,
pass with Walkers opponents W whom tocy are reported
10 csTy %
Ibis is false ~ the women are tho beet hiends of
Wslkey, and many instances bound BY suon ues
Of the eremy Is generally received through he scarce;
that General All ors position Ii ono toat ppm
he vans. saflsien, t. msmsu hr ARM suy inns
Rvas ID q much healh,sr situsson Than eianada with
good vaer, good hcuses Tor troops and Q ocmnuniiy
IN The LsiGhbor HOOD prethposed Ia his favor.
j. bas been e,a ed that owing numbers oorpses Of
Costa Rcans having beeo thrown into The wells OF Rvhs
all the va or 10 pohoped. rne great mistake a. toe
ns,ves themselves lock srcs, 10 guard sufhosn
number Of wells from any 9th being lhrssn In. To
surgeons. OF whom thereto very ,ectsols corps 10
the army, pronounce he PERFECTLY good, nnd 10
bnhtly superior TO thsA Ia Grenada.
sI &C bis arrival 10 RvAs Wsk,T has beer Occupied IN
shops &c, and prtsolt time be car, abort
toe, make OF any smours Of goo carriages waIoS. min
Also been space ihree hundred yards srouoo
NE walls and putting The city Ia ssoh stsse Of deeao
10 leave u In The hands CT . few hGDdrsd men WITH
mo-. o0.ssntI,ss troe anywhere q .he vi
iheye are DO kSInor, !, il i.esOore tho water il very
rough. and tci Toe " army landed may be Get 90
~ sreoos nan 'p S,SSsa o. ws.b
Vas Elected end,r moe gazing Ore and only aooon
plshed BY the den rmiDed bravery Of his solaiers.
sterile portions Of she safe producing very ns,lc
aod being ntsen miles cistan, from the point wbenoe
n,e hbohood Of kGstays uisnt cot oil Gil An2pss from
tba, quarter WIN an enemy 10 possess1n OF tae lake
munics,cn snh ,he TIa.r,i ro.o. an army you'd b.
plsc,d In Q terrible positor inoted. Walker - scoI
- be iotnd thai nsood s;nee, o. being ssa,hed .!
Gf the A,e', and knowing that be position In Gransds
would critical ole. Determined to occupy Rvas;
ard The wisdon OF biz course 10 obvious
has reported ty ne Aies and their friends tbs,
a The late jur Ct 90 OF ,he .ed army NsndlnA thej
were Two thousAne ,,rors. rns may oe so bat during
tween Twelve .Sd cen hundred. and great
many who were to-oea 70 SO were actually ND
barbados. and found In mis- posia,o ., the pss
Of George. TIE tact The. ~. George was aos Mseo 10
owpe gether to General Bcrnnsssns mole Of attack
bsvirs, % were res, comm .pced operations fairy
vhtn be ordered OF General Walker 70 withdraw
,s',ss e% LSTs ::nS
af er lsipstc The mos. brilliant esis Of &c
ntralship 90 Waltre rsrean have been enscsed 81 ue
very tine when Others nsushi he should press forward
Bis pursuing opposite hts to ned oct 10 be Of
ibe utmost advantage 70 him. He retreat from Avas,
nv ,se fs a. .: ssser. VIC could manage them Be-,
ter than be could ssoss the ruth OF this remrk; far
the oosse Rear army o.. eco men, vss almost annihi
lated by FEVER and cholera and oaly few hrodreds OF
ihen ever returned. Eo retreat rom hAssays whom be
could have ,Ahen the pwr. lef the arsi army Of The
tevepty nve returning cvt Of the whole force that
sent rom Guatemala. The eremy's loss 81 ~ oeors,
vss no, over two hururtd killed and four hundred
wounted but The atmosphere became 20 offensive, from
pptrefy rpsee thai the oun imDedlaely aoAn
roneo By The aes who then tooE Up tnely position ie
Virgin Bay. ~ The sans time Walker marched 81 nigh
for saI JIu de- SUI. In the meantime, portion q Toe
Allied army, which threatened attack San Juan del
sor, sId which walker supposed be would fad there,
on he TraIsn road and which reported 10 bes
thousand Sirorg, made ,heJ way Across 70 she lake
were taken aboard Of the s,es and conveyed 10
Virgin Bay there " sot viii tbe other allied )ops from
st. George me tbousand msu, however, turned out 10
be only iorr hundred strong Immediately 90 receip G.
me new tbhl Whutr bh1 scfe1 mh'Ct cp tocW, M
tearing attack IN a post where dceaI alnos,
certain they INN fsiely embarked On bard steamer
ard vent ever 70 te uS1d II onc'epc, 30 ths, incrc
not at Ueseri gle 500 er o. the Allied force between
IAkt Ncarsgra ad The sea that - az, over suepS
Of land rom Cuan.o.si, In sa nea nearly TO Ico1
The Cot'a Ncils have applied ell their force 10 shs
protection tr iae San joan river Tue isc Of snpqu-
oaslss been shows that they unable W main
tsn, vita TIER TToafes, & rec, most Dorsoi
ps;nt On The river. SeFipqBe beng In tie hsnds
The Americans, WI be IN essy matter 70 suodue N,
cher pOas snd once i.ser tho ses VII never again
ace The 5ty when hey ell regain footfod there.
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