Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-04-21

GREYTowN. April 5, 1857.
By this mail you will receive bad news itom
our siae but do not be discouraged because
tiiings look black on the river for time. Lock
ridge has disappointed us all. Tor we fhYa4him
credit for courage mud energy. though we never
did count much on his brains He has lat ly
.hown himself more overbearing and suPrreii"us
tban ever aud would not suffer that any olhcrr
should confer with him or give the benefit Of his
experience and advice. II he bad had the 90 ii
.eilse 10 listen Ia General Wheat, Castillo would
have fallen into our possession the very day that
Walker was giving the allies supper OF hot
.hot at Riyas. Bot AT the very time that decIs-
ian of mind and quickness Of action were most
certain of success, Loekfidgo was travelling up
and down the river. and we were lying idle
%at being allowed 10 fight, everybody took TO
auarrellipg "a Ia who should be Col NIL or Cen
cra and no was willing to serve Ms high
private. except Bob Wheat and perhaps II bakers
dozen or So among the rest Of u.
Since the last time he came up the liver Lock
I'D 70 has acted in the most unaccountabl. man
ner He called n number of the officers together
and coolly informed them there was no more
work to be done on the san Juan, the United
state. would soon have'a force here In re open
the Transit and stop the fighting; rs though that
were any reason tor our holding, when VIZ had
got the game III our own hands, and conid run
the gree. ers into the lake. He nlso said Il
ZONE of the men did not want To serve under his
orders. and thai the captain of all who chose could
20 around with him aud join Walker.
OF course Bob Wheat didn't understand such
talk a. TINT nnd he snid to him Give me what
men Ike to volunteer with me. mud il you only
i-4ue the order. will tnke Castillo Wheat got
~ answer. After two weeks of quarrellinp and
confusion. the order given to evaeuatf and
d.. cend The ryer aud this without ono She hay
M been fred at Castillo, and without havinl met
a -ingle enemy anywhere on the rivcr.
When the j. \. Scott came opposite Serninqai,
she blew up, and fifty odd men were killed er
badl s, scadrd. General Wheat and Major Bald
win were standing by the machinery ut the time
and heat1 such suspicious snap that they
threw Themselves into the river, and not merely
" .nvcd themselves but helped save some others.
When we came To punta Arenas Don Caros
Thomas came to Us in the greatest astonl>huent
aud asked wha; brought 10 down the river iike n
lol Of runaways, when the enno was Sonar won.
5lhcnye heard for the first tire that the poor I'D
munv believe President at Leon Vas drHd, aid
TINT Walker, is now the only government leii In
Nicaragua.
Ih,re Is bad lot Of drunken fell ws amongst
our number; but there are Major Baldwin md Bob
Wheat who nrr fit to command, mud as soon "a
the Tennessee leaves we will see about Il organ
iziug for n Wit TO Costa Rien.
II there is nrv blood or brains in the Amcri can
Ca iar they VIII re- open this transit without loss
Of TIM aud force the alies to give up the Amer
can citizens lhry took prisoners. and VINO are
now worked uudcf the whip in chnin gang They
were men IN the transit employ, uud not one oi
them soldiers.
We'lhnve some good news for You or long.
Don't give up--w" don't.