New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-30
NICARAGUA.
WALKER CORNBRED.
Csuespondrsce Of Ths N. Y. Tnbrns.
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What l have SO long predicted has at length
transpired. The Civihzers Of Nicaragua" or ths!
portion Of them who have been engaged under the
command Of - Col. s. A. Lockridge Emigrant
Agent, have been compelled TO give up their I'M
dertaking, and are now objects of charity begging
for passages to their homes. Reduced to only few
days short rations ofproyiSons they petitionng
the superior officer of the British feet here to take
them to some point from which they can have
some hope Of getting home. Abandoning the fool.
sh threat of opening the river, they returned from
Castillo on the 9th inst, exploding a steamer at
SarapIqu, by which great many were badly
scalded, as | informed you In my last. The steam
ship Tennessee was IN port, and the Captain. il is
said had orders to take the men home; instead of
which, however, he took up anchor and put to
as they were Just entering the bay from the river
leaving them exposed to the most Indictment season
Of this hot climate, with only the prospect
of slow starvation before them. Col. Lockridge,
too who has heretofore conducted himself in a man.
ner 10 entte him to some consideration. basely de-
serted his men after they could no longer serye bis
cause and sold, pretended to sell, their last means
of assistance, all their arms and ammunition, and a
large proportion Of The balance Of thar short
provisions. Comment is unnecessary, and nothing
could more wildly have demonstrated the fact that
the old principle of "eyery one for himself and the
devil take the hindmOst." has been the motto OF
Walker and his officers from beginning TO end.
Nothing more cruel heartless and unprnciped can
be Unsigned than the whole conduct of these ad.
yenturers from Walker himself down to the pettIest
officer under him. | learn that Mr.. Scott, the
American Consul, and Capt. Erskine of the British
feet and others have been in consultation how to
relieve this body Of some 400 men, and send chem
to the United States hope tomorrow will settle
something in their favor.
fpru 15.-NegOtiatiOns were finally concluded
Yesterday afternoon, Capt Erskine agreeing TO
transport LOckridge's men to Asplnwall and Mr..
Scott to send them in the American steamers from
there to the States, and receive all the arms and
ammunltiOns Of the men security for the pay
ment OF their passages home. Her Britannia Maj
esty's ships COssack and Tartar are now embarking
the men on board and they will leave Immediately
for Aspinwall.
Aprl I7.-Our harbOr ia quite bare this morn
ing The whole of the British feet with the excep
tion Of vessel left during the 18th inst, some, it
Is said, bound home, some to Havana, and some for
the coast Of Mexico The only vessels now in port
are the royal mail steamer which will leave to-mor-
row; Her Britannia Majesty's gunboat Pioneer
small schooner and two small river steamers hay
ing about 200 Costa Rican soldiers on board.
The Costa Ricans have issued proclamation de-
carng the San Juan River open for commerce
under certain regulations, and BungOes are already
being fitted out for the interior
To-day many hearts are glad in this miserable
town, and smiles are wreathing many face
where only deep-seated sadness and grief have dwelt
for II whole long year and halt, or more. And
what, think yOu is the cause Ilark! The whis-
tie of the little river steamer sending up cloud of
steam announces that she is ready to take passen-
gers to the interior. Along the streets, women and
children are hurryng onward to the already crowded
piers, where trunks and boxes filing into boats,
to be placed with their owners, on the steamer.
Many fearful adios" is exchanged between
friends and relatives about to separate, for some
must still be left here, while Others 90 before
to ascertain if there still remains any nook
Of their once happy homes "Wherc are you go
ing" said | TO an elderly lady, Gin such haste ,"
All, Senior, she replied, | go TO see if there Is
where Was ssS B6rH.n NV poor chlldGep IN Graaada
member of my life has been spent Perhaps the{
! aye not destroyed all, ALL" turned away. L
had no heart to hear more. And so II ls-son' MY
persons MANY of them women, have just embarked
or Granada to look upon the only thihg eit oi d
nce-weathy city. c.a,,
Anil Is.-Last night courier arrived from
Ryas with letters from Cen Mora 10 the Io'n n,'';
Walker was represented to be- entirely surrounded
in two buildings having small yard between then'
which WAS strongly fortified. Desertlons were con-
stsntly taking place and the men coming into the
Gotta Rican camp half famished with hunger. ihey
represent Walker totally out of provisions, with the
exception of a few lean mules and horses, and as II
was impossible for him to move out from his ortlf,
cations no provisions could be obtained to subsist
his men, Great dissatisfaction prevailed among the
men, and threats were beginning to be- " not ioud
but deep" that if in two days time snccor did not
arrive the men would unanimously surrender 10 the
allies. This is the substance of the news OF the
18th. and if reliable, the war must be BY this time
very nearly at an end.
Mr.. Scott has been bamlnering away for the past
two DAYS. repairing the river steamers for the Costa
Ricans. One was completed yesterday and dis
patched up the river, and another is now beng over
hauled at Punta Arenas ARRADiHo'