The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-02-16

Ten DAYS LArIR FROM WAIVERS CAMP
The steamer George Law brings ten days later
news from Walkers camp, by the sloep s'er!a
Nevada which arrived at Panama on the 2stn UT.
The ofhcers Of the sloop report Walker vas AN
right we'll fortif I'd In Riysa where be had fweivs
nundted men and plenty Of Ammunif'oa. a. VIZ -
time OF their visit his camp he was 90. 1870.
Vs led % o. .ns boat:
nave spoken with many OF the poor is r.s chair
nave escaped from Walkers clutshes ana ioo oStheir
.-ea.m.n ut WHEN with the army 1t seems that fr9 a
thh incessant marching and counter at a. nv
.oieers are almost without shoes ana Int "a
from venomo Gus usecss Of sll kinds esPscieIy 1870
or jigseg, which burow in the h.so, VII 49,.
lay their eggs These soon breed lnnuH' e
sots and modification often ensues
Al; hands gree ia ststipe that nine-tenths OF the
soldiers would willingly leave II they hsa .ae I'm
or were not afraid Of walkers picaea pa ,rSo b.n.
pose6 OF the most trusty Of hi, followers Who lsse
orders to arrest eli strssglers but not 10 pos tne
into cam again Poor fellows! shot iroh foSor
yer sives them their qulesu, ana .ne f,o, co..
Rics or Grey town, and shall probably nave none
uatii the Oizs5a arrives from San Jusn on the 4tn
or 5th, and the Columbus from Punta Areas on the
10Th
The follewing letter, translated from the original
Swedish was written by swesith gentleman, one Il
Walkers army 10 Nicaragua, to friend in San Fran
cisso, AMI by him communicated to the San Fran
cisco Evening Bulletin:
VIRGIN BAY, Dec 5, 1856
My Coon FRIEND: am sgsin on shore and most
trescher@usy have been taken in. Thou csust not
form the remotest idea at things here. famine and
sickness are raging, and ell those who have been here
for three or four weeks look like living ske etons
bis name (Wsker) in whose service ] entered,
and whose ZANE dare not menlien-for then this
etter will never reach thes-stands the ls't ste D
OF precipic,. surroundej by enemies, and what ~
even worse, wit h3ut provisions. ! cannot cay more
therefore. l must march. give thee and all who
nave besn kind to meas sm sure 1t is my sss 1are-
well. Tell my brothers of my mi,fortude. God
bless thee and thy good wife
MELANCHOLY SUiCiDE-We learn, says the
Hilisboro' IN c. Recorder. that a very melan-
choly occurrence transpired in this county last
week Mr.. Willis S Jones retired to bed at about
Ii O'Clock Friday pight, but it appears that soon
after be got up aud went to mill pond near by -
From the tracks left il is supposed that he first at
tempted to drown hin self but being good swim-
his in voluntary efforts saved him from that; he
then went little lower down, where it appears,
from large pool of blood left, that he cut his
threat, and after wandering about little, plunged
into the water. He young man. about %
years of age was in good circumstances, but had
met with some pecuuiary losses which distressed
his mind and it is supposed, was The cause of bis
committing the rash act.
PACE OF LAND WARRANTS The quotations for
land warrants in New York have reached 8
point that will says tho Express uudou ttedly bring
in large quantities from the country, many parties
have been holding back for dollar per acre,
which they will not get in New York city. The de-
down" large Quantities in anticipa of the open
ing OF the Iowa land office. If the demand from
tins source should cease, d. cline may be looked
for. The quo AtioDs this week are as follows: