New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-29


reason not explained that gentleman has rot fur
nished .he statement to US, noswithstandirs the
best eff rts of our reporters to nd.re him TO 60 so.
INTE 3YIEW WIsH GEN. HESNINGSEN.
One of or reporters ,aed at the res;ience of Gen
Henningse1, ut No. 40 twelfth stree, after the az
rival Of the Illinois, and euad him in tLsndst of his
family ThyGeneral has furnished Us With the fol
lowing particular:
Since the lsss advces recc yed here from ien Walk
err the Aieemade an attack the intreI ailments at
Rivas with Jrce Of 1900 hen. The rnt lasted
six hours and was holly contested throus hout. As
near n could ascertained he enemy lost 90 killed
and wounded, Including 30 PRISONERS taken by Gen.
Walker: one cannon belonging to the Allies also fell
into the hands % the fllibuste Walkers Ss loss
in this engagement in killed n wounded die ac ex-
coed 20 or 90 men.
From this time until the second week in Aprii,. when
Gen Mora arrive and assumed command of tie Al.
lies no offensive operations to s1eak Of took p'ce on
either side. On the 18th of thct month the tNied
forces, led on it was said by deserers from the Fill
buster camp, made a desperate attack on Gen Yak
ers iptrenchments, and succeeded in gaining poscs
sion at one time of the lower plaza. About $50 had
entered that portion of the town, when Gen. Hen
nngsen succeeded in bringing three guns to bear upon
them. which moved them down with great slaughter
About half of them escaped and the remainder bong
surrounded were obliged to surrender Aner good
deal Of hard fighting the enemy finally repu!sed
bnt not without contrasting the grca-. inch by inch
1903 prisoners in all remained il tine hands of Gen
Walker after the fighting over.
The homes of the Flibusters greatly sustained
by the constant expectation Of relief from Col Lock-
ridge and party on the San juan River, who were
dailv looked for. OF course correct intelligence
could be obtaised respecting his situation and prog
pects all the avenues of approach from that quarter
were in the hands of the Allies But n day after day
no news came from the San Juan, the garrison in
Rivas began to despair and were fast losing their
spirits when information was received that Capt.
Davis Of the United States soop-of-wGr ST. Narys
had seized the schooner Granada containing halt Of
all General Walker ammunition. Then, IN view OF
the hopeless prospect before them the design OF retr
ing from the country began to be entertained Mean
time Capt Davis proceeded to the seat OF war and ell
deavored to urge the contendng parties to come to
terms General Walker, after prolonged and painful
consultation with his officers concluded to enter into
,tipulaions with Captain Davis, and he subsequently
surrendered to him officer of the United states
Government. The Allies were not named N the IN
-tnment by full understanding, however the 70
firing forces were not moested by them-one OF the
Costa Rican Generals attending Walker and his staf
through the lines Of the enemy hostage as 1t were.
At the instance of Captain Davis the women and
children. numbering about TO- were removed from the
camp ON the 9th of April. The formal capulatlon
took place on the Both Of the same month, an9 the
troop set out on the march to San Juan del Sur On the
let Of May.
The whole member of Walkers men at the time ot
surrender was 10 of these 26O including Ulcers were
effective. rs were on the sick and wounded list and
10 were natives
Provisions had been exceedingly scarce during the
whole month Of April and the men had lived chiefly
on mule and horse meat nearly all that time. Dogs
cat, and other animals sometimes killed to fur
uisb novelty. General Henningsen describes horse
fe,b as quite passable-when one can get nothing
better.
Tie enemy. the General states, had suffered much
from de-ertops, and the 1st of May could not have
had more than > 800 available men about Riya'. He
thinks that, had Gen. Walker held out two weeks
loroer scarcely shadow would have been left Of the
Aiies.
Gen. Hennngsen has fortunately escaped without
i,rle blood-leting wound, though he has received
great number Of Commissions. This Is somewhat re-
msrkable az he has been engaged in many very not
ercoun'cr- and enjoys he reputation Of being one OF
the bravesi as also the most Efficient, of Walker late
cio,r-. The General in stature appears to be some
thing over six feet and ID Of rather slight makeup,
with, however, a high military bearing and soldier
Ike air. lie is very much of gentleman inhis man
uers, and shows very slight accent in speaking
though he ia a German by birth. He believes hi
health to be in no wise impaired by his late camPa sn
Of seven months in Nicaragua, Notwithstanding that
be scarcely had his boots of six times while there ana
erjoyed anything else but regular sleep lie desires
IL say by the way that his letter of March 10 nj
wife in this city, which was at the time pronounced
cttiou. by sopie in all respects true and bona
/ fde letter from him.