The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-30
ADDITIONAL FROM CENTRAL AMERICA.
Actual Position Of Walker and the
Allied Forces
THE COSTA RIGA OFFICIAL ACCOUNTS.
THE DEPARTURE OF THE TENNESSEE,
&c, &c. Ao'

&C., &c, &c.
From a gentlemen who has lately visited Costa Rica
.re have received some additional details OF the well
damned enterprise Of the Costa RicAns which pcssess
areat interest The road over which the men had to
march order 70 reach the San Carlos river WAS
one cut secretly about month before the expedition
set out for the very purpose It was impassabe for
mules, and every particle Of provisions, munitions OF
war &c had to be carried upon mems shoulders for the
period OF SIX days, to the embArcadsro the river
Arriving the waters de- they had to be transported
from thence down unknown river to its confluence
with the San Juan, and from thence to Greyown ITSELF
on RATS and constructed at the embarcsdero It.
self, nom what that place afforded.
Hipps point, at the confluence OF the Serapiqui and
San Juan taken by surprise. Walkers guard sta
toned there had notice OF the intended
attack, but bad been looking for the coming OF the
onemy down the Ssrapiqui. Under this belief
they had been constantly sending boats up
that river to look out for the expedition, but this
route had been avoided by cutting the nav road TO the
San Carlos river, as above stated. From the mouth Of
she San Carlos the expedition HoAted down the san
Juan, entered small creek, just above the fort
Cutting path through the tangled woods they surprised
the party OF Walkers men, and took the place, ~ de-
tailed extracts from the Costa Roan papers given
below. At the moment Of entering the creek, above
Hpp's ;oint, . steamer heard coming down the
river. The made to lie down on the RATS. II
was a perIious moment. The steamer passed without
any board having or suspected the lurking
danger road or track was towards the flank
and rear Of walkers post, which they silently reached
Leaving sIi sisnt there they again started
the rats aud at O'Clock the morning OF the 2ith
reached Greytown. BY dawn the steamers were taken
at their anchorage and started possible the
river The Buwer could not be taken up, she not
in . condition to get up steam.
Having now the four river steamers st command the
Castillo rapids and the steamers John Ogden and Ruth
were by General Mora with the main body Of
the expedition which the found ai the junction
OF the San Carlos ana San Juan. He then moved to
Fort Carlos which, with the large steamer and de-
tachmens or there, was also taken by stratasem.
Tben lake steamers San Carlos and Virgin, not
OF these occurrences, ACROSS the lake with
passengers from California
The capture the fort San Carlos at the junction OF
the San Juan river and lake. the latest intelligence
received here from General horas expedition II
amounts In all TO about TOO msn, having ost small num-
Der on the route The original force tina, started from
San Jose wasTSo men.
PLAN OF THE CAMPAIGN.
General Nora having possession OF the lake steam
ers viii Immediately advise the allied generals OF the
Of his movement and that he shall proceed along
the south side OF tho lake. by land water may be
most orvenen In his advance upon Virgin Bay and the
trsusi road
II Is expected that allies viii advance to Rvss and
that Walker. being snux ben med In by tso armies viii
80 crushed or obliged TO surrender. He hiss but one
schooner and few bargcs the lake, but therc Is no
possibility Of knowing what he may do with them, As he
has Commodore Fsyssoux and . disciplined crew on
board tho schc ouer San jose San Juan del Sur
Csnas has been directed to take that port and to
set nos esson of tho steamship Sierra Nevada H possible.
He viii stxs her under charge Of smuggling she being
under tho American flag not wished 10 destroy her,
and will disable her in the machinery 90 that she cannot
be carried oil by coup de main.
The true reason why both walker and CAMS have
Abandoned the city Rvas that tue water 10 the wells
IL s very bad from the dead bodies thrown into them
last year. which makes the place very sckly. CAnAs
had fortified H. but found that he could not hold DO
cause o. its unheAlthiness.
walkers position at San Jerge said to be bet
Scy one thsu that Rvas for Defence and has air
and good water besides being the lake and enabling
him 10 commu nicato with his schooner His force v
estimated Wy we'll informed persons adverse 70 him, 10
be about 500 nshtng men, oil near San Jorge and the
transit road. 4 would seem that the hopss the Cossa
Ricans have OF inducing him TO surrender rests upon
poor foundation aner their experience with Gen Hen.
nngseu o, Granads.
Tho posi,on Of Colonel Lockridge San Juan del sore
was good. He had about $40 lighting men, . steamer
chat he hoped 70 get order and plenty or prov
sions the bark Governor Hubbard having arrived there
from New Orleans with supplies for the boats Of the Tran
su Company after those had been taken. He had
already 20, twenty miles mp the river with his advance
force q, the latest date We do not learn tha, General
More has len very strong foroe the San Juan, -
this would weaken his expedition considerably.
THE COSTA RIcAN VERSION OF AFFAIRS IN MICA
RAGUA.
Wa publsbed fulI trausatons OF the Costa
Ron reports OF operations In Nicaragua arans, General
walker up to the Sd Of December, and We nov continue
our SUMMARY OF them from ncs Of exchanges 70
the lases, dates received
RUMoRs OF DISASTER.
Bolcun onciAl de Costa Roa, Dec. o.
S..os rs,.1y sss brig ouo. De Gbril No Official sd.
vioss thai give ts counsenasos have been recsved On
the contrary those that refer 70 them speak OF dates an
terror 70 the last advices from General Canss who on
The aesh November, knew nothing Of that vessel.
LOSS or THE BRIG OF WAR.
lBolain Onciai pec 10.
Official sdvices received the 7h instant show the
posuion ofthe nhbustsrs snd ournlp
sut sss io,oe. of ths darsd nos
7osh twenty nine Gbusters fleeing from the ranks Of
s, pss,ossss y sss been stated
Cere,I Csnss vas stil n Rivss vita his small divi.
the 2osh ut, and would operate actively ssns, ,
the transit rosie the aide OF san Juan de- sur soou'
We have iosi The brig Once de AbrI she y. sc..lss
up fear port OF San Juan del Sur when the hnounef
schooner san Jose not feeling safe In port sailed OUT
begin combat and safety in her greater speed
The nQhA began the 22d November, ats 2. W., and
after ashtne hour she suddenly blew up, the mgs
ytoe having taken Gre through csreessness, whct
vas natural in inexperienced mariners. Many o
she ON hoard saved by the enemy's vessel whct
mich cd up eleven wounded and burned hiry unhurt
GENEROSITY OF WALKER.
[Boletin Odcial Dec. ls
walker has put at liberty the seventeen Costa ri
cana prisoners from the fatal accident 70 the brig one
ds Abr,, Three officers stu remained prisoners, ss
teo on the soldiers who had been taken TO Virgin Bay hs
escaped.
what bas beeu the motive OF this generous scf Som
have stated that he himself ssd that was in order
correspond 10 the good behavour' OF Gen CanM to tn
nlbusior prisoners Can be from fear' II cannot en
Ter hr, II II remorse for much Innocent blood who
he haa caused TO be shed, and now sunocstes MN IL
aosira mi n