New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-03-12

The U. S. mail steamship Black Warrior, Capt
Smith, arrived at o'clock last night from New York
via Havana We learn from the memoranda of the
purser that she sailed from New York at P. NJ on
the I'd, and from Havana on the sth Arrived at
Southwest Pass at y o'clock Tuesday night, and
was detained at the bar five hours by fog.
The weather in Cuba has been quite cool. Sugars
advanced upon the arrival Of the news of the reduc-
ton of duties in the United States stock at Havana
and Matamoras, 100000 boxes. Exchange still i'm
proving Freghts good, particularly to the United
States. ~
By the steamship Granada, from Aspinwa to Ha-
vana, and British steamer from San Juan to Aspin-
wall, we have advices of the capture by Walkers
forces of Serapiqui and Castillo. The dispatch to the
evening papers states that Walkers party mean
ing the men under Titus and Lockridge -" had
forced their way up San Juan river to the lake with
tring loss:'' and captured provisions and munitions
of war, and had also saved another steamer, the
]. W. Scott s' .f ['' '''l ..is
The Purser says ''
He (walker) has also retaken his lake boats, and
routed the enemy at every point. Ib.'.
From some cause we did not receive our Aspinwall
exchanges but from the Havana Prensa we translate
the following, received by the Granada at Havana
H.
San Juan: ,.u ...r ..'-
After the capture of the river steamers Mr.. Scott
the agent fitted up small steamer called the Rescue
and sent her up the river and she not returning so
soon was expected, fears were entertained that
/ she had fallen into the hands of the Costa Ricans
News had been received that the troops under Walker
had returned and taken possession of Serapiqu The
attack was made on the 18TH at o'clock in the
morning, by 200 men, with TIVE pieces of cannon.
The place was defended until the following morning,
when the Costa Ricans evacuated it, the Americans
taking possession with loss of only two killed and
| three wounded. According to the statement Of
prisoner, the Costa Ricans had IA men killed and 20
wounded. -.. t.-." ... ..l ,'rs
"The arrival of the Rescue at San Juan confirmed
this news and furnished also the intelligence of the
capture of Castillon by the same troops on Monday
Qhe 10th ult.) with loss of eight killed and twenty
wounded. 1t was stated that the Costa Rcan troops
had suffered severely in the action, having thiry-two
killed and sixty wounded
"The Americans had retaken the steamer ]. n
Scott but her machinery had been so matreated that
she could not descend the river without undergoing
repairs. Col Lockridge came down on the Rescue to
obtain provisions of which there was an abundance in
San Juan. HN g.Fr - a-r
1.-The British navalforces were still holding out pro-
lection to deserters from Walker.' go
This news comes originally from the Aspinwall
Courier. The inference might be drawn from it that
Walker had made a dash from Rivas upon Serapiqui
and Castillon but it seems singular that he should
have attempted so bold movement with only 200 men
and it is probable that it the work of the forces
under Lockridge and Titus and in fact this is the only
reasonable conclusion.