New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-23

ths il Is Dsry concisdtd. ! hsve bsd neither ~,
Lent OF rect nor have we been free hou eonanuA
oabReis have been occupied Dot only in keeping up
n. bong and exposed line OF deienses but have also
unneo and on anzsd once more tie already dnsbao1ed
Amy OF the allts and induced The NJ 10 attack Walker
egaD- II IN Coets Ric. they cannot be dlssusded
~ m Their euor, icy viii have 10 dep'Ore BY and oy
bitter disappointment. !: so men had been glver
TO me in time everything would have been i.hed.
now strong reen,orcenen ts are net sen. 20 NE, oar
NiImots will serve only 70 bring us Rev dsngers, asd
make our defee: more shameful.
Your no.t oSeSieE. servant, JOSE J. MORA
80. I'LL
HIADQUAR1Eks, Fort San Ca:lo-, Feb. 5. 1857,
To HIS ENcrLGEScY TIE MNIsTrs or WAR:
have gwen you ExceIency Information, by way Of
Torugs, Of the last eveuts. The steamer Virgin, con-
veyDg the same CORES condence, retained lsst night.
The exploration of the port of Toruga hss proved sat
sfsctory. The steamer can 60 rear enough 10 the VII
lsse 20 en- bark roops, provisions, &c. Afec having
made Ibis exploration, ana received your othcsl cor
'e-pondence Of Jan. %, of which | acknowledge the
ieceIpt the steamer put ashore Col. Don Manuel q.
d. Bosque AID Capt. Spencer, and went on 20 Ore
tfpe for weed On their return - this fort they
passed st. George. snd heard heavy sannc sd
rg in toe direction Of Riyss They went along 70 Viz
SIN Bay, ard arriving opposite the psce, hred olnk
cartridge 10 obige them TO chow their coiors, which
vas IL meds'ey followed by their raising white Tag
Az sight Of ths they sent officer ashore, VIII re-
tuTIed shoIt time after VITA the ress kat the sIles
bad been attacked in 81 Geoge on the +ts, by
Wsker; ths they reI lleed bin as Tar as Rvas xneEe
be IL surrounded With bis whole force.
AT o'clock this morniDg received news rom the
ryer end Castillo, ny the steamer Bulser. On the
2t;h ut tie bow Of fibus'er steamer hsl.iog from
San-uan del Nc:te made lis appearance a. the tura OF
the nesreet u Trinidad. They fired shot, we're
answeIec by three shots and retired By the last re-
port bearing no ate but believe II must be the ON,
Don Prsr cisco Alvsrado sp+ axis soou: new and NO.
lent attack which glcrOusly met by our men with.
out any casualties hs;ter myself with the )pe tnst
his oodshed viii be sufficient for these vsga2onds
have sent Maxine BIauco supply Of provisions. |
have re.enfo-c ed Castillo and have made MY dspo'
stion for any event. expect tonight Don Francisco
Alvsrado with the details Of Whist has happened. Ia
sns event Sir although | have been weakening ny,
self b. re-ep'orce mcrs which gave 10 Ten. Canss,
viii fer the preservstiCn OF this tort aud TIE con-
trol Of the leke Your EIceency must nevertheless,
lie continually sc'ive in sanding me men, a. sickness
has reduced ny effective force one-thrd The same l
have 10 sey respecting the poet a. Trinidad where these
reductions more sensloly ieh, oecsuse the lever
there is Fl, quently fa,sl
| have given orders to Col. Bosque 70 recruit
two CT THREE hundred mel in Lioera Gdanacssel and
destre them eXclusiyey ior the occupaton OF san
Juan del Sur but do not think that such recruiting
i'll be effected will it ever serve me 10 guard THIS
line.
The thre. hundred men whom, according 10 report,
you think o. sending ne by TOrtuga viii CONS IN good
time.
Respecting the seizure Of Punts de Castillo 'Punts
Arer ss have told your Excelency of the difficulties
10 which the English commodore Erskne has SUB
ec;td II appears to me that toe SAID gentle man
il Dot 81 all uniform in bic con3uct, becsuse the SANE
time that Re in pedes Republic friendly IN as nation
in lis attack on parcel of vsgsbonds ne permits these
vaeabonds 10 organize piratlcal expeditions
address note TO him 10 day, complaining respect
fully 10 him. a copy OF which nclose TO Jour tx
ceency.
In regard 70 the expedition OF Bosque and Spencer
sgair at the fllbusters at San Juan eel Node they
were to take The 300 men from Trinidad for that pur.
pose; but BY chance they did not determine 10, OF
which am very glad ~ II does not appear wen 10 uie
70 take away the garrison from fortified poet for the
sake OF trying our fortune In neutral Tern DRY aud
dhCIt OF defense, running az the sane time tne risH
of having return cut off AID OF hpdng perhaps an
importspt position occupied. Thcso same genteInen
oairv 10 etk for men for this Dludcious attack. II
was impossible for me - consent to take away the
garrison from this fort our last and secure resource Tor
the of enterprise, Low garTsoned with ouly
200 mep anC which must always be guarded by picked
men om the interior Of Costa Rica.
Spencer having gained bis object. demanded that
the rhoud oe shut ny IN the River San CaIios
the mouth of VIII "a would soon be dry.
This operation would only deprive us Of their use
for service, bu; also would give them into the
hands Of The envy in the unfortunate csse OF lossg
Trinidsd ,Ssrspiqn. Consequently openly oppose
the operation. lie goes to Costs Rica 70 see ~hst
succees he may have with his E1celency The Pfes
dent
There is no doubt that Spencer has served us well,
but want your EXcellency 10 observe that the troops
defeat him END suspect him Of having assisted to llbe
rate us rom Walker for the purpose Of selling US 10
o,hers. This is probably unjust. and | know we'll
that IT ia neeesesy TO treat bin with gratitude and po
eness, not ny acknowledgment OF hls services,
but 10 obHge him to continue to therefore
beg your EXtelency 10 see that he takes eoIrse op
poslte 10 that OF the army, becsuse IS mill airy mau he
b. OF to and during the days that he was
ia the fort, when J was engaged IN the second e1Pe
ditCn Of st George, be committed Ourages upon sem
tn,ls insuted chiefs and officers, snd Introduced in
fact .uch disorder that had not returned soon Some
accident might have happened.
desire that the military operations should be Left en-
TREY II my charge, because, being at the scene OF &C
Ton can judge exactly Of the opportunity to act and
the fitness Of operations.
Your Excelleney suggests many things to me which
Knowledge OF tbe relative positions OF places their
resources ana the distances between them will Justify
noe in declaring imprscticsbe aid ruinous.
No one fetls more the want of communication than
uyeef and Rave proceeded 70 overcome this difficult
". TO cesr the Tortugs road leading from Tortags
the south shore OF the Lake to the interior OF Costa
Rica
Your Exoellency knows already that the attack on
Punta dc Castillo Punts Arer as without counting be-
foIehsrd the goodwill OF England (tenepiacRo de
Yugldte "a land without sending force Independent
of that which gatrisons our military posts, Is impos'
sitle.
cause the Morgan the only left fit for IN
tpusl movement between this point and Castillo. l
viii help Trinidad with supplies wherever it is in my
power but il is very difficult. think great efforts
ought 10 be ade to repair the road TO Trinidad. Tny
best route during the Summer that OF Tortugs, aud
The bes. way to hnish all these difficulties TO send me
q, once gro or 800 picked and plenty of snmuni-
tion Your obeoient servant, JOSE }. MORA.
No. "
LITTER 10 CAPT. ERsKIsE, OF X. b. VI. SHIP ORION
iRrrERRrp 10 N THE ABOVE OFFICIAL coanUsI-
CATION TO The MINISTER OF WAR;
HEADsuAKrIRs FoRT SAs Carlos, Feb. 8, 1857.
To The CHEF OFFICER OF HER BRIrIsH MAILS
" SarApRnN PoRT OF GREITowS-Hy Dear SU: