The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-03-23

FROM NIcARAgUA.-Fartker Accounts by th,
| stesmer Tennessee. we learn that the position o
| anars 10 Nicaragua remains very much the SAINT
:. before. Walker holda Rivas. Ths allies Ar
Walker had attached 81. George twice, but witl
out effect
Col csyees. who brought dows tn. Rangers t.
san Jaan del Sur to escort Mrs.. Dusenburv, was At
tacted on his re.urn py q supsrior force of Coat,
Ricans aad driven into dan Juan
Col Lockrdee has taken Sers piqni, and att tempted
CadiIo o The latter failed from tbs cowsrdice O.
Col. Titus. who had been sent with $50 men to TAX.
CASTILLO He rave the Cos Rcans in the fort "a b ,un
20 nsljsr up surrender during which time they
received re Inducements 1hs enemy then ai
vanced and Titus ordered his msa to retreat
The enemy burned Csaillo, but still hold the
Lcekride., recovered one of the boats-snother ha'
Lockridse has his chief fore. now on Carlos leland
short distance below Ca,tillo --aIso, garrison al
serapiqpi. commanded by Col. Andersoa.
Titus has left him, and me round to Rivas
Sergeant Wm. Hart. OF Walkers army, gives
bus,e :"
Wa ksr, when LEFT, was In Inc spirits, and his
srmy was never doing better. They are cornforta
ply taien csre Of, and but few are desirou, of rs
OF the river by the first of April He is gradus!y
for attack
Hi. srmv numbers about 1900 men, and thsrs IL
but about 4, confined to tbs hospa; most of tn IN
are able to move around Provisions are in great
soundance snd the men sre we'll clothed and fed
but little dSIatisfaction 10 manifested among the
men and az scoa q soldiers time 10 pired which
Is one year, they are furnished with passport and
q free passage hsme.
But little information could be had resoecting the
last battle 10 consequence of the early departure of
the steamers but from wha. inforrpation had been
received &c San Juan when we left. Walker was in
tie loss.
At the battle on the Transit Road under com.
msod o. Col kes,ey, there were but two killed and
two wounded; and at tbs fight at Hokoty Branch
tourwe killed aud eleven wounded These two
battles eswere on the nights of the Sd and 4th inst
passenger who came on board the steamer
Tennessee, gives the following statement:
We brought down from San Francisco about ri sh.
ty recruits for Gen. Walker, which landed at
saa Juan Del Sur. At this place we took on board
several ct Walkers men, whose tenn of fi,e had
expired besides several of the off sers vrom the
mon learn that w Walker IL in Rivas the only place
that hs now has In his possession, with only about
5eos active men, besides sick and wounded. A few
DAYS before our arrival In San Juan, Walker had
besn sttacked by large force Of Costa Ricaus
VIII m be succeeded after hard but shors struggle
renuIstpg with large number Of killed and wound
ed; whereas Walker did not lose man In killed or
wounded. It's reported that Walker is com pleteY
hemmed In In Rivas, by the Costa Ricsns, he being
cut of from all communication Whatever with the
suIr 'undng countrv so that any forces which may
reach eas Juan for him win stacd but smal chance
OF reaching Rlvas. cos pauy of about 40 or so
Hsemen belonaing to Walkers army started from
San Juan the day bsf.re we arrived there. with
mule train of provisions &c, for Walkers army -
Before having got more than half thsr route, the
train was attacked by the Costa Rcans. and. afte
lighting for some minutes wore rspulsed with the
loss o. their mule trsin aud provisions and five or
six killed, besisesa number wounded and obig.d
AGAIN to return to San Juan. On the following day
ths horssmsn set out again for Rivss with ths new
recruits which We brousht down from San Frascisco
with us. The prevailing impression in San Juan
vas, that the reinforcement would be attacked AMI
either dispersed tsken prso by the Costa Ri
cans on their way to Bivas the enemy in ell
probability, were lying m wait for the expected
enforcement hetween the two places, particularly
as they were fully aware thst the pany of haysa-
men would be compelled to pass that way Ia rejoin
ing Walker.