The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-04-18
FURTHER NEWS FROM NICARAGUA.

The New York evening papers of last Thursday con-
tain full particulars of the news from Nicaragua brought
by the steamer Tennessee. The Journal of Commerce
says:
sThe Tennessee brought on twenty-fiv recently
connected with Walkers army. They are i'm state OF
pabe destitution poorly Clad gaunt with hunger and
prvation and pennless They all reoced however,
to have escaped from the pes of Nicaragua any terms
We have had conversation with number of them, in
teligent young Americans, who agree on the following
particulars of since the last arrival bringing
count Of the attack on Castillo March 80
1.-THE report Of the capture of that place and large
loss Of Lockridges proves to be entirely unounded
Col Lockridge advanced the town with 200 men,
but seeing that 1t in possession OF far superior force
prndcnty retrcated to Keleys where he Joined by
Col tus's battalion The whole force, including about
eighty sick and wounded numbered some go men of
these leo newly arrived Texans The soldiers
nearly destitute of provisions and put allow
ance of cracker day, meant and cup of very
weak tea without sugar The disabled slowed away
In temporary hospital made out of an old shed 40 feet
long and 20 wide, devoid of all accommodations They
had nothing softer to lie than the rough bamboo floor
peculiar to houses in that country. Medicines
scarce and the small stock hand almost worth
less and there only army surgeon to attend to
the wants of all the patients.
In this desperate condition of affairs Col Lockrdge
concluded to make more attempt to join Gen. Walk
Mt Rvas, by the way of the San Juan river Pana
ma, Aspinwa up to San Juan del Sur, and thence to
Rivas about Is miles from the latter place On the LIST
of April he accordingly called all of his together
who able to stand In the ranks and addressed them
He complmented the soldiers the bravery and pa
thence which they had exhibited under the trials
to which they had been long subjected He regarded
the taking of the forts up the river practically mpos
sibe, and did not ask the to volunteer any such
service He had been disappointed by the arrival of
bombsels and mortars from New Orleans without which
he would be powerless before the encmys Notifications
He then proposed to lead them to Gen Walker by the
route above specified He wanted only those to accom-
pany him who were perfectly willing to 90 and could
O,rdE he da-
string to return to the States, he would take to Punta
Arenas where they could wait for the first chance go
home He asked those to step forward who willing
to make the effort to join Gen. Walker About 100 men
responded by advancing from the ranks and cheering
Some of the who remained behind expressed their
disapprobaton by groanng.
1.-The whole force, those who still stuck to Walkers
fortunes, the macontens the sick, and wounded then
went board the steamers j. n Scott and the Rescue,
which lying at the beach ready to take them down
the river barge, carrying six FOUNDER, four pound
err two smaller pieces of artillery and the small remain
ing store of bread and meat taken in tow by the j.
N Scott The sick placed in the j. n Scott princi-
pally the second deck The Rescue also carried gun
son the first day of their voyage down the river when
nearing Fort Slater two of the ues Of the Scott
podcd but without doing any serious damage. The
steamer put in at Fort Slater short time for repairs
and resumed her On the afternoon of the second
day the Scott stopped at the beach about 32 miles from
Keys, and a mile and half above Serapiqu for the
purpose of making reconnoitre of that place. 10
expected that the Costa Rcans entrenchcd there
ready to give the steamers reception they went
by. The steamer Rescue, about quarter of mile be-
hind the Scott at that ne to be sent this mission
Shorty AFTER the Scott touched the beach, the boil
erhead blew out with terrible explosion killing three
outright and wounding and scading about forty
Others in the most shocking manner large number
blown into the river, which fortunately only
or feet deep at the sterrs of the boat.
Among them General Wheat well known in
this city, who his head appeared above water
called out to the boys not to jump overheard (which
of them about to do) but to remain where
they were. The Rescue soon up and rendered
essential service in picking out the sufferers from the rv
and taking them off the boat The force of the expo
sion proved 10 have been prodgious tearing away the
whole of of the wheel houses the second deck where
the bar situated, the topdeck aba the wheel house.
and considerably damaging the hull.
1.-The Rescue proceeded with the wounded to Serapiqu
where six or eight of them soon died The remainder
were then taken to Punta Arenas several dying the
way soon after their arrival there. The whole number
of deaths resulting from the disaster is believed TO be
about 25 and of the wounded alive at last accounts s
Among the dead Maj Morry Cant Haiqbt of New
Orleans and Lieut. Conkln, OF New York On reaching
Punta Arenas the proposed expedition Join Gen Walker
abandoned impracticable The men who had cx-
pressed their willingness to accompany Col Lockrdge re-
fused to go The sick and wounded placed in an
old rooess shed The provisions nearly all cons
med and the stock Of medicines quite exhausted and it
s not probable that many Of the suffering revive
lees assistance 10 speedily rendered by the English fleet In
the vicinity"
81.