New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-15
Correspondence Of The n. Y. Tribune.

SAN JUAN DEL NORTE, May 10, 1851.
You will have beard all the particulars of the sur
render of William Walker, President of Mica
"ragua. Generain-Chief the gray-eyed mao, -"
&C.. on the LIST inst, before this can reach you.
News of the surrender was received here ON the
10th inst, and at : o'clock the next morning a
grand salute of 81 guns was fired by Commodore
Geo +. Cnuty Commandate dc Castillo, as he
sipus himself from on board the Costa Rlcan
steamer-of.war Charles Morgan. 1t may appear
strange but il is nevertheless the fact that up To this
hour no official or reliable information touching the
surrender If Walker has yet been received here.
There are a Thousand contradictory rumOrs, the
most reasonable of which il that Capt. Davis OF the
Tilted States ship St. Mary's, negotiated treaty
between Gen. Mora and Walker, and that Walker
and bis suite went on board the st. Marys to be
COVE ycd cut Of the country, and his men were to
be sent to the United States at the expense OF Costa
Rica. The Morgan, which has been at anchor Oh
the opposite side Of the harbor since the departure
Of the "fillbusteros" in Her Britannia Majesty's
ships and which has force of Costa Ricans
numbering about 100 men on bOird, was
gayly decorated with the Costa Rca flag
all, tie Nicaragua flag forward the American
and English flags at each side amidshps, and the
French and Mosquito flag at such places as the
little steamer NOuld ADMIT ol lut HdSs NtIt htpt
floating from : a. III. until shutdown. There were
Only three pieces If cannon on board (2-Pounders)
and the firing of the salute under Costa Rcan gun
nership, did not occupy much over one hour and
twenty minutes, which was pretty smart work con-
sdering the excitement and skill Of those who man.
eyed the loading and discharge OF the guns. The
evening that the intelligence reached here the town
was unusuolly gay and brilliant Fandangos uniquely
performed: sercnadcs with cheap fddles, native
guitars. &C. sadly played; drinking of shocking bad
toasts in villsinOus liquors, &c, kept the drowsy
denizens of the town awake until Il late hour Of the
night, when email party of those whose strong
heads had enabled them TO hold out until their com
rsdes wee either asleep in their hammOchs or
snoring in the sands outside OF their huts, planted
long pole in conspicuous part OF the town, and by
q cord placed around the neck of an etfgy Of the
"gray-eyed man." elevated il in the air, for the adj
miraticn of their companions the next morning.
The first thunder storm this commenced
on the 18th and has lasted with short intervals, to
tie present hour. Some Of the peals which have
burst over this town and harbor were the most ter
rife | ever heard The little river steamer Clayton
which for the past two weeks has been high aground
about six miles above the town, in consequence of
the scarcity of water in the river (and it was never
knosn TO be lowcr), foated off yesterday and was
brought down to Punta Arenas, where Capt. Scott
is now engaged repairing her. Several large bun
goes are now leading for Granada, aud almost daily
boats are coming and going between the town and
various points in the interior, loaded with passen
gers and merchandise. Already quite little trade
is springng up since the news of the downfall of
Walker and his followers. Most Of the Granadians
who were forced TO leave their homes by Walker
have returned and steamer will leave in four or
FIVE days, taking up those formerly extensive mer-
chants Srs LacyO, Pedro Rouhord, Sebastian
Aarsnco, and their families. Most OF these gentle
men are well known in New-lork.
MONDAY, May Il, 1857.
Yesterday Fl. b. NJ. steamer Basllisk, Commsn
der Fair, arrived from Aspinwall, and the Orion
and Tartar are expected IN day or two, the latter
to relieve II. b. NJ. gunboat Pioneer, Commander
Aeads, ordered to Bermuda The Costa Rica mail
is overdue, but has not yet arrived and the English
mail is about to close, by which expect to send
this. must clrse also.