Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-03-04
Important frcm Nicaragua.
Rumored de,eat of Walkers Forces
From the n. Y. Times of Tue

From the n. Y Times of Tuesday
a highly respectable mercantile firm i'll this
city have received advices from their cores
londents In Nicaragua purnorting to be Of
later date than those already published con-
veyiug the important information that since
the arrival of the Orleans recruits, Walk
ers forces had suffered two important defeats
at the ands of the Costa Ricans, and had
los. in killed nAwoundcd sixty men, that
the attempt TO ascend the river with his Col
onel Lockbridge's present means had been
abandoned. and that many of the soldiers from
the neighDorhood of Serapique had come
down the river, having escaped UPON logs,
RATS. &c.
This letter is said to have been receiyci by
the Texas at New Orleans, which remained
several hours after the departure of the Ten
nessec, and may possibly have brought later
news. We are not inclined, however, TO
place much credit in this rumor, iuasmuch as
1t is scarcely possible the Texas should have
brought such news without It's becoming pub
lie Immediately on her arrival b sides this,
the condition of Col. Lockridge at the latest
dates, was not such to make it probable
that he would so speedily sustain Icvcrses so
disastrous as those deserted.
From tie y. Y c, .rricr and Ipa,tirer.
The accounts from Nicaragua which wc
published yesterday Werc to the effect that the
steamer Texas, with recruits for Walker, had
arrived at Punta Arenas, that the recruits
having there Joined the fore 6 under the COM
mand of Colonel Lockridgc. the whole party
went up In San Juan to point nearly oppo-
site Serapl4ue. fort occupied y the Costa
kicans. that they attel pied 10 go higher,
but when absent Of Serapiquc, they got shot
rom the Costa Ricans "lich con PEELED item
to retire, and that they were then waiting for
| reinforce mcnts from New Orleans, to make 4
grand attack on Serariquc. The following
extract from letter received III this city, and
dated tle same day the Tennessee sailed
gives later intelli gcnue than that contaiucd IN
the report of the purser of the Tennessee, or
in the Panama papers brought hv that steam
CT, and shows that the expected reinforce
ments from New Orleans had arrived, that
Serapique had been attacked aud the iiibus-
ters had been rerulsed with great loss:
JUAH SAN, Feb, -
g We have not as yet asy eomu uunicatioIl
with the interior. the Costa Eicans having
possession of Serapique. all toe lake aud Vir-
gin Bay. party of filibustrre who arrived
after the Costa Ricans has taken possession Of
The boats. have encampcd some six mics from
Serapique. This party Of fi!ibus;ers have
made two attacks npon Tire position of Serapi-
que, and have been rcpuIsed by the C, sta
kicans with great loss The last attempt
was made some three days since. with tue re-
inforcements which arrived from New Or
leans, and it is said that they were rcpuised
with asloss Of sixty men
q Since that they have not renewed ;hc at
tack. It's thought they VIII have to abandon
tho undertaking owing to the difficulties which
1T offers, and also on account of the dyseutery
which prevails If it rested with the Il oops
they would have given it up by this time, as
many of them desert BY floating down the riv-
er on logs. &C.. bat few who are favorable
to the undertaking. and the officers (who ex-
cced the privates in nuu.hers) preveilt the,p
| from doing 50. However, things are coming
fast to close ard VIC hope soon to be rid cf
| the rag mullins
The above, is from re liable source from
which we have before this recelYed i,telli
gence fsonl Nicaragua in advance, and whlci,
| intelligence has been confirmed 10y after ad-
vices 1t shows more certainl, than any OH.
er accounts received. the desperate situation,
| of Walker, and seems TO st the seal to his
utter defeat.