The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-17
LATER FROM NICARAGUA.

gentleman who arrived on Friday night in the George
Law states according the New York Tribune that the
steamer Sierra Nevada left Acapulco her return San
Francisco the day before the Golden Gate touched there
having been unable to land her passengers at San Juan del
Sud- that place being in the possession of the allied forces
The steamship Orizaba which sailed from San Francisco
few hours after the Golden Gate with passengers for tie
Atlantic States and recruits for Walker would therefore
be obliged to proceed to Panama. with her pas
sepgers to San Francisco. The Tribune says:
1t appears that fearing that the Transit route would be
in the hands of the Costa RcaD the passengers by the
Orzaba contracted before leaving San Francisco that If
such the they should be taken Panama The
Granada from New Orleans, detained six days at Ha-
vana and could not land her passengers at Puuta Arenas
but compelled to proceed TO Aspinwa where being
too late for the steamship John l. Stevens they
Obliged to wait four or FIVE days at Panama for the ari-
val OF the steamer Golden Gate by which they 10 be
taken PIP to San Francisco. In all probability the bus
tiers that left here the 29h of January by the Tennessee
will be obliged to return The steamer Granada was
leave Aspinwa for Pun!a Arenas for three hundred of
Walkers recruits Having abandoned their crazy design
of proceeding his assistance in the rkety steamer which
Capt Scott had given them and petitioned the Costa Ri
cans for passage back to the United States, the British
consul interceded in their behalf and they returned
in the Granada. There is from Walker; but
hemnied in he be- according to this account be-
tween the allied forces with both ends of the Transit route
in their posse ssion and all his supplies off his chances
of escaping from the country would appear to be extremely
small.
From the Aspnwall Courier, Jan. 90.
The royal mail steamer Thames from Greyowp arrived
in port the morning Of the 9TH bringing between 80 and
40 of Walkers refugees all of whom Immediately
transferred to the steamer Granada to be taken back
Greytown, and thence to New Orleans Judging from the
sad and ororn appearance of these men, inclined TO
fancy their ardor in the of Walker has been
what dampened by the of fortune which
have befaen him of late.
The only we have been able to command by the
steamer Thames respecting the present state of affairs in
Nicaragua is vague report that Walker is hemmed
in and surrounded by force Of 10000 to 900 troops of
the allies of Central America.
The following eegraphc dispatches received at
this Office the evening of the 2ls from Panama. OF
which from the puse of the Sierra Nevada and the
other from different source:
"Walkers forces in garrison at Rivasall well and
inviucibe Virgin Bay had not been taken at the time
of our leaving San juan had any demonstration
been made OF That kind any of the enemy forces been
seen or heard OF in any part OF the country"
"The Sierra Nevada has arrived about Walker is
contra ed be holds out however, and will make desper
ate defence The Sierra Nevada left San Juan del Sud
the 18th inst and will return the place this day
her way back to San Francisco
Gen. Mora, of Costa RIGA, has issued proclamation
placing the river San Juan under blockade.
Henry O. Langdon, one Of Walkers men, a promising
youth of twentytw years, and the eldest of c. c.
Langdon, for many years past editor of the Mobile Ad-
veriser, has fallen victim 10 cholera in Nicaragua.