The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-23
ADDITIONAL FROM NICARAGUA.
Interesting Intelligence from the
Costa Ricans.
The Battles of st. George, 0braje and
Cody's Point.
Operations of COlonels LOekridge and Titus
on the San Juan.
of Walker for q
Two Months Siege.

"A ArrQnSemeDuS OI wa Acr IOr u
Two Months Siege.
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Movements of the Lake Steamers in the
Hands Of the Costa Rioans,
&0. DO Ao.
We publ he'd pr, y full scooucts from NieAragua In
yeeter days HERALD To day enabled TO give ad
dHonai dtt IL OF considerable om shst lArter
Our latest sdvices San Juan del Nore the l2h
Gan Juan del Bur TO the 4sh RvAs 70 the Sd inst
We have received worry full acoounts both Of the opera
aons The San Juan River sud Of the movements at
hesdquare,, which have furnished to by gen
tlemen vino came down from san Juso del Sur In the
Ortzsba That snip went TO San Juan del sur usual
with her passepges from San Fraacsco newS OF tae
4nerrupton Of The Transit having ut that time reached
California Gen Walker was there with detachment
Of 200 o. 800 men to receive the recruits from San
Francisco, wao numbered onl. sxty. Finding that the
Transit route the hands Of the Costa RcanS. the
OrixAba went TO Panama. whence tue passergsn for
New York and New Orleans $50 IN number crossed by
railroad TO Aspln vail They remained 10 Aspuwan from
Tebruay TO February 10 when the reues'es arrived
and took them of transferring lio of them 70 the Texas
gor New leans M Gan Juan del Nors, and bringing the
rest 10 New York.
appears that Gen Wake, (ath ,ugh suspeotng
troube) cid rot discover Wits oertai " that the river
San Juan was possession OF his enemy until about the
third week In January, when the lake steamers,
The Virgin and San Carlos, mace their appearance
the aae touching ss the island OF Omaepeo and
or twioe rurnpg up enough TO tho post st vrga
by 10 Are upon the pnce Their csnonsding, no xeve
was not eng continued for sfser or two shots they
seansa oil. All the Information that Gen. walker had
obtained up 10 The time the 0r touched u Juan
del Sur vas derived seeing the in the Dos
sesson d ths Costa RoAns. 50 sel nal they managed
the river expee op that man escaped TO carry asn
walker the o. the capluro He was ief to
that The a,ics bad cut of bis auiosou with Gyey
town from the fact ttas neither Of The st returned
20 the lake, and mat he eived uelnsT supplies Ia
telrgenoe from tie usual sources as eSpsc,ag .
printing press the place Of tue whon
eroyed 0rsnadR and was depending siB1 upon 4 sup
ply Of provsOns BE could moi even use bis s,a,onsf-
the only boat left 10 hi1o nd head Of
ssa .rsn an fOe, y, 70 .,c e. ys W
pais Of this he dspen iron which
the next steamer from San Juan del Nmte Gas 20 bring
hun Hts only reaoufce saip's boat, wtoa he mai
obtained rcm the sierra Nevsos, ami tOugn, iaud
20 the iats. This be sent Win ,sree mea {, IA,
Carlos 70 obtain Information, but toe nsvef reta-1ei
stct tcrht, g. fell Into toe hapda oi tue Cnsmy.
wslhss b. this time began 70 hrsr II soe allies whoa
ne haa Io,sgnI OF Tor several bsing IA Goa.
eicerable iotce tho visuisy o; Msssisa hi.y dS,
poYthvcs 0f Rvss tho infJs msoou from s3octbg
parses ssrt out from time 20 tine sat do,ssn nor,
marched from pase to place, TOR tue purpose o.
keeping W ths spirii. aud asah u fne men Ea fos.
aoy.nxed des,ga. The Ailis' sSv.s,ed tossiis RyAi
and the 10th of Jat nary, itlie %
obr,e SIX miles pcrsh resi of Rvas wssrr', fore, a5
'ositGy ~ Rv,s. small party bel & sun .uuluet e
uatcd Yirsin Bay and been orh~n 10 10 beSoquutsrs
yhs enemy H obrsje, we're oonph"d eheay oi mo
9uatf mAlA and San sssa1or G-r. HoniogSsn asa@xei
tfem thee ON he 2stn but obliged to Tsro .oa1ng
iae Ncs In possession oi the p'a>e
Lr the n saptime q force of twelve hirdred cosis Z
cars VA landed n ON the a. yirs Biy aui
George. The latter placn j. .bou g nieI rom u
ten miles further up The ,,'o sss ssss srsIs
San jorge. ue found the Cnda kcsos 'r nfy poret
me church he'd been tassa ior tacir oiaSsi ond sS
surrornsea with barricadcs. CHURCHES 10 SirAsgua
.pue.y 10 b, al Ways huit n q do1be rrrpjio
They AZ ~ rDne, stih waits of sreft t6icg1e's, A1d
re,cos ~ rourd with nLrro- p5rbpe, o- masssis 10
adclton 70 ia strength, tho oour "a 10 Ssn JiS" sA1ds
assd OF the main Toac fr'm s'vs ." thS qt;e;
ard screTs ;ss read IN ronl o. taeI hA, 1l,a ssn
carr'cAse CT gtcne, vnch va mouutct uhd pi.is
tatcn fon. ws'kcr =, Ntnesys iSst y'sr-SanSf = ns
Amy The "Uaelc Sam '--s o'oa cnnna - t- rHa9
rr bali nile Tho nrsl ~ oha-.s oC tBs psocs s'iai
aud wtu-co siI men, F1bIsBs parties w'ro aoi@oasi
on csoh side cf tno ,own aos he n,n BODY Asantbi 70
she attach In fro1t Here the Oosts Rcss 0spssCa ~tn
brnysr which will give them Dsitef name mar they
hif srio onI17ed In tho Nicaragua var
As Gen n nniDg,eu afy1Dce1, tbo h1p1s S@1 '1l
soust Jea sor,ie OF reverb hundrot mon b. 70 40
purpose they were drvsa Ia IN c,ss ieNs,ie .ass,
Including ,hc General sno ~. istl d.sd 1ooa .ls
who comnsn,e Cd the Ectrsgn-os M ,to hrs, 5g1'
urn Cen Wake, on ihe fah of !stg, lsNa
To Americans we're 20 hArd pessa 20 N~1 Lno
tia' General walker lost bis sworf end cam iulo
Bpseue,t hands when bis bsdy sss toori on me iet
before eiu Iorgo, that swors Nss UNIT rte hsaia
,ou,lussd from eight N The m3-ti,e du IN n uta,,
~hfn HsnEinEstn vthdrcw be trsps, lesvos Le usfA
r. an, it po-ses,,on OF ssn Jo-ra .ad ruted 20 as
The Co, eicau force supJo'-i - namecr 80 -
! SEQ ncr aud uncsr the O,nmtsd o zen racas
n Co-ta Nl', who ii ooumandor l. iaie cf nc "t''
g.p BRan rrsenis troops ruubere i0y ll ftpsr'
piygen klltd and thirty three alurded hc tc9S 40
pfiscucr-. ] have mean, o. sDO+iuS snst -, .he
nts H the ai'cs Sor1e ~ thcT sal n nave IL lsn
into walk 70 hands cay -hj reported 2Ho sh
cd AID sCo wounded. Us very i"Gpfsl shoih,t my
ss, rsssS a OSsS sssS SSS ' o ~ S 80 J os
upon the oictrr 81 small o,s 10 run pers - DO sd-
tnsd In whole dsys nshurg only 70 oe elpl,'r,i ~
The that his enemies unsxisf Ia the ~ toe
eine Tho ttrcnsih of the POI too scared t6em from
defos nisro dercgaiion iron rhs,' nsuetor bravery
~ cay hst open heid hiy ~ssd sci1s'od
by tuch rfc.caiars a. compose Get v,ikers any
An,r ubii sctcr. Gen. walkers -hola fo,cs--shisn
SsoSs Sy'rn wsSu S" seUcs.s.s1 % q Evs Slss ~
called 10 no company -hich sss prsted NJ vrg Biy,
he rove crdessio burn hs soaolrer ne asd no ssm
or mating her nt for service ctt wsn N nave
40 fsu into tho hsncs n thc eprmy C.nu ~urphsi
win tto men % yrsn say on "a, .s ,,,.s, bat rs.
have arcsdy stated marched tsn Josa &c Sfr 0o she
ac,a Jsrtay and retlined 70 Rss oa TOE ~ teNrra
taklre vilh him tic co n fror Cafo'rs--sna thH-s
Tss tf.r,s his pcsnco yah 500 or eos neh a,
Riens h. !, tucly urt Of foc IN lake hy ths foros
"a q crs and has by some sccnuuis 90 enemy's fifss
also s Obfsjr, which ~ 70 essoy @s opposite dhesHon
" sis houzht by 40 nc hat allie. Bss scme ir0sDs
IN tfc ihyte ,owus e peos raic. aod Buonos syrss
on tte Eorth Of Rvss ard tsaot iron thsi pace F)o
fouy 70 sves mi'os-ihus mast g coshcnoas ne o.
rcss Ct than t.f clrri- afauDt Rivss The sane
r,siF e rho gave tha Wf9 alta b htve thki ihn
al led fcfoc around Rvss sm,uuts ~ $500 Tots l'
pyobsby exagsersted. sl7afent ~ the Pau, n
s,or vbusia Nosrsgra. tep,rti 1900 uaier Cana
a 4 GtcTfo 1,otO ncreise,dy u he sui-d from N
-t-srr.s cN The lake s'f 100 Gua,cmsian troop,
Inc M, ch who hsf beer lsnftd s Reselo Toe
t,,n,, a. a. fcDNrie lp TINE cf much ncr lssef Va
Ncaye - who're connubUauon from place ~ rl,1e is
-veyt E,sag'ay erd now csItealiy wncn Cen Waser
soaIrs on liz oss coat must dep no nom the rgporb
rc.sloual ursnu ers taken hts scouts. rnat SIDE
Ptvss toward tre ustsh rori. rec rom the allies
md Gs walter sill has fes communicsiion w,.a
.n Jusr del SCR For thw i~heDted to bis corps
uountct fsusers, whose busino.s u has been " tsep
ooen he road iron vlreia Bsy 70 The pac6c and who
nave rssai.rly made the circuit from Rvas 70 virgln
shtncc " san Juan del sur sud beck 70 Rvas crtun
.nf twenty miles. II General Walker had he'd similar
means o. Information aud interruption of hostile N rye
merits IN ether parts Of Ncrssoa 'hs allies could neys