Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-04-09
Nicaraguan News.
Correspondence New York Herald.

The Deserters from Walkers Cdmp-1her
Treatn,entin Costa Rica = Interesting liens
from Nicaragua.
The Panama Railroad Company's steamer
Panama, Captain J. M. Dow, arrived from
Central American ports on the l4th inst,
bringing a large cargo and 1875 of Walkers
men, who had been shipped at the expense
of the Costa Rican government to the Uni
ted States. Some of these men are deserters
from Walkers camp, others prisoners, and
Il few are men who had served out their
time In Walkers army and discharged them
selves. During their stay in Costa RIGA
they were well taken care Of, and nutice
in the San Jose papers many notices TO the
people TO treat them with kindness, and not
with spirit of revenge.
These poor fellows arrived here in great
distress, with only the clothes on their backs;
but the citizens managed TO rig them out
sufficiently well to enable them TO stand the
cold climate they are going to. According
to all accounts derived from these men,
Walker is in apretty tight place, and would
have been gone man long ago if the allies
had had energy or unity enough to attack
him, but their POGO tremPo policy has served
him at least SO for.
We hear that Walker cannot now trust
foraging party beyond the range Of his own
guns, as they 60 over 10 the enemy, by
whom they are sure of being lenienuy treat
ed. A body of his mounted rangers, the
crack corps of the army, went over lately,
delivering over to the Costa Rcans their
horses and their arms. A document sign
ed by many of these deserters was printed
in San Jose.
A large number of them have been sent
down for distribution among the men at Ri
vas, and no doubt will have the effect Of in
ducing others to leave the Nicaraguan cause.
The tight place into which Walker has late
| ly been cornered is getting tighter every
Gsv. and if the allies press their advantage
there appears no chance of his escaping.
The affair on the river under Colonel I'll
tus appears to have been severe one. The
Costa Ricans claim 10 have killed l49, and
it is thought that the attempt 10 ascend the
river will not be made again. unless steamers
and guns are sent out from the States.
On the Pacific side it is said that tie al.
lies who have unanimously elected Gcnera.
Jose Joaquin Mora as their General. in Chief
are about TO occupy San Juan del SIR, and
oppose the landing Of any more reinforce
rents from San Francisco. Guatemala is
sending 1000 more troops 10 the scene Of
action and Salvador adds | zoe, under Cen
cral Cabanas, as her quota, Costa Rica has
lately sent 400 additional men and is pre-
pairing another force, SO that it really looks
as it something will eventually be done.
Then comes the question which appears
not yet to have been taken into considern-
ton Con the principle, presume, that "suf
fcient for the day is the evil thereof what
will become Of Nicaragua after Walker is
driven out? Will she be put under the pro-
lection OF the four great Central American
powers; or will she be sliced up among them,
and as nation be blotted off the map of the
world, as she deserves to be; or, will the
vicIors quarrel among themselves for the
spois? This is not unlikely, and the end oil
Walkers war may be the beginning OF an
other equally protracted and equally ruin
Gus.
Costa RIGA is very hard up for funds, and
unless money is forthcoming somewhere it is
hard TO see how she is to get on. She can
rase no more at home.
! II is IcpOl NlIdL w CUsLOI HOlC OIl v dll
derblt was dishonored. This, believe, i.
not true. They will l believe, be paid on
maturity. Should Mr.. Webster not b. able
to carry out his combinations Costa Rica
will probably suffer materially.
Captain Spencer came down passenger on
the Panama, and is on his way 10 New York
He says he undertook TO recapture the riv-
err boats, and did, but he did not engage tc
fight against his countrymen, and would moi
do it.
Colonel Titus, the defeated of the San Ju.
an river, was dismissed by Col, Lockridge
and went up in the Sierra Nevada to jor
I Walker.
One of the worthless whom the liberality
Of the Costa Rlcan government sent home
boasts OF having killed two hundred "greas,
ers." won't do him the honor to publish
his name.
Many of the deserters say that if they
could have procured arms they would have
taken San Jose de Costa Rica. This is theil
gratitude for having their lives spared.