San Andreas independent., 1857-06-20
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER
GOLDEN c. A TE |!
Two Weeks Later from the At
Iantic States and EurOpe!
IMPORTANT from NICARAGUA.
SAN Francisco, June Is, 9p.M.

this evening" with dates from New York to May
2lst and from Europe, to May 9Th.
She brings six hundred passengers, among
whom are B. F. Washington and family, G. l..
Weller, DR.. Ashe, and j. w. McCorkle.
The most important intelligence is from Mica
ragua.
On Sunday morning, May l7th the United
States sloop-of-war ST. Marys, Capt Davis, ar
rived at the anchorage at Panama Bay from
San Juan del Sur, which port she left the
9th May, having on board Gen. VIM Walker
and sixteen of bis officers
Capt. Davis having visited the allied camp,
and ascertai' ed from his observations as well
as from the accounts brought in by deserters,
of the straits to which Walker and his men were
reduced addressed letter to Walker on the
Both April, stating that he was aware of his
destitute and forlorn position, and offered, from
humanity, to interfere in his behalf and stated
that he was authorized, in case of his Walk
ers) capitulaton, to guarantee his personal
safety and the safe removal of all under his
command. He also offered to take Walker to
Panama in the sloop-of-war st. Marys, and
stated that Gen. Mora consented to suspend
hostilitieS
To this letter Walker replied that Capt. Da-
Wis propositions were too vague, and requested
a personal interview whereupon Capt. Davis
wrote to express his surprise that his propsl-
tions should be found vague, restated them
more clearly asking him to abandon the enter
prise and leave the country, pledging himself
for the safety of all persons in Rivas, without
exception, concluding by deciding to go to Ri
vas. The same day Walker replied, stating
that he agreed to suspend hostilities until mott
fed by Capt Davis that they are TO recon-
mence, but begged him to notify Gen. Mora that
he would consider attempts to induce his men
to desert as an act of hostility he proposed to
send two officers to Capt. Davis, to treat, pro-
vided they can have safe conduct. To this
Capt d. replied, by sending pass tor two Of
Walkers officers to visit him, and Walker ap-
pointed Gen. Henningson and Col. Waters as
Commissioners to negotiate with Capt. Davis
The next day, May lst, the terms of capitula
ton were agreed upon and issued in a general
order on the day following The annexed brief
order to Capt. Faysseux was issued:
SAN JUAN DEL Sur, May 2d-'Captain Fays-
seux, deliver the Granada to the United States"
[Signed] "WM. WALKER"
After this had been effected, Capt DIS next
step was to inform Gen. Mora that he was sat-
isGed that his claim to the Granada was good,
and delivered her over to him at the same
time he asked him to make arrangements for
the transportation of the officers and men to
the United States. When Gen. Canas took pos
session Of Rivas he found there some sixty of
Walkers sick and wounded, all in a dreadful
state, for want of attention. and his first step
was to provide for their comfort, ordering large
quantities of sheets, clean linen, bandaging, &C.,
from the Costa Rican stores. DR.. Royston was
permitted to remain in charge. For this act of
humanity, Capt. Davis wrote letter Of thanks
to Gen. CanaS.
On the I'd, Lieut. McCorkle, of ,he ST, Mary's
was ordered to Virgin Bay, to take charge of
Woll
such route towards Panama as Gen. Mora
should designate, and he was further instructed
not to permit any deserters to accompany him.
Maj. Ben. Mccullough has declined the Gov
ernorship of Utah
THE LAST BATTLE IN NlcAKAGuA-Gcn Hen
nngsen gives, in the Panama Star and Herald,
a long account of the different battles fought
by Walker and his men, while in Nicaragua
The following gives the details of the two last
battles. 1t will be seen that Alexander Du-
-chanan's company, from this place, made their
mark in the last sanguinary struggle
:" On the 23d of March, $500 men attacked
Rivas. They nearly surprised, and had cut
through the door of the hospital when discoy-
cred. They attacked from three sides with
great ferceness for about three hours On three
points they succeeded in occupying houses out
side of the barricades At one point they
brought up hve-pound gun, which was cap
tured, together with an Italian Lieutenant-C Colo-
mel commanding it, the same who was in charge
of the stores on board the Costa Rica brig blown
up by Capt. Faysseux. The enemy were finally
driven out of all these houses, leaving about
thirty prisoners, one gun and about 600 cart
ridges in the hands of Walker Though the
enemy had been all the morning removing
their dead, seventy bodies were buried that af-
ternoon by the garrison, and two wells, one
full, and the other half-full of dead were dis
covered two days after.
. The enemy at one time occupied half the
house in which Major fuckers men were quar-
tered, and % were here taken prisoners by him.
!" The total loss of the enemy was ascertained
to be over 400 men that of Walker II killed
and wounded.
"The next attack was on the 18th of April,
an hour before daybreak, $50 Costa Ricans. on
the information of descrters, gaining the Lower
Plaza, and occupied nearly whole row of
houses. They again attacked three sides of the
town, and succeeded in occupying some huts.
being within thin partition of Capt McEach-
ems quarter on the main street. Gen. Hen
ningscn brought three guns to bear, one in
front, one on the side, and one on the rear of
the south of the Plaza, and Capt Buchanans
company charging on them, seventy-three, in
cluding three officers, surrendered, the rest hav
ing stampeded. One of the guns then sent
to the relief of Capt. McEachen, and the enc
my were rapidly driven back. These and Santa
Ursula were the serious points of attack; on all
others they had been repulsed, and by clock,
A. NJ, had abandoned the field, leaving l30
bodies for Walkers men to bury, and 73 pris-
oners, and 25 wounded in his hands; 100 more
dead were seen laid out at the Cuatro Esqunas,
and 225 wounded were counted. This, how
ever. was only part of their loss, which. besides
prisoners. cannot ba computed at less than 600
men. Walkers loss was Is killed and wound I
ed and 55 from the 22d of March, when the
enemy first opened fire with 24-lb gun on Ri
vas, to the lst of May
"The enemy attempted to batter Rivas with
two twenty-four Founders, one howltzer, and