New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-30

so were taken board the Illinois for New York and
| about 100 on board the Granada for New Orleans
The other still remain on the Tartar waiting passage
| home.
On the l2th instant. while were at Punta Arenas
| went over to Greytown and there learned from the
| Costa Rcans that Walker was attacked on the 5th,
that the Costa Ricans had succeeded in destroying the
principal part of Rivas but in - doing sustained
| loss of about | 600 men; they did not know what
Walkers loss was; they had entirely surrounded
Walker, and thought he could not hold out long a.
there was DO possible chance for him replensh hs
provisions. did not place much reliance upon this
| statement but have doubt but that battle was
fought and that Walker is in very critical con-
| dop. The men and most OF the officers turned
against Col Lockrdge from the time he ordered the
| retreat from Fort Castillo.
We have been favored by Lieut.-Col. Doubleday,
late of the expedition the San Juan River under
Col Lockridge, and other passengers by the Illinois,
with the following facts relative to the state of affairs
in Nicaragua.
The complete evacuation of the Sar juan River and
Punta Arenas by the fillibusters under Col Lock
ridges command took place on the ID inst. The de-
luded volunteers, finding that Cob Il. would make no
arrangements to get them back to the United States,
resolved TO turn their arms and ammunition the best
account they could and after disbanding on the 9Th
inst. they made proposition to the commander OF
the British fleet lying at Greytown TO give up the
propery in their possession consisting of pieces of
ordnance, about four hundred stand OF arms two
,uns of powder. &C. to the British officers on condi
ton of having their passage paid to the States which
was complied with by the latter. Accordingly, l70
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board Of the Tartar and taken to Aspinwal with
view of being forwarded by the first steamers from
that port TO New-Orlesns and New-York, as they
might desire. A portion of those who were taken to
Aspinwal by the Cossack were transferred TO the
Granada for New-Oreans, and the rest came in the
Illinois to this port hut in consequence OF measles or
some other contagious disease breaking out among
the passengers on board the Tartar, of them
were permitted to come home either of the steam
ers, and it was understood that at the time the
Illinois left Aspinvall they were still on board
the Tartar. waiting for a favorable change in
the state of health among them, aud an OPP
portunity to get home by some other steamer.
Beside the 2Oi volunteers board the Tartar there
were about 100 deserters from Walkers army in As
pnwal when the Illinois left there, depending upon
the charity of the inhabitants and California passengers
for their daily bread Col. Lockridge did not accom-
pany the officers and men of his late command to AS
pLwal but remained at Grcytown, and intimsted To
one of his friepda he .boild otneusy c6hsifcrs
that the breaking up of the expedition on the San
Juau River must be followed by the entire anniia-
t;or of Walker. uness retnforccments should reach
him from California which, it WAS rumored, were to
Iasve San Francisco on the day that the Golden
Gate left that port proclamation had been issued
l. A. pican Government setting forth that the
Transit route was open through to the Pacific for any
e,csrt those engaged in the cause of Walker. News
Ind been received at Greytown from Ryas, represent
inc Walker as completely surrounded by the allies and
San Jran del Sur in the possession of Guatemaans,
and that Walkers force was reduced to about 2OJ
men who were reduced to the necessity of living on
doo and mule flesh According to the most favorable
Intelligence which the friends Of Walker had received
from Rivas prior to leaving AspinwaI Walkers force
did not exceed 80 to 300 men, and although they
vore renresented To be in healthy condition, deser
tons were of such frequent occurrence that he VIII
aeon have but few left with him to share his fate what
ever il NAV be- Some of his friends appear to think
that ba will A. last resource succeed in cutting his
way through the enemys lines and clam protection Oh
hoorJ If the 81, Merv's living in the harbor of San
Imam del Sur. Others seem to think that Walker will
| prefer to die by stdr'dtoh a. NE P'''i 'N 49, .
his enemies An opportunity of catching HIM alive The
returned volunteers from the San Juan River attribute
the failure of their expedition to the iue1perence Of
Col. Lockrdge and consequent unitness to take com
ord f ,be force that had Gen. Wheat been lntrusted
with the command, they would have promptly pushed
their way up the river and captured Fort Castillo De-
fore the Costa Ricaps could possibly have obtained re-
ensorcemep.s nasmuch as the fort was then defended
by about 30 men, The council of war when recon-
| meuded the evacuation of the San Juan River con-
sisted of Gen. Wheat Col. Lockridge, Col Anderson
Lieut.. Col. Doubleday, Major Baldwin, Major Moon
and Major Cspers, who, having approached under
cover within one hundred yards Of Fort Castillo and
found il most thoroughly fortified, as well as Nelson
Hill and that the Notifications were defended oy ABOUT
4O men concluded that if they could take the tort at
III :, vor,d he At such sacrifice Of life among them
tb., there would not be sufficient number OF them
lef, to make further progress, and consequently 10 ac
vantage would be gained even with the Io's "ouid
| require. el. -.
considerable chacrin appears to have been feit oy
| some of Walkers friends who were ehS III o '"
exnedit;on on account Of the British officers d IRE!
town b.,dr, over the arms and ammunition which
had boer surrendered to them by the hnibusters;
o,haru.a ,bev sneak in the highest terms OF the kinu
treatment extended to them by the commanders % the
| British feet
COSTA RIGA.