New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-21

is hey ODd comprehension.
March i he United States sloop. of-war Sara
toga, Commander Tilton, arrived in our harbor on
the afternoon of the 9Th inst. Officers and crew
oil in excellent health.
FARMER WILSON'S ADVENTURES IN MICA
RAGCA.
M. Wilson, a farmer from Hancock County, Illinois,
having been in CarfOrnia in 1890 and liking the
country very much resolved 70 take his family tbher
To ten bis story in his own words be said Last Spring
came to New-Yoik with my wife and Eve children,
ard took passage in the steamship Orzsba on her
fret trip down for San Francisco. Uthspply we were
detained month in Granada, the ran,t route beirg
in possession Of the Costa Ricans During thst period
nv family fell sick and we unable to 20 f1rward
With the rest Of the passengers. As my means were
small, and my ticket specified passage by the first
steamer We were obliged to remain in Granada. |
got employment in the COmmisssry Department at
$50 n month pax Of which was paid 10 rati NJ and
part in liqude'.ng TIE debt which we unavodably IN
Cured curing our sickness. My wife did what ene
could to help support the family by washing sna sewing
for the Comnissary Department and cooking for tue
donates Of the Gunrdhouse; 20 that all things consd-
cred did petty well. BY our united labor in hve
II ontbs we saved enough money TO pay our passage
buck TO New Yo,k. but when 1 ak I'd Wake for
Pass he replied, No you are doing very well: aud
have your family with you add an anxious 10 hay-
"iamilies settle and give stability to the country.
"csn't LEI yor &C" Reuonstrance was useess Al
Il Tough bad forfeited my al tie Uultei
States, | could rot come hone without W Walkers
leave Irdeed we could not travel from town to to~n
wi bout his permission The natives manifested con-
sCeabe frenoshp for me, ana when the troubles
began in October last OF them invited me to take
my family away to their ranches and wait TIL got an
opportunity TO leave the country. Bot felt somewhat
sffa'd Of them and considered my family cater With
Americana we stayed in Granada until Tie attack,
IL. -. .sha md on 6rln
were removed TO the Island of Omeepe. and was
conpell.d to remain and help defend the city.
II ia scsrcely necessary for me 10 relate
our adyeI tares, as that mas been aoty aone al,
lake bemred in all sdes bJ the COSTA Rlcaus, ara
after ebout tgebty four cas- Of hard hRbhog, suosl.t
ipe on hoise mule and dog meat, Walker succeeded 10
making diversion in favor and We got safely oil
TO he steamer. | eoon alter met my family, iron
which bad been separated over month without
knowing snything Of Their fate The sutierugs snd
sure which they had undergone had told fearfuiy
mr. on them AID one Of nv little died while on the
is,ard. Since iheu We have been with Walker at
Riyaa until about FIVE weeks ago, VIZ n he allowed
me to take nv family 10 San Juan del Sur whence
took passage in the Sierra Nevada for Newiork.
wALKlRs POSITION IN RIyas.
Walker has raz ID the suburbs OF Rivss to give
full sweep to his artillery, Of which he hes sixteen
pieces The central ard stronger portion OF the cry
only has been spared ard this is surrounded by an H.
co sure of barrie sdes made of walls of hewn timber,
filed in with earth about five feet ADV antage
has been taken of the adobe houses, Of which the city
is built to include them in tue line of the barrcade
whenever practicable their walls three feet
Il lex and are proof against ninepoundes. think It
will be impossible for the enemy to take him where he
is III LEES they starve him out The number OF men
that lie has think not far from 800 able to do DUTY
with probably 30 or 30 wounded He received SO
h. No Siavra he
ell cotned and have plenty of arms and ammunition.
think Trey are very much disafected heard from
hem every dey up 10 the 9Th inst Some OF hl.
rar GERS cent out TO receive the troops tbs cams
on the Sierra Nevada were attached On the
road by the Costa Rcans on the 9TH the dsy
before left, and were beaten with considerable loss
l did not bear how many were killed Do the
day that left the recruits started out with the rangers
10 90 10 Rivas and ttsre Wa force Of 300 men on
the road waiting for them. The Costa R'ars have
been posted at 81. George, two miles from R'vss, for
two months pest they arc strongly intenched there
and although Walker had attacked them three diler
ent times be hac not succeeded III once obtaining pos
session Of the plaza In his first attra0k there we're
ecme seven eight persons killed aud twenty or thtr
wounded. The loss was greater IN the second attack
and less in the LAST ST. George Is well barricaced
The church which stsnds side Of the plaza has
crcusr bsricsce about il aud the streets leading into
the plaza barrcaded The baricades are Of tin
Der filed In with earth like those Of Walker IN Rva
So far as could Judge of the number of the Costa Ri
cans there cannot be far from 800 They varously
esmsted by friends and foes at from 600 10 OtO in that
ercampment There are seme 100 or 400 more do w
| the rivtr. DO not think they have more thsn one
piece az ST George, one which Walker lost. They
TOOK nine pouuoer on of the aus that may be
at ST. George one Of the boats Walkers effective
'orce when | left Rivas about 500 men, Tnere
was very little sickness and very few desths there
then Excepting those who were killed and woaGded
in tie eug8s tntnts, | GO not think that more than
three or four q week have died since they have
heen in Rives. There have been more 10.
Guiding tho-e ~bo were in the hospital before.
Mort of Walkers men are pretty well tougheGed.
The fist of Walkers three attacks upon the enemy 5
csmp in 81. George was made some tine ia j .nuary
He took them by surprise in the dark Of the ncrlifg
ut before dsy. The fret rifles unda Major Dclau les1
the attaS, and thought that At the infaotry had
followed ii up with equ. spirit the plaza would have
been taken without difficulty. TIE SECOND attack Wa.
hut -four ty DAY atrward Walkers cen If RjVss
about three in The morning and reached ST. George ~
6aybfesk with sr,Lltry, determined 70 tsse the pls
a. al hSzarcs They made ho EeYer, but ole or two
st'scks before they conclucei 10 leave the place
Major puscubu.y was killed ard number Of
h,ptensn's ard commissioned officers also. Can'
Blackmsn vas wounded aoi has siuce died CD
Jacques and Mai. Leonard wee wounded Tae
C,lorf was vfry low when we IN. About 'so d.gs
after he secotd aitsck third vas made Walker,
men vent down in open dsy, taking down some shell
ard hundred rounds OF round shot They cid not