Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-03-23
rurth.r irom Nicaragua b. Ia. repnss.ee


Further from Niearsgua By the Tennessee
Walker remains at Rivas with about 500 Of.
fective men, and his position has by no means
improved since We last alluded to it. The
Costa Ricans are in force at San Jorge, (their
numbers being estimated at $500 men.) and
walker has made two attempts to dislodge
them, both Of which signslly failed. On the
4th he led two hundred Of his men, with the
intention of surprising tho place, but his plans
were entirely frustrated by the mutinous con-
duct Of the troops. Although the Costa Ricsn
garrison largely outnumbered his force, it is
not improbable that he would have been sue.
cessful had his men behaved we'll, for they
found the enemy entirely off their guard.
the garrison in the plaza asleep; but upon
coming within shot Of the barricades the men
refused to advance further Neither curses
nor threats had any effect upon them. A few
finally volunteered to storm the place, and.
advancing with Walker to the barbados, fred
over them. Tho garrison, however, was by
this time aroused, and under heavy fire Of
musketry and cannon, Walker was Obliged to
draw of his men and return to Rivas. On
the morning Of the 7th Walker marched with
three field pieces to San Jorge, and cannon
AIDED the place at six hundred yards distance
for several hours, and then retired to Rivas.
In addition to tho mutinous conduct Of his
men Walker has to apprshend constant flank
movements on the part of the Costa Ricans,
which may cut him off entirely from commu.
| nication with the sea coast On the 4th of
March . detachment of forty Of his men left
Rivas for San Juan del Sur, and upon their
| return, when about six miles from San Juan,
were met by force of three hundred Costa
Ricans, who compelled them to retire with
some loss. In the meantime, the Sierra Ne.
vada arrived from San Francisco. with IS re.
Rrnif5 ha ~ has as.ro =
| again on the 7th. Their fate, Of course, 70.
mains unknown, as the Sierra Nevada sailed
on the same day for Panama
On the 9th, cannonading was heard in the
direction of Rivas, and q rumor prevailed in
San Juan when the steamer left that the Costa
Ricans, taking advantage Of the departure Of
| portion Of Walkers force, had attacked Ri.
vas in large numbers, but had been repulsed
with loss of four hundred men
Walker had sixteen pieces of artillery, and
his men, according to some accounts, are well
clothed and furnished with an abundance of
| food, but are said to be much disaffected He
has been visited by Sir Robert Mcclure, of
the British man.of-war Esk, and by several
| officers from tho United States sloop-of. war
| st. Mary's.
On tho Atlantic sidc the reinforcements for
| Walker, under Lockridge and Titus, after
taking Serapiqui, as previously announced,
have met with check at Castillo, about forty
miles further up the San Juan river. The
| Costa Ricans had fortified themselves hero in
the old fort of San Juan de Dios, and it be-
came necessary to dislodge them before pro.
ceeding up the rapids which obstruct tn is part
OF the river Lockridge accordingly moved
up with all his force, and assigned to Colonel
Titus, Of Kansas notoriety, the duty of land
| ing and attacking the place in tho rear with a
force Of one hundreS and fifty men, while he
| c1nnOnaded 1t in front. Lockridge performed
his own part Of the work in a spirited manner,
and captured the steamer Scott from
| under the guns of the fort in gallant style.
Titus, on hiS arrival ct the village found It in
ruins, and having learned that the garrison in
| the fort was small, sent to tho commander q
demand fer surrender.
The flag returned with proposition for an
armistice for twenty four hours, after which,
II the garrison should receive no reinforce
ments, the commander would deliver up tie
place and surrender the men ss prisoners of
war. Strange to say, this proposition was
agreed to by Titus, and his men rested on
their arms, while the Costa Ricans had free
communication with the river above the rar-
Ids, and by that means with Fort San Carlos.
The consequence of this stupid arrangement
was that the Costa Rcans Immediately re-.
ceived reinforce ments, and before the arms.
tice had expired marched out in force upon
Titus, who, without firing shot, at once or.
dered a retreat, which soon degenerated into
| a wild and panic stricken flight The discom-
htsd fllibusters took refuge on Carlos Island,
several miles below the Castillo Rapids, whore
| they have fortified themselves, and whore
they still remain, waiting for reinforcements.
The cowardice Of Titus has excited such uni.
versal ,ndign alton that he has resigned bis
commission and left for Rivas, where il Is
presumed bis reception will be rather q chill.
ing one. His conduct has made him an album.
dance OF enemies among his men and in g rey-
town, and in consequence of his personal abuse
| Of several English officers, he was for a time
held in arrest on board the frigate Cossack.
Thus matters remain in this part of the
held OF operations in Nicaragua, and it Is
hardly probable that ally new enterprise will
be attempted until reinforcements for Walker
arrive, or better means of ascending the river
| are secured to Lockridgo. His present force
Is estimated at three hundred and fifty mon
and assertions would occur daily 1t tho men
| had any certainty of escaping to the sea coast
| On both sides of the Isthmus tho prospects of
walker seem to grow more and more gloomy
by each arrival.
| PREsRNr FORCE OF Col. LocKRIDGE "A
| letter dated March z, says:
| 1.-The tennessee has not brought any fili.
busters. They must have found out that such
as came here from New York are not worth
| the trouble Of bringing. Since tho river was
| shut up, in three trips Of the Tennessee, she
has brought ninety men for Walker. The
| Texas has brought four hundred and fifty in
the same time Five hundred and forty, then,
are all that have been under Loo krid ge's COM
mand. Its moderate estimate one hundred
and fifty have deserted, perhaps twenty Eve
| have been killed, and We have three hundred
and sixty live men, his whole present force -
| MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE The family
of Capt. Richard Pritohard, of Baltimore,
have been thrown into tho deepest distress BY
the sudden disappearance of a daughter aged
IL years. Capt. Pritchsrd resides at las
Barre street, and his daughter, named Sarah
Elizabeth, very promising girl, left her home
on Thursday morning to attend school on Co.