New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-14
NUMBER 296.
Important News from Nicaragua.

4NO 1NDLn %0U.
| Important News from Nicaragua.
ENGLISH INTERFERENCE AGAIN
By the steamship Cahawba, which arrived at New
York On the 4th inst from Havana, we have advices
from San Juan to the 22d ult, and from Gen. Walker
to the 18th. The important features Of the news we
extract from the New York papers, -.....-
Fiftyone men who had served under Walker, and
been discharged upon the expiration of their time had
ers position at Rvas had been undsturbed and that
he had from $50 to 500 effective men under his imms
diate command. as .-.,4 a-E
Captain Scott was at San Juan with two hundred
and fifteen men, fitting out o steamboat with four
pieces OF artillery for the purpose of recaptsring the
boats from the Costa Ricans. -Four hundred men
were expected from New Orleans and ninety two from
California, in the steamer Sierra Nevada.
Under date of the 2Ist Of January the correspond
ent of the New York Times writes:
It is said that the Sierra Nevada has been taken by
the Costa Ricans. She had not been heard of since
her departure from San Juan del Sur and as it was
known that the Costa Reans were at San Juan del Sur
in large numbers, and two ChIian men-of war were
supposed to be on their way to blockade that port
is thought she has been seized. ! 4
On the other hand, there is a rumor that she has
been taken by General Walker for the purpose of
yeying troops to Costa Rca with view to attacking
San Jose, and thereby carrying the war into Afri-
ca" Both, however are rumors, and the latter has
been in circulation long enough to have been con-
rmed by official news, had it been true. The friends
Of Walker here not having heard from him conceived
the idea that he had chosen to march into Costa Rca
instead Of proceeding to attempt to retake the Tran
sit And, assuming such to be his course they arrv
ed at the conclusion that he must have taken the
Sierra Nevada to convey his troops.
Again, four days ago some Costa Ricans who came
down, stated that Cen Walker had been forced to
leave Rivas with all his force, and take position at
San George, where he was surrounded by the allied
forces and being nearly out of provisions had offered
| to capitulate. ll
The Costa Rican accounts are what we have al
ways found -distressingly magniloquent they
represent Walker as upon his "ast legs" ,t5E
On the morning of the 18th January boat from the
British manofwar Cossack landed at Punta Arenas,
where Lockrdge and the recruits who are waiting to
go up the river to Walkers assistance were quarter
ed and Captain Cockburn, the officer in charge read
the following q, o., .-1, -s... la -
OFFER OF BRITISH PROTECTION. :,
p orion Senior Fer asss,ys " $ips flsss and
Vessels Employed on the Coast Of Central America =,
Representation having been made to me that there
are at present at Punta Arenas, among a body Of
armed men landed from the American steamer Texas,
(Which had been represented to me as emigrants
waiting an opportunity to proceed to their destination
but whom Mr. Joseph N. Scott has since stated to the
United States Commercial Agent he has employed to
protect his property, and who have not been recog-
nZed citizens of the United States) several British
subjects who are detained and forced to bear arms
against their will you will proceed to the place where
these men are at present quartered and having
tanned who is the officer commanding the party, you
will require from him a list OF all the men under his
nominal command, and in the event of your obtain
ing such list you will call the together ant
. read to them this, my order to you. = 1,b@
Should any of the party in question claim protection
as British SUBJECTS and their claims appear to you
. be well founded, you will acquaint the officer con
manding that these men must be permitted to with
draw from their present position and you will lin tn
NJ biE pJias y nryp nrrap
! passage to Greytown, CT take them on board He
Majestys ship under your command, to await my ds
cision to their disposal they may desire. In til
event Of the aforesaid officer resisting such cours
have pointed out, you will inform him that in tn
first place person whatever under his command wi
be permitted to leave their present position to hocee
j up the river or elsewhere, uush my demaats shall
n complied with and secondly, that will adopt sue
to enforce the rights of British subjects
may think best adapted to the purpose.
e Given on board the Orion, off Greytown, this lot
day of January, 1857.
f To James H. Cockburn, ESQ.,, Captain of Her Maize
;, ty's ship Cossack. .-r
| The number of men at Punta Arenas composing th
party in question was stated to be about 49, of whom
$50 thereabouts fit for duty, the remainder be
ing sick. ....a ..
The correspondent of the Times says:
You may imagine the feeling the reading of the
above created. Ten men stepped from the line ant
claimed protection. Many were indignant at suci
interference, and others did not very we'll know hov
to regard it. The right of those who claimed it t.
British protection appearing sufficient to Capt. Cock
bnrn, the men were moved dcSyn to the boat and th
others further informed o the perils that awaited
them, should they remain in their present position.
Capt Lockridge Immediately sent an indignant
protest to the British Admiral to the effect that be
submitted from necessity not principle, and that haG
he but onethrd of the Admral's force he would not
submit. "
The correspondent says:
The steamboat which the "emigrants'' are getting
in readiness to carry them up the San Juan is not ye
completed. The blacksmiths and carpenters under
direction Of Col Lockridge, have been busy making
carriages for the cannon named above, and they are
now nearly ready. ~
The current belief in San Juan was that an under
standing existed between the Governments of Eng
land and the United States nimical to the regenera
tors of Nicaragua, and that this accounted for til,
non.appealance of an American man.ofwar during
, these important occurrences.
The Times publishes letters Intercepted by thu
Costa Ricans) from-or said to be from-Morgal
and George law, announcing the shipment of militar,
stores to considerable amount. These stores arrived
in safety.
passenger by the Cahawba, who remained a
San Juan several hours before the departure of th
steamer, states that Mr. Scott, the former agent
the Nicaragua Transit Company, had steamerat tn
mouth of the river, with 800 men on board all read
to proceed up the river and attempt to take posses
sion. He saw Col. Kinney, and was told by him tina
he had heard from Gen. Walker six days previous
At that time there strong disaffection existn!
between the allied forces and every probability of thu
Costa Ricans going over to Walker
GEN. HENNINGsEN.- Recent events in Centra
America have brought this gentleman into prominen
notice, and much is said in the newspapers in regar
to his nativity generalship family relations etc. Sew
era errors haue occurred in the various notices w
have seen of him, which it may be well to correct
Gen. H. is an Englishman by birth, and not Hunea
rian. Being Of an adventurous nature and legiti
mate of Mars, he entered warmly into the late
Hungarian revolution and fought bavey in the caust
, of that unfortunate country He married, in Burke
county, Ga, Mrs. Connally, widow lady, and tht
daughter of halfsister to the late Senator Beren
= For some years past believe, he has considered
himself resident of New York.
Columbia 6. C.) Times, 7th inst.
Miss HERON IN New YoRK.-On the 9Th inst, th
following petition, signed by nearly 1000 persons
: was handed to the manager of Wallack's Theatel