New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-07-15
Later from Central America.


Nicaragua. s7
The steamer Thames arrived at AspinwaII on the
2lst from Greytown, with sixteen of Walkers men.
The latest intelligence by no means indicates that
the departure Of Walker has had tendency to re-
store peace to the country The Panama Herald
says: .H
The news brought by this vessel is that Castillo
vie)o has been much improved and strengthened and
the vicinity is under cultivation. Chlon and Men
dez, OF the Leon party, have two thousand men at
one thousand, to which point he was removing the
arms and ammunition from Rivas. General Capas
was at Riyas, but without any force.
Inc effort OF the Council at Leon to elect Presi-
dent was unsuccessful and Rivas still holds the noi-
nal possession of provisional President. Boula was
Military Governor of the department at Rivas Rvas
YOU'D not receive or act in concert with the allied
Generals.
Martinez had sent message to them, stating that
he would be ready to take possession Of the river on
the lst of July A collision between the Leon party
,rho faror Walker, and the Chamoristas was *.
pected to take place at an early day.
The Aspinwall Courier announces the arrival from
Lake Nicaragua by the steamer, of Capt D. Mclean
Capt. j. Harrington, and engineers W. W. Wise and
d. L. Masten, who were taken prisoners at the time
of the seizure Of the lake steamers by the Costa Rican
troops and were compelled to the steamers, from
the time ofsthe seizure up to the first of the present
month, at the point of the bayonet and under the
most hurniliatng circumstances, having to put up
with all kinds Of abuse from both officers and soldiers
Inc above named gentlemen are on their way to the
United States to lay their before their govern
ment and to demand redress from the government of
costa Rlca, for the usurpation of their rights as
| American citizens
The U. s. vessels of war Roanoke and Cyane were
in the harbor at Aspinwal, with three hundred and
seven OF Walkers men on board. They were about
to sail for New York and Boston.
Among the passengers for New York was the
traitor Spencer. He has been at San Jose to demand
formally at the hands Of the Costa Rcan Government
the steamers taken on the river from Garrison Nor
gan, in the service Of Walker.
| Costa Riea.
/ Advices from San Jose are to the 10th ult In the
Album Semanai, of the 9Th inst, we find an address
" To the World,' signed by one hundred and seven
OF the persons who deserted from the Nicaaguan
service and entered Costa Rica. The address com
mences in this fashion: eve, the undersigned
known as deserters from the forces of Walker after
having become convinced that his cause was an in.
famous one, and that the basest deception had been
practiced upon us in the United States to entrap us
into his service, etc. and calls upon heaven to bless
the Costa Rcans for the clemency and kindness ex-
tended to them dnring their stay in the country,
which, they say, will, through the bounty of Costa
Rica, be short The address concludes with the fol-
lowing piece Of information
There are now in the country around San Jose
| more than sixty of our friends and comrades en-
ployed by the people and paid much higher wages
| than they pay their own people. They are all con-
tented and in good condition. and if they were here
with us we know they would gladly endorse what we
| say. 'al.#
General Canas remained in Nicaragua as command
er-inchief of the Costa Rica forces, and was en-.
deavorng to settle ancably the difficulties pending
| between the two countries.
The government has been receiving reinforcements
of arms and ammunitions, and expects soon to com
mand ten thousand effective men with Mimic rifles.
! The deserters from Walker nave found various EN-
ployments upwards of hundred of them are work
ing on farms, and others acting as porters and ser
wants.
The maritime and commercial report of Punta
Arenas has been very favorable during the month o
May One hundred and five thousand quintals OF
coffee have been exported, the price of which has
been about $l1 so per quntal several vessels being
obliged to leave, unable to purchase cargo although
there are still about eight thousand quintas in the
Interior which are already sold.
| New Granada.
| FL Tempo, Of the I'd ult., published in Bogota
says:
The Secretary OF Foreign Affairs being questioned
by Senior Murillo, in the Senate. Immediately after the
arrival Of the mails from the Uuted States in refer
ence to General Herraus communications, replied
that there no hope of settling the Isthmus diff
culties without previously paying the four hundred
thousand dollars indemnify demanded by the United
States Government-that is to say, that Mr.. Morses
ultimatum is insisted upon Nothing more is known
| upon the subject.
| law had been brought forward by General Mos
quera, authorizing the Executive to settle the diff
cues relating to the Isthmus of Panama, to secure
public tranquility and ORDER and to give guarantees
and security for the free transit of the Ishmus by the
Panama Railroad in future" and it was rumored that
the act was passed. In that case, the affair may be
regarded as settled.
Authority has been given to the President to in.
crease the existing force the Isthmus to one thou
sand men.
law has passed the House of Representatives
authorizing the State of Panama to levy certain CON
trbutions.