The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-04-06
THE NEWS FROM NICARAGUA.
The New York papers of Friday co,

The New York papers of Friday contain fuIIo,
reports of the news by the steamer Texas from
Nicaragua
On the 10Th Gen. Walker, with 400 men. rn.do
an attack on San Jorge. occupied BY about OO0
OF the enemy After driving the enemy and gain
lug the plaza he burned part of the town 10 eat
important to the allied army, when he learned III At
about 200 of the enemy, under Gen Cbammoro
had marched by another road to make an attsct
| on Rivas, whereupon Gen. Walker N marched for
that place. and met the enemy in full retreat at the
forks of three roads, hotly pursued by Gen Hen,
ningsen and his command, who had driven him
out of Rivas upon their attack with great slauph,
ter.
On either side of the road where the allied forcss
were met by Gen. Walker, was An impenetrahIo
growth of cactus, making it impossible for them
| to escape, and placing them between the deadly
fire of Gen. Walker in their front and Gen. Hen.
ningsen in their rear. in consequence of which the
allies were completely panic struck, and throwing Q
down their arms stood paralized, meeting their
fate with little or no resistance Nearly ali their
officers were killed, and very few of their troops
escaped being killed or wounded
Both Walker and Henningsen hotly pursued the
hylng foe The tiilibusters, thoroughly infurated,
slaughtered all they could overtske and the car,
mage was immense The cowardly Central Ame
ricaus after they first broke made no efforts at
resistance but submitted at once the irresistible
onset of their assaiants. Their loss ia killed is
varously estimated at from five hundred to one
thousand but nothing certain is known. The
forces of General Walker suffered a loss of oply
two killed-both officers of a high grade-Maior
Lewis and Col ONeal The Major was well
known in New York and California. He was an
officer OF great bravery and reckless daring and
had been connected with Walker almost from the
commencement of his fllibusteriug enterprise
Col; O'Neai was also a famous flbuster and
highly appreciated by the admirers of Walkers
career. The fllibusters had also twenty six men
wounded some of them severely, but none, it is
believed, fatally.
The allies by their own account lost 327 killed
and over 3OC wounded. Gen. Walker estimates
their loss at about l, 600 killed and wounded
Gen. Walkers loss was two killed and twenty
one wounded. The slaughter was great SO that Gen.
Walker was unable to bury the dead and was
compelled 10 order the bodies to be burned to pres
vent putrefacton and insure the health of the city
of Rivss, which order was being carried out
At San Juan del Sur, the passengers heard that
. letter from San Jose de Costa Rica to the wife
of Ramon Rvas son of the rival President of Nj.
caragua, gave the important news, that President
Patricio Rivas had been assassinated at Leon
The unfortunate man was found with his throat
cut from ear to ear, but further particulars of
the murder could be learned
The grand victory of Walker and Henningsen
had completely cleared the coultry of the enemy.
All their posts in the neishborhood of Rivas had
been abandoned, and the Communication between
Walkers camp and San Juan was perfectly open
and free. The flibusters were, of course, in high
spirits, and Walker was making preparations to
effect an immediate Junction with Lockridge, on
the San Juan River, when the transit would be
again open from sea to sea-
Col Geo. B. Hall and Capt Farnham came
on from San Juan del Norte, and reports Lock.
ridge as preparing to make another assault on
Castillo There was no doubt that he would be
successful The steamer Scott was entirely res
paired, having been hauled upon the ways at Pun
ia Arenas, q large portion of her bottom rebuilt
her burned upper works entirely reftted, and her
machinery repaired. She Is now as good as abe
ever was
Col. Titus, when last heard from, was at Panams
awaiting an opportunity to 60 up to San Juan de-
Sur and join Walker.
On the 18th Col L. reconnoitered the enemy'i
position at Castillo, and from prisoners taken
gained the important informa alton that Walker had
gained great victory, and the allies had fallen
back on Massaya or Granada, completing the pros
positions of peace, the Costa Ricans not willing "a
join the conference. but had cent "Vanderbit's
agent" Spencer, out of the country and have open
| ed the transit to the English government.
Important documents seized by Col. Lockridge
| proving the above facts, have been sent to Wash
| ington, U. s., and to the President OF Nicaragua
| at Rivas The Costa Ricans have only $50 mer
| at San Carlos, under Gen. Mora
Col. Lockridge has 500 men with seven pieces o
artillery, plenty of small arma, ammunition and
provisions, and 10 now more confident Of his sue
| cess than ever