New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-23

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Ssois q San Juan who knse us, tho Ixt ne lid n't
knew them. To day shsA make another welt ead
.hsif be prepared n give 6r< imeressoa 81 osy'
Light, OF this widely famed City OF Gnyto6n.
HARBoE OF SAs JuAs DEL NORIE, jan %, 1857.
The principal parties Going any considerable bust
ness IN TIE preeeot town are Srt meoc1o, Coo tns ;
Msssrs nessis Shepard Campos1 , ana n Ire o;.s
hn pooustiop OF less than 400, bat the British -es
almost constantly lying in the hsroor with eoosidera-
bly more than . 600 men ofsfs avery fair market,
and coossioDsiy when eett expected, load Of pass
enetrs come upon the deDzoas OF Gfeytown Tasse
ca9,ts and the eQ1ent interruptions and Teeitablsh
neots Of tie free transit, have made the maket Of
I,reyfcwn very variable and have rome what revived
few oftbe business men OF former times to seek
nevn OF some poitioLs Of their former suppiies Mr.
Nppipg connected with a form,r heavy house in Ora
nsda Keeps III store very large quantity OF goods
eepecialy hicts, Of there last bepg the finest
quality OF deer hides when the route 10 safely open
Nh. n receives and exports continually large guam
iity CT these.
The borr mebt the most important we're the nAn,
fer of Dr. Green II Il. 9 Consul General from
BlssfeId TO this place the coming Of Col Kinney
la,t issue. There now a-dsys always to be fouad
Considerable number Of Costa Ricans and s'raggles
from Walkers army, both living on charity. Almost
all the old citizens have left aud several more are pre-
day Tor LagusyTs, with Sr Isola, agent Of Messn.
Solar & Co, and cargo Of wines and liquors, &C.,
belonging to said house. 10 the amount of one
hundred sd eighty tuns which have been In store for
some time,
A considerable number Of the former re,ideas Of
Grspada and points on the Transit nov residing at
GIeytowni they comprise both naives and foreigners
both rich AID poor tho who have lost little, ana those
who have Loaf everything by the Walker movement,
and the wsrInest, devote hiends, as well as the
bitteest and most denunciaory enemies Of Walker and
his party
The population is located separately in three almost
distinct dstTictsthe nat reg, white Foreigners, a1d
lower class of negroes The business OF everS kind 10
done fer cash almost exclusively aSd the people gere-
ally with those with whom they have any intercourse
are very secable and charitable. making more Of the
distinction. without difference that are to be found 10
many other places that We ~ot o..
The presence Of the het exercises tue national Iotu
ence designed, without generally appearing TO do 3d.
and alec exercises degree Of CONTROL without which
thepestnt and not fully recognized and poorly supported
government would hardly render life and property safe,
so long many reckless characters are going to and fro
N this nei2 hborhOod.
We have been informed that Spencer, of whose seiz
ure Of the boats we gave aa account ID well spoken OF,
IS having been formerly industrious aud energetic
mate of ofbe river steamers OF the Taust Company
and is said 10 have performed his recent exploit for
spite as we'll rs for good promises OF pay Webster, OF
whose e2enc; our readers are ago aware had tempo
iary residence in tbis plsce AMI seems to have LETT
very uDfayoIable impression behind him.
We have heard OF several cases within few days
past In which the British Consul ID providing for the
The victims of the Walker movement, or Of their own
folly or hypocrisy with me ,ns OF subsistence and we
undeetad that he quenty Il ne provides furnishes
the needy with passa.e from this port. We trust we
sha rot have TO chr onicle the arrival of SOY Of said
subjects of charity at Aspinwa bu: that the oppotu
mites Of escspe given them may lead to some ors dis
tent dt stinaiicn.
We have dates from Gresown 10 the 9th inst, from
San Juan Del Sur 81 the ID aud from Costa Rica to
Jon - The Columbus, due here on the 10Th, will
bring later fl, IN the Central American ports but
will Lot reach in time to you By this oppor-
tunty.
From Greytomn an we Learn is, that the recruits
brought OFT by the Texas and Tennessee for Walker
have been moved up the river TO their deseton,
ard s,e stationed on mud hs,, about six mies below
tho Costa Rican ehcampment, into whom thsy fred
few shots WHEN attempting TO ascend the river. A
number OF deseiters came down to Aepn vail on tho
British eteamer Solent for tbs purpose Of making their
way back sgsn TO the United States. Some of these
men escaped down the river logs OF wood at th risk
of their lives. They give most unavorabls account
of the situation of the poor fellows whom they e aud
state tina; they dying of rapidly from exposure to
the weather and bad food. The eocanpment described
by them a a mud fat, in which tue men live up -
their knees 10 water ysed 10 burning sun an he
aus nj heavy rains SOFT il appeart, il busiiy engaged
building steamer to ascend tue river, but be cinno'
take her beyond the rapids and there does no! appear
to be re chance 81 ns ePsn ,S " h o.
The Costa Rioa Bottin Ofcial publishes the core
sporderce between C.. horgon aud son and D. N. Scott
with Walker do rot tranacribe the letters, as you
viii ind them republished 10 2he Paramd Star ana
Head Ttey clearly prove Morgan Cos COM
plicity with Walker, and SCOTS letter VIII amuse aua
ss.orssh most of your readers. II is surprising hoT
such MAJ could have been placed in sesepoo4i6Fe
position but am correct in stating Nat he viii not
mold much longer. Except the publication OF thcse
ietteys the Costa Rican papfrs are destitute oil nes'
Gen. Csras, the commander OF the Costa kican army
was reported " to be about to be 10 co something
and later news from San uan Gel Sur informs US nat
bate vas expected the 4th, wSich Is probably the
something reened to, bet the result We DO not know
Jet. ,,u
brUug of DOWN so recruits Walser of whom % we're
landed but the Others thought better OF the step they
tad intended TO take, and hid themselves away on
bcEd BY all accounts thesc recruits we've very
rough lot Ct fellows. Taey committed msny taetts on
bosYo aistols ard purses beug mots IN denani
mania existed among hen for ripping open vslses ana
caYpe.-bags whenever an opportunity offered.
AZ soon this hepelu LOT were landed a. San Juan
tbey were mustered the beach, armed and matched
for Tie ectne Of the expected fight From passenger
learn that the evening seven Of thote recruit,
deeelttd three Of whom were Tetaken an shot my In
fornant poor fellow led out sested on ceair
on tine beach and voley iron Elk or eight ml.kets
fred INTO him. Such is the fate thst awaits the tooA
who Join the ceuse Of tie great Geo. Walker. lam
assured BY who have been some time with alker
tta kis .orce does not number more tha1 i've or
six bgrdreo men, Umcst a.! OF whom wou!d leave nun
fttey could. have not seen single man who Gees
rot spesk strongly OF the disregard o. he showa
BY Wall or fer his men; they say that he would order
his blo,her or bis dearest freud 10 be taken oct aod
shct they in any way iD;eieiea with bis plans or Inc
" action Everything and every one he sacFh 'es 10
his in3a'iab'e ambition.
The Odlaba brought Gown ssve1ty-fve bNreis Of
beef ara PORK for the hbC1s ;ig army, tut did 20.
is1d them. This would look as II Walker was no.
sufficiently certain Of lis stay in the country TO run
the risk II allowing such a large qoanty OF com y
riat stoes fall uto the hands OF the eneIy. Douot.
less tie s.eamer by which THE Letter reaches you will
take hcu the most favorable &C >ounts frcu W aker