The Nevada Democrat., 1857-06-03
The Star Of Walker In the Ascendant-IIis
Position Mt RIvns,

Ahc sur u as thhC ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Position Mt Rivas.
The intelligence from Nicaragua, brought by
the mail steamer Golden Age, is of cheering
character. A dispatch from Aspinwall states
that Walker has had three battles in all Of
which the enemy we're repulsed with great loss.
On the 25th OF April, four hundred and fifty Of
the Costa Rcans were killed. two hundred and
fifty taken prisoners and several pieces of ar
tillery, together with much ammunition and
military stores fell into the hands of the Ame-
ricans; their own loss being triling The dates
of the other battles arc not given. Walkers
force consisted Of five hundred Americans, and
one hundred natlves-all in good health, aud
well supplied with provisions and ammunition.
The enemy have q force Of near two thousand
men; they acknowledge themselves TO be sadly
in want Of ammunition, and much jealousy Ia
said to exist in their camp, between the officers
of the different Central American States, as to
who shall command.
without any reinforcements, Walker will be
able to maintain his position at Rivas for seve-
raj months. But reliable accounts from the
Atlantic States inform us that most effectual
measures were being adopted for opening the
transit route. Five hundred emigrants were
to have sailed from Charleston, South Carolina,
between the FIRST and fifteenth Of May, and an
other company, consisting of at least thou
sand men, were to have left New Orleans about
the same time. These companies have doubt
less by this time arrived at Greytown, and even
II they do not Immediately effect q junction
with Walkers army their presence In the coun-
try will materially advance his interests by
creating diversion in his favor. We also have
information that the bark Ocean Bird, from
San Francisco, with supplies and recruits for
Walker, was cruising off the coast near San
Juan del Sur. As the allied army has been
greatly reduced in numbers, and are in want
of ammunition, the recruits will have little diff
fculty in making their way to Rivas should
they make the attempt.
The news received some weeks since, repre-
scented that Walkers army was reduced to two
hundred and fifty men; that they were in want
of the common necessaries of life, and for some
time had been living on mule meat. Although
these statements were known TO have come
through the enemy, and for that reason not
deemed very reliable, the most sanguine friends
of Walker considered his position critical, and
fears were entertained that the next arrival
would bring the intelligence that his army was
entirely cut to pieces. But it is now evident
that many of these statements were untrue, and
that the condition of the forces at Rivas, and
their prospects, we're grossly misrepresented.
There were q considerable number of American
ladies at Rivas Captain Davis, Of the sloop-
of-war st. Mary's, had visited the camp, and
endeavored to persuade them to leave; but they
refused to go. Had there been the least dan
ger, they would scarcely have been allowed to
remain, when offered safe conduct out of the
country.
The news from Nicaragua, on the whole, is
10 much more favorable than anticipated, that
t may be truly said, the star of Walker is again
n the ascendant. May 1t never go down.