Mariposa Democrat., 1857-06-25

ed. His total loss was ~ men. inis was
called the Jocote races.
On the 10th March, Gen. Walker marched
to San Jorge with 400 men, two six Founders,
one howitzer, and four mortars, approached
within 400 yards and fired on the place for
near two hours, expendng near 22O shot and
she'll By this fire the enemy were driven out
of San Jorge, except the church, where they
left small guard for the wounded. One part
of their force retired back Of the town, the re-
mainder, favored by the broken ground, brush
and plantain patches, and numbering about
1000 men, made fierce attack, which lasted
about four hours, on Gen. Walkers position,
which half the time was attacked on three
sides at once. Finally, all these attempts hav-
ing been repulsed, Gen. Walker fired forty
shots more on the place, with view to show
that he had maintained his ground, as there
was nobody in it. 1t was now discovered that
the enemy had got between Gen. Walker and
Rivas, where, in the hollow road, and behind
cactus fences, they hoped to impede his re-
turn, or, at least, to stop his heavy guns, NOR
tars, and wagons of wounded They were,
however, dispersed without trouble or loss, till
close to Riyas, where on one road they had
strongly barricaded a house at the Cuatro Es-
quinas On this road, one gun, wagon, and
some wounded were wedged in on a hollow
road and almost as much loss was expe-
rienced in rash attempts to pass this house
(which Gen. Walker twice rode by), as during
the whole fight at San Jorge. Meanwhile Gen.
Henningsen, who had brought up the rear
guard in excellent ORDER dispatched part Of
his force, with the two guns, into Rivas by the
other road, which had been easily cleared
Finally, as night was coming on, the other
guns and wagons were driven through PLAN
tain patch and brought into Rivas about day
break The total loss of Walkers force was
seventy-five killed and wounded. The loss Of
the enemy is ascertained to have been 400
killed and wounded; probably much more, as
nearly 600 rounds were fired this day from
Walkers artillery.
On the 23d Of March $500 men attacked
Rivas. They nearly surprised, and had cut
through the door of the hospital when discover
ed. They attacked him from three sides with
great fierceness for about three hours. On
three points they succeeded in occupying houses
outside the barricades. At one point they
brought up fve-pound gun, which was cap
tured, together with an Italian Lieutenant-Coi-
onel commanding it, the same who was in
charge of the stores on board the Costa Rican
brig blown up by Capt Faysseux. The en-
emy were finally driven out Of all these houses,
leaving about thirty prisoners, one gun and
about 6,000 cartridges in the hands Of Walker.
Though the enemy had been all the morning
removing their dead, seventy bodies were
buried that afternoon by the garrison, and two
wells, one full and the other half-full of dead,
were discovered two days after.
The enemy at one time occupied half the
house in which Major fuckers men were quar-
tered, and twenty-five were here taken prison
ers by him.
The total loss Of the enemy was ascertained
to be over 400 men; that Of Walker - killed
and wounded.
The next attack was on the 18th of April,
IN hour before daybreak, $50 Costa Ricans,
on the information of deserters, gaining the
Lower Plaza, and occupied nearly whole row
of houses. They again attacked three sides of
he town, and succeeded in occupying some
nuts, being within thin partition of Captain
quarters on the main street. Gen.
Henningsen brought three guns to bear one
N front, one on the side, and one on the rear
If the south of the Plaza, and Capt Buchanan's
company charging on them, seventy-three, in
,luding three officers, surrendered, the rest
having stampeded. One of the guns was then
Ient to the relief of Capt McEachen and the
,nemy were rapidly driven back. These and
santa Ursula were the serious points Of attack
IN all others they had been repuised, and by
o'clock, A. NJ, had abandoned the field,
eaving 1870 bodies for Walkers men to bury,
md 73 prisoners, and 25 wounded in his
lanuS, lbu more ueau were seen ldiu out AZ
he Cuatro Esquinas, and 225 wounded were
ounted. This, however, was only part Of
heir loss, which, besides prisoners, cannot be
computed at less than 600 men. Walkers
oss was 16 killed and wounded and 55 from
he 22d of March, when the enemy first opened
ire with a 24-lb. gun on Rivas, to the 1st of
'Iay.
The enemy attempted to batter Rivas with
wo "a Founders, one howitzer, and four 5-lb.
runs, one of which was taken on the 23d of
Iarch.
Their twenty four pound shot, of which
hey fired nearly 500 into Rivas, strange to
ay, only killed one man, Lieut. Moore and
Wounded another by falling beaih--Coonel
Henry. Capt Mann was killed by tivo
,ound shot, and the roofs of the houses had
uttered considerably. Some of these twenty
our pound shot, together with all the church
,els, and another gun taken when Walker
ntered Rivas in December last, were cast into
tx pound shot and fired bacla