The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-19
Eps,i.h View OF Walkers Position.

fFrcm The hsnct ester Guardian, Dec 30
Our readers are pretty well aware that we have
never believed the inflated and highly improbable
accounts of brilliant victories alleged 20 have been
gained by the pra,ical force which, under the som
nand o., the American adventurer. Walker, has
been desolatiDg portion OF the republic a Nions.
qua. On q close examination Of those accounts,
and a consideration of the movements which fol
lowed tn. different engagements, IL became tolera
bly, clear that with one trifiing exception, the sleg
cd victories were much more like defeats and that
instead Of extending Walkers sway In Nicaragua,
every successive movement diminished the area
over which be was able u exercise control ;
ara we fully anticipated at no distant period, the
utter defeat Of his plans, and the capture or
destruction Of bis pirstica followers. These antic
pations, n We may place confidence In the accounts
from Nicaragua which have reached this country
by The Arsbia, seem 70 lie on the point OF being
realized.
Our readers may probably rcccllec, that about
week ago. sn account ~ Victory, pretty similar
In character o thoee which pre- eet IL. was received
from New York which place II had been for sarded
by telegraph from New Or'eans- IL represented
Well or A. having beaten, ut Nassaya, greatly snpe
rior force Of the alhed Central American troops,
With the usual terrible slaughter OF the lat
ter and dtninutive loss OF the pirstical force.
This account, however, sas accompanied by
statements ~hicb VI orce cast great DON'T
upon the reality Of the alleged victory. II VITA
ciesr thst Weller had not oily failed n take Mas
asya, which he he'd attacked, but on bis return to
the city ct Granada, which hes formed his head
CHARTERS sincc hv inv sion o. Nicaragua he resoived
snbbsrdon that e e. ard directed that should be
dertoyed by Ere. ~ Il is not vUry usual fur sofn
msnders VINO have dgt s1coeSsful battles " abin.
don end deetsoy oitef ~ which they have long hid
possession and VIII n aan their arsclals and pro-
vision stores he Affair at hssssys oos ca much like
a defeat.
We ere now enabled 10 give, fror The NEw Yosx
HERALD, Of the lfln itxI, very Interesting and
apparently trugtworthv rafr tttv' ~ recent events
Ia Njcarsgra, furnished TO fnst journal by Dr.
Derrick ~or who had teTvrd win Walkers force a.
sutfecr had Who. though evidently well inc ned
towards tho sucsers q his lawiess under 1king,
s.vrs 40 eppar uuy fair nnd candid acctupf OF his
yarious proceedings, and OF the condition a himself
and his force IN the 2tth OF November last II sp-
pears from ;'is ustvc q II whilst General Hen
niprecn ore ~ NBlttr's u'c,rs, with $50 a his
beef soldier W. ere gcd I destroying Gnnada,
be was sur ourd d by lsrpc lied Central smtr-
can force which ct Of oil scccts g. or from the
lake Of Ni,arOCua, ar al Communication win the
rest "a The fiiln stery wbo instead OF bcing able
~ relieve their kloagueTed follows we're scarcely
ayle 10 hold their grcund gainst cOns
derablc force II Costa Ricars by which they
xtrp Threatened. Walker, " seems, was moi with
either body Of his mtr Int was on boord steamer
on ,he lsLe vnt BIZ the result OF the allied attacks
upcn Ce~erai Fem lDgSon's deta .bucnt which had
taken shelter 10 n church and continued ct TIE date
q, the lsst advices 10 make stout defence bat, ~
rot relieved would evidently 10 compelled 10 sur
render 10 that race, Walkers chances Of success
would he entirely q; an end and be seems 10 have