New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-14

bfr bnv eilon into d. saes ~ the Costa Reese BE-
which we're oiV-ret sY b~ nsking her s9pesrsocs-
Tn sobtsT tl5tt Ls~t reached Greytown that
Wsk.r tar rrpcssf,eed hnssE VI sarApiqai From
Hqoifr- b.ve cote here, i. would appear that o.
On TIE I|h Wsta's parry sstsotec thst place q, D
m with 8 tofce az 20 nee AMI t~o nine psuoders
tie Gotta Rlcars bod LIZ tlll about tbs tase tone
the follow iDg coy v+eo ,hey evaoua'ed, and "aikS
ptoplo took pOseesson aifr S'sciLg loss OF tao
neI HI I'D ard ttrr ~or ndet. From stenent OF
pitOner hoeitsl spp~ais that the Costs Rcans
had a ld.e Of ei&veD XII led sud tFen'S wounded. .
The R'scUe sbCvs referred TO confirmed the Ss'sPlqu
accoub's and brought further Of the fs OF .s-
tllo INTO tie h,Los OF Walkers patty on ondsy Win
a loss e $ killed md 70 wouhdsd /. Is stated tos
Costa Ric.ts lost not f. weT thai 8? killed and ~
woLnCtd, come Of tn accounts cay manT more: ineJ
,sn yeffssled ts 4eyes Of the steaoe j. N scott,
b7 her msctusry tad beer 20 muot Injured tnat tnsy
we're uf able ~ brng ber Fn vi reptrs are en ece1
Tie Rescu tsd on board Col Loozndge Thc came
down prOviobs, Oh Encn toefe are penny ~ PRES
oIt III & eytOsL.
Tn. British naval authorities here are preventing 70
cruIrs ht being ioIcIby compelled to JON Walker,
who cla III their protection. some very disgs scetI
sceLes are at tes enacted board those river boats
IL was Only the otter Gay mans cnes OF murder
aw6s encd ~ stertio OF the com nsnder Of toe We
Tor who osoOvetd nat be ha1 been tire stened With
bis life aud pistol bold a. his head for protesting
sgalDet q Dg up 10 fight OF the interference
bad he fleet Of rercuing the and sbOu II others
WHO fol out Of the ranks upon their being mustered at
the desire Of tue naval soihOrties.
hanged board the last river that went up in con-
sequence OF which Capt Cockburn Of the Cos. sex al
pr. seIt feuio naval fiji GER aiued Col Lockrde aud
the Rescue Oh her arTIvsl yesterd4y uOt he fay in
vestigAed the care, aud after rescuing three men
claiming Brtlrh prot ctcn be allowed tuen to proostd
i suIpO'e beng sa;l'fed OF the f1sy e the report
PUkTA ARMS Feb ~, 1851
February the steamer Texas arrived with 700 men,
who prOCee ded up the river and lO1sd Col Andsrso1s
force q go The 9Th spent 10 Gle aniug arms
On he 9Th sdvalced with the steamer Rescue, sad
took it, lOsIgz men killed According to the enc.
nys account they lost killed and large number
wounded. The cay fell back our for.
mer position because it was useless 10 attempt any
thing The opposite side Of the river without artillery
The next morning We ran up to point JJO yards o.
low Sarapqu and landed all the force and artillery
EXCEPT one tomnaDy which we left at Fort Apders
There we erected barbados and bush houses for the
men, provisi ne sod artillery Next day we began
cutting road aid bridging tie creeks up TO Co1ys
Point On WedIesdsy ever ing started up this
road to mount our artillery Codys Point which
work completed on Thursday night Toe force
thus posted under the command OF Col. Titus the
artillery being under Gen. Bob Wheat, the len resting
the artillery, the right ranging up the river both
being protected by the shrubbery along the baDks OF
the
On Friday morning, at tie break of day, Gen. Wheat
opened bis fire the fort occupied BY COSTA RcAn
forces At the tune Col. Frank Anderson crossed
The river with l3O men and took position the point
called Averado They arrived there at noon, and
without being perceived By the enemy. Meanwhile
the action had been going mainly between Geo.
Whests artillery and Col. Tituss command and
the Costa Rcans in the Sarspiqui fort. One of their
pieces WAS dnmounted, and another their hesvies)
was not fred duiog The day, Cspt BraItleys con-
paDy Of IiAtmen keeping up such a destructive fire
that they did not dare TO approach and load it. Capt
AndeIsons Ell hsvi ing been posted opened vigorous
fire the night flank of the enemy, driving the from
thtr barbados TO the main building up the San Juan
River
From that time till dark constant severe fire
kept w from Codys and Aivaraio points which was
respo ded to by scattering shots from the Costa cans
and we saw the enemy running away into the woods,
leaving their blsnkets ard throwing tier guns away
The commander of the fort at Sarspqui, Col. BsDco,
" as among the fret that left NJ u pm.
During the day Col Anderson force lost two Killed
and two wounded, the latter being now able TO do
duty Col Titus's comuiahd two wounded, and the Al
tilIery none.
called Kentuck went 10 canoe, pulled do IN the
Costa kcsn hsg and hoisted the lone star OF Nlcars-
qua all the enemy having aba doned the point 10 the
night Upward Of 400 stand of English Minnie mu3'
kets were of scattered the ground. Col +. Ander-
sons commend crossed in the steamer and took pos
session finding thirteen dead bodies in the principal
fort PROBABLY ali killed by the artillery OF Gen Wheat
Fifty men # ihs command were detached for burning
the cead Of IN. enemy, which amounted to 49, FIVE
pieces of artillery our brss 6pound pieces, and one
iron ~ uDd piece with corresponding anmuaitl0n,
wee found. Also 10000 pounds of Minnie nile cart
ioRes in good condition. ana large quantity OF dam
sged ammunition, $50 pairs p.ntaoons. 40 bushels
beans and barrels salt beef, enough kees ana pans
for , coo men.
IRE same night he steamer Rescue took up the
foIces Of Col Titus and gun tothe island OF
San Carl, r. wien was taken without any resistance,
sno the boat To Sarspiqui and took up all the
stores Iee1ed az the above post and then proceed up
the river in pursuit of the steamer Chstlee gan,
which had poLe on with tbs news of the Costa Rcans
having left Seropiqui. The Morgan hsd four hours
start eld the Reecue came in sgh' Of her Just as she
went over Castillo Rapids. The Costa Ricsns had tar
and rosin on the steamers Scott and Cachrcs aud all
the Buildings of town at the moment tuey say the
Rescue they sci fire TO the boats and buildings, and 81
the same tine opened heavy fire of round shot and
grape from the fort the bill The lower fort on the
liver was aken by storm by Capt. Vests company OF
Col. 1itus's command. -Four men Jumped nom the
Rescue SWAIN against six mile current, cut loose aas
saved the stesmer J. n. Scott, although the ms
cbineiy was much Injured All the furniture and bedding
of the Naionsl Hotel was savoi. All other holses
with their contents destroyed. In taking this
fort the enemy lost 45, while had only one killed
rne Costa Ricaps were sti 30 strong on the high fort
of Castillo, cut off from water and provisions and sur
rounded by our forces. On the 18th the tort was 10
have been tsken By storm BY this time that IL done,
aud commune alton has been established with w aker.