Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1857-04-09
LATEST NEWS.
FROM NICARAGUA.

[ NEW ORks ApLh g. uC StcdillSuik
Texas. from San Juan, Nicaragua, will
dates III the goth March, and Aspinwall tt
ths 2stl, arrived this evening.
Gen. Walker, with 400 men, attacked
the les at St. George, gained the plaza
burned an important part of the town, ant
then retreated to Rivas, which Gen. Cha
|aerra at the head of 1900 men, had ir
the Meantime attacked, aud been driven
bacaa with great slaughter, by Gen. Hen
ninezen.
GBn. Walker met them retreating. and
thev were consequently placed between
two hres, and becoming completely para
lqsetI. suffered immensely.
The Allies loss. by their own account,
amounted to three hundred and twenty
seysnkilled, and over three hundred wound
ed, Mhie Walker estimates their loss at
Blk Kindred killed and FIVE hundred
wounded He also states that his own
loss amounted to only two killed and
twenty-one wounded. Walker had the
dead bodies burned.
The sloop-of-war St. Marys is still at
San man Del Sur.
III reported that Canas, the Comman-
der-insC T. hief of the Allies, is under arrest,
foi making certain oyertures with Walker.
III III Also rnmored that ChilIon had raised
& s8dy of men in Leon, and is about to
ioiir M alkef and that President Rivas has
been assassinated. The last report is said
10 have been confirmed.
Col. Lockridge, who is stationed on
San Juan river, had received another re
of Texans, together with a
large quantity Of provisions and ammuni-
lion. His command garrisoned only two
e0mlnuncations by water with Costa RI
cs, viz:-Two hundred and ten men at the
n0nih of the Serapiqui river, and one
hnpgIFst and eighty eight men al lhe mouth
of the San CaIlos river. The remaining
one Mlndred and liIly-two are stationed in
kdsas,re, under the command of Col.
4 isaekrldge. near the Machuca Rapids.
tA Lockridge is said to have secured
doenments showing that the Costa Ricans
had opened the transit route 10 the Eng
hsh
The Costa Rican force at San Carlos
was snnaII, and Cot. LoCkridgc was conf
dent 81 taking ii.
lis reported that the allies after being
defeated by Walker had relreated TO Mas
saga.
FROM EUROPE.
The Paris correspondent of The London
Times says that the King Of Prussia has
seni new instructions TO the Conference to
ihe fleet that a recognition of his rights
and III ereignty i'll Neufc!ateiIs The express
cDndiliOn ui his remuneration Of that sOyer
eigntv.
nc Spanish expedition against Mexic,
Z assllfnes more Imposing aspect Gene
rsf PezeuIa is spoken OF as Chief Comman
def.
N despatch from Copenhagen State:
Ehat the Sound Dues Treaty. was duly
Aigaed on tIle fourteenth OF March.
Fhe Overland China mail has arrived
at l49ndon. lis advices confirm the tele
graphic accounts OF wholesale attempts a
|poisoning by the bakers of Hong Kong.
LIS estimated that several hundred per
Sons have been poisoned bat none fatally
'Fhe Proprietor Of bakery was arrested
willie on his way to Macao, on suspiclor
of wing been concerned in ihe poisoning
and He will be tried Immediately, at Hong
Kong.
"A Barge number OF junks was collecting
fpr she purpose OF attacking Hong Kong
Some fears, were entertained by tile Eng
llali pn account Of the smalIucss Of then
land forces; and an application was made
tn :lae Governor General of India, for Z
TeEl1pent of soldiers for their additional
|protsctlon, which application was refused
ne French ships were anchored at the
aes4 of the bay at Hong Kong. The
American frigate Levani was also in har,
bor.
Ihe San Jaeinlo had proceeded to Lin
4oilsD look after some junks that had at.
tefapled to intercept the American steam.
eF IHly.
commissioned Yeh had addressed Com
n1lseIoner Parker, inqulring as to the reas
|aMM ny he had not ordered the American
shi7a and subjects not to intermeddle II
|fhh present troubles. Commissioner Par
knde reply is not known.
ea has continued to advance at Shan
hai IND the market Is excited. Sales O
SEVERN crops of Congou have been made
at narteen taeis, of the same quality al
scla for eight taels in October.
= Paris letter says French Charg'
|d7 Affaires left Marseilles on the 18th ult
for &hina, with instructions 10 the Admi
rala pf the various French fleets, now il
the china seas, 10 operate with the Eng!isl
forces, IN conformity with an arrangement
caAftnded between the two Governments
Hhssla has been making preparations
foT adeclsive campaign in Caucasus. Sh'
ha6 Aetailed one hundred thousand troop
al9ng the shores of the Caspian Sea, ant