Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1857-06-04
sT.DAf;s'' or sA WALKER IN MICA

LAsr1mss' Or SA WALKER IN MICA
80. RxsNe.
ZEN. Remington and Col Titus, of Wal
kerr, late Ahy.shsve arrived in New York.
The allowing statement Vas obtained by the
Tribe from Gen. Hehningsen:
Sinee.4ke|lass adyiees received here from
Gen. Walker,1the allies made an attack on
the intrenchments at Rivas with force of
$500 men. The assault lasted six hours,
and was holly contested throughout. AS
near as could be ascertained the enemy lost
400 killed and wounded, including 30 pri-
soners taken by Gen. Walker; one cannon
belonging to the allies also fell into the hands
of,the fllibusters. Walkers total loss in
this engagement in killed and wounded did
not exceed so or 60 men.
From this time until the second week in
April, when Gen. Mora arrived and assum-
ed command of the allies, no offensive ope-
rations to speak of, took place on either side.
On the 18th Of that month the allied forces,
led on, it was said, by deserters from the
fllibuster camp, made desperate attack on
Gen. Walkers entertainments, and succeed
ed in gaining possession at one time of the
lower plaza. About $50 had entered that
portion Of the town, when Gen. Henningsen
succeeded in bringing three guns to bear
upon them, which moved them down with
great slaughter. About half of them es-
capped, and the remainder being surrounded
were obliged to surrender. After good
deal Of hard fighting the enemy was finally
repulsed, but not without contesting the
ground inch by inch. One hundred and
three prisoners in all remained in the hands
of Gen. Walker after the fighting was over
The hopes of the 6libusters were greatly
sustained by the constant expectation of re-
lief from Col. Lockridge and party on the
San Juan river, who were daily looked for.
OF course no correct intelligence could be
obtained respecting his situation and pros
poets, as all the avenues of approach from
that quarter were in the hands Of the allies.
But as day after day no news came from the
San Juan, the garrison in Rivas began to
despair and were fast losing their spirits,
when information was received that Capt
Davis, of the United States sloop of war St.
Mary's, had seized the schooner Granada,
containing half of all General Walkers am
munition. Then, in view of the hopeless
prospect before them, the design of retiring
from the country began to be entertained
Meantime Capt Davis proceeded to the seal
of war and endeavored to urge the contend.
ing parties to come to terms. General Wal.
ker, after prolonged and painful consulta.
ton with his officers, concluded to enter in.
to stipulations with Capt. Davis, and he sub.
sequently surrendered to him as an officer
Of the United States government The al
lies were not named in the instrument. By
a full understanding, however, the retiring
forces were not molested by them-one O
the Costa Rican generals attending Walker
and his staff through the lines Of the enemy
a hostage as it were.
At the instance of Capt. Davis the wome1
and children, numbering about 20, were re
moved from the camp on the Goth of April
The formal capitulatian took place on tht
30th of the same month, and the troops Sc
out on the march to San Juan del Sur OF
the LIST of May.
The whole number of Walkers men al
the time of surrender was ATS; of these 260
IuCluUiuS OtuCCIS, WtIo SueCLlfe, IL - WeTe
on the sick and wounded list, and 40 were
natives. -''''
ii Provisions had been exceedingly scarce
during the whole month of April, and the
men had lived chiefly on mule and horse
meat nearly all that time Dogs, cats anc
other animals were sometimes killed to fur.
nish novelty. Gen. Henningsen describes
horse-fesh as quite passable-when one can
get nothing better.
The enemy, the general states, had suffer.
ed much from assertions, and on the LIST oil
May could not have had more than $500
available men at Rivas
Another account says:
When Gen. Canas took possession of Ri
vas he found there 60 of Walkers men sick
and wounded-all in dreadful state, fol
want of attention, and his first step was to
provide for their comfort, ordering large
quantities of sheets, clean linen, bandage,
&C., from the Costa Rica stores. Dr. Roy
ston was permitted to remain in charge.
The PILLoRY AND THE LASH IN Della
wARE.-We find in the Court of proceed
ings at Wilmington, Del, the following:
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