New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-26
STATEMENT OF CAPT. KRUGER OF GEN.
WALKERS ARMY.

ioin Walkers army. On reaching Greytown, went
no the river to Granada and was put In "a LIST eu-
tenant of Capt. Fanams company, and on the LEI q
March, was made Poet Adj u,ant Of Granada and re-
NAMED in that petition until the 18th Of April, when
we marched to Virgin Bay in pursuit OF the Cosa
Ricens On the 18th Of May, wss appointed captain
Of Company A., minnie rifles, and was detached to 50
down the river and take charge Of Fort Castillo vego;
and on the 9TH Of June was sent down 30 Fort Sara
piqui to take charge Of that station. We remained
there until the 9Sth Of September last making erple-
ratons and surveys during our stsy there. We abo
visited hulls, and destroyed fertilization there /
wss next ordered TO proceed to Fort San Carlos add
take charge Of it, which did until the 3Oh Of Deoeu
Der last. l had with me at that time, - men, tee
Of my command having been detached and sent 70
Fort SarapiQu 81 miles below. About 10 o'clock
a. M, on the 30th December the steamer Virgin came
I'D and blew the whistle according TO the ueual signal
which answered by firing brass piece, andtheu
went in buDgo TO board her. On running along side
Of the steamer some one hailed me and said, is that
you, Kug.ri' answered, yes he then said 10
me, "Come on board" / did 20, and the fn.
man / met was Mr. Spencer, who said 10 me,
Don't you know me-" l told him that did not-f
ta6nt the pleasure Of his acquaintance, AMI asked
him if Msjor Rogers was on board. He said, "Yes,
come up Stairs" l accordingly went up airs,
and was immediately surrounded by Co~a
Rican officers ard soldiers, who bad been
Wing down fiat on deck concealed rom view. kf.
Spencer then ted me that he had taken all the steau-
ers and was in command Of all the river. lie showed
me bis pspers from Com Vanderbilt, authorizing hin
to seze them in bis Vanderbilt, name. lie then sad
that there was for US TO offer resistance, a. b
had sufficient force with hint overpowaua had
only Eve men with me when I went on board the VIZ.
gin. While was thus parleyipg with Spencer, lW
men who had been previously landed below the Fos
advanced, and only awaited another signal from The
boat to CONNIE the attack, and having leaned from
the plain and engineer Of the steamer the true sa
of Affairs concluded it would be better for 10 sur.
render therefore ssked Spencer TO let q shore
b. advise my men TO do So but Spencer told me that
could not permit me 10 leave the steamer, that W
were bis prisoners that il would be useless for w 70
resist bic force that be hed 10 have no moro blood
split than could be helped and for that reason he 3D.
veed o TO order the surrender Of the Fort, which
did. The following morning we were sent ashore again
un6 guard and remained there al hat and the nen
day, Jan. /, 1857, wLea Ger. Mora came up with
about $50 more troops. l was then tod that Wa q
liberty to 20 10 Greytown Punta Arenas upon con-
dtion Of pledgiDg myself Of not again cooperating with
Walkers forces which pledge gave, and after sscu'.
ing old bpngo and fitting up for service embstsd
in il for Greytown. distance Of 40 piles, mnvt9
there on the Sd Of January, in q days, pissihs
Toiro tBuD Rapids, La ysea tCow) Rapids, C@.N
(Csstle) Rapids and the Rapids Of Machucs, 10 ny
frail bark on my way down. On reaching Gfeytom
reported myself 10 the resident commanding ofboS
of Gen. Walkers army and asked for assistance w
myself and mep 50 in number-25 sent down from fon
San Carlos and saved from Fort Sarapiqui, whom
found at Greytown-but the officer to whom spphss
ssd be could DO nothing whatever either for me ny
men. then made known my ,itustion to Mr. J'M
Scott agent Of Morgan & Co.'S line of steansrs ana
be furnished US with ell that We needed; m fac, -
treated US o. well ss sny could desire 10 b; sss
when the steamer Texas came in be gave each OF ny
men apasfage ticket home. As was On paross'i
did not .taIt at that time. Shortly asr leaving grey
town, the Texas met the steamer James Adgsr, saa
returned with her 10 Greytown, and landed AZ ~
pss'engers. Subsequently, - Of my men res@bafssa
On board the Texas for New Orleans, and 10 came V
New-York IN the James Adger, in which vessel "
GENE passenger"
In reference TO the cspturs Of Fort Sarspiqui Cap
Kruger informed our reporter that the Costa h'sss
came down the River San Carlos, the mouth OF wAes
n 66 miles below Fort Son Car.os, and proesesse
down the River San Juan II miles and surprised "
garrison. So sudden was surpise made, th&
todiers had not . chance Of getting their rnuAAes.
they therefore jumped into the ryer and out OF so's
40 men, only 9 succeeded IN saving their livce.
DEATH OF DIR. G. WILKINSON sLEi9h"
Among the citizens Of New .YOrk who went TO MO-
aqua about year siree, was DR.. @. Wikinson Sex1s
sho, up to the time Of his departure, was an s'I,.
leader Of the Know.Nothing party In this ety' Nv
was also the proprietor Of drug store on hsD.'s
street. DR.. Slesht was accompanied by yos,e.
brother who bad previously teen salesman u h's."
clothing store on Fulton street. Soon after hS S'-
be appointed to the position Of Port sufge0A
the San Juan River where be remained for Se's.
L. ..A.x,a 50 On C.LllA UslJ