Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-19

The Revolutionary Movement In Costa
Rica-PartIcuIars Of the Defeat Of Gem
erals Mora and Canas. ....
The telegraph has already announced to
the PRESS the defeat of Generals Mora and
Canas, in the revolutionary movement in
Costa Rica, and correspondent Of the Pam
anna Star gives these particulars; s,
On the morning of the 2sth General Oanas
received information from spy that the
enemy had fianked him on the other side of
the lagoon, and were making their way up
opposite the town; and having no means on
hand for a counter movement, sent word to
Mora, advising him to eyaeuate the town,
and that he would then capitulate. But
Mora seemed infatuated, and begged him to
hold out twenty-four hours longer. On
that very evening, at about eight o'clock,
the government forces opened heavy fire
from their large guns, which was vigorously
responded to by Canas. This lasted without
interruption for about an hour, during
which time | counted fifty cannon-shots;
when, under cover of the smoke and noise
of the artillery, the government cavalry
made rush through the surf hanked the
barricade, and were behind ii before the
Moristas dreamed of the movement. A
sharp struggle then ensued, lasting about
fifteen minutes, but ended in the complete
overthrow of the revolutionary party. You
can form some idea of the struggle when l
inform you that the government party ac-
knowledged TO 25o men in killed and
wounded.
General Canas was the last man at the
barricade, and loaded and fred the last gun
himself when, seeing that the battle was
lost, mixed unseen among the opposite
party, and, cheering them on, actually led
them into Punta Arenas; when, watching
his chance, he darted into a house, and
slowed himself away.
While the fighting was going on at the
barricade, a detachment of the government
troops having, through the treachery of the
Ch1leno boatmen, got possession of some
canoes, crept quietly up the lagoon, and be-
fore any one had any idea of such thing,
they sprang ashore and rushed upon the
Quartet, taking it by SURPRISE with bnt little
resistance, Mora having barely time to escape
by a back window. Balls, by this time,
were flying about in all directions. Nowhere
was one safe, for the houses, being built of
wood, the balls whizzed through them as if
they had been made Of paste-board. Mean
while the troops came rushing in like so
many devils from the barricades and indis-
criminate slaughter commenced. Eleven
Moristas were at once taken out and shot,
while many others were taken on the wing
as they were rushing to and fro. Houses
were broken into and rifled, and foreign
colors torn down and trampled upon. Both
the English and American flags were thus
treated, and the owners of the houses over
which the flags waved were happy to escape
by their back doors. Among the houses
broken into was that of Crisanto Madina,
agent for the steamers of the Panama Rail-
road Company, and it seemed the soldiers
were much disappointed at not finding young
Madina, having had, it is said orders to as
sassinate him during the excitement on Fri.
day. ese :, aar ef -7
The town was taken ON Saturday evening
Every effort was made to discover the hiding
place of Mora and his adherents, who had
escaped the massacre, but without avail. On
Sunday Canas gave himself up, and begged
Blanco to shoot him and save Mora's lfe but
his prayer was unheeded, and it was after
ward determined to Danish him.
AT late hour in the day, about one
o'clock, P. NJ, both Mora and Colonel Aran-
cibia gave themselves up, having suffered
fearfully during their coneehlment, pool
Mora having laid thirty-six hours in poo
of mire and water under Farrars house
The excitement was intense when it became
known that Mora had been taken, and deer
interest was felt as to what would be his fate
But they were not long kept in suspense, for
in half an hour, a court-martial, composed o.
Blanco, Montealegre and one or two others
condemned them both to be shot at three
o'clock, allowing them only two short hour;
to prepare for death.
The particulars of the execution of Gen
Mora we mention in another place.