The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-12 00:00:00

WATL'RFORD, June J.

DUBLIY, June 11.

Arrived—Maria,from Memel; Anna Falcon, Barbaloes,

(BY BIIBMARIN. le AND BRITISH TFLEG3ABEI.)
GRAVESZND, Friday, 9.32 a.m.
Wind N.W.; six hours' ebb ; fresh and fine.
Sailed, Jane 11—The King William, for Naples ;
the Geelong, Cape Town.
Arrived, June 11—Parrock Hall, fr.-um St. Kitt's; Vic-
toria, Pondicherry ; Omar Paean, Card:nag.
Arrived, June 12—Ondiue, from Oporto ; Laura, from
Stettin; 1/3banon, from Womb:,; Roman Emperor, Bar-
. Lades ; Ariel, Stettin ; Isabella Leith, Buenos Ayres ;
Midas, Saville.

DEAL, Friday, 9.40 a.m.

'Nina N.B. ; -fresh.
• An.chored.---John Cumming from Honduras for Chatham.
Passed in tow.--Robena, from New York, for London.
„Passed, June 10.—Countess Zetland, from Africa ; Lady
Ja-ewxswaY, Gibraltar Mauritius, screw steamer, from Cal-
custa—all for London;' Spheroid, St. Vincent; Provi-
dencia, Middlesborough for Genoa.
konPassed Cr June 11.--Transport from London, for Hong-
'New;
Zealand. eole, London, Antigua; Glentanner, London,
Sailed
Launceston, —GilbPoint de
Caller Munro. fo St. Lucia; Empress, Genoa ;

SURRENDER OF GENT RAL WALKER,

The steamer Illinois arrived at New York on the
28th, bringing important news from Nicaragua.
General Walker had capitulated, and Rivas w‘.s iu
the hands of the allies. Despairing of success,
Walker surrendered on the Ist of May to Captain
Davis, of the sloop of war St. Mary's, having then
less than 300 men and but two days' provisions. A
salute of 100 guns announced to the people of San
Jose, at 1 o'clock on the 7th of May, the surrender
of the Filibusters. The ringing of the bells, music,
and cries of rejoicing manifested the enthusiasm of
the people for the vict,-,ri, and for the re-establish-
ment of peace. The towns and villages were illu-
minated during the night ; everywhere there were
mwdc, fireworks, promenales, balls, and merry
reunions, the national flag waving over all the
houses. General Mora, with his division of the
army, was expected at San Jose on the 13th of
May. Great preparations were being made to give
him an enthusiastic reception.
The following are the terms of General Walker's
capitulation, as issued in a general order by him-
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Head-quarters of the Army, Adjutant-General's-
office, Rivas, May 1, 1857.
General Order—No. 50.

The Commander-in Cnief, in communicating to the
army the following agreement, thinks proper to state be
entered into it on the solemn assurances from Captain
Davis, that Colonel Lockridge, with his whole command,
bad left the San Juan River for the United States.
In parting for the present with the brave comrades
who have adhered to our cause, through evil as well as
good report, the Commander-in• Chief desires to return
bis deep and heartfelt thanks to the officers and soldiers
under his command.

ReduCed to our present position by the cowardice of
some, the incapacity of others, and the treachery of
many, the army has yet written a page of American
history which it is impossible to forget or erase From
the future, if not from the present, we may expect just
judgment.

Rivas, May 1, 1857.
An agreement is hereby entered into between General
William Walker, on the one part, and Commander Cbas.
H. Davis, of the United States navy, on the other part,
and of which the stipulations are as follows:-
1. General Walker, with six-een officers of his staff,
shall march out of Rivas with his side arms, pistols,
horses, and personal baggage, under the guarantee of
said Captain Davis, of the United States navy, that they
shall not be molested by the enemy, and shall be allowed
to embark on board the United States vessel of war St.
Mary's, in the harbour of San Jun del Sur, the said
Captain Davis undertaking to transport them safely on
the St. Mary's to Panama.
2. The officers of General Walker shall march ont of
Rivas with tbeir side arms, under the guarantee and
protection of Captain Davis, who undertakes to see them
safely transported to Panama, in charge of a United
States officer.

3. The privates and non-commissioned officers, citizens
and employes of the departments, wounded or un-
wounded, shall be surrendered with their arms to Captain
Davis or one of his officers, and placed under his protec-
tion and control, and pledging himself to have them
safely transported to Panama in charge of a United
States c fficer, in separate vessels from the deserters from
the ranks, and without being brought into contact with
them.

4. Captain Davis undertakes to obtain guarantees, and
hereby does guarantee, that all natives of Nicaragua or
of Central America, now in Rivas, and surrendered to
the protection of Captain Davis, shall be allowed to re-
side in Nicaragua, and be protected in life and property.
5. It is agreed that such officers as have wives aid
families in San Juan del Sur, bball be allowed to remain
there under protection of the United Strtes consul 011
an opportunity offer of embarking for Panama or San
Francisco.

General Walker and Captain Davis mutually pledge
themselves to each other that this agreement shall be
executed in good faith.

WILLIAM WALKER, -
CHARLES HENRY DAVIS,
Commanding United States Navy.
Present and acting, C. F. HENNI:vosEN,
JOHN P. WATERS,
J. WINTHROP TAYLOR.
By command of Wtn. Walker, General-Commanding.
Chief, Pn, R. THOMPSON,
Adjutant General, N.A.
The Cronica gives all due credit to Captain Davis
for his humane interference to save the lives of
Walker and his followers. The Boletin Oficial of
Leon, of April the 15th, states that when the Fili-
buster party left Castillo Fort on the sth, without
attacking it, they left a paper fastened to a tree
with a bayonet containing the following words :
"James Bowie amd E. J. Calhoun present their com-
pliments to the Commander of Fort Castillo. Good
bye, friends. Warriors, remain in peace—the war is
over."

Walker and a portion of his officers were taken
to Panama by the United States' s.o ,p of war St.
Mary's, and others obtained passage by the steamer
Panama. They were, it was said, allowed, by the
terms of capitulation, to leave Rivas wi:h their side-
arms, and the men were to ha scut home at the
expense of the Costa Ricans. General Henningien,
Colonel Titus, and some others of Walker's men,
were passengers to New York by tha Illinois, and
the papers of that ci'y are filled with the accounts
of the capitulation.
General Ilenningsert had prepared a statement
of the forces engved in the Nicaraguan war, in
which be thus states the relative strength' of
Walker's army and that of the enemy, and the
relative loss in killed and wounded :

" Force of Walker from the time of his landing
in Nicaragur. to the Ist of May, 1857, a space
of nearly two years (ex.ousive of Lockridge's
force)
Total force of the allies, exclusive of 1,200 Costa
Ricans said to have been on the river
" (Of this number 11,500 men were from Guatemala,
Costa Rica, Honduras, and San Salvador.)
Total killed and wounded of Walker's force B5O
Total allies, killed and wounded 5,860
" This is without counting on eitber aide those who
died of disease. The mortality in the enemy's camp
was very great. Two generals died at the siege of Gra-
nada ' • and in April, 1856, of 2,400 men who retreated
from Rivas with Mora, at least 1,000 died of cholera,
only 500 entering San Jose with him. To this force of
2,513, the total force,Walker had under arms during two
years since his landing in the country, it is hardly ne-
cessary to add the armed citlzans who fought at Granada
and Rivas, because they were, with a score of exceptions,
disbanded soldiers ; and it must be borne in mind that,
it many unwounded died, a large proportion of the
wounded recovered. It is estimated that during two
years, of 2,500 enlisted or holding commissions, about
1,000 were kiled or died of wounds or sickness, 700 de•
served, 250 were discharged, 430 were at R.vas on the
let of May, and 80 in garrison or in steamers on the
river. Total, 2,46 s—leaving 53 unaccounted for."
The New York Sun, iu reference to the above
details, remarks

2,518

" We think that the General, perhaps from imperfect
data, underrates the number of men who joined Walker
during the Nicaraguan struggle, and is led by Exagge
rated statements of the enemy's forces in the different
engagements to overstate their numbers, and the number
of their killed and wounded. Porbably in this Walker-
Nicaraguan war more than 2,000 Americans and 6,000
or 7,000 Central Americans have perished."
General Walker and staff arrived at New Orleans
on the evening of the 27th, in the steamer Empire
City. The telegraphic announcement of the tact
says :

" Ten thousand reople were present to receive General
Walker, who was accompanied by Colonel Jacques, Mr.
Plcht,r, and Mr. Turner, agent of the associated press,
in a carriage, to the St. Charles Hotel, where General
Walker made a speech, expressing his thanks for the
splendid reception given him, that in the mass before
him he recognised the American love of liberty, and as-
sured them that victory was still sure. The greatest ex
citement prevails in the city, and the St. Charles Hotel
is besieged by thou.ands, anxious and eager to hear the
General. He was obliged to speak twice before the
crowd was satisfied. General Walker surrendered be-
o use Captain Davis signified his intention of seizing the
schooner Granada, which held his (Walker's) reserve.
General Walker was kept a close prisoner by the United
States' commodore at Panama, notwithstanding tbts
terms of capitulation, which allowed him and his officers
their liberty, and gave them the privilege of retaining
tbeir side arms."
Another despatch front New Orleans, of the
28th, says :
"General Walker's friends confidently assert that he
will go back to Nicaragua in 30 to 60 days, with plenty
of men and means. He and his staff attended by invita•
tion this eveni,:g Splalding's Amphitheatre. The house
was densely crowded, and when General Walker ap-
peared the house rose and cheered him most enthusias-
tically, the bands playing the national airs. General
Walker Walker will address a public meeting here tomorrow
night, on Neutral Ground.'
Additional news from Central America had been
received at New York. The Costa Rican autho-
rities, it was understood, had authorised arrange-
ments to be made for transporting all the Filibus
ters that remained in the country to the United
States. It was also understood that a treaty had
been concluded between Costa Rica and Nicaragua,
providing for the speedy resumption of traffic over
the transit route. The reported division of Nica-
ragua was contradicted, and a plan was on foot for
re-establishing the old Central American Confede-
ration.

A. despatch from Washington, of the 28th,
"The excitement about Walker's return is intense,
though not a word has been received from him by his
friends here, nor has the Secretary of the Navy received
any despatch on the subject. The Navy Department
do not credit the report of the capitulation with Captain
Davis, of the St. laary's, be having, it is said, no autho-
rity to entertain any such proposition. It is understood,
however, that Captain Davis was instructed to render
Walker such assistance as be might need ; acd the
threat to take the schooner Granada was only a blind to
ter a pretext for surrendering. It is con
icted that Walker will return in 90 days at
head 15,000 men,"
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