The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-29 00:00:00

commander of which, Captain Chatard, did not

think proper to interfere.

The filibusters were

conveyed from Mobile in the small st'amer Fashion
which Walker had hired for that purpose. On

nearing Grey town a thick mist hid the land for somo
time, upon which the Fashion slowed a little, when
Walker wished the captain to quicken his speed,
but suddenly the fog lifted, and the place was in
full view, the Saratoga lying at anchor in the har-
bour.

Walker exhibited considerable nervousness at the
sight, and requested Captain Chatard to run in
towards the mouth of the Colorado river, about 12
miles to the eastward of Punta Arenas, in ordor to

land a portion of the men. The boats which were
brought out for the purpose ware launched, and
some 45 men getting into them, under the com-
mand of Col. Frank Anderson, one of the original
56 of the first Nicaragua invasion, they shoved off
and made their way up the river, into San Juan.
The Fashion then i an up, and landed the main part
of the force, about 140 men, on Punta Arenas.

They took possession of some half-dozen fishing
huts, as also the Louses of Mr. Craig and Mr. Bur•
den, a pilot, in which they were quartered. The
stores were lauded and put under cover on Captain

Scott's premises. There were lour small boats
about Scott's shipyard, which Walker had taken
p,,ssession. of. Tue day the Fashion had hft for
Aspinwall, Walker had sent one of these boats up
the river San Juan, to endeavour to intercept the
Costa Rican mail boat, said to have on boatd.
5,000 dots. in money. Walker planted two of his
" lone star" flags over the buildings ne occupied in
Punta Arenas on lauding. He landed six field-
piece•, and the men were daily drilling, each one
with his rifle. When Lockridge abandoned the
river last March, he delivered over to the com-
mander of the British frigate Cossack about three
hundred stand of arms, which were deposited with
Captain Scott, on Punta Arenas, for safe keeping.
These arms were still there when Walker landed,
so that if he wanted them he undoubtedly appro-
priated them.
As soon as it was ascertained that the filibusters
were coming into port, the people of Greytown sent
a boat up -he river to. Costa Rica, and also to warn
the steamers and forts, but as the first detachment
of Walker's party was already on its way into the
river, by the Colorado, when he landed at Punta
Arenas, it is not unlikely that these despatches
wera intercepted. In case they were not the news
must have reached San Jose de Costa Rica, by way
of the Serapiqui River, about the 30th of Nov.
The inhabitants of Greytown were greatly alarmed
for the safety of their property, and on the first
opportunity many removed their goods to Aspin-
wall. At that port the Fashion, on her arrival,
was overhauled by Commodore Paulding, but her
papers were found to be correct.
The Aspinwall correspondent of the New York
Times says:—" I am assured by an officer of the
British steamship Dee that the Fashion was seen
by the officers of the Saratoga the day beforo off
the harbour; that there was ample time while she

was coming in for the Saratoga to have hove her to
with a swivel from one of her boats, and to have
boarded her before she got in. Besidrs, Walker
was two whole days landing men, provisions, and
munitions of war by the boats of the steamer,while
lying directly under the galls of the sloop-of-war.
When the Dee came into the harbour, Capt. Chat-
ard requested her master to anchor inside of the
Saratoga, so that she might not be between his
guns and the Fashion, but he took no steps against
the landing of either men or stores. Capt. Walcott,
of the Dee, knowing that there was considerable
British property in Greytown, on the other side of
Punta Arenas, asked Capt. Chatard if he would
protect the town against Walker, if he should at-
tempt to lay it under contribution, to which ho
replied that he could give no assurances to that
effect—that his ordot a were very general in their
nature—that what he did he must do on his own
personal responsibility, and as he was dependent
upon his profession for the support of a large
family, he was not disposed either to run the risk
of incurring the displeasure of his government by
his interference with matters on shore, or to lay
himself liaole, personally, to suits on the part of
the filibus ers or the merchants of Groytown. So,
as no guarantee could be got, and there was no
British man-of-war in port, some of the merchants
shipped the more valuable por ioa of their goods
to this place. The Dee brought away about 120
large packages, which she landed here to-day."
On the afternoon of the 3d, the United States'
frigate Wabash, bearing the broad pennant of Com-
modore Paulding, sailed from Aspinwall for San
Juan, followed on the afternoon of the 4th by
H. B M. ship-of-the-line Brunswick, and steamer
I,,opard. They will probably blockade the har-
bour of San Juan, and at the same time station a
force to prevent Walker's passing up the river.
The United States steamer Fulton was at Boca del
Toro on the 2d, but would be ordered to San Juan.
Advices had been received from the forts on the
San Juan to the 28th ult. San Carlos was
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Walker has lauded at Greytown. On the 24th
Nov. a small steamer, called the Fashion, appeared
off the port ; it did not attempt to enter, but ran
down to the Colorado River, where Walker landed
50 men. On the following day she came into Grey-
town at full speed, with only 10 men on deck, ran
alongside a hulk, and before the boats of the U.S.
' sloop Saratoga could board her Walker and his
party,eapt.
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under his protection. He also informed Walker
that he will not allow any depredations to be com-
mitted in either Edam",