Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-11-12
SUPPRESSION OF A FILLIBUsTER EXPEDITION.

FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO HERALD.
Rumors have been rife Of late of the sailing from this
city and Stockton and the march from San Diego Of three
separate detachments Of for Sonora with the inten
ton Of wrestling that State from the Mexican authorities
and erecting it into Republic similar to that of Texas
previous to its annexation to the United States. No de-
finite information Of the plans Of the adyenturers has yet
been obtained by persons not in their confidence and the
community surprised learn yesterday morning that
the brig Arrow lying the foot Of Clay wharf had
been seized the night of the Both utmo by order of
Gen. E. A. Hitchcock commanding officer Of this militia
~ district file Of soldiers placed board Of her. and
the captain, William ellis, put under arrest The ground
upon which the seizure made was that she had been
or was about TO be fitted out for expedition against
the territory Of neighborng nation peace with the
United States in violation Of the neutrality acts and par
April 90 1918.
Yesterday morning writ Of haJeas corpus was issued
by Judge Murray OF the Supreme Court directed to the
United States Marshal General William A. Richardson
directing him TO bring up the body Of Captain ellis at
o'clock PM. At that hour Gen. Richardson appeared
before Judge Murray in obedience the writ and
that Captain ellis not in his custody, and that he
had process against him. Immediately thereafter
suit instituted in the Supreme Court by William
Walker, Esq. against General Hitchcock Captain f. d.
Reyes, Major r. p Hammond Collector Of this port and
Gen. W. H. Richardson, United States Marshal for the
recovery Of the possession of the vessel to which the
Of writ Of repesn, directing the sheriff to take the yes
sci from defendants and deliver it to the plaintiff upon
receiving from him the security required by law was
issued by Judge Sateree upon the affidavit Of the plain
tiff, and placed in the hands Of Sheriff Johnson On pro-
ceedng to the service Of writ Gen. Richardson and Ma
or Hammond dsclamed any control the vessel and
stated that she in the custody Of Gen. Hitchcock
The sheriff then proceeded board OF the Arrow and
took possession Of her under the writ Of repevn and
still, we are informed remains board while the file of
soldiers, under the immediate command of Capt Keyes
IS also on board TO retain possession Of the vessel in ODE
dence to the orders received by them said thnt
Hitchcock is acting under instructions from Washington
1t difficult to predict the result Of this controversy
between the civil and military authorities 1t denied
In the complaint Of William Walker, the plaintiff in the
writ Instituted for the recovery Of the vessel that she wns
hted out or about to be fitted out for military exped-
ton against any foreign State The Of Congress Of
April 20 lslS invests the President with power TO use
both the military and naval forces Of the United States
10 seze and detnn any vessel fitted out for the purposes
Of any such expeditions and the orders under which Gen
hitchcock IS acting If lie has received such orders arc
doubtless based upon this provision Of the In add
on 10 the interest with which the matter invested
It's alleged connexon with the projected expedition So
NORA u derives much from the fact that IL will probably
involve conflict between the authority Of military Of
hcer ana that Of court Of justice in obedience to whose
authority the writ Of replevin is to be executed.