Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1854-01-14
LATER FROM LOWER CALIFORNIA.
Probable Defeat of Walkers Expedition.

Probable Defeat of Walkers Expedition.
By the arrival Of the steamer Texas from
Vera Cruz. news from the city Of Mexico to
the 18th, and from Vera Cruz to the 8ih inst,
has been received by the New Orleans papers.
The Government has received accounts from
Lower California to the effect that the expedi-
ton of Walker has been entirely routed. The
intelligence is obtained from a letter of ST. Ra-
fael Espinosa, who, with his successor in the
government of Lower California, had been ia
ken prisoner at Lii Paz, and accompanied the
expedition. His statement is to the following
effect:
The Caroline, having on board himself and
ST.. Rebolledo, left La Paz on the 9th Of Mo-
vember, and arrived at Cape st. Lucas on the
9Th. He says the expeditionists disembarked
with the intention to establish here the Capitol
of the new republic, the solemn proclamation of
which was to be made the next day. The APP
p~earance in the offing of a vessel caused them
to suspend their preparations and prepare to
defend themselves, as she was supposed to be
the Mexican man. Of war Guerrero. After the
disappearance of the vessel, they re-embarked
and proceeded to the Ensenada do IOdos los
Santos, or All SANS Bay, as it is known to
traders along the coast, where they arrived on
the 29th of November. This place is about
thirty.four leagues south ofSan Diego.
The account of the engagement which fol-
lowed is nearly similar to that which we took
from the San Francisco Herald of the 10th ult,
and is derived, doubtless, from the same source
that is the Mexicans themselves; we may,
therefore, readily suppose that there has been
considerable cxageration. On the day succeed
ing their arrival at Todos Santos an expedition
was despatched to Santa Tomas, distant about
forty.seven miles.
This is a small place and was formerly a
Jesuit mission containing a church, a convent
and some few houses. The object was thought
to be to take prisoner the military head Of the
Colony, d. Fran. Castillo Negrete. The re.
port was that they were repulsed by Negrete.
before reaching Santa Tomas, with a loss of
three killed and were driven back to head quar-
tiers, when it is said, he surrounded them and
cut off ali communication without. ST.. Es.
pinosa goes on to say that in the meanwhile he
and ST.. RobeIledo began approaching the boat
-,,o:, - TIN (N,rolipn y,ho IL Snoms ,x,ac loft
in charge of the vessel, and by working on his
fears and offering him large brides they sue
ceeded in persuading him to abandon the ex-
peditionists and restore the Caroline to her
owner, Dir. Robinson, who lived in Guaymas,
dropping them on the way at Cape st. Lucas,
at which latter place they arrived on the 10th
ult.
This letter of Espinosa was forwarded to
Mazat!an by the schooner Josephine, and from
to the city Of Mexico by Senior Yanez'
of the Department of Sinaloa, who says that
ESpinusa and RebolIedo had formed a junction
ut In Paz with the forces that had been sent to
their support under Col. Ochoa; and that they
had immediately taken steps to pursue the re-
mains of the expedition.
These accounts, Of course, coming through
Mexican channels, are to be received with much
allowance. One thing, however, is certain, that
the Caroline was deserted, and it is more than
probaGie that the expedition has sustained some
near Ensenado de Todos los Santos,
which, unless i, be reinforced-which is more
than likely, from the accounts received from
San Francisco-may result in its entire failure
and the death of all connected with it.