New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-25
FROM THE SOUTH.

We have dates from Los Angeles to April %. The fol-
lowing IL from The Star of that date
BRE1KING UP OF wALKERs PARrY-coNDlTiON OF
DR.. Thomas Foster returned to this city from trip
tie Colorado this week From his observations gather
the following;
About the 7th inst. party of twelve of Walkers
up the Sonora side Of the Colorado and crossed
the ferry. nearly ia a naked and starving condition. The
party satisfactory explanation why they separated
from alker They stated that about ten day previous
gker crossed the ryer forty miles below the mouth
Of the Gia, by means Of RATS ard swimming. They de-
scribe the whole of the command being in most mis-
cradle and destitute condition. wearing the same clothing
with which hey went to the country and this Is in tattes
and Walker himself is no better clad than the rest
and has but one boot and piece Of boot At their
crossing they catched 20 stand OF The Cucupa
Indians here detected stealing OF their stolen
cattle, aud in the attack upon them eight of the
IndlHns killed.
After this Walker recrossed the river the point
with only twenty-five men, and started back for Santo
Tcms with nothing to subsist upon but beef upon which
they Lad fer long time been living. They represent
Walker having turned back in sheer desperation, with
object If he had concealed and be-
the only thing he could do The party arrived
tie Fort in extreme destution, and kindly fur
nshed with clothing and provisions by Major Heinzemln
and Dir. Mchinstry. They represent themselves
tTtmey sOITy for having joined the expedition and
their way TO the settlements TO obtain employment They
LAY il they can gain honest living they will not go
" soldering any more.
SILL LATEK-NIsFORTUSEs OF AMBITIOUS
We have been furnished by DIR. Foster with addi
ticna items. Since bis arrival one Of the men II whom
foot in eight days. From him have the following
particulars of the march fiom San Vincene to the
Walker left the San Nincente with 100 and driving
oh leo cattle. l. crossing the mountains between them
and the Gulf deserted and twenty head of cattle
lost. crossing the they
joined by thirty Cucupas, who followed them TO the river,
where they stole thirty head of cattle. Five of the
lndens seized hostages for the return Of the prop
eriy and II attempting TO escape three of them shot,
Al tbs tine Tie ratlOns had been reduced 10 beef alone,
and that There had been corn but this had been
reduced that il only to be had in the Of his
E1ceienoy. There murmurIng at this, for Walker
had boasted that be would share the hardhps Of his
Hey reached the river six miles above its mouth and
about seventy from Fort Yuma. The Colorado here is
about four hundred yards wide very deep and rapid.
lie men crossed by Of RATS. In attempting
swim the cattle several were drowned aud escaped,
ard tie attempt abandoned.
Inc hist raft took among Others, Capt Douglass,
and Smith, an Englshman; and for Douglass along
also pint Of boIlet corn which placed upon the
ground and stolen by Smith. When Douglas ascertaned
Smith TO be the thief he drew his pistol and deliberately
shot hm dead. ILus pint Of boiled corn worth
mems LIE
The party remained at this point three drys On the
second das after crossing there much daffection IN
emp ard IN barren country which they had invaded
with ko.e Intentions with few OF repeIng attack:
exhausted naked starvation staring theTa in the face
many prepared 20 abandon the waning fortunes of the
e1pectop. and return 10 lie settlements 70. an honest