Washington telegraph., 1854-02-15
,-or Southern California-capt. Walkers
Party.

Party.
San Diego correspondence of the Alta CAL
liz writing on the 32d of December. gives the
iim.,,ioo ipir-i particulars of Captain Walkers posi-
l?r .;as Of which we have previously had lniorma-
ton: -,.;;eh ~ tio rarch of II Ernu,
,o;n,oJers o;n,r have been in close quarters at En-
lnS lnSSoI, inhabting an adohe house OF that place.
sea. sI.b nm to late adyices. seems to have resisted
T,ptt,rks upor it, Il IS in the immediate yicini-
aots aIi cIump of willows. which have been occu-
tgjoJ bv the 5esieging Mexicans- as camp ground
tPDr;ng the time they have devoted to watching
tba little garrison. The party OF natives is under
IN io ooromsnd of two noted soldiers Of fortune
Nigreta and Mlllendrez
ottars thus stood until the night of the 2jth
10, = storm o! wind and rain occurring, it was
.bnngbt a favorable time to make sortIe. The
sbting marty was composed Of twenty men, un-
I7r command of Lieutenant Crocker, of the bat
.aI;on They sailed out in the darkness and snr-
",nrdej the camp of the hesiegers, who Were in
torpd state from the cold and somewhat sleepy
fom the effects OF long watching and much un-
.",..ustomed to exercise. At given signal the
arack was made and. at the first alarm, every
MEXICAN took to his heels,
All the baggage and effects of the beseiging
army were found in camp. and appropriated by
tbo yictors Among these was brass tield-piece,
Iot of saddles brides and other horse gear. arms
ii various patterns, articles OF camp furniture and
oking utensils and a number OF Indian bows
It's believed that descent viii be made upon
Santa Tomas whenever the party becomes stff-
GENTLY strong
Gan DIEGO on the 18th of Dec, had verbally re-
rorfed that Capt Walker and his $50 additional
iTn,ratiers had reached the beseiged party, but
+bp renort was not confirmed by advces per Sou
tbprner which LETT San Diego five days later viz:
Dec. y.
One OF Walkers first moves. after declaring
Tower California free, sovereign, and independent
was TO proclaim the civil code OF Louisiana to be
IN full force in that new Republic. Under that
r,de the son of slave woman born Ia Louisiana
is made a slave. and person held a slave in
another State taken to Louisiana. remains slave
By Walkers decree, slavery is made quite as law
(1l in Lower California as in louisiana Persons
acduainted with Walker and the expedition say
that the purpose was adopted long before sailing
from this port; to proclaim the code OF Louisiana,
and the legaiization of slavery in such vast ter
ntory could be no secondary purpose.
OREGoN-Papers are to the oath of Deem
Der.
The subject of calling a convention to form
State constitution is agitated. They say that the
IT..
in the fall. the convention in the winter. and the
constitution presented TO Congress in the fall of
1856
Every movement of TIE Indians in this whole
country. including those on the coast, show feel
iags of hostility toward the whites In the vicir-
itr Of Port Oxford they are armng themselves
With firearms; and we may expect trouble.
Tho pr~cSo-a Of tho HTo--r;,o ro,,-lr,-
The cession of large portion of he Mosquito
country to an American company. is a transaction
sufficiently curions in itself. and likely TO I've at
tenief with important consequences upon the re-
atons OF two powerful Governments. The grant
of portion OF the Mosquito country took p'see.
tie Washington correspondent OF the y. Y. Cour-
Ter says. nalcr the fa!Ioving circumstances:
Some years a 70 the father Of the present Chiel
or King became indebted TO Messrs. Sheppard x
Bro. and StanisiauS Hayey. British subjects and
traders between the Mosquito coast and the Uni
ted States. but chiefly engaged IN the uit and
ogwood trade between the Mosquito country and
The British West Indies. The Mosquito King
having no other means Of satisfying his creditors
conveyed TO them title to district of the coun-
Try extending along the coast from the line OF
New Granada. about three hundred miles TO the
and Westward, and varying in width
rom cgilty-four TO one hundred and ftv miles /
these individuals transferred TO IN
american Association one undivided half OF their
interest Among other persons who became in
crested in the property thus acquired were. as
ave been informed, Senator Cooper, of Pennsyl-
ania. H. Connolly of Phlatephia J. L. White
md c. Morgan of New York. A company was
,rsanized, at the head of which is Mr.. Morgan.
The property is represented by two hundred thou
and shares Of stock, at the par value Of twenty
i've dollars per share.
It is important to observe that the grant in
'udes the mouth of the river by that name. 1t
stated that the Messrs Sheppard are willing
10 surrender for reasonable consideration the re-
ervei halt OF the grant. The company desire no
peelhc aid on the part OF this government. but
wish generally 10 be protected in their possessary
lghts