Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-03
Defea, of walkers Expedtion--Flight lof the I'm

Defeat of walkers rof the I"-
vaders.
The following intelligence from Nicaragua has
been received in letter from Capt. Blehen, OF the
Transit Company's steamship Sierra Nevada, addres'
sed to Charles Morgan, Esq, of New York.
/" Capt. Walker was beaten out of Reibas, win
the loss of twenty The natives who had
io;ned him all deserted. He holly pursued by
his documents and private letters. In their flight,
the invaders passed through San Juan del Sud the
night Of the first of July, seized schooner in the
harbor. and sailed for parts unknown. They left
the barracks at San Juan smoulderlng mass OF
rims They took the passengers boats to embark
in hut returned them and did no injury 10 the prop
erty of the Transit Company
i is nrobable that this intelligence will reach San
Francisco in time to prevent the departure OF the
renforcemens under the lead of the notorious
f. French, spoken of in the annexed extract from
the Alta Californian of June Goth:
The Frpedition to Central Am,erica.-Some little
excitement is rife about town among that very cxclta-
BILE portion of our population known as the FIhbus-
tiers owing to the report that Parker II. French Is
to start. in few days. with band of over 80 men,
for Nicaragua. q
The report that Mr.. French has received grants OF
land from the Government of Nicaragua, must he
mistake as The only grant made was that TO Mr.
Walker, through third party. Walker is doubtless
French is probably going to join him. 1t is said
that fifty men have enlisted in various parts OF the
State for the enterprise-add this to the SO of Wal
ker and we have hundred and thirteen eager ex-
peditionsts determined to restore liberty and order
to that very part of the continent. We can
guarantee plenty of aguadiente, fruit Jggers, levers,
rain, treachery, and small glory but what else the
reformers will obtain, must estimate from the
history of the English and Prussian attempts to colo
nize the coast lands of Nicaragua during the last
half century.
Americans and Europeans cannot live and work
in Central America, excepting in the table lands and
cool mountain districts Of Honduras In Nicaragua,
little else than disappointment. excavation and lis.
gust awaits the settler We have often repeated that
the Anglo Saxon and Spanish American races car
never afkate* Sooner or later they must come t"
blows The one despising and attempting to doml
neer and the other fearing the progress and hating
the superiority of the new corners. Besides, the Cen
trail Americans will not be hlbusered - or en-
croached on. The only way TO approach them is IN
commercial way, and by offering inducements to in
crease their trade and the prospect of Immediate gain.
Patriotic and fiery, they are easily excited to war
1t is only by peaceful negotiations that any thing
be effected with the Spanish Americans
Another account in the Herald states that Walkers
party, Sc in number, landed at Raelejo on the 14th
of June, and having been reinforced by 40 native
troops under the command of Col. Felix Ramirez,
the entire force was ordered by General Cason TO
march and subdue the department OF Rivas They
went on meeting little sympathy from the
country people, who distrusted the I" Yankees as
they termed the Walker men. On the 18th ii June
the government troops, aided by number of volun,
eers met the revolutiOniss, 800 in numter, at fort
near San Juan del Sur, having attacked them the
natives fed leaving Walker to fight cut his battle
as best he might. HIS men did this CALAMITY de-
Tending themselves with their rifles through the loop
holed walls of an adobe building for two hours
This place was ultimately stormed by the young vol
uneers, and the flihUsterS completely routed, leaving
Americans dead inside the house, and having many
more wounded. The bodies of the dead were burned
1t was said that Col. Walker himself was killed,
but MS retreatng said that he did not engage in
the fight at any time. a. l.. kewen, Of the Lopez
expedition memory, with Lieuts. Anderson and Mer-
rimen, Dr. Jones and Dr. w. H. Davis, were amongst
the filibusers dead The remnant OF the party went
towards tie Costa Rico territory in a very pitiabe
plight and it feared their reception from the
authorities there would be very unfriendly. The Of
fetal report rendered to the Ncaraguan government
OF the previous taxing of the town OF Rivas by the
Castilian party-incuding the Walker fbusers--
shows that the government lost the commandment,
twelve officers and over hundred men
Among the articles found in the coat pocket of
Walker, were the orr gnal contract between SByron
Cole and the proVisionary government, with all the
necessary stamps and SEALS for 50 900 of land:
The power OF attorney given by Cole to Col Walker
to said grants various letters written by said
Cole to Col Walker, speaking about the most eligi-
gibe lands public and private property the cerlif-
Gates of shares in the company, of which Walker
was the agent
The expedition must have been fitted cut rather
poorly, many receipts Of Walker appear to show
tina: loans of $50 were accepted by him from various
parties. All expeditonists hal TO pay $40 passage
money from San Francisco to Realejo.
The Walker party, when passing the Transit to-
wards San Juan del Sur, presented the most amenta-
bic sght-several wounded, all of them in rags and
extremely dirty, some without boots and hats
They very low spirited, and excited against the
Leon party for having abandoned them.
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