New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-24
Progress oi the Walker Expedition.

We extract the following from interesting letter to
the New York Herald by person connected with Col
Walkers command. 1t Ia dated at Walkers headquar-
ters, San JUAN October 8: f
Now as to our battle at Rivas on the 29th of June
We the city at II O'clock and being deserted by
our native troops excepting few volunteer native off
GERS fought them three hours and half then
treated Our party were fifty rifles strong oontendng
against five hundred fortified troops We charged
them four times and run them off We had ten men
killed and nina wounded The killed were as follows
Lieut. Colonel Kewen Major Crocker Sergeant McIndoe
William Cole Gommissary Frank Cole, Quartermusters
Sergeant Gotham Essterbrook William Bailey, William
Glass. William WILSON, Our wouHded have all recovered
saw my namein your paper among the killed 39
The enemy have admitted that they had one hundred
and fifty of their rank and file killed and fifteen ofcers
In fact could show himself on horseback without
being killed by some of our boys.
Our native troops would have fought with US but
the orders Of their commanding officer who showed him
native force had assisted u.s. own force had been
hundred instead Of fifty men, that VIC should have
taken the place. 2 q
We returned to Realejo, where stayed one or two
months and returned again to this part Of the country
We brought with 1907 native troops under the
command Of one Of the best and bravest officers in
tho country, Col Chlon He Is assisted by Col Men
dez Col Lusarrags and other brave and gallant officers
After remaning days in this place went to Vfr-
gin Bay the night Of the "a Of September had forty
seven rifles and hundred and twenty native muskets.-
We arrived at Virgin Bay about sunrise and at
tackled the enemy shortly after breakfast They
i've hundred and forty strong, under the command Of
Guardiola After fight of two hours dispersed
and entirely routed them taking all their ammunition
cart loada the private papers OF Guardioa, lot
of liquors. etc.. ETC. We had not one killed. Two
Of our boys, Lieut.. Ben williamson and James Small
were badly wounded, but recovering We also had
natives wounded two badly They all recover
ing The enemy had eightysix killed and many wounded
Out of five hundred and forty only hundred got back
Rvas of whom have since died Of their wounds
The enemy lost four hundred muskets and at the Lowest
calculation three hundred men in killed and dessrters
We took one hundred muskets, the others being
thrown away in the woods and mountains
We have been recruiting every day Our native force
Is tive hundred aud party one hundred
strong The Cortez got In this morning. bringing US
men, thirtyseven rifles twenty thirty muskets aud
lot of ammunition Our recruits ssy that the next
steamer from San Francisco will bring us one hnnared
more recruits well armed and equipped The nave
Ave hundred troops in Rivss three hundred OF he num-
ber have to be guarded the other two 70
them from desertpg Their and party are unpopu
lar with the mass and auardola, from his brutality, Il
very unpopular with his own troops He made ms met
grease their and gave them whisky and poWde
to drink before he attacked US st Virgin Bay.
counted sixty-seyen dead after the hight at Virgil
Bay, over half Of whom shot through the head
which shows how our boys handle their rifles The enen.
we're 40 concealed in the timber and bushes that ou
boys only had heads to shoot at most Of the time