Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-08-09
THE WALKER EXPEDITION.
Furiher particulars Of The fighting One hun
dred Of ne natives killed Death Of Major Ne
trrn andoihefs in Uafker's command CofoRe

Udfktr seriously icounded.
THE Journals of San Francisco (Walkcr's
hoinel are full If the Nicaragua Expedition, and
| the details Of The engagement between the Colo
! nes party and the natives. These accounts
| differ 50 materially In many sential points from
| those which have hitherto rea, he'd us, that W.
copy in full riskng little repetition here and
there. for the sake of "A thorough understanding 81
the whole affair. W. subjoin tho statement of
the Alta California, the only connected narrative
we have yet of Walkers adventures EDS
n. Y. ExpREss)
STEAMER "SrERRA NEVADA" July 18th. 1850
The Eegitmist party still at Grenada,
though not so well fortified as previously. aud
numbers about $500 in all ready for duty. aud
have been for some time steadily accommodating
arms and munitions, threatening an attack on the
Cns'cllon party at Leon
They nro now under command Of Genera!
in Chief by the name of Guardiola, from lIondo-
ras, regular butcher, aud who ia very much
dreaded by the people account of his known in.
humanity.
The Castollon party are at Leon. and are for
tilted to the fullest extent possible, and proof
against my demons that can be made by
the other party. They also number nbont 300
available men, and have till the present kept tho
country open, to the hafl'or Of Realejo
Col. Walker sailed from Realcjo about the 22d
of June, in the brig Nesta.
landing and engagement Riyas,- agreeing
with the statement we have already Published
Walker reports men killed aud wounded Of
his own party
Next day (lith) we saw Gen. Boska enter the
town with about 70 mon. He immediately called
on me and demanded the assistance of the steum-
or to pursue and capture the brig Vesin. then
cruising off the bafbor, and having on board pi-
rates and others intending injury 10 tho Govern
ment and people of Nicaragua. &c.,&c. ! refer
red him to the Captain, when he pressed his suit
with L.uch ardor, who told him his ship came
there on other business entirely, and could not
be employed.
lie then gave us Il narrative Of the proceedings
of the previous day. and showed us papers TIA
ken from Walker in the skirnish, which were in
his oyereoat and which was thrown over his
shoulders and dropped in the melee lie had the
original grant to Byron Cole. from Gen Castcllon
which paper, believe, have before seen of fifty
two thousand rcres of land; also transfer Of
the grant from Byron Cole to VIM. Walkor,blnnk
| certificates of stocks signed by VIM. Walker,
agent in the Colonization Company of Nicaragua
! and numerous other papers, as also letters from
/ friends Of Walker and others of private char
acer, all Of which he was free to show 10 any of
us, except those really private. lie captured & Of
| Sharp's Rifles, and thinks them n very fine wenp-
nn, and gives tho Americans great PRISE for their
! skill in using them. lie owns to having lost be-.
! tween 30 and 60 men, but undoubtedly lost from
! 80 to 100, and SAYS he found two young Amer.
cans on the road in coming 10 San Juan belong
/ ing TO Walkers party whom he shot. He says he
! killed 81 of Walkers men. We counted By
moonlight, as the cmharcniion of VS. men was
! going on, som 81 or s. mon, MS near as would
make out, lie considers il great victory, and
! is man of fine appearance and education, hnV.
ing lived four years in the United States. lie is
familiar with many things in regard to the posi-
ton of flihnster- in tho United States, of which
others Of his Government are ignorant.
There sa general feeling of sympathy with
| Walker among tho foreign residents, rs they
hoped he would bring matters Ia settlement
there but his force il too small to operate uly
way, but in conjunction with thu Leon party
Munos Is in favor with the Leon party, and is
only waiting to see which way to begin to make
| HE most money, and the people of san ,luau
think he has betryod Walker in regard 10 th, ri
vas matter, as they expect him there aud were
! prepared with 600 or 700 of their best .mcn.-
Walker ntimaes that he has been grossly de
eeiyed somewhere, and hn. rs he snys, LEARNED
an item or two. which may he of service H. him
yet. Ii is evident ha did not expect Ia see SO
many men at Rivas. He was in very destitute
condition aud his party were very much Wora
out.
a San Franciscan, Of thoname Of Kewen.
| believe brother of Col. f.. j. c. Kewen, was
had been doing immense service with one OF
Sharp's Rifles, aud had his piece leveed when
| shot. Another of the name of Crockcr, | be-
iicve, was also killed, but am not certain.
could learn no other name. The night Of the
embRrcation fine house was burned in san ia.
an, about the best building there supposed Ia
have been done by Dir. Deway, who Joined
Walkers party the day after the fight, having
come from Costa Rea, aud believe Walker did
all he could To prevent him. However, w gets
the blame from the owners.
\. B.-lt was supposed Walker would sail Cor
Rralcjo.
coll WALKER WOUNDED.
u. S.-We learn by passenger hy the Sierra
! Nevada that Col. Walker WAS hit in the head hg
bullet, the ball passing by his left temple and
taking way piece If the iku aud he eyebrow
| FURTHER PARTlCuGAHs-L or THE KILLED
Taking INTO consideration the handful of Amer
leans (siNty after tho natives broke and iled) en-
| gagged III this bloody combat, it seems To- have
been one of the most unequal on record There
could not have been less than 700 of the NiearA
guans, Ia Judge Of the accounts, written and A. j.
ball received. Walker reports his loss aj live
killed aud six wounded, besides the two whom
Gen. Bosch reports having shot On the road fr,a
Rvas to San 'uun. Captain McNabb, who cain
manded one ct the companies, says that not les,
than twelve of the little command was killed
Among these are Frank Anderson. Achilles Kew
en-, Bepjnmin r. Williamson, Thomas Cracker
George Leonard, the two brothers Cole, F. Eas.
Textbook, and Charles Brogan. The name, ii
those wounded we have not learned IA. 10
mander of the army sailed for Roalcio ia thC
schooner San Jose. The great buudcr was eva
leaving the northern part Of the Republic WiAt
out II force suicicnt To hold ground against I
population of not less 10000 persons, who com
pose the natives of the Department Meredonal
Mr. Kewen was second in comWand. His da-h
ing gallantry and almost insane courage, mad,
him conspicuous mark TO the few sharpshuoter
among the foreign attaches Of the enemy.