Washington telegraph., 1856-04-09

fifty-eight thousand acres of land. Par
ker H. French was also concerned In this
matter
Mr. Walker accepted the commission,
and being general, proceeded to raise his
army, which numbered 60 picked men, all
his personal friends His second in CON-
mand was Col c. c. Hornby, a tried SOL
der, Texan, who had served with dis
tlnction in the Mexican war Most of the
men paid their own expenses. Those who
were too poor 10 10 so were htted out by
Walker
The brig Vesia was chartered, and the
little band of liberators set sail from San
Francisco in May; 1856. No effort was
made by the United States authorities to
detain her The brig arrived at Realejo
in June, and was received with open arms
by the people. In his first action with the
aristocratic troops, he had 45 men against
600. This 45 men killed Ill of the an
emy and then retreated. We mi ght
doubt this story were it not reported by
the party opposite to Walker His ope-
cations were delayed for some time by the
jealousy of rival-Gen- Muroz, (since
dead but he finally succeeded, as our
readers are aware, In possessing all the
principal places in the republic, and In
debating terms of peace with the aristo-
cratic party Geu Walker retained his
position at the head of the army, but re-
ceived no other emolument or reward
neither did he ask for any for himself or
his friends During his whole campaign
his men behaved well, and even their enc
mics could charge no act of violence
against them or their commander
When the news of Gen. Walkers cam
paigns reached the United States his per-
sonal friends, many of whom are conserv-
atiyes, expressed much surprise They
thought it singular that mild-mannered,
refined, highly educated, soft spoken gen
men, could have shown so much desperate
valor. In person, Gen. Walker is quite
the reverse of ones ideas of man of
war. He is about five feet FIVE inches in
height, and weighs about no pounds
His face is not handsome; his hair is
flaxen; his eyes light blue, and his skin
disfgured by freckles. He speaks slow
and soft, and at rare intervals, preferring
to be listener than a talker. He is a
man, 1--WE are told these things By persons
entirely disconnected with his scheme
of profound erudition, of irreproachable
character, of the most desperate courage,
physical and moral, without taint of av-
arice in his composition, aud with 10
small vices
He has never received a cent from the
Nicaraguan government, and has appa-
rently no care for money When his
men sunk In their tracks on the march
from Rivas to San Juan, he took mus
ket and watched over them, never closing
his eyes during two days and nights
He is a leader that VIII inspire con-
fdence in the men under his command,
and never do anything to betray or lose
it. His ambition is doubtless Unsuitable,
and we have no doubt that in three
months he will have five thousand good
men under his command, and have power
enough to sway all Central America
Such is the character of Gen. Walker,
as given by his friends and acquaintances-
Some Of them do not approve of his mil
itary achievements, bat all unite in giving
him the credit ef having acted from the
purest motives So far we have no reason to
doubt him. He has acted with prudence
and discretion