Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-06-23

turned TO the st. Mary's and informed me that he
intended to take the Granada; snd if Idesired to
save the efusiOn of blood should give an order 10
deliver her to him. he then brought his brcadside
q II guns to bear on the schooner, manned his
small boats with one hundred men, and came to me
for the order, which was Of course, given. Soon
AFTER had the modification to see the Niearagusn
nag hauled down and the American flag hoisted.-
Indignation as an officer Of Nicaragua At the lower
ing Of the flag was sthed with shame 8 native Of
the United States at seeing its glorious ensign dis
graeed by covering an act Of perfdy and wrong.
l ask leave to beg your special consideration Of
the TACT that Lieutenant Afaury applied 10 me for
order to Captain FayssOuX This was an aeknoWl-
edgment That Capt, fayssoux still an oficeF Of
the government Of which was tie executive.
But the dignity and hsnor of Nicaragua had not
been sufficiently degraded By having her own flag
lowered in her own port Il was reserved for Com
mander Davis to complete a series Of insults bv de-
lvering the Granada, with her armament and stores
up 10 the enemy in the port Of San Juan del Sur
On the arrival Of the st. Mary's at Panama, Com.
modOre Marvine kept me and sixteen officers with
me prisoners on the sloOp. He would not permit us
to land or hold communication with the shore Even
my letters from the U. s. were sent back to the
Shores and when requested to send aboard the Cal
ifornia steamer in order 20 inquire for letters ex-
pected, the Commodore replied that he would send
one of his own officers to inquire for my letters.
protested that l had gone aboard the St. Mary's as
but the Commodore replied that the New Grenada
government published decree fOrbidding any one
lately engaged in the Central American war to land
at Panama unless upon conditions An American
citizen at Panama afterwards assured me that the
governor Of the place remarked there would have
been no difficulty about my landing if the application
for it had been made.
Such, sir is a faithfulhistOry Of the means which
have been used to exile the Americans naturazed in
Nicaragua from the country for which they have
split their blood and risked their lives. For the
land Of their adoption they left the and comfort
of homes endeared to them by many tender tie and
manga glorious recollection. One thousand Ameri-
cans have persisted in order to secure the lands and
privileges promised them in Nicaragua. Their heirs
are for the most part citizens Of the United States
and leave 10 your wisdom to decide whether it is
right or polite that such interests should be endan-
gered if not sacrificed by the acts either authorized
unauthorized, of American officers.
But whatever your wisdom may decide in relation
to the policy Of such conduct know the justice Of
the government your excellency SC WOrthily con-
trolls wiz not fail to raise up the honor Of Nicaragua
wounded by the seizure Of her ovid vessel IN her own
port, and BY its delivery to n foreign foe. know
You viii not with mpunity, permit the sovereignty
of a sister republic 10 be violated simply because
she is weak. With full confidence, l trust for such
acts and declarations on the part Of the government
Of the United States will entirely clear it from any
participation in the insults and degradation which
Nicaragua has received at the hands Of American
officers.
have the honor to be your Obedient servant
WM. WALKER.
Tohis Exeellency JAMES BUCHANAN,
President of the United States.