Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-12-29

The Lake and River steamers on the San Juan
had been handed over to Garrison and Morgan.
These steamers had been captured by General
Walker, but retaken by an expedition from the
Wabash. Fort Castillo, had also been captured
by Gen. Walker, and a party of fifty Americans
under Col. Anderson, still held possession of it,
as we'll as the river San Juan. Anderson has a
supply of provisions for three months, with
six pieces of artillery and abundance of ammu-
milton.
Capt. Eagle of the Wabash is a passenger on
board of the Northern Light, and is q bearer of
dispatches to Washington.
The river steamer Clorigan, seized by Com
modore Paulding, was put in charge of the
American Consol at Greytown.
The expedition that captured Gen. Walker
and his men, consisted of three hundred and
fifty men. landed from the frigate Wabash.
A heavy rain had commenced falling in Cali
%fornia, reviving trade and imparting new vigor
to mining operations.
Six hundred Chinese had left San Francisco
in vessels bound to China ports.
The San Francisco markets were quiet, but
money was active and in demand.
Marines has been elected President of Mica
raga and he is making active preparations for
force of 400 men against Col. Anderson, for the
purpose of recapturiHg Fort Castillo. The
Revolutionists in Bolivia are in the possession of
Viranco.
Commodore Paulding arrived on the 9th and
soon received news that the fllibusters, under
Anderson, had surprised Garrison at Castillo
and taken all the Lake steamers.
In company with the Wabash came the En-
glish line of battle ship, Brunswick and English
steamer Leopold. Next day the U. S. steamer
Fulton, from Boca Del Terrs, came into port,
but as the rain came down in torrents, with a
very heavy sea outside nothing was done.
Commodore P%aulding had sent word to Wal
ker that he considered him n pirate and would
take him and his men prisoners. Walker sent
Capt. Fayssoux on board the Wabash 10 tell
Commodore Paulding that he should resist to
the last, This was on the 9Th, and Capt FayS-
SIOUX was detained on board the Wabash until
the Marines and Sailors were sent on shore
These united with the men from the Fulton and
Saratoga made q force of $50 men, $50 on the
point and 3UU in boats. The force on shore sur.
rendered.
The Fillibuster's camp ond boats advanced to
the head quarters of the Pirate chief, an officer
thereon jumped on shore and called upon Walk
er to haul down his flag and surrender to the
UnitedStateS. After all his bOasting the man of
destiny made no resistance but surrendered
himself and his whole force, the whole affair did
occupy ten minutes. The flag was hauled down
and Walker carried prisoner on board the Full
! ton Just as the steamer Morgan came down the
river. She was Immediately surrounded by nriL-
ed boats, and taken possession of for the us.
She was under the command of DebrlSSOt an old
! Fillibuster with Mr.. Mcdonald an ngent of Cur
lriSon & Morgan, on board, there were also on
the steumer forty or fifty Costa RicanS taken
tpriSoners by Anderson ut Castillo, and on board
the steamer La Yiergcn, as soon US the Fillibus-
tiers were made prisoners the English steamer
Leopard left for Jamaica.