The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-28
ARRIVAL OF GENERAL WALKER IN NEW
YORK

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On the Northern Light coming to her dock Gen. Walker
Immediately proceeded on Shore and accompanied by
Capt Macdonald took ia carriage proceeded to the
house Of General Hennngsen, lao Twelfth street The
General is now in Washington, but his wife, who
retiring for the night, received General Walker
and rendered him the Inequalities Of her house General
Hennngsen is expected in this city to-day and will,
doubt be surprised find the curious turn affairs have
taken.
General Walker seems 10 be in excellent health and
spirits, and is quite confident that the authorities at
Washington will discountenance the action Of Commodore
Pauding and him liberty go where he pleases
He is determined to assert his claims the President of
Nicaragua and he is conaden, that he cannot be long
kept prisoner. He gave reporter the following
statement
STATEMENT OF GENERAL WALKER.
We left Mobile the l4th Of September and had quite
n long trip the Fashion-over ten days. We made
Punta Arenas about midday 9Th and put for the mouth
OF the Colorado river We landed there Colonel Frank An.
derson and forty forty five small boats with or
ders TO proceed the;rver far Jeefes island and
station outpoes by Ptaoa, in order 10 prevent
cation between San Juan and points above on the
river We lay on and there all night and ran into the
harbor Of San Juan On the morning Of the 25th about
O'Clock, landed the hulks al Punta Arenas The
being ashore about five after the ropes were
tied 70 the hulks. The captain or the Saratoga
officer 70 examine the papers Of the Fashion, and finding
that she properly cleared that he did mot see
any cause interfere with or passengers Soon
aerward Mr.. Scott Of the Saratoga and asked
profession for the vessels and the property the point
formerly belonging 10 the Accessory Transit Company
which he had under purchase from for Morgan CARR
Co. He also asked for protection for property be-
longing 10 him. and transferred 10 him by before tho
United States Commissioner ii Greytown We left the
property with him and hired Quarters above for the re-
mander Of the command The military and other stores
were landed the point. The commander Of the sara
toga sent message showing desire interfere with
The first message letter under the seal Of the
British Consul 10 the effect that he understood that con
tempIaed sezng the Costa Rcan mall which then
pccted a British steamer Juan and that If did
be would treat me a hostile fsrce and FIRE me
with shot and shell. No answer sent The next
day several officers came OF the Saratoga and regardless
Of the hail Of the sentinel, landed within my camp /
sent word 10 them through the officer Of the
day that IL they undertook 10 lsnd within my
camp again without answering the hail OF the
sentry he would have orders 10 fire them. The next
morning 60, letter from the commander Of the Sara
toea 10 the effect that had nsulted an officer OF the
United States navy threatening TO shoot me- that they
considered that national insult had been given No an
swer was The day, little after this letter
was sent party or men were sent with small boats
from the Saratoga 70 practice with howzers the ront
where Of my companies stationed The officer Of
my company, when be the boats approaching, drew
the any encroachmens on the company
The boats proceeded without notice 20 the neghborhood
Of the company Az as this supposed that "a
. disposition 10 bring about . collsion between the
Commodore forces and mine | therefore moved my
company the point up INTO the immediate vicinity OF
the camp, in order TO prevent any probability
of collision from any accident The morning Aztec
Captain Chatard sent another note 10 me, say.
ing that the men on the point we're In his
way (the men, by the way, bad been removed at
this tme) bo wanted 10 practice there and fire over
the point 10 bring vessels TO- and required me 10 bring
my men from that point No answer was sent After
that, however, there further interference from
Captain Chatard Soon after landing the point getting
Information Of the state Of affairs in Nicaragua and Of tho
probable force Castillo and becoming aware q the fact
that the native Noaragusns in possession Of Fort
Carlos, and that actual hostltcs existed between them
and the Costa Rcan forces, cent up command TO Col
Anderson at Ieefo's island, so that his whole force
amounted 10 ny men, with orders TO proceed 10 Castillo,
and II possible, The a, that point that
" no resistance, slight resistance made ~ take
possession of Castillo on the Alta Of December early
N the morning, Colonel Anderson arrived at Castillo,
cut out and took possession of the Bulwer, Nor
gan ao< Ogden, (he river boas and in the afternoon