American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-06-06

Americans only 100 could have been
counted on for march. He was with
out means of transportation for ammu.
milton or artillery, except his light
mounted howitzers; and it is therefore
probable that but for this agreement
he would from the 1st to Sd of May
have broken through the enemy lines
on two sides-one body of say $50
mon and 40 natives marching towards
Leon, where his friends were by this
time ready to receive him--the other,
of about SO, making for San Juan del
Sud, or any other point on the coast,
embarking on board of his schooner
Granada, which contained reserve stores
of ammunition and arms, and which
would have immediately sailed for Re.
alJo to await the first body, raise a
native force, and fortify point as
depot for Interior reinfurcements from
San Francisco. On the 23d of April
he had accepted the offer of Captain
Davis to remove the women and child.
rem, under safeguard of tho American
flag, to San Juan; and seventy Ameri.
can and native women and children, Tin
elusive of many native women detain-
ed as spies, left Rivas, in charge of
Lieut.. Hudson, of St. Mary's on that
day.
On the 3Oth of April, a communica-
ton was received from Capt. Davis,
dated at the enemy's camp, with offers
of mediation, but couched in terms
which induced Gen. Walker to send
Gen. Henningsen and Col. Waters to
confer with him. An account of the
( ensuing negotiation you will find in
Gen. Henningsen's official report, to-
gether with the terms of the convention
or agreement. But the terms offered,
were preceded by the startling decla-
ration of United States Intervention
and hostility-Capt. Davis expressing
his determination to embargo and seize
the schooner Granada.
Not only, therefore, had Gen. Wal
ker Cleft for nearly five months without
communication with the AtlanticStates)
to contend against four foreign States,
encouraged and aided by Great Britain,
and against the servile and demago-
gueic leaders of Nicaragua-not only
had he the cowardice and treachery of
such men as Bell, Titus, and Wright,
to contend against in his own camp
not only had he to struggle against his
abandonment by the Transit Company
in his need, but he finds the United
States arraycd in hostility against him
in the hour fhis necessity, and not till
then. General Walker had previously
expressed his intention to respect the
stars and stripes, in the person of its
agents, however humble, right or wrong,
reserving his appeal to the American
people. Under the circumstances of
the case, the resolution of Capt. Davis
became, therefore, as Gen. Henning-
sen anticipated, determining fact.
PRELIMINARY STEPS TO SURRENDER.
Capt. Davis addressed a letter to
Walker on the Both of April, stating
he was aware Of his desperate and for
lorn position, and offered, from human
ity, to interfere in his behalf, and sta
ted that he was authorized, in case of
his (Walkers's) capitalization, to guar
antee his personal safety and the safe
removal of all under his command. He
also offered to take Walker to Panama
in the st. Mary's, and stated that Gen.
Mora consented to suspend hostilities.
TO this letter Walker replied that
Capt. Davis propositions were too
vague; and requested personal inter-
/ view. Whereupon Capt. Davis wrote
to express his surprise that his PROPOSE.
tons should be considered vague--re-
stated them more plainly, asking him
to abandon the enterprise and leave
the country, pledging himself for the
safety of all persons in Rivas, without
exception, concluding by declining to
60 to Rivas. .. ".
The same day Walker sent a reply,
stating that he agreed to suspend hos
tilities until notified by Capt. Davis
that they are to commence, but begged
him to notify Gen. Mora that he would
consider attempts to induce his men to
desert as an act of hostility. He pro>
posed to send two officers to Captain
Davis to treat, provided they could have
safe conduct.
TO this Capt. Davis responded by
sending a pass to two of Walkers Off
GERS to visit him, and Walker appoint
ed Gen. Henningsen and COL Waters
as commissioners to negotiate with
Capt. Davis.