Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-07-04
A RErraSEp FnlpusTEn,s NAnArIvE.- WalL.

A RETURNED FMLBUsTERs NARRATIVE Watk-
er's True Characteristic following is extracted
from the Newark Adcertissr, of june Both.
Mr.. Henry Barlow, of this city, one of the
returned Walker men, who reached New York
in the frigate Wabash, on Sunday, called at our
office this morning, and gave some interesting
particulars of his adventures. He enlisted in
New York, on February 10Th, 1866, under the
command of Captain Creighton, and left there
on the same day in the steamer Northern Light,
with some 100 others. After reaching Granada
he proceeded direct to Costa RIGA, joined Walk
er's army, and participated in the ensuing. bat
ties, of Santa Rosa, Rivas, Messiah and Grana-
da. Shortly after the latter battle in December
last, ne was famed in the foot by marching, and
entered the hospital Mt Riyas where he remain
until the ED of March. While engaged in de-
tending the occupants of the hospital from the
attack of some GOO Costa Ricans, he was shot
through thelelt breast, the ball passing out un-
der the opposite shoulder.
Some 20 days after, while engaged with some
40 others in foraging for its supplies, the party
was attacked by a large force Of Costs Ricans
and Mr.. b. was shot through both thighs. Hs
was then permanently laid up in the hospital
and when Gen Walker surrendered ON the 1st
of May last, was left there cripple. He walked
from Rivas to st. George, ?! miles, on crutches,
and thence sailed in the steamer from Carlos to
tie head of San Juan River. From there he
proceeded by other conveyances to Greytown,
and by the U. S. SloOp of War Cyane to Pana
ma. where he was taken on the frigate Wabash
Mr.. Barlow represents Gen. Walker as a cruel
rapacious, selfish man. He himself only enlis-
ted for six months, and on the expiration of
that time, though he represented that he had
family in Newark, and though Walker had
just received some $4,000 from Gen Salazar,
the latter refused to give him either discharge
ior pay for his services, but told him that he
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of year, when he shonld certainly be dfscharg-
ed, Gen. Walker pledging his word OF honor
at the time set, he again applied for dis
charge, and though he reminded Walker Of his
word, was peremptorily refused, and ordered
back to his company.
Mr. b. relates an incident of Walkers cruelty
in shooting man on a charge of influencing
men to desert The man was brought before
the General and charged with the attempt,
wiereupon, without holding any Court Martial,
Walker said, "Take that man out and shoot
him" The man was Immediately led out on
the Plaza and shot. Three days afterwards it
appeared that the man was innocent.
Mr.. Barlow hasreceived no pay from Walker,
and but one suit of clothes-in all, valued at
less than five dollars. All the other clothing
was obtained from the bodies of those shot
He represents the army as badly clothed and
worse fed. For some forty days they lived on
mule steaks, pIantains, &c, and frequently snf-
fered from hunger, particularly when they were
in the hospital
Mr.. Barlow speaks highly of the bravery of
Walker, but condemns his selfish, cold-hearted
system of conducting the war. OF General
Henningsen and the other officers, he speaks in
high terms. The country he says is one of the
finest in the world, and needs only enterprise
to make it very Aourishing. The Costa Ricans,
by order of Gen Canas, after Walker had left
the country, and had deserted his sick and
wounded to the mercy of the enemy, furnished
them food, and they took care of their own in
juries. Mr.. b. speaks highly of General Canas,
and his actions toward them.