Litchfield enquirer., 1857-05-07
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The speedy collapse of Walker and his piratical
government, which has been foretold SO often, and
as often deferred, seems to be now at hand and no
mistake The g Illinois, . which arrived last week
on Wednesday. brought number of fllibusters re-
turning in disgust. The reinforcements taken oat
short time since by Col Lockridge, to retrieve the
desperate fortunes of Walker, have, las the Tribune
Correspondent tells u.s. " been compelled to give
up their undertaking, and objects of chart
IT, begging for passages to their homes Reduced
to only few days short ratons Of provisions, they
are petitioning the superior officer of the British
feet here to take them to some point from which
they can have some hope of getting home Aban-
donng the foolish threat of opening the river they
returned from Castillo on the 9Th inst, exploding a
steamer at Sarapiqui by which great many were
badly scalded, as informed you in my last The
steamship Tennessee was in pert, and the Captain
it is said had orders to take the n.cn home instead
of which, HOY. ever, he took up anchor and put to
sea, as they were just entering the bay from tie
river leaving them exposed to the most Indictment
season Of this hot climate, with only the prospect
Of slow starvation before them. Col. LockriGge
too who has heretofore conducted himself in man
ner to entite him to some consideration basely de
serted his after they could longer serve his
cause and sold pretended to sell their last means
of assistance, all their arms and ammunition, and
large proportion of the balance Of their short
provisions. Comment is unnecessary and nothing
could have wildly demonstrated the fact that
the old principle of ''every one for himself and
the devil take the lindmost,' has been the motto
of Walker and his officers from beginning to end
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be imagined than the whole conduct OF these adj
venturcrs, from Walker himself down to the pet
test officer under him.
Walkers position is at Reras, and private advices
in the filibuster interest claim that in late at
tack Oh him from the Costa Ricans, be inflicted
much greater loss than he received But in his
present situation, in the midst of hostile country
supplies and reinforcement cut Off and his available
force daily weakened by sickness and deserton. he
cannot afford to gain victories of this sort By the
latest advces received by the Tribune correspondent
above quoted, So Walker was represented to be en-
tirely surrounded in two buildings, having small
yard between them, which was strongly fortified
Desertions were constantly taking place, and the
men coming into the Costa Rican camp half fam
ishcd with hunger. They represent Walker totally
out of provisions with the exception of few lean
mules and horses, and as it was impossible for him
to move out from his Notifications, no provisions
could be obtained to subsist his men. Great dissat
isfaction prevailed among the men, and threats
were beginning to be- not loud but deep that if
in two days time succor did not arrive, the men
would unanimously surrender to the allies. This is
the substance of the news of the 18th, and if rel
able, the war must be by this time very nearly at
an end.
The only possible ground of regret in view of
such termination of this great piracy is the pro-
liability Of returning upon the crew of advcntur-
ers, of whose presence have been happily re-
.lieved. The friends of :. Law and Order in Kan
sas are doubtless rejoicing in anticipating the re-
turn of the valiant Titus and the heart Of Fernan
do Wood is made glad in the promised accession to
the ranks Of his supporters in New York.