St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-06-18
FilIibuSter Walker.

The New York papers arc filled with
particulars of the last days of Walker
in Nicaragua. 1t seems that before
he succumbed, promises of succor from
all quarters had failed-from Col.
Lockridge, California, and the United
States. Capt. Davis, of the U. S.
sloop-of.war, ST. Mary's offered to me-
date, which Walker at first declined,
but at last, upon threat by the
American commander to take the only
vessel belonging to Walker, the
Granada, by force, he gave way. A
San Juan writer of the Times says:
1.-THE fact that only 80 of Walkers
men remained sick at Rivas at the
capitulation, shows that at least 100
must have died within few days
from neglect and starvation, as the
number, when Walker commenced to
eat dogs and mule meat, amounted to
10. When Gen. Canas entered the
hospital he was perfectly horror struck
with the restitution and misery of
the sufferers"
The Costa Ricans were extremely
averse to letting off either Walker or
Gen. Henningsen, and especially they
desired the head of Walker, but at
last they consented to let him 60.
The Times correspondent says -
"Those who have any sympathy for
Gen. Walker in his fall, unless they
are lost to even the common senti-
ments. of humanity, will have their
sympathy somewhat modified in be-
coming acquainted with the following
facts, which l have from high official
source, gentleman who cannot be
mistaken in what he relates On the
30th day of May, while Gen. Walker,
without the knowledge of his men,
was negotiating his capitulation,
knowing that he was to surrender the
next day, one of his soldiers. contrary
to general order, went outside of
of his lines. He shortly after returned,
he having only gone out to get a bot
tie of agaudiente. Walker called him
up, when he acknowledged his fault
and prayed for forgiveness. If you
have any message to send to your
friends said Walker, in his mild sar
castle way, you had better prepare
it, for at shutdown you die Punctu
ally at sunset a platoon of soldiers was
drawn up for the execution, and just
as the order was given to fire, the
soldier appealed to his comrades !:
Boys, you wouldn't shoot fellow-sol.
der for such thing as that, would
your They raised their rifles and
fired over his head. The poor fellow
broke and ran, when he was brought
to his knees by Lieut.. Col. Rogers, an
lrishman, who figures in the list send
you, by pistol shot. Stepping up to
the man while in this position, Rogers
placed his revolver at his forehead and
blew out his brains"
After the capitulation Walker be-
haved with great impertinence, and
showed disposition, after reaching
Aspinwall, to remain in the country
but the American commander then
placed a guard over him until tht
steamer left ~ Walker threatening
shtf4 3ffs5Hr tswa w~-~t him his commission
Tthat u .. sss~ssu..saated will
Why is it that Walker is tfe4ls~-..'' =.
so much lcnity by our government
A traitor and pirate, making wal
upon a nation with whom we are al
peace, he is rescued and brought home
by one of our government vessels, and
Immediately sets himself about raising
a new army of invasion. Is this the
way the U. S. Government maintains
it's plighted faith with foreign nations
Twas not so in time Of the "patrio
war;" when Van Buren, sweat himsel
almost to death to punish fillibuster'
on the Canadian frontier. Was there
terror in the growl Of the British lion
and is there no compassion for fee
BILE nation? Shame, shame!
: Gov. Walker, we believe, is tn
first Tprritorial Governor. who ha,