Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-06-05
CENTRAL AMERICAN NEWS

I LAST DAYS OF GEN. WALhH" " - - -.
CONDITIONS OF THE SURRENDER N"O
EFFECTED.
We CONFIDENCE from the correspondence Va '"e
York Times the following highly interesting oeIaii'
If the last scene in Rivas, and OF Inc negouahone
,o,vssn Capt Davis and Walker, which finally led
| n the lstters surrender
PANAMA, Tuesday, May l9 1857.
On the Ilth of April, the allies attacked Walkers
Qualifications, and after great loss fell back to their
lines. They threw an immense number OF ban in.o
the city and undertook 70 get possession OF II oy 40
saut. Walker claims that they lost 1OO Killed. gnu
10 prisoners who fell into his hands while nus p om.
lose only two killed. The Cronca dc JOSIE To- n h,
speaks of this battle unfortunate one n'r 18th n
Allies. and adds:-"Ths loss was grave Oh oo'''
Sides" ..oro doos
From this time up to The nth OF April .h1 assr,sTs
not appear to have been much nsu NV ,i;es On RI.
were constantly going over TO inc Altiss, @ we ,e
9Th 20 Of Walkers men and IL officers deserted 10
the all;ss ;nst os the firing recommended upon lne
cty. On the 2stb, the firing against Inc Guy was
co1,;nn.d. On the 29th, it was augmented ,,:.os
On the 3Oth, Commander Davis OF the o im;ea
S,s,as sIoop.ofwar ST. Mary's appeared 10 the aea
camn and commenced negotiations win zen. st
for the surrender of Walker and the remnant o. h
free At this time the force OF Mora oesieglns Tue
civ amounted to over 25O0 men, have oeeh l4sor'
ed with copies of the official papers OF 'he uesUta
lions which resulted in the capituaiion VI ,s"
and will give you the substance OF them III 'eh1'o'
order: &c Tho s,Ios
from Commander Davis to Gen. Walker-lniorms
him that he is perfectly aware OF his ana III.
fers by authority from Gen. Mora' 10 gust on 49, ,o
nersopal safety and the lives and safey OF Oil uuuel
hs command, if he and they will quit the COUNTY,
Commander Davis also offers to take Cen walker
70 Panama in the st. Mary's, and notines nin that
Gen Mora consents to suspend Institutes, an e. vy,u,o
No. 2-Dated at Rivas, April oo-uen' i" aiAel
uri,ss TO Commando Davis that his propositions are
t,o ysuna and asks for n personal INTERVIEW.
No. 3.-Datsd April 30-Commsnder Davis Is sur.
prised that Gen. Walker finds his propositions 20 DC
vague. He now asks him to abandon ms ehel pase
and leave the country pledgng himself tor the SAFE
~ of ali nersons in Riyas without exception, but de-
c,ined The personal interview.
No. 4-Dsted April 80, General Walker writes to
Commander Davis that he agrees to suspend hos.ill,
ties until notified by Commander Davis that they are
10 racommence He wishes Commander Davis TO IN
form Gen. Mora that he considers invitations 10 ms
men to desert as acts OF hostility He proposes TO sehd
two officers to Commander Davis to treat they can
have safe conduct
No. 5-Dated April 80, Commander laws seuue
safe conduct for the two officers.
No. 6-Dated April 80, General Walker to Com
mandsr Davis, names Brigadier General hennngseh
and Col John P. Waters, as the persons VINO are au'
No. ia an agreement entered into between Gen.
Walker and Commander Davis, in accordance win
the suggestions of the latter, as follows:
RlvAs Friday May lS5-AI sgreemeT. ~ nefs n
the one part aud Commander Charles II. Davis OF
the United States Navy, OIL tbs other part anu o'
which the stipulaons as follows: .
Ffrst-Gsneral Walker, with sixteen ofhcers OF MS
s,ar sball march out of kivas with their side arms,
pistols horses and personal baggage, under inc guar
sptee of said Commander Davis, OF the United o'a'es
Navy that they shall not be moested by me enemy,
and shall be allowed to embark on ooaru the onneu
States vessel of war ST. Msrys in the harbor OF san
Juan del Sur, the said Commander Davis undertaking
to transport them safely on the ST. Marys to fanaa
Second-Tbe officers of Gen. Walkers army snah
march out of Rvas with their side arms; unaer tue
puarsutee and protection Ut Commander Davis' VINO
Undertakes to them safely transported 10 Panama
In charge of United States officer.
Third. The privates and non.commssioned ON
cers. citizens, and employees Of departments, wound
sd nv pnwounded, shall be surrendered with their
srms to Com Davis, Of his officers and placed
under his protection and CONTROL he pledgng himself
TO have them safely transported to Panama. IN charge
of United States officer, in separate vessels from
the deserters from the ranks, ana without oeipg
brought into contact with them
Fourth-Com. Davis undertakes to obtain guaran.
tees and hereby does guarantee, that all natVes o
Nicaragua. or Central America now IN Rivas, AND
sprrendered 10 the protection of Com. Davis, shall
be allowed to reside in Nicaragua and BIZ protected
in life and property.
and families in San Juan del Sur, shall be allowed to
remain there under protection Of the United States
Consul until opportunity offers Of embarklng for
Panama or San Francisco.
General Walker and Commander Davis mutually
pledge themselves to each other tina: this agreement
Shall be executed in good faith.
WM. WALKER,
CHAs. HENRY DAVIS,
Commander United States Navy.
Present and acting-C + Hennipgseu, John l. Wa
tera, }. Winthrop Taylor.
No Slated at Four Corners suburbs of Rivss,
Nav l, is letter from General Mora to Commander
Davis thanking him for his successful efforts in end
ing the war.
Allies, is letter from Commander Davis to General
Capas, informing him that Rivas, and all General
Walkers munitions of war are at his disposal.
No. lO-Dated at San Juan del Sur, May =, is
letter from Commander Davis to Lieut. maury OF me
St Mary's ordering him to take the Granada Wal
kers war schooner by force if necessary, after in
forming Captain Fassoux of the loss Of national cha
racter his schooner has sustained
No. III is as follows:
SAN JUAN DEL SUR, May ., 1857.
CAPTAIN FAssoUx: Deliver the Granada to the
United States Wh' WALKER
No. l2-Dated San Juan del Sur, May 8, is a let
ter from Commander Davis to Gen. Mora, telling him
he is satisfied the claim of Nicaragua to The war
schooner Granada sjust and that he IS ready 70 de
liver her over. Commander Davis asks Gen. Mora
to make arrangements for the transportation of the
officers and crew to the United States.
No I4-Duted San Juan del Sur. May s, is an or.
der to Lieut.. Maury 10 transfer the Granada to Gem
Estreda, Commander OF the diVlson Of Inc allies III
San Juan del Sur.
No. l4-Dated San Juan del Sur, May g. is q letter
from Commander Davis to Lieut, McCorkle, OF the
St. Mary's ordering him to proceed to Virgin Bay,
take Gen. Walkers men 10 charge and proceed 10
Ppnama by such route Gen Mora shall direct, ad-
visiug him that no deserters are to accompany the
party.
Mo-a to Commander Davis informing him that be
has received orders to march and fortfy points on
the San Juan River-that he leavss Cen. Canas IN
charge with directions to continue the friendly re-
,ations with all parties, and notifying Com. ID.
that Gen. Walker had not complied with the terms
of the capitulation, he and Henningsen having mutt
lated the guns, and thrown the powder into wells.
No. l6-Dated San uan Del Sur, May 4, is letter
from Commander Davis t, General Canas, thanking
him for his courtesy in all the negotiations, for his
humanity to prisoners and to the sick and wounded,
and notifying him that he will leave DR.. Royston in
charge Of the hospitals.
No l7-Dated on board the soop 'ofwar st. Ma
RVS, May IA, is letter from Commander Davis to
Commodore Mervne, of the fsg ship Independence
a: this port expressing the great qualification he ex
perienced in witnessing General Csnas' humane
conduct, in having Immediately after the capitula-
ton sent provisions and all necsssaries TO Inc SICK
and wounded; and informing Commodore Mervine
that he left sixty sick and wounded in the hospitals,
and twenty in private houses.
The following is the General Order issued by Gen.
Walker to his troops after the cspitulation You will
observe the phrase "n parting for the present., etc.
In the document.
HEAD CHARTERS OF THE ARMY, ADJCTAST }
GENERAL 8 OFFICE, RivAs, Friday, May ], 1857,
General Order, No. 59.-The Commander Chief,
in communicating to the Army the following agree
ment thinks it proper state that he entered into it
on tbs solemn assurance from Captain Davis, that
Col. Lockridge with bis whole command had left the
San Juan River for the United States.
In parting, for the present, with the brave COM
rades who have adhered to our course through evil
a. we'll as good report, the Commanderin-Chief de-
sres to return his deep and heartfelt thanks to the
officers and soldiers under his command.
Reduced to our present condition by the cowardice
of some the incapacty of Others and the trsschery
of many, the army has yet written page OF Ameri-
can history which it is impossible to forget or erase
E-o,, tho fnt,ro f not from the present we NAV ex