The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-06-10
cArrruLArIoN or WALKER.

The details connected with the capitula.
tion d Gen. Walker ~ Nicaragua are quite
yoluminous. Walker. il appears. was br.. eg
ed in Riyas by some 1900 Of the enemy, aud
held only a small portion Of The CITY, has
force b,ing reduced TO two hundred ami fifty
men aud officers. Desertions Irom his ranks
were continually occurring, and his prosI-
sinns were nearly consumed. The uiIn st
misery aud dcstituliun prevailed, aud the
men were subsisiIng on dog aud mule
aeai. IL this crisis Commander Davis, of
the United States sinop-ul-war 81. Mary's.
iuterposed Tor the rescue Of the Amrrl.
cans. lie conferred with the Costa Rwans.
who at first insisted ON the death of Walker,
Hcnningsen, and certain native ptriisan ii
lie fllibustrrs. Finally, they sith,lrev their
demands. and appear generally to have be-
hA,ed with much humanity. giving al proper
attention to the sick and wounded after the
capitalization. After considerable rnrrespon.
depee terms were finally arranged between
Commander Davis aud Gen. Walker, to
which Gen. Mora assented.
OF The course of affairs at Riyas previous.
to the surrender Panama letter saws:
Oa the 4ih II April Walker burnt all the
buildings except those composing the heart
Of the city, which he could defend.
On tie lth II April tie Allies attacked
Walkers Notifications. and after great loss
fell back 10 their lines. They threw an i'm
mense number ofhaIls into the city, aud IN.
dertOok 10 get possession u il by assault.
Walker CLAIMS that they los; $40 Killed and
20 prisoners. who fell into his hands, while
lis own loss was only two killed. The
Cronica de Cosfa RIGA speaks IL this battle a.
an unfortunate one fpr the Allies. and sdds:
Tie loss was grave on bnth sides
From this time up 10 the 27th Of April
there does not appear 70 have been much
Sighting. but de.srters we're constantly going
over to the Allies. On the 27th seventy 81
Walkers men aud seventeen officers desert.
ed 10 the Allies. just as The firing recanmen-
erd upon the city. Oh the 2sth, the firing
against the city Was continued. On the e9tb,
il vas augmented.
On tie 5Oth, Commander Davis 81 the Uni.
ted State sloop. of.war 81. Mays appeared
IN tie allied camp, aud commenced npgotia-
tions with General Mora far the surrender
81 Walker, aud lie remnant IL his force.
AZ this time the force Of Mora besiegins the
city amounted to over $500 men.
The particular. 81 the negotiation are Civ.
en- 10 the correspondence of the New YOrk
papers a. follows:
Capt. Davis, u tie 81. Marys, which for
some time past. ~ you know, has been living
II San Juan del Sur, having yisited the allied
camp and ascertained FROM his own Vbserya-
tiUns aswell as the accounts brought IN BY
dsserters, 81 the straits 10 which Walker and
his men we're reduced, addressed letter To
Walker on Tie 3Uth u April, stating that be
was assre Of his desperate aud forlOln posi-.
ton, aud offered, from humanity, TO utter.
lere in bis behalf, and stated that he was
authorized, 10 case II his Walkers capitu.
Iation, to guaranty hi. personal safety and The
sale removal u al under his command. IT,
also uHcicd TO take Walker 10 Panama in the
=. Mays, anil stated that Gsncral Mora
consented to suspend hOs,ilities.