New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-28
ARRlyAL OF GEN. WALKER.

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The telegraphic announcement received yesterday
forenoon from the Balze, that the Empire City mao
crossed the bar, having among her passengers zen
eral William Walker and his gallant brother othcers'
fresh from their heroic but unfortunate campaign IN
the city flag was run up at the steamship anains'
and piece OF ordnance stationed IN the vicinity W
order OF Capt. Walton, OF the Washington Ar'ie,s'
to thunder welcome to the heroes as soon ~ sne
steamer should heave in sight AS the afternoon WORE
away, and the hour OF the steamer arrival
ed, crowds of people assembled at the steamship Alu-
ing and on board the vessels IN the vicinity.
The nature OF the feeling tnat a.i'ssu 'o
was easily perceptible. Iney o,u nos asss's 90,
behold proud conqueror, ms pro"s pounu WV .,
victorious wreaths but sney saeneieu 'ue,e =
come, with patriotic sympathy, man "non 'ne
world knows to De a nero anu "no unu,. = -.
OF circumstances foreign 70 'lie enemy ~ nau
returned once more " ms natise ~ !. T.
main and fold his nanas ~ uleness ou' W n''
strength and glrd himself iol 'ne pa..e a,."
Shortly before sun-ao"H .ne Wy N'''le -
sight AS she steamed W 'ie tfef saves VIZ .su
by Inherent vessels anu Wien nea. ss
washington Afti'iers.s ies W shunue
Of tnlrtytWo guns Meau.l'le 'le ".,ali naa
oensey cfo"aeu' auu on' ~
tnusiash Mele hianess 40 sno ,e,'el .ea a.,
"narl' anu .1e many sunou,ns Nv. ~ s
reSarneu "arrofs peoaiie pe.osp''o.0 a.'1 '
on ner upper oech ahe ieenus w. ''v"u ~ ~
Iortn succession VI VIC hesi''o % 'n'0,' ~
aker was gwen ana she croNa on WIG sesee. "eio
evidently not iltt'e moved py sne oeinois'iasVn W
shore. during tne aelay N making .ue ses,., 'as
ana raising the gang"ay' she u VIC ''''uus
ooaaihueu-lhe oesire W see f'ahei was ''s.'o 'l1
fTepressipie. oefefal ways oil poaru aliu'eu 'ne.
selves Dy pefmitting Tue crown 70 iissaAe 'ne' AZ
Walker-lor tnat geheielhal was 81 ooip a'a'ise'9
unknown, When ne lels New ofeaus' tla' very &c"
had any IDEA OF MS personal appearance
Al length however, Gaps hiceo"ah appeafeu vi slie
wheelhouse escorting slender sihootnlacea gehtle
man IN black, with oack leie hae' WHOM ne ih'ro
duced by bow as the onect OF the noisy soictude'
Inc Genefai smihneiy ralseo hs has' ahu poMeu
number OF times Whist the huiti'uae greeted MN
with such cheers as conla only proceed from pa'rio'c
American tnroats. Inc ueheral tlieh ois'ppeafeu'
and the gangway pelg raisea tne "aes' chorus were
made by the crown 70 rush On ooafa pus tney were
KEPT Dach ny i'en s'a'ioneu ',ieie ~ .ho
during the Struggling ana pushing q Tue cro"a "
get on poara the oeherai anu ms sa'h hahasea ~
push 'nef way asnoie' ihe 'oi'es"i' no"e'ei' n'u
hardiy stepped Oh Tue pe,ore ne was se'Aeo'
~ ct as by some OF ms personal illehos' anu cur
RED IN triumph 10 carriage some niey yards Instant
"a proceeding winch ne onleesed 10 pas coud hot
prevent. safely ensconsed IN the carnage ne was
driven TO the ". Charles hote WINNER large part
OF the crowd followed him great numbers stiii re-
manning at the wharf TO welcome ther irlends among
the omcers ana paVates VINO remained pehlnd.
Inc General hao hafdiy ieie MS carriage AZ the
notei' before the street was hiea with crown as
large ana enthusiastic as 1nat winch greeted nun a'
ms 'anuins. ihe iouues' eheeis were given ~ u'.'