Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-12-18

Further from Walkers Efrbuster Expedition.
A correspondent Of the Panama Star, writing from
Aspinwa under date OF the I'd inst, furnishes the fol
lowing additional particulars OF the landing OF General
Walker in Nicaragua, and of his subsequent movements
The Fashion appeared off Greytown on the oath OF
November no attempt to enter but kept on her
way down the coast On arriving at the mouth OF the
Colorado about twenty miles from Greytown she came
to and landed % of the ibusters The next day she
appeared again off Greytown, and under full head of
steam into the harbor close byunder the very guns
of the United States sOOpOfwar SaratOga-aid along
side of old hulk the warehouse and before the
guns of the Saratoga could be manned and
brought to bear, the busterS with Walker at their
head scrambled the side of the hulk and from thence
to dry land One hundred and fortyone all told landed
on the hulk, the point opposite GreytOwn, making
1876 in all. They are all armed with Minnie rifles
The party of A. landed at the mouth of the Colorado
is commanded by Capt Frank Anderson one of the
original "ftysix who went from California with Walk
er in his first invasion of Nicaragua. Upon landing
the party Immediately proceeded up the Colorado to its
junction with the San Juan twenty miles from Grey
town. and took possession of Leaps Island small is
land in the river, owned and occupied by of the
same name British subject At this point the party
divided Twenty of the sent five miles up the
river and stationed themselves at point called Fort
Anderson, the plantation of Senior Paaca, Spanish
subject, the Costa RIGA side. Walker would make
no attempt to advance without additions to his party
were daily expected with other fillibusters.
Walker landed 60 barrels pork, 80 barrels beef, 80
barrels -four cask sugar. cask rice, sacks coffee
and boxes ammunition, enough to last only few
weeks
The rigate Wabash, Commodore Pauding flagship,
left this port at two O'clock yesterday for Greytown
1t the renorcements expected do not arrive before the
Wabash reaches Greytown they will he intercepted
they will never land
Walkers Officers are COL Bruno Col Swngle Cap
Itoi, onIC Ol kpllU is at
head of the medical staff Public opinion and feeling,
native and foreign at GreytOwn we'll here strong
against Walker. The general impression is that he will
be starved out in six weeks Immediately on landing
his men, Walker took possession OF the warehouse of the
Irasit Company, and began to appropriate lumber
They ordered off by Capt Chatard, of the SaratO
ga, and they took possession OF some native huts On
the Fashions papers being Overlmuled 1T was found that
she regularly cleared from the CusOmOuse at Mobile.
| Lieut.. Ciey attempted to land on the point with
two men, ON Il cunning excursion. He order off
| by Walker. Ciley replied that he an American
citizen and had as good right there as Walker. Walk
CT answered." have here $50 men to your two IL
you do not leave Immediately will arrest YOU Clcy
| left.
have news from Fort San Carlos and Castillo
Rapids to the 2Sth November The fort still block
AIDED by Gen. Canty in the steamer San Carlos, with
fifty men. 1t held by $50 Nicaraguans, onehalf OF
whom sick.
About 400 Costa Ricans hold the RAPIDS, about one
half fit for duty Provisions very scarce
\ correspondent of the New York Times writes:
There were four small boats about Scots shp-yard
which Walker had taken possession Of The day the Fash
ion left Walker had sent of these boats up the river
San Juan, to endcavor to intercept the Costa Rcan
mail boat said to have Oh board $4,000 in money.
Walker planted two of his lone STAR flags over the
buildings he occupied in Punta Arenas on landing. He
landed six field pieces, and the were daily drilling
each one with his rifle.
The nearly all robust, strong fellows, who
seemed to have very clear idea of the work they
would have to perform.
The New York Journal of Commerce, on the authori
y of private letter. states that when Walker and his
men attempted to seize the boats referred to by the
Times correspondent Captain Chatard of the Saratoga
ntcrfercd and obliged him to renquish them. Walker
then seized SCOTS schooner he schooner sent out from
here during the former difficulties sold to the local gov
eminent and never paid for, resod by Walker to Scot
and since claimed by the original owner) and common
ccd disnantlng her to obtain materials for floats
RATS. The Saratoga again interfered, and file OF
marines with loaded muskets obliged the workme1
to dcsst. Walker then ordered to give up posses
sion of SCOTS houses and grounds which order he
uctanty obeyed moving further up and fixing his head
quarters at the pilots house Both the United States
and British naval authorities determined to prevent
if possible the landing of reinfOrcements
The United States steamer Fulton at Boca de
Ioro on the Sd, but would be ordered to San Juan.