Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-06-09
The last days Of GEN Walker in, Nieara.
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!. The New York times contains a
lengthy correspondence from Pa.
mama. It is dated May 10, tues
day rs 81, and says ;;
On the 18th of April, the Allies
attacked Makers Qualifications, and
after great loss fell back to. their
lines. They threw an immense
number of ball into the city, and I'm
dertook TO get possession oft by as,
.sault. Walker claims that they lost
500 killed and 10 prisoners, who fell
into his hands, while his own loss
was only two killed. The Cronica
ID Costa Rttctai speaks Of this battle
as. an unfortunate one for the Allies
and adds ~The loss was grave on
both. sides
From this time up the 27th Of
April, there doesknot appear to have
been much fighting, but deserters
were constantly going oyer to the
AHieB. On the 9th, 20 ofW alker's
!. and ~ officers deserted
to the Allies, just as tile firing re-
commenced upon the city. On the
28th, the firing against tifeEcity was
continued. On the 29th, it was aug
mented.
Onthe 3ath Commander Davis, OF
the United States sloop!ofTwar SO!
Mary8 appeared iii the allied camp,
and commenced negotiations with
Gen. Mora for the surrender oil
Walker and the remnant Of his force.
At this time the force Of Mora be-
sieging the city amounted to over
$500 men.
Then followed copies Of the official
papers Of the negotiation, which re-
suited IN the capitnlation OF Walker,
but we have not the space for their
publication,
The following is the General Oder
issued BY Gen. Walker to his troops
after the capitulation. You will OBJ
serve tho phrase, Sin parting for the
present, etc. in the document
HEAD QUARrERs or THE ARstY.
4diutant Generals 0Rqe.s
RlyAs, Friday, May i, 1851
General Order, 40. 59.--The
Qommander-in-C Chief in comrnunica-
ton to the Army the following agree
ment, thinks it proper to state that
he entered into it ON the solemn as
slrance from Captain Davis that Col
I.ockbridge, with his whole COM
mand, had left the San Juan River
for HE United States.
I'm parting, for the present, with
the brave comrades who have adhered
to our cause through evil as well as
good report, the Commander I'M Chief
desires to return his deep andheart-
felt thanks to the officers andrsoldiers
under his command.
Reduced to our present condition
by the cowardice Of some, tile Inca
pacityof others, and the treachery u
many, the Army has jet written. a
page Of American history which it is
impossible to forget or erase From
the future, ifnot from the present we
may expect just Judgment.
WM. WALKER.
When Gen. Walker surrendered,
he had what be calculated as four
days provision, viz: two bulls, two
horses and three mules.
The fact that only so Of Walker's
men remained sick at Riyas at the
capitalization, shows that at least 100
mnst have died within a few days
from neglect and starvation, as the
number when Walker commenced to
cutdogs and mule meat amounted to
10. When Gen. Ganas entered the
haspital he was perfectly horror struck
with he destitution and misery 81
Ethegsunerers. lie irnrnediately' or
dered ventilation, clean linen, medi.
cines' and even -iazpriess 10 the pa
Iients.
Mr.. TYLER, in his address at Tile
jamestown celebration, when refer.
ring to slavery, spoke Of tie Injustice
loffha North IN reference aro