New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-28
REPORT OF THE PURSER Of THE NORTH
ERN LIGHT.


On the 4th Fort Castillo and the steamers La Vir-
zen, Bolivar, C.. Morgan, and Ogden were taken by
Col Frank Anderson and fifty men. On the 9Th Gen.
Walker and all his men surrendered prisoners of war
to Commodore Pauldng. On the 18th the U. s. sleOp
of war Saratoga sailed from San juan del Note with
$50 officers and men Of Gen. Walkers army. Gen.
Walker was taken to Aspnwsll in the Wabash. Capt
Engle, of the Wabash came by the Northern Light,
bearer of dispatches for the Government.
The steamers had been turned over by Gen. Walker
TO Garrison & Morgan, but the c. Morgan, the only
one which came down the river, was seized by
Com. Pauding and put in charge of the American
Consul at Greytosn.
Col. Anderson still held Castillo. He had three
months pro, isons and six pieces Of artillery which he
csptured from the Costa Ricans. with abundance OF
ammunition. which would enable him 10 maintain his
position ~ long his provisions lasted
From Or Own Correspondent.
CREYTowS, Dee. II. 1857.
The Wabash is ordered 10 sail for Asplnwall TO-
day, and proceed to give you an account oil what
has happened here since the last adyices On the
Goth ult. Commander Chatard addressed the fol-
lowing note to Walker:
L. s. STEAMSHIP SARATOGA
OFF Greytown, Nov. 30, 1857. !
SIR: have been informed through Mr.. Green, II.
B. Ms Consul that you mediate SEEING ,he Ehgh s
mail from Costa RIGA, with American fhgiisn anu ie.-
ters of merchants Of other there may
br money-Now 1 warn you not to touch H. ana VI
allow il to come safely to hand here II you 90 moi
I will proceed against you without hesthton IN inc
manner sent you word the o,her u"l; III oN uoy
the American IA well as the English Commodores VIII
he here and all your acts of violence will then be
more particularly noticed.
LOUIE FREDK CHATARD. Commander
Gen. WILLIAM w.LkEk.
This communication WA sent TO Walker through
the English Consul, who attached to 1t his seal oil
Office. with the British arms, showing that the rep
resentatiyes Of both Governments were united IN
the action they intended to take in case the nii-
busters nterfered with the English mail from Costa
Rics
This decided action of Commander Chatard, and
his threat to blow the pirates from the Point with
shot and shell, must have dumbfounded the man oil
destiny; he could make no sepy. The next day
the following letter was sent to him:
L. S. s. SARATOGA,
S,s Jr,s prL NoRTE. Dec. l. 1857.
Sin. Lieut. Ciey the bearer of this, is one OF the
officers to whom you yesterday offered the gross
nifty of threatening TO shoot them. Now such an III,
sui, IN officers of the United States Navy NATIONAL
oJense You certainly act with very little policy; oi
surely if YOU were to dare 10 touch one OF my oncer,
would feel justified TO retsliae to the extreme ano
would not hesitate to do will lay the matter De
for the Commodore when he arrives and no DOUBT ne
au feel the insult more deeply than myself. re-
ceiyed your dispatch and will forward it to him
he'P''iFsRBu fsbx cHArARD, Commander.
! Geul VIZ. WALksa
The gross insult which called forth the above
MAS Walkers threatening TO order his soldiers u
| FIRE on United States Naval Officers, who had pre-
summed to land on Punts Arenas, should they agar
do so without regarding the hail of his sentinel oil
| obtaining permission from his officer OF the day
| pretty state of affairs truly, when burglsl
| takes possession of your house, and prohibits al
bcnored guest the liberty of roaming your grounds
| Walkers sentnels in good sooth! Whist right ha'
he 70 place sentnels, or interfere with any man
movements When taking this letter on shore
Lieut.. CiIey very properly again disregarded th'
sentinel's hail. and marched with his men, armed
and ready for action, with their guns loaded VIII
b,l and on the full cock, into the presence oil tn'
uould.be.mler Of Nicaragua. When he "a" Lieut.
Cille, with his brave little band of sailors and ma
rirss. the grey-eyed man trembled; he found ina
Cant. Chatsrd was not to be trifed WITH and tina
lent. Cilley was prepared to shoot as well as ne
u.5 th. infatuated man possessed grain OF com
man sense. be would have aPoog zed 70 LSeu'