The Nevada journal., 1857-12-11
THE NEVADA JOURNAL.
FRIDAY MORNING, DEC. 18th, 1857.
GEN. WALKER. A LETTER.

the disposition of the administration
towards him. The moral principle of
the men in the employ of the fillibuster
is disclosed in this letter. Not word
about freeing the oppressed appears,
but the hope of the plumber and max
ing noise in the world" are the only
motives actuating the writer and the
only ones held out as an inducement for
others to join the contemplated expedi-
ton to Nicaragua. With the exception
of few lines which we are not permit
ted to publish, we give the letter:
WEST Troy, N, Y, Oct s, 81.
Dear Sir:-*
However, as the object for
which | now write is of great import
ance to myself-and to you too if you
eciH take a part IN Ill do not altogeth-
er despair of getting reply from you.
You are no doubt as tired of this life as
| am myself, and think it not worth liv-
ing for unless you can have money TO
enjoy it. shall state my position in as
few words as possible.
General Walker is about returning to
Central America with a strong force.
Immediately after entering that country
he wishes to establish navy of few
small but swift sailing craft with which
to blockade the Central American ports
(it being his intention to make war on
the whole of them) and capture all their
trading vessels which, in a foray like
this with little better than no force OPP
posed to US, the prize money, let alone
the opportunity of distinguishing our
selves in action, would be the means of
raising ourselves to the position in this
world that every man seeks but seldom
finds an opportunity Of gaining.
Laying in the port of Baltimore is a
small rakish schooner of ninety tuns
burthen (named the "Mdy Pole.") She
is all that could lie desired in vessel
for that mission; fast sailer and trim in
all her appointments, and can be bought
for two thousand dollars by paying
twelve hundred down AID giving mort
gage on the vessel for the balance.
This mortgage" would not be good for
much to the holder after we were once
off to Central America, unless we chose
to make it good.
If you, CT ore, two, or even three per-
sons with you. can raise this amount
(Sl200) and wish to participate in this
enterprise, do so. and come on here i'm
mediately. ] have a Captains commits
sion which gives me the power of APP
pointing my own Licutenanis. The du-
ties devolving on those officers are not
of that arduous nature which belong to
the land service. On board ship there
are no company evolutions to be per-
formed. An officers duty there merely
consists in showing good example to
his men and maintaining a strict disci-
pline-all of which duties you would
become entirely conversant with before
you would be out of port one week. The
sailing or sailor portion, of the crew,
would be, as it is in all navies, under the
discretion of a sailing master. There
fore it is not at all necessary to be a
sailor to perform all the duties required
of you on vessel of that kind.
| wish to urge upon you to accept this
offer, not only because it will enable me
to make a stir in the world, but because
it will also enable you to accumulate
that wealth so much desired.
If you could not raise over eight hun
bred dollars, l think l could by great
exertion raise four hundred. But |
would not urge upon you to come on
WITH INdI Sllldll dulOuul, 10 w uOI WISH
to involve myself in any responsibility
by failing to raise the additional sum !;
though if you intend paying visit to
your folks you might do so with that
object in view, and then if we could
raise the vessel, we'll and good, but if
not, there would still be no disappoint-
ment. If you could raise the twelve
hundred yourself it would be so much
the better; but if not, then mention it to
some friends
Think of what you are doing before
you send me word you cannot accept of
this, and remember that position in the
navy at once raises one to position of
respect in the world never to be attained
whilst a civilian.
Il I