Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-03-13
Condition ofGen. Walker.

A gentleman who came in the Illinois on Friday
night at New York, make the following statement
While stopping at Acapulco, way down
from San Francisco, we learn that Walker was COM
petely hemmed in all sides by The allied forces
1t was stated that the had been taken there by
the steamer Ortzaba, by which steamer about $50
recruits intended for Walker, had proceeded to San
Francisco instead of being landed at San Juan del
Sur. 1t appeared TO be the opinion of the officers of
the steamer Sonora from what they had learned that
Walker would make his escape from Nicaragua. We
found it very difficult to get any reliable information,
however. succeeded in securing copy Of the New
York Tribune at Acapulco, which cor tanned the on
ly late and satisfactory accounts could obtain after
leaving San Francisco until our arrival in New York.
The follow ing statement of another passenger is
also given:
From the time of leaving San Francisco could
get no intelligence about Walkers movements until
| reached Aspinwal. We only stopped at Acapulco
and Panama. and | heard nothing in either place
but on reaching Aspinwall | met with young man
with whom had been previously acquainted in CAL
ifornia where we had worked together in the mines.
He told that he had been with Walker abo ut nine
months, and had just effected his escape, with about
thirty others, most of whom, like himself, en-
tirely destitute of money and that he did not know
how to get back to the Atlantic States, which
he desired to do; that he would lave to remain
there charity until he could get chance of
returning home; he said that Walkers men were
in the most deporable condition, without money and
clothes, and almost without the necessaries
of life that most of them had begun to turn against
their leaders and would desert him if they could only
succeed in efecting their escape | never saw a
harder looking set of customers than some of the
deserers met with my acquaintance in AspInwall
IMPROVED POSTAGE STAMPs-The Postmaster Gen
eral has ordered the adoption Of improvement in
the manufacture of Postage Stamps, which has been
for time in in England. They 10 be
prepared sheets with perforations around the
borders of each stamp that they can be separated
one from the other, without using knife pair of
scissors Besides the saving OF time in this improve
ment there is greater security that the stamp will ad
here to the letter, for the points rough edge left
by the perforatioDs will stick better to the letter,
there being of the risk of the edge turning up
as when it is continuous These stamps are prepared
by Messrs. Toppan, Carpenter Co.. of Phiadelp hia,
and the Ledger states, that in addition to supply
for Philadelphia, they have already been sent to New
York, Boston, Baltimore, Cincinnati, St. Louis, New
Orleans, Chicago and Albany. The amount of letter
writing in the United States may be inferred from the
number of postage stamps used. The number sold
by the Government last year reached nearly one
hundred and fifty millions of stamps!
The STEAMSHIP AMERICA IN RULs1A.-This steam.
ship, concerning which there arose some misunder.
standing sometime since at South American port.
British admiral being determined to seize her as
Russian vessel, has entered the Amoor river in 81.
berla and wasIthere sold 10 the Russian government
Among those on board is of Col. John H. Burr,
of Wilmington, DEL, who has been employed by the
Russian government as her chief engineer for one
year, at high salary. Young Burr, writing home
from the Amoor river, says:
My business willbe TO remain on the America {"
until the arrival of the ship Europe from Philadel
phia, which is now daily expected. She brings out
cargo of machinery for this place, consisting
of two iron steamers of light draft. and all the
machinery tools and appurtenances of first
class machine shop and foundry. | am to super
intend the erection in all its details There is an.
other American with me, one of my first acquain.
tances in California, NJ Mard; he came out chic
engineer of the steamship from New York, and now
has been appointed general experimenting engineer
of the whole motive power of The river and harbor.
The government of Russia intend making this place
the Black Sea of Russia all the feet OF the Black
Sea will be here next summer or fall more than
twelve steamships are expected at this port"