New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-23

Champion y VI never ADvv thing .bou. 4 TUE ny
p.p. The American Gag hss been iosnlted and ne
American territory violated by me hbous'ers-fcr 81
American steamer, with he t.vs and stpes ayrs a.
her peak, o5gh: 10 be considered Amenoso .err-
tory, g, least so Copt Ipgrshin bought. And yo0
hrow very vel. too, hat there is no. single eneran;
in Nicaragua; they al 6lEouster.-every con'sr?
assertion is more than a humbug, i .a a lie. hy.
N,p-V York Feb 81 1887.
STATEMENT OF A CALIFORNIA PASSENGER.
We arrived in Aspinval 90 tie 6th Of Feorpsryi
We were three bours in coming by rsl'sy from PAS
ma. There wes DO bO,t ready - take IL Oh - Gey
town. Aft.r we had been il AspinwaD three days he
Trsnsh Company paid board, and pro1fes = pay
| for it until the arrival OF the Tennessee. Tie Geo.
| . Dy DID everything in their power for Es; ~ oae
| could complain Of their reatnsn. durng this ,ho.
| There was sickness smepg the passengers 90 tee
Isthnus. The Tennessee arrived at A.pinwal On The
norn Of the 10th her passengers started seross he
| Isbmus on the railroad al IL m. The Onzsos VA
waiting for them at Panama, and they would leave oy
her on the afternoon Of the 10TH for San Fiancsco
The steamer Texas LEFT her Cslfornis passengers q.
CIR ytown and the Tennessee, when the arrived, took
III. m on to Aspinwa. We lef; Aspinwal in TIE Ten
pessee at o'clock p M. the 10Th, and arrived IN
| Greytowp at 9 O'Clock in the morning on tie l!th
| instant We found the Texas there waiting 10
take those of our passengers who desired 10 New
| Orleans: ato to hear news from Walker as L
was expected he was going TO tight on that day
or had fought the day before great battle. The men
who went out on board the Tennessee had al gone up
the river they were abou, fifteen miles up the rveT
from Greytown. The number Of Wa kers men on the
San Juan River is about 325 they have taken Sara
piqui and ere forcing their way upward. They sere
toon expected attack San Carlos snd in ten tays or
fortnight they expected - be IN possession OF
the whole river. There were about ten persons cone
fom Nicaragua with US; some Of them were deserter;
they represented that two-thirds OF Walkers men
would desert if they had opportunity TO do 'o One
deserter told me be expected TO be taken, and would
be shot if taken but be would nevertheless run the
risk. He came ON 10 New York with Us. Several
persons who attempted TO get away were seized and
carried back One man WAS shot in San Juan del Sur
The day be fore we arrived there for Deserving Seve-
raj of the men who went out to Geyto IN on board
the Tennessee deserted when they got there aud went
over to the English authorities ADD claimed projection
as citizens. The belief at Geytown wa. that the mea
on this side woul get possession OF the River Can
Juan that Walker on the eve OF great and de-
cisve battle and that the Americans would triumph.
There were some who Eol believed that W alker would
| be overthrown but the majority had faith in y NY
"tbe eray.eyed man." TIE men who went from New
Oiesns were all well armed and equipped esch carried
a rife, revolver and knife. They we're likewise well
rovsioped boat had 90 up the rver two or three
times to take up their provisions We left Greyto~n
Cd the Afternoon Of the 18th int.
| ANOTHER STATEMENT BY A PASSENGER.
When we arrived at MANI anils an attack oy the
/ n - rlv
here we took in treasure to The amount Of s5o wv IN
,lyer belonging TO the Mexican Government. for safe
| k,erte They exp. cted the Sierra Nevada boat u
call on her way up but got in first 1.-THE Orzaoa)
We took H. ard il would be taken 10 Sac Francisco
| when the Omaha returned At San Juan del Sur
| had personal interview with General Walker lie
told me tina. his portion was now better than It ever
| hao been before. / had resson however, from his
manner and circumstance TO conclude that bis repre-
,eptstops were untrue. Indeed, was told by an In
tel gent African girl that Walker had not been known
.~o,ain bi.ef rosPeo>aeiy i. .ny engagement but
one since the OF his hhbusterng enter
piie. Wa ker had come to San Juan del Sur to mee'
a number of recruits which had accompanied us as
70 from San Francisco Gen. Saunders sent
| Oh board steamer to welcome these recruits, and
to convey them from our boat TO the besdquarers OF
| Walkers crowd While on boa'd he (Gen D made
| a speech to the regular passengers, endeavor-
| irg TO persuade them to JOIN the crowd
and help Walker. His words were lost, how
ever as moot of the passengers hsd their plans al
ready made out and we're determined not 10 be de-
tanned by any nonsense, fsttered iaO any humbug
scheme in fact he was far overpowered by intOx-
cation as to be quite unable to stand erect when at
ttmptiIg to fpssk. Some OF the passengers, partially
ont of alleged pity and mercy, and curiosity TO see out
| the Fl D. held him up while be hOurished. His effort
| in this direction then was quite unsuccessful Next
morning, when taking his off the ship into boat
which was to take them to the landing place. he sat
Oh the guard and they passed down into their boat
| be shouted veci erously, Crawl down you sons OF
"t-e, Il have you all killed of in day or two'
Some of the recruits having his conduct during
the pre- vous pigh swore that if they got into an en-
gsgement, and could get good chance at Saunders,
they would certainly pop bin off. When the men had
| got on board the boat, Saunders Knocked one man
down with the buttend of gun. Such is the welcome
that recruits may expect to receive upon goh out to
meet Walker, and such the men that Walker places 10
charge of his friends There is no. ,uca thing as
discipline known in what Is enormously called Wax
ere amy Woen about to commence an engagement
the comm and mos: generally r, Sail IN you cons OF
- kill all you can. l was informed that the
Governor Of Nicaragua had addressed letter 10 Gen.
Casey ealing hin Dear Brother" en1eavorins to
persuade him TO return to bis original position and be
would be promoted, and provided With anything ne
would wish Notwithstanding considerable fsitery
thus used by tie Governor Gen. Casey replied, stat
ing that be had unshea,bed his sword asan.t the
country, and would not reign il until Walker had tn
umphed The remoteness Of such an event led me TO
conclude that the sword Of Casey would be nearly used