The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1857-06-10
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Nicaragua that ffsHlled IL he fHgilh
isliH uf liunl Walker 10 al naAla.
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'llw ielrKfapldt announcement 70.
eelypd yesIefdss lurnmm lFam lhe
llallte. that iha liinplfui'iIy had cfussl
ed The haF hasHR anleuH her passn.
gers ,ipaefal William Walker and hs
pailaui lusihaf officers, lfesh Ifuiu Ibpr
hernlu bus uuhtlunHie campaign h
Nicaragua, created The ll,ulIpsi eAuile.
msni Throughout the city a fag was
run ~ At tItu .lenmshlp landing. and
4 piece ul nfilnanee slainned III The
Vicinity hs order nf Capt, Walton uf
the Washington Afillar, la thunder
welcome Ia the heroes rs nnun ~ the
steamer should hea,e Ii sight. A
The afternoon wore away, an, lhe hour
ol The steamers arrival approached,
crowds ol people assembled NJ The
steamship landing and un boaid the
Krssels ~ tho Vicinity.
The nature u The l,eling that anl,
mated the masses VAS casll, perecptl.
bio. They did h.l assemble to bchuld
proud cunqaerur. bis "hrcw bound
with ,iciorlnus wreaile." but they
- Ahcrcd there to wrlcomc. with pat.
fioiic ;, mpa'hy. a man whom the
world knows 10 be- hero. aud who,
undcr u pressure of circumstances Iut
cign 10 the enemy be ha,l.to fight, ~.
turned oncc more u his native
hvme----nvt IL remain and fold bis hands
IN i,lienes,. hu' to rccrif, his strength
aud gir,I himself for the battle anew.
>hprtIyhee,rc snn.,.own the Empire
CiIy ca,me 10 sight. As she steamed
up The river saiuies were fired dit.
ierrn, vessels. and whrn near the
wharf the Washington ArtilefA,s let
N u laundering welcome cf ,hlrty.two
guns. Meantime the wharf had become
,cu-<ly crowded. an,l the greatest es.
citenent aud enthusiasm were mani.
iest. As the vessel neared ih, shar.,
and the manly sanhurnl eegn,enrnees
OF the returned warriors hcrame rcr.
cep,ihlc amid he crowd on her uppor
deck. ,he feeling IT the crowd bruke
forth. A succession Of the hcartiesI
cheers ior Walker was given. and the
crowd OIL .be vessel we're evidently mol
a little moved BY the demonstration
oil shore. During the delay In making
the vessel fast and raising the gang.
way. the tumuls vi the multitude con.
iinue,l--ttr desire 10 see Walker was
inlens. aud irrepresslblc. several
wses ou board amused themselves by
permitting the cowd to mistake ,hrm
fur WaIker--scr tia. gentleman was
so eompara,i,el. unknown. when BE-
lcil New Orleans. tha, very few had
any IDEA Of BIZ personal appearancr.
A, length. however. Capt. Mct;ov'
an Appeared on the wheclhsass. eseor'
ting SLENDER 'saoo,Eiacel gentleman
In bla,k. xith q black felt hat. whom
he introduced By a bow, ss ilc object
Of tho noisy solIe.,ude. The ''enera'
snilingly raised his hat. and bowed q
. number u Siuss. shaNuisisude gree
ted him With such cheers ~ could on
" prcccel from patriotic Ammcricat
threats. The General then ,lisarrer
ed. and the sangway being raised Ih'
widest efforts we're ns,lsby the crow,
~ rush on bcar,l; bat they we're kep
hask hy men stationed there fcr ih'
purpose. puring the struggling an,
pushing Of lhc croxd to get On board
the sssneral and his s,aa managed /,
push their way ashore. The General
however. had hardly stepped Of ih'
gangway lel,rs be- ws seized. n .
aym.s. by soue Of is personal friruds
and carried in triumph io a carriag'
some ffiy yards disiant-a proceed
| ing which Le objected 10 but coul'
nut prevent, Safely snsvaced In tn
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