The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-01-07
End Or the walker IsxBedIthOni

brought to an ignomiaious end. The note
from Capt Chatard, through the British
Consul, warning the fiiibuster against any
interference with the Costa Rica mail, has
already been published in our columns. On
tho next day Capt. Chatard addressed the
following note to the Generals:
u. 8. 8. SARATOGA,
SAH JUAN DEL NoRTE, Dec. l, '57.
SfH:-Lieut. Cilley, the bearer of this, is
one of the officers to whom you yesterday
offered the gross insult OF threatening tol
shoot them, Now. such an insult to officers
Of the United States Navy is a national Of
fence. You certainly act with very little
policy; for surely, if you were to dare to
touch one of my officers would feel justi.
fed to retaliate to the extreme, and would
not hesitate to do so. will lay the matter
before the Commodore when he arrives, and
no doubt he will feel the insult more deep
ly than myself. received your dispatch
and will forward it to him.
Respectfully,
FREDk CHArARD, Com.
Gen. VIM. Walker. 0
To neither of these communications did
the General make any reply. On the after
noon Of the same day the boats of the Sar.
atoga were out practising with howitzer
and small arms near the point where Walk.
er's men we're sta,iJned. On seeing the
boats approaching the fillibusters drew up
in battle array, in anticipation OF their land
ing, which hoN ever was not the purpose Of
the boats crews. Had they landed, the Sc.
quel shows what kind of opposition the flli-
! busters would have made. On the 2nd Of
Dece mber Captain Chatard addressed the
following ntte to General Walker:
U. s. s. SARATOGA, Dec. Q, 1857.
SIR:-As am entirely opposed to harm.
ing any one unless know have full right
and very good reason to do 81, wish to no.
tify you in time, that your men on the point
are in the way of any sh i mny have to
fire to bring vessels to; for ain determined
to bring all vessels to-, 50 that may fully
inquire into their character. OF course
doenot admit your claim to the soil, uor can
you Yourself in earnest imagine tn It any ma
ton OF the civilized world can do SO either.
Respectfully,
FRED. CHATARD, Commander.
Gen. William Walker.
On the 9th of December, Commodore
PauIdirg, in the Wabash, arrived at Grey
town, accompanied by the English line-of
battle ship Brunswick, and English steamer
Leopard. On the 7th the U. s. steame
cume into port from Boco del Toro. A cor
respondent Of the Tribune, under date O
Dec. lg, thus describes what followed:
On the 7lh of December, as the rain camt
down in torrents, with very heavy sea out
side, nothing WIS done. Commodore Pauld
ing had sent word to Walker that he con
sidcred him pirate, and would take hin
and all his men prisoners. Walker sen
Capt. Fayssoux on board the Wabash t,
tell the Commodore that he should resist t
the last. This was on the Slh, and Captain
Fayssoux WIS detained on board the Wa
bash until the marines and sailors were sen
on shore. These, united with the men fron
j, the Fulton and Saratoga, made force 0
$50 men; and $50 on the point, and 800 il
boats. The force on shore surrounded thu
iilbuster camp, the boats advanced to th
heodqHart RS of the pirate chief. An office
thereon jumped on shore, and called upol
Walker to haul down his flag and surrende
to the United States.
After all his boastiiig, the man of desti
, ny made NJ resistance, but surrendered him
self aud his whole force. The whule at
tair did not occupy ten minutes. The Il,
was hauled down and Walker carried prs
oner on board the Fulton, Just as the steam
boat Morgan me down the river. She wa
Immediately surrounded by the armed boat
and taken possession of for the Unite
States; she Was under the command of ID
Brissut, an old flIibuster with Mr.. Macdon
ard, all agent of Garrison aud Morgan, o.
boGrd. There were also on the steamer a
or 80 Costa Ricans, taken prisoners BY An
, derson at Castillo, End on board the steame
, La Tlrgen. AS soon as the fillibusters wer
made prisoners the English steamer Leop
ard lett for Jamaica.
" alker and the men were sent on boar
the Wabasbj Walkers officers on board h
Saratoga. A guard of marines were place
in the deserted camp OF the flibuaters
some uf whom were hiding in the bushe:
pIundefing provisions, arms and ammun
tion, with the intention of going up the rv
er to join Anderson. On the 10Th all thes
straggers were captured, and this day the
will all be on their way to the United States
all the men having been transferred t. til
Saratoga, which vessel proceeds to New Or
leans, Walker alcne going on the Wabas
to Aspinwall. he having given his parole t
proceed to New York and deliver himself t.
the United States Marshal there. You ma,
we'll imagine that the inhabitants of thi
place are rejoiced of the exodus OF these ad
ventures, and now only await the surrende
of Anderson and his party in Castillo, VIII,
on their arrival here are to be received OF
board a man.of war. | subjoin copy o
the letter from Commodore Paulding, call
ing upon Walker to surrender,
UNITED STATES FLAG SHIP WABASH J
Off San Juan del Norte, Dec. 7, '57 {
| SER:-Your letter of Nov. 80, was receiv
ed at Aspinwall, and sent with my despatch
es to the Government. That of Decembe,
o. came to hand yesterday.
These letters surprised me with their tone
OF audacity and Justification of facts
Your rude disccurtesy in speaking O
Capt. Chatard, Of the Saratoga, pass With
out comment. The mistake he made was il
not driving you from Punta Arenas wher
you landed there in defiance of his guns.
In occupying the Point Arenas and as
suming it to be the headquarters of thu
army of Nicaragua, and you its commander.
n'chIef, you and your associates being law
less odventurers, deceive no one BY tae
absurdity.
Lieut. Cilley, of the Saratoga, informs me
that he was in uniform, and you say he wa.
in plain clothes, when you threatened t.
shoot him. While you use such threats j
may be of some Importance for you to know
that it any person belonging to my com
mand shall receive injury from your law lesl
violence, the penalty TO you shall bs tri