American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1858-01-08

| know that by so doing he was deliver.
ing Col. Frank Anderson. with his little
| command over to the tender mercies of
| the Costa Ricans. Shortly before Mr.
Mcdonald left, acanne came down the
liver With tho iiJings that Col Sesundi
Clusiesma, commandant nf the native
force a, Fort Castillo. had asked the aid
oi Col. Anderson I" capture the Costa
lt'can boats. 1t was thought in G,ey.
town that Anderson had dane go. aud
the probabilities are that he is now in
possession If tina, district which i. com.
manded by the fort. and which is in fact
the key Of the country. tE.. .
STATEMENT OF GENERAL WALKER.
We left Mobile on the l4th of Sep.
tember and had quite long trip On the
Fashion--over ten days. We made
Punlas Arenas about midday, on gath,
aud put fnr the mouth of the Culn,ad do
River We landed there Col. Frank
Anderson and forty or totty five men in
small b"ats, with orders 10 proceed up
the river as far as Lecle's Island and
station outposts by Pitica. in order to
| prevent communication between San
Juan and the points above on the river.
We lay "f and on there all nigh, aud
ran into the ha, Dor of San Jnam. On
the morning Of the 25lh, about 7 o'clock
we landed on the hulks at Puntas Areu-
( as, the men being ashore about five
minutes after the ropes were tied to the
hulks. The captain Of the Saratoga
sent an officer to examine the papers Of
the Fashion, and finding that she was
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bee any cause 10 interfere with her or
her passengers. Soon after Mr. Scott
went of TO the Saratoga, and asked pro
lection for the vessels and the property
on the Po'nt, formerly belonging 10 the
Accessory Transit Co., which he had
under purchase from me for Morgan,
Garrison and Co. He also asked for pro.
lection for property belonging to him,
and transferred to him by me before the
w. 3. Commissioner at Greytown. We
lett The property with him and hired
quarters for the remainder of the com
mand. The military aud other stores
were landed on the point. The com.
mander Of the Saratoga sent the u mes.
sage showing desire to interfere with
me. The first message was letter uu.
|
the rtfee, that he understood that con.
templated seizing The Costa Rican mail
which was then expected on a British
! steamer at San Juan, and that if did
so. no would treat mo as hostile force,
aud hire at me with shot and shell. No
answer was sent. The next day sever.
all officers came off the Saratoga, and
regardless Of the hail of the sentinel,
landed within my camp. | sent word
To them through the officer of the day,
that If they undertook 10 land within
my camp again without answering lie
hail of the sentry, h- would have orders
/" fire on them. The next morning |
got letter from the commander Of the
Saratoga TO The effect that had insult.
ed an officer Of the United States NAVY.
threatening To shoot me that they con.
sideied that national insult had been
given. No answer was sent. The
Snme day little after this a letter was
sent.
A party of men were sent with small
boats from the Saratoga T." practice with
howiizers on the point where one Of my
companies was stationed. The offc.r
OF my company. when he saw tho boats
approaching. drew out the men TO ar.
rest any encroachmcnIs on the c"mpa.
ny. The boals proceeded without no
nce to the neighb",hood of the compa-
ny. IA soon as | saw this ] supposed
that il was disposition to bring about
| collision between the Comrnodorcs'
| f"'ces and niue. therefore moved my
| company on the point up into the immc.
date vicinity Of the camp, in o,dr, to
prevent any probability of collision
from any accident. The morning after
Capt Chatard sent another note 10 me.
saying that The men on tho point were
in his way (he men by tho way had
been removed by this time j he wanted
to practice there, and 10 fire over the
point Ia bring vessels to. aud required
me to bring my men from that point
No answer was sent. After that, how.
ever, there was no further inteife auce
from Capt CbaIard. Soon sfer land.
ing q, The point, getting Information Of
the state of affairs in Nicaragua and Of
the ptobab|e force at Castillo, and be.
coming aware Of the fact that the native
Nicaragnans were in possession of Fort
San Carlos, aud that actual hus,ilities
existed between them and the Costa ri.
can forces, | sent up command 10 Col.
Anderson at Leeie's island so tha, his
whole force amounted to fifty men, With
orders to proceed to Castillo, aud if pos.
lille To- cut out the steamers at that point:
that If no resistance, or slight resistance
was made, to take possession of Fort
Castillo. On the fourth of December.
early in the morning, Col. Anderson
arrived at Castillo, cut out aud took pas.
session Of the Bulver, Morgan aud %.
den, Che liver boots.) and 10 the after.
noon of the same day took possession