Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-01-06
3&S. 49.
Gen Walker CAPTURED.

Inc most stirring event that has occurred
during the week Of our suspension. Is the
receipt Of the news of the Capture of Con-
Walker and $50 Of his 6flibustrs. bv Com.
P~auiding, for the particulars of which SEQ
News of the Day. in another column.
II seems that on the sth December Com
Paulding despatched a large portion Of ses-
men and marines to Punta Arenas. and sum-
moned Gen. Walker to surrender, The ar.
der was complied with, and the entire 6Tibus-
ter force laid down their arms. Gen W
was sent to New York, and his forces spch
as were captured, sent to Norfolk.
This conduct Of Com. p, is said to trans,
cend his Instructions and information from
Washington is to the effect that Secretary
Cass d~enounces the arrest Of Walker and his
men by Commodore Pauldsng as Illegal, mex
cusable and unauthorized and that Commo-
dore Paulding viii be court nartialed imme-
diately. The Colnmodore's instructions were
intended only to direct him to prevent Wal
kerTs landing.
The Administrations is very emphatic in
repudiating the action of Commodore Pauld-
ing, and ~denouneing It as a violation of the
: sovereignty Of Nicaragua and of the Ameri-
; can Constitution. Our 2ayersaxes Eae =
d busters, it is held
dsa.sssd. naa
eagn power.
Walkers friends express
y Commodore Paulding acted
TX strnctions- In proof of this, they cite the
fact that it has been repeatedly predictsd a..
england and the q. States would pursue Inn
upon Nicaraguan soil
w The Southern men are said to be very VIC.
os lent IN their denuneiation of Paulding. DENY.
no ing his right to decide that Walker is a ct;
zen of the Z. States, and claiming it 70 h,
the duty OF the government to send him and
hrs men back in a national vessel.
Jus The Washington Star. SAYS
nd Capt Engle, US n, of Commodor, p,nl
me- dlng's flag ship, the Wabask, reached m
Navy Department this morning. with dos
LHy patches nom Commodore P. concerning M
tar rescue OF the hlibusters-for such If wil
se. turn out to have been, ii, as alleged by III
nh New York papers, he only interfered to saw
'P' them after the guns of an English man-o
Ter war were pointed at them to dislodge then
1t Is understood that these dispatches wer
re 20 be examines in Cabinet council to-day :
And further, that Commodore Pauldinp ba
probably as far exceeded his instructions .
Capt. Chatard, of the Saratoga, had faIe
short of his.
1t is stated that the President and Cabine
ing in discussing the matter, are Of the opinio
as that although the arrest of Walker is n
e is strictly justified by the instructions given
Ian Com. Paulding, it is conceived that the ca
ms, is very much ~palliated by the circumstanc
! to under which, as explained by him, it was
lui- fected- (See Com. P's letter under Ne,
la head)
till On the contrary great excitement prevail
among southern members of Congress. a
the much extravagant speculation is INDUCED
and This feeling will subside in a few DAYS. to
TonOwed by calm deliberation. and tbe,
clearer insight into the matter and its he
ing ings can be arrived at.
Immense Indignation MEETINGS have !,
'her held in New Orleans, Mobile and 9th
ooathern cities. One of the speakers at t
latter meeting, Major Howard. of Georpt
called upon his hearers to upply Walk
with "a war steamer large enough to nan;
the lmpertinencies to which he had been 81
Jected by american officers and offered
thousand dollars as his share Of the expeps,