Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-01-02
STATEMENT OF GENERAL wAIKFn.

We left Mobile on the l4th Of September, and had
| quite q long trip on the FashiOn-over ten days
/ We made Punta Arenas about midday on the oath,
and put for the mouth Of Colorado river. We land
| "a there Col Frank Anderson and forty or forty
i've men in small boats, with orders 10 proceed up
the river as far as Leees Island and station out
| posts at Ptaca in order TO prevent communication
between San Juan and the points above the river
! We lay of aud there all night and into the
/ haTbOr of San juan On the morning of the 25th,
| about 7 o'clock we landed on the huks at Punta
/ Arenas, the men being ashore about five minutes
after the ropes were tied to the bTlks. The captain
] of the Saratoga sent an officer to examine the pa
pers of the Fashion, and finding that she was pro-
perv cleared stated that be did not see any cause
| TO interfere with her her passengers Soon af-
1 t5rward Mr. Scott went OF 10 the Saratoga, and
asked protection for the vessels and the property
! the point formerly belonging to the Accessory
Transit Company, which he had under purchase
| from me for Morgan, Garrison Co. lie also asked
| for protection for property belonging to him, and
nsferred 10 him by before the United States
| Commissioner at Greytown. We left the properly
with him and hired quarters above for theremainder
| of the command. The military and other stores
we're landed on the point. The commander Of the
Saratoga sent me message showing desire to in
terfere with me. The first message was letter IN
der the seal of the British Consul. the effect that
he understood that l contemplated Selling the Costa
Rican mail, which then expected a British
steamer at San JUAN and that If did so he would
treat me as a hostile force, and fire at me with shot
aud she'll No answer was sent.
The next day several officers came off the Sara
toza and regardless Of the ball Of the sentinel
landed within my camp. 1 sent word to them
through the officer of the day, that If they undertook
to land within my camp again without answering
the hail Of the sentry, he would have orders TO fire
on them. The next morning got letter from the
commander of the Saratoga, to the effect that had
insued an officer Of the United States navy, threat
enng to shoot him; that they considered that a na
rioua insult had been given. No answer was sent.
Ths day, little aftOr this, letter sent
4 party Of men were sent with small boats from the
Saratoga 10 practice with hOwitzers on the point
where one CT my companies was stationed. The
officer of my company, when he the boats ap-
preaching, drew out the men to arrest any enCroach
meuts on the company. The boats proceeded
without notice to the neighborhood Of the company.
As soon as | saw this supposed that It was DIS
position 20 bring about collision between the com
modore's forces and mine. l therefore moved my
company on the point up into the immediate vicinity
OF tine camp in order TO prevent any probability OF
collision from any accident. The morning after,
Captain Chatard sent another note to me, saying
that the the point were III his way, the men,
bv the way, had beeu removed at this time, he
wanted to practice there and to fire the point
50 as 10 bring vessels to, aud required me TO bring
my men from that point. No answer was sent.
After that however, there was no further interior
ence from Captain Chatard. Soon after landing at
the point, u state dAtlEs
Nicaragua and of the probable force at Castillo and
becoming aware ofthe fact that the native Mic ,ragu
ans were in possession Of Fort San Carlos, and that
a,ual hostiies existed between them and the Costa
Riean forces / sent up a command to Col. anderson
M Leefe's Island so that his whole force amounted
10 ftv men, with orders to proceed to Castillo and
If rossible 20 cut out the steamers at that poUt
thar if no resistance or slight resistance, made
n, tota nossession of Fort Castillo. On the 4th of
nscsnber early in the morning, Colonel Anderson
aved AT Castillo cur out, and took possession OF,
the Bulwer Morgan, and Ogden, (the river bOats,)
and in the afternoon of the day took posts
sion of the fort the enemy having only fred one |
voUev. A single gun six FOUNDER, struck the Og- /
den BE capHredsix guns, one contemporaries, |
one six-pounder iron; one six-pOunder, brass; one
-four FOUNDER, BRASS twelve pOunder;iabout 100
muskets with corresponding ammunition, small arms,
and considerable quantity Of quartermaster and /
commissarat stores
On the morning Of the-5th, Colonel Anderson |
sent party ofhfteen mp with the Ogden to take
possession of the Virgin, bake steamer. Among /
The persons found on board the boats at Castillo and
on the Virgin were about forty Costa Rlcans, who
were taken prisoners. Among. the number was an,
officer who had been formerly taken from the wreck OF
the 0uoe de Ageril, and released on parole When
nc returned Costa RIGA andrefuSed to fight against
che americans, they gave him eighty lashes and put
him into the ranks forcing him % fight he vas
very an lous, Of course. to march against Them.
There was also a Or. Tilden an American, why had
been IN the service on the river, and $40 been
pressed into Or Costa Rica service. tAmops4r:~o
prisoners Were few who we're delighted 10 be n
oners, and feltesed from military duty. On nj III
son NO'D R DEAN, Ranger. DEC