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

CAPTURE OF PORT CASTILLO.
On the 4th, Fort Castillo, and the
steamers La Virg,n, Bulwcr, G. Nor
gan and Ogden, were taken by Colo.
mel Frank Anderson and so men,
The fillibusters, on going up to Castl'
10 cut out steamer and boats. The
alarm was given by the sentincl's fir
ing, when Walkers men made rush
for the fort, and found that the entire
garrison had deserted it. They came
down with the river steamer Morgan,
and 40 prisoners, and arrived Just as
the men were landing from the Wa
bash-prisonors Of war.
Colonel Anderson still held Castillo.
He had three months provisions, six
pieces of artillery, which he captured
from the Costa Ricans, with album
dance of ammunition, that would enable
him to hold his position as long as his
provisions lasted
The Herald correspondent writes:
Last night lit is now Saturday Dec.
81 General Walker remained awake
all night watching for news from up
the river. The command Of Colonel
Anderson had had time to ascend to
Castillo, taken q boat or the castle,
and send courier down the rircr.-
| The General calculated nicely but no
courier came down, and about four he
retired.
This morning he resumed his watch
now G lancing up the river, and now
out to sea, looking for news from Frank
Anderson in one way, and for the U.
nlted States frigate Wabash in the 9TH
CT. At S o'clock precisely canoe
| came in sight, and in the midst of the
greatest excitement amongst those on
land pulled up at the wharf. Two Cos
Ia RIGA prisoners were in the bow of
the canoe padding, while Fred
Romer occupied the stern as steers
man. His mouth expanded wide, and
every muscle of his hardy face trem-
ed with energy and JOY as he announc-
cd to the cxpectant crowd
"IIuzza for Frank Anderson. We
have taken the fort Of Castillo, and
four steamboats,, and the Lake Steam
or Virgin, without the loss Of man !"
Did you ever feel as if every pore
Of your skin was insufficient to dis
charge the superabundance Of physical
and mental joy, as if every hair on your
head felt alive? The news spread like
wlidfre, and men heretofore dropping,
picked up their heads and became at
once the types of that race which has
carried republcanism and civilization
from jamestown to San Francisco.
Fred Romcr was the hero Of the night.
The morning Dec. 6, the Wabash,
with commodore Spalding's broad pc
nant at her fore, hove in sight and run
ming up, anchored outside the harbor
abreast our camp. Soon after the Leo
pard, twenty guns and the ship of-war
Brunswick outside by the Saratoga,
and the Brunswick outside by the Wa
bash.
THE SCENE CUANGES-THE FILLIBUS-
! TIERS CAPTURED.
On the 9Th instant, the Wabash
landed three hundred and fifty men on
the Point Arenas, and captured Walk
er and his party. He surrendered to
Com. Paulding, upon being summon
ed, without making any resistance.
On the II the U. S. sloop Saratoga
sailed from San Juan del Norte with
$50 officers and men of the fillbustcr
army for Norfolk.
Genera! was taken to Aspinwall, in
the Wabash, and there transferred to
the Northen Light, and there trans
ferrcd to New York.
The river steamers had been turned
over by Gen. Walker to Garrison &
Morrison but the G. Morgan, the on.
ly one which came down the river, was
seized by Commodore Paulding, and
put in charge of the American Consul
at Greytown.
The N. Y. Express says:
1T is reported that Walker shed tens
when he hauled down his flag, surrpn-
dering to the United Siaros forces. We
learn further that the Br. man ofwar
brunswick expressed his intention nf
dls'odging Walker. if The United States
Commodore did not do so, and thatWal.
ker aud his men had resolved 10 fiph, To
the death before surrendcrin9 To- the
BRUSH, though they had determined TO
yield to The United States authorities.
The story is that mine was laid with
all The spare ammunition, and the Eng.
lish were To haze been blown into e,eI.
nited. Walker was vol provisioued.
and had plenty Of munitions Of war At
The time Of The surrender.
Among the prisoners brought down