The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-01-02
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TINE WALKER EyPEDITION AGAINST

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m. arrived here on the afternoon Of the ID,
having left Greytown. on tho Both Noyem- (
Der, Capt. c. 10 not very communicative in
regard to the ,usW nilibusteriSg scheme, and
here is no ono on his vessel II nsk informa-
ion from hut himself. | learn from the
Captain, however, that be was twelve days
,n the reesase. and srrivsd At Greytown on
he 25tk. HI found one hnndred md sighty
,ix Of Walkers party on board, on getting
TO sca, ard sons eight OF ten "outstders."
lie had some rough weather but no accidents.
The Fa4kion sssamed only six On sescn knots
m hoursat xhich some Of Walkers officers
were rather cross. but when they undertook I
to show their dissatisfaction toward tho /,
CAPTAIN, they were ordered to keep quiet,
which they found it prudent to do. On
nearing Grcytown, thick mist hid the land
for some time, upon which the Fashion slow |
ed little, when Walk r wished the Captain
to quicken his speed, Blu. suddenly the fog
lifted, and the place was in full view, the U.
s. steamer Saratoga lying at anchor in the
harbor.
Walker exhibited considerable nervous
ness ut the sight, and requested Capt. c. to
run in toward the mouth of the Colorado
River, about twelve milesto the eastward Of
Punta Arenas, in order to land q portion of
the men. The boats which were brought out
for the purpose were launched, and some a
men getting into them, under the command
of Col. Frank Anderson, one Of the original
Sc Of the first Nicaraguan invasion, they
showed off and made their way up the river,
into the San Juan. The Fashion then ran
up, and land the main part Of the force, 40
men, on Punta Arenas. They took posses
sion Of some half-dozen fishing huts, as also
the houses of Mr.. Craig and Mr.. Burden, a
pilot, in which they we're quartered when the,
Fashion left. The stores were landed and
put under cover on Capt. Scott's premises.
Capt. Chatard did not apparently intend to
have used any force in preventing landing
Of the illibusters, but appeared rather unde-
cided as to what he ought to do. In an in
teryicw with Capt. Caughlin, he naively in
quired ssSir, are you aware of the charac-s
ter of the men you have just landed ont for
eisn soils'' s'N,, SIR" replied Capt. G., 81
don't know anything about their characters
II was told that was to land couple of
hundred coffee planters at Greytown, and
hope that have fulfilled my orders prop
erly.' ;tg-e
The men were nearly all robust, strong
fellows, who seemed to have no very clear
idea of the work they would have to perform.
They only know that for few months SER
vice in clearing country, oyerAowing with
milk and honey, of ssa quarreling, yagabond
rabble'' that infested it, they were each to
receive fine hacienda, when all they would
have to do would be to swing in silk ham,
Knocks, with their mouths open to catch the
fat that would fall into them, and with plen-
" of slaves and hours TO fan them when
they slept. The amount Of provisions land
ed would probably keep them two or three
weeks, Mt the rate they were using them, the
men exchanging with the people about town
two pounds of salt pork or ham for one h..
of fresh beef. Walker was not considered
by the men as being their ultimate eomman-
der, they having an idea that Henningsen
would arrive in a few days with u large force
and take the military control.
General Walker on shore, was assuming
rather kingly airs, giving orders as though
he was the ruler Of millions Of people. He
paid no attention to the Saratoga or her
commander, hardly seeming to know she
was in port, except once or twice when some
of her officers came on shore, when he per-
epmtorily ordered them on board, under
threats Of arrest if they staid, which order
they obeycd with considerable alacrity.
There were four small boats about Scott's
shipyard, which Walker had taken posses.
sion Of. The day the Fashion left, Walker
had sent one Of these boats up the river
San Juan, to endeavor to intercept the Co.'S
tn Rican mail-boat, said to have on board
SIS 1000 in money. .-.s,.,..-
Walker planted two of his s'lone stars
flags over the buildings he occupied in Pun
tn Arenas on landing. lie landed six field
pieces, and the men were daily drilling, each
one with his rife. Whether he took out
these rifles with him cannot learn. When
Lockridge abandoned the river last March,
he delivered over to the commander Of the
British frigate Cossack about three hundred
stand of arms, which were deposited with
Captain Scott on Punta Arenas, for safe
keeping. understand these arms were
still there when Walker landed, SO that if
he wanted them he undoubtedly appropriated
them. a.~s "A a....-,--- 81 r.
! Letters from officers of tho Saratoga, to
the officers of the Wabash, expressed great
vexation at the landing of Walker in broad
daylight under their very guns. There
was no fog, (such a thing is not known
thcre,) and the Fashion passed within hail
ing distance. They had not heard of Walk
er's departure, and were not looking for him;
his very boldness threw them entirely off
their guard; few persons only were seen
on deck, but they had no sooner reached
the landing than crowd of between three
and four hundred swarmed out of her rs
from bee hive. armed to the teeth. They
expressed great modification at the occur
renee. Some At the officers Of the Saratoga
were ashore shooting. Walker sent word
to them to go on board. They replied, awe
arc officers of the navy of the United States,
and belong to the Saratoga" s'I don't
ad-n who you are," Walker reioined; ssif
you don't go on board your ship Immediate
~, will, send you. Nobody can land on
this point without my permission" The
officers obeyed the mandate and departed.
THE wIFE'S GENTLE REPROor.
One day as Zachariah Hodgson was going
to his daily ayocation after breakfast, he
purchased large Goldfish, and sent it home
with directions to his wife to haveit cooked
for dinner. As no particular mode of ok
ing was prescribed, the good woman we'll
knew that whether she fried it, boiled it or
made it into chowder, her husband would
scold her when he came home. But she re-
solved to please him once if possible and
therefore cooked several prrtions Of it in
several different ways. She also, with some
difficulty, procured an amphibious animal
from brook back Of the house, and plump
cd it into the pot.
In due time her husband came home some
covered dishes were placed on the table, and
with frowning, fault-fndng look, the
moody man commenced the conversation.
"Well, wife did you get the fish l bought
yous''
eyes my dear" ......
81 should like to know how YOU have
cooked it. will bet ANYTHING YOU have
spoiled it to my eating. (Takes off the COW
en- l thought so, what in creation posses
sed yon to fry it?'' 80 s--.a ~ - ( ~ Il,
"Why, my dear, l thought you liked it
best fried" - -, 49,
"You didn't think any such thing. You
knew better--I never liked fried fsh-why
didn't you boil it,"
sMy dear, the last time we had fresh fish
you know boiled it and yoa said you liked
It best fried. B t have boiled some also. ,
So saying, she lifted up the cover. and 10 |!
the shoulders of the cod nicely boiled, were
neatly deposited in dish, sight Of which
would have made an cpicure rejoice, but
which added to the ill-nature Of the hus-
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