The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-01-06

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New YoRK, December %, 10 P. M
The steamship Northern Light has lust
arrived, with California dates to the 5th
inst. She brings $4,000, 600 in gold from
California.
Among her passengers is Gen. Walker,
who, with n hundred and fifty of his
men, were captured by Commodore Paul
ding, ofthe United States frigate Wabash.
The General is on parole. The men
were placed on board the United States
Sloop of wal Saratoga, to be conveyed to
Norfolk. The Lake and river steamers
on the San Juan have been handed over
to Garrison &Morgan-The zsteamers
had been captured by General Walker,
but were retaken by an expedition from
the WABASH.
Fort CASTILLO had also been captured
by General Walker, and a party of fifty
Americans, under Col. Anderson, still
held possession of it, as well as the river
San Juan. Anderson has q supply of
provisions for three months, with six
pieces of artillery, and an abundance of
ammunition. Captrin Engle, of the Wa
bash, is a passenger on board tho North.
ern Light, and is a bearer of dispatches
to Washington.
The river steamer Clorigau, seized by
Commodore PauldiDg, was put in charge
of the American Consul at Greytown.
The expedition that captured General
Walker and bis men consisted of three
hundred and fifty men landed from the
Wabash.
At Greytown Commodore Paulding ar
rived on the 9th, and soon received news
that the fllibusters. under Anderson, had
surprised the Garrison at Castillo, and
tax s all the lake steamers.
In company with the Wabash came tina
line of battle ship Brunswick, and the
English steamer Leopard. Next day tho
u. S. steamer Fulton, from Roca De
Toro, came into port, but as the rail
came down in torrents, with a heavy see
outside, nothing was done. Commodore
Paulding had sent word to Walker that
he considered him q pirate and would ia
ken him and his men prisoners. Walker
sent Capt. Ferguson on board the Wa
bash to tell the Commodore that he
should resist to the last. This was on
the 9th, and Capt. Ferguson was detain-
ed on board the Wabash until the martens
and sailors were sent ashore. These united
with the men from the. Fulton and Sara
toga, made a force of $50 men, $50 on
the point and 800 in the boats. The
force on shore surrounded the fllibuster's
camp, and the boats advanced to the head.
quarters of the pirate chief. An officer
t%hereupon jumped OF shore and called
upon Walker to haul down his flag and
surrender to the United States. After
ali his beastiDg. the man of destiny made
no resistance, but surrendere6 himself
and his whole force.
The whole affair did not occupy ten
minutes. The flag was hauled down, and
Walker carried a prisoner, on board the
Fulton. Just as the steamboat Morgan
came down the river she was Immediately
surrounded by armed boats, and taken
possession of for the United States. She
was under command of Debrisoot, an old
fllibuster with Mr.. M'Donald, an agent
of Garrison & Morgan on board.
pAere was also on the steamer Morgan
forty or fifty Costa Ricans, taken prison
ers by Anderson at CASTILLO and on board
the steamer La Virgin.
As soon as the fllibusters were made
prisoners, the English steamer Leopard
left for Jamaica. |
Heavy rains had commenced falling in
California, reviying trade, and imparting
new vigor to mining operations.
Six hundred Chinese have left San Fran
cisco in vessels bound for Chinese ports.
The San Francisco market was quiet,
but money was active and in demand.
MARTINEZ has been elected President of
and he is making active prep
for an energetic war on Costa
RIGA. He has sent 400 men against Col.
Anderson, for the purpose of re- capturing
CASTILLO.
/. The revolutionists in Bolivia have been
iuccessful- The Chinese Island are now
n the power of Vivance.