New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-07-30
THE WALKER EXPEDITION TO NICARAGUA
ONE OF IT'S RESULTS.

COZ ri OF COMMON fLEAS-before hiLfvN y.
Charles J. Mcdonald AIT. Hiram Panaics
GEN. WAIVERS coNNIssARY wrrSEss-wHEN NE
WENT TO Nsxioo, AND WHO PAID his ExrESsfs.
This was All action brought against Commodore
Psudipg in quepce Of his seizure Of VIM. Walker
and his followers on the coast Of Nicaragua 10 Novsm-
Der. 1857. II is to be followed If successful by several
others. The plaintiff, Mcdonald, claims dsmsgss to
the amour. of $5OOOO$30 900 for the seizure Of the
steamer Charles Morgan taken from his possession by
defendant, in the hsrbor of San Juan, in November,
1857, and 100000 for bis own arrest ard detention ~
prisoner.
Messrs. Nye, MoCoun and Burwell are counsel for
the Commodore. The answer drawn up by Mr.. Bur
we'll takes the ground that Mcdonald hsd no right to
the boat that the steamer was captured while en-
&c ged in unlawful expedition against rsaop with
which our own was ct peace, set on foot within the
United States in violation Of the act OF Congress Of
1918, commonly known ss the Neutrality Act Also
that the steamer was engaged in praes cruise, ana
those on board we're outlaws
An application was made by plaintiff counsel tor
the examination Of two witnesses de teae ee, Col.
Frank Anderson and a Prussian named Bruno Won
Na,zmar, who acted q, Walkers Commissary.t'eu.
sral. and the examination was ordered accordingly.
Won Na,zmar, who claims TO be q citizen Of Near
aqua testified that the plaintiff was not connected
with the Walker expedition, but was only passenger
on board his steamer the Fashion, and that there was
10 military organisation on board the Fashion until
she had put TO sea from the port OF Mobile; that
Walkers men came on board the Fashion by concert,
part Of them having been brought from New Orleans
in tteamtug, and all coming on board the Fashion
after she had put out, in snail boats from various
parts of the harbor; that the Fashion had on board
provisions and ammunition for 900 men, that the pro-
vRioDs consigned to his care "a General walkers
ComDisary sfter the military organization q sea- ~
Al & A "a in hnhi - m Al
teLt an sgent or supeTcargo named Cox, ~ whom
the consg nMent was made that the ammuoition v "
not in bis care that be dealt out the rAions both be-
fore ard after the landing at Puhts Arenas that the
plaintiff, Mcdonald, received no rators.
Witness was ssked whether the assignment directed
him TO cell his cargo of provisions and remit the pro-
ceets of the sse to Humphreys Go. a. Noble, and
refused TO snswer on the giouLd that u xas MS OVID
private burmese Under direction OF tho Court, how
ever he answered that there was no such direction.
He dealt out the provsions under Walkers directions
entirely, both on board the Fashion and after the
landing.
1t sppesrs from the testimony Of this witness which
is very voluupous, that after Walkers csptustion q
Rivss he visited Mexico as an agent Of Cononfon;
that while there he was suppled with funds from some
source, and that since the captulson hs has bsen 10
constant correspondence with Gen. Walker. Tae fol-
Loving is from his te stino, ~ these points:
O. During your stay in the United States did any
person or persons furnish you means for your ssbs
ence and TO visit different paces' A. No, SIR, eGcspt
twice when went over to Mexico - agent OF Pfesi-
Cent Comonfort and then was furnished with nnssns
had orders on Vera Cruz and other places 10 MEXICO
Q. When did you 20 TO Mexico, and how long were
you gone A. / was there once before my feturn 70
Nicaragua and once afterwarj tho dates OF the hrst
Journey cannot recollect the second time was there
from February until April in tbeyesr 1853.
O. During the time Of your stay 10 the Unitsd sAes
did you keep a correspondence with General Wskeh
A. did, Sir.
The examination Of this witness was concluded to-
dsy. and that Of COL Anderson viii probably tAkepsoe
neft week