Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-09-22
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

nouncing the sailing Of the flibuster, Walker,
for Panama, and attributing to him the purpose
of again making raid on Nicaragua, and also
intimating that the steamship Herman thai
lately sailed from New York took out arms and
supplies for his purposes is utterly unstable.
Walker, disguised with the rapid manner in
which his notoriety at home has declined, has
doubtless again left the United States in the
quest Of adventure. But that he is backed
either by men or money, is hardly true. He HI 8
gone to Panama in the hope that " something
may turn up.n~-As for his returning to
Nicaragua, the public may put that story into
its pipe and smoke it as we'll as the story that
the owners of the Herman have permitted their
ship to be used for his purposes. We opine that
hereafter he will be as harmless to Nicaragua
as Colonel Kinney is, who, in his day, made
almost as much noise las Walker) in the sensa-
ton newspapers. tits not unlikely, however,
that he (Walker) may be heard of not long
hence in connection with some petty outrage
on some unfortunate American traveller or
travellers upon the Panama isthmus. His pro-
fession in Nicaragua was that Of the road
and that only-notwithstanding his magnificent
pretensions to rob and plumber only as mill
| tary chieftain. His military career was SIM
| ply that Of the freebooter on large scale. The
scale having failed him, we perceive no reason
to doubt that he is likely adopt the other-the
| smaller SC ale.
MAJOR GENERAL JEsUP AND THE Hon. JOHN
S. PESDLETON, OF VA.-The reader will find
below a communication from the Hon. j. 8.
Pendleton, Of Va, in reply to the late publica-
ton of General Jesup, in the Star. As the
subject matter discussed in this controversy is
personal to those gentlemen, and as it orig.
mated in the Star, we do not see how we can
justly refuse to comply with Mr.. P.s request
that We will publish his rejoinder, which we
do, as follows:
| To the Editor of the Star:
| Sir-My attention has just been called to note
| Of Gen. Jesup, Of the United States ARMY dated
| the I'd of this month, but published In the Star
| Of the 10th inst which requires TO be noticed
The lapse Of time between the date of Its COM
position and its publication, compels me to be-
lieve that its distinguished author slept long, II
not soundly upon il, and therefore accept il as
| very well considered and deli berate performance
NAM bns "a no usg,ee, Gu. OF any respect Tor
by its folly, il not by his malgnity, of all title
| to such sentiment, but entirely on my account
and for the sake Of those, the opinions Of whom
| l do respect.
This very important parsonage, Mai Gen
| Jesup, of the United states Army, who il seems
| by his note, commanded armies twenty wears
| ago, has seen ut TO make most unprovoked at
| tack on me and he has chosen, without inquiry
or call OF any sort upon me, to do so in the public
| press l have no alternative but to answer him
| through the same msdium; and presume no
editor will print his piece without the Justice TO
print also my reply.
| Tba' he should have selected such medium.
is matter neither of complaint nor surprise TO
| me; for though I know but little of this Mai
| Gen. Jesup, know enough, unless my memoIy
| singuiarly fails me- that albeit military man by
profession, the columns of the newspapers have
been other occasions the fayorite fields of hi.
| belligerent exhibitions.
When was writing the article CON pIained Of
ana w"s little irTitated, and disposed to COM
plain (in no reTy bad hKulor) of some newspapers
| that were meddling in a matter which did not
| concern them, and about which they knew moth
Ing, happened to think OF the anecdote of Osce-
ola III was tod me by an old friend, now an
eminent statesm Of the present day, as he has
oeen Tor twenty years pasta man who knows
well what he was talking about-and who is in
the habit OF knowing well, IL he does not weigh
long, all that he does talk about am uncon-
scious Of having received any Impressions in re-
ssPect to Osceola-or Powell according to General
Jesup-excePt from that gentleman. He admired
Osceola, and be thought as did that the chiefs
remark about the newspapers, was a very sensi-
bic reflection, for man of his profession He,
as well as remember, never named Gen Jesup:
nor had when writing the offensive article the
faintest remembrance OF Gen Jesup,s connection
with any military transaction whatever-not even
III
but the detention Of an Indian warrior ri ever
knew or ever heard anything about his ompli-
cation with the affair, it has escaped without
leaving any trace In my memory.
have distinct recollection that Osceola WAC
understood to have been taken and treated in q
way which reflected great discredit on the Gov
eminent OF the United States-and, really, sup
posed That II there was an undisputed point of
historic truth, il was that this poor Indian bsd
been fouly dealt by-but learn for the FIRST time
Tor have strangely forgotten) that General Jesnn
Of reSn
spect may have been involuntarily In a certain
degree, In fault for | am. in truth a y.rv moor
reader, al BEST and what little time have had
Industry enough TO give to the history of military
events In This country has been almost exclusive
~ devoted TO the more important transactions
tnat nave occasionally occurred, and to the histo-
res ana regulations Of those more successf,l
Generals who have achieved their renown rather
In the battlefield OF the republic than In the
solrees OF the metropolis or the dig lad iations of
the newspapers. Va
Had Major General Jesup seen fit, with sense
OF ProPriety becoming person of a tythe OF hi,
Pretension, to inquire whether was aware Of his
delicate relations to the subject and meant N az
sail him, or not, should have been most nromnt
to disclaim the knowledge or the Intention But
az the gentleman has mounted his war horse and
ssiee'ea DIS own peculiar field, the only way
nave OF putting my self even with him is to Dive
him, In return for his counsel, a bit Of advice on
my own part, and that Is, that when he hereafter
auemp,s 10 acquire In peace, laurels more APP
propriate to war, he will, on his own account, III
Ior no better reason. select for his ex rhine nts
other subjects than myself.
JOHN s PxsDLEroz.
REDWOOD, Culpeper county, Va.
NAvAL.-U. S. bark Release, (storeship) from
Fort Praya, Cape de Verde Islands, August
IL, arrived at Boston on Sunday last. She
brought mail from the African squadron.
The following are her officers: Lieutenant w.
A. Parker, commanding; First Lieutenant T.
Scott Fillebrown; Second Lieutenant James
q. Maxwell passed assistant surgeon, Wash
lngton Sherman; acting master George H.
Perkins; clerk, Jefferson S. Cam. Comman-
DER Parker states that the U. S. frigate Cum
oeriand, Commodore Conner, sailed from Port
rfaya' August l6, for St. Pauls de Loando,
Africa; U. S. sloop-of-war Dale, Commander
BLAIR, also sailed same day on q cruise; all
well in both vessels
The sioop-of-war Cyane is expected to sail on
Monday next for the Pacific sonadro-