New Orleans daily crescent., 1858-01-20

VIM WALKER.
Commanderin-chief Army Of Nicaragua.
Com. II. PluLDrSG, United States Navy.
u u. s. FLAe-SHrP WABASH
on San Juan del Horte, Dec 2, 1857.
Sin Your letter Of November 30 was received at
Aspinwall and sent with my dispatches TO the Gov
These letters surprised me with their tone Of ands
city and fasifcation Of facts
Your rude dise0urteey in speaking Of Capt. Cha
tard, Of the Saratoga pass without comment. The
mistake be made was in not driving you from Punta
Arenas when you landed there in defiance OF his
guns.
In occupying the Point Arenas. ana assuming Il
the headquarters Of the army Of Nicaragua and you
s commandern.chef, you and your associates being
awess adventures, deceive by their absurdity
Lieut. Ciley, Of the Saratoga, informs me that be
was in uniform and you say he was IN plain clothes,
when you threatened to shoot him. Whilst you use
such threats it may be OF some importance for you
to know that il any person belonging 70 my command
shall receive injury from your lawless violence the
penalty to you snail be tribute to humanity.
Now SIR you andyour fellows are here In violation
OF the laws of the United States, and greatly to s
dishonor, making war upon people with whom we
are at peace and for the sake OF humanity. public
and private justice, as well as what Is due TO the
honor and integrity Of the Government Of the United
States, command you, and the people associated
here with you 70 surrender your arms without delay
and embark in such vessels as may provide for that
purpose. @
am, sir. very respectfully your obedisnt servant,
Flag Officer Commanding U. S. Home Squadron.
To Gen. VIZ. WALKER, Pnnta Arenas.
UNITED STATES FLAG SHIP WABASH. 4
OFF San Juan del Norte, Dec. IL, 1871
SIR: This will be handed TO you by Gen. William
Walker who has given me bis , parole e. o. honor to pre-
this squadron arrested Gen. Walker on Punta Are
mas on the Sth inst for violation OF the neutrality
laws Of the United States, he having set foot In
the United States unlawful military organizations 70
make war on people with whom we are at peace,
and was at the time of his arrest at the head Of said
organization, in the act of making war as above
stated AS Marshal of the Southern District OF New
am, sir, very respectfully, your ob't serv't,
II. PAULDING,
L., Commanding U. S. Home Squadron.
| To ISAIAH RYNDERs, Esq, United States Marshal
| Southern District Of New York.
The following is the written pledge made by Gen.
Walker in regard to the delivery Of the commune
cation: ~
| The option being given to me to go TO the United
States in the Saratoga, or take passage at my own
expense from Aspinwall to New York, have pre-
liver this communication in person to the Marshal foi
the Southern District Of New York. -ss
United States Steam Frigate Wabash, OF San Juar
| Gel Nortei Dec. IL, 1901.
U. s. g SARATOGA y /
San Juan Del Norte, Dec. 4, 1857. (
SIR: have the honor to transmit TO yen my diff
ferent communications with Walker since he has beer
on shore at Punta Arenas. In the first place, by let
ter to you Of the 30th utmo, you that notified
him to leave Scotts property, and in no way to 10
terfere with anything under his agency, all OF whcl
considered American property, and also that
would protect the people Of Greytown.
On the 9th ultimo, some fears having been ex
pressed to me by Mr.. Wood, an American citizen OF
shore at Greytown, that supposed emlssaries iron
Walker were trying to dispossess him Of printin
press he had and also that he conceived his perso
in jeopardy, sent my first lieutenant to Walker
say to him that ii he interfered with said Wood, Q
the property of any American citizen in GreytowI
or grossly outraged the people there, that woul
| open upon him with shot and she'll The followin
are the subsequent written messages; to all OF whe
, he gave verbal answers, disavowing the charges
the best way he could imagine.
9 have the honor to be, very respectfully, yor
obedent servant, FRD'K CHATARD, Commander
Flag-officer HIRAM PAULDING, ssgef
Commanding Home Squadron, Frigate Wabas
2 1.-THE three written messages referred to are en-
: bracedin IN the two Communications from Gen. Walk
to Commodore Paulding given above.l
No. l6
Q Commodore Paulding to The Secretary of the Ndu
e. mo. l4l.1 Ej rSs sN& FLAGSHIP "WABAsH," !"
u -E7--1 of Aspnwall Dec. IA, 1857. .r
+ SIR: arrived here this morning, and the steam
Fashion is about to sail for New Orleans, leavin
me but just time to inform the department that Il
'Saratogan sailed from San Juan del Norte on u
18th inst. for Norfolk, Virginia, having on board oil
hundred and fifty of the followers of General Wake
! arrested at Punta Arenas on the sth.
y General Walker came here in the wabash" al
will embark in the next steamer for New York
am, sir, very respectfully, your ohedient servan
! II. PAULDING,
Flag Officer CONG Home Squadron.
The Hon. ISAAC ToUCEY,
Secretary of the Navy, Washington, d. @.
mos. II and 10, from Commodore Paulding TO Il
> Secretary of the Navy, were published in the Dai
Union of the 30th December last] ssf
n No. 49, q
# Commodore Pduiding TO the Secretary of the Mar
mo. l43.l FLAG SHIP WABASH,
SIR The steamer Morgan arrived in the port
San Juan del N0rte, from Castillo on the San Ju
river, on the day of the disarming Of Gen. Walker
The steamer had been seized by the party
Walker that went up the Colorado, and the capita
agent, and others employed on board, had be
placed in their positions by the authority of Gene
Walker. He had on board about forty prisoners
er men, women and children-and person who, "
10 informed, was condemned to death.
| caused them all to be sent shore at libert
and placed the steamer in the hands of Mr.. Cotrt
lie our commercial agent, until she could be claimed
he the owner.
lo very ISspcOtiuH1t youl uuCuclle ecif
II. H. PAULDING,
H. Flag Officer Commanding Home Squadron.
r. The Hon. ISAAC ToUoEY,
lr Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D. C.
Ii No. 20.
Commodore Pduiding TO the Secretary of tse Na'
OF mo. l45.l FLAGSHIP WABASH,
Ill of Aspnwall December Is, 1851
H. SIR Enclosed herewith is list of such artic
ID found in Walkers camp at Point Arenas as We
to embarked in the Saratoga" also q list of thC
lr- embarked on board the wabash
u | request that the department will be pleased
inform me what disposition shall be made Of Il
! portion on board the Wabash presume Capt
Chatard will be instructed in regard to that port
he of the camp stores conveyed in the "Saratogan
There are yet fifty of Walkers party at Castillo,
an the San Juan river they having landed at
Ia. mouth of the Colorado, and assembled the San j
tie from thence.
Of am, sir very respectfully, your obi servant,
he Ii. PAULDING,
ay Flag Officer Commanding Home Squadron
es, Hon. ISAAC ToUoEY
an Secretary of the Navy, Washington, d. C.
it P.S-I enclose, also, copy OF the report m
me by Lieutenant Cilley of an indignity offered
by Walker, which have omitted to forward with
former dispatches. II.
Report Of Lieat. CiHeg 10 Commander Chatart
ats U. S. SHIP SARATOGA"
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