Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1858-01-05
JFrem the n. Y. Times.l
"A rival of gen walker In New York.

eset1sa 10 ,ISe house of General Henningsen 40
Twelfth street. The General IS now IN w asningtont
Inf HIS wife who was about retiring Tor the ngnt
e;,,a5 General w alker ana rendered him the hos
pitalilies of her house. General ~ -
pected in this city to-day, and WILL no aouot ns
surprised to nd the curious tufn a1alrs nave ~ As
General Walker seems to be in excellent hsalth
and spirits and is quite confident that the authors
ties hi Washington will diseopptepance me aeIels
Of Commodore Paulding and set him at lloeriy 10
90 where he pleases, He is determined 10 assert
his claims as the President of Nicaragua, and he Is
confident that he cannot be long kepta prisoner
He gave our reporter the following statement
STATEMENT GENERAL WALKER
We left Mobile on the 18th of September and had
unite q long trip on the Fashion--oVer ten daEs-
We made Punta Arenas about midday on the z4tn
and put for the mouth of Colorado river. we land
ed here Colonel Frank Anderson and forty OF torty
five men in small boats, with orders to proceed up
the river as far Beefes Island aud station ont
posts by Pitaca, in order TO prevent communication
between San Juan and the points above on the river
WeIay off and on there all night and ran into the
harbor of San Juan. On the morning of the 25th,
about Z o'clock we landed on the hulks at Punta
Arenas, the men being ashore about hYe minutes
after the 70 pcs were tied TO the huks. The captain
of the Saratoga sent officer 10 examine papers
of the Fashion, ami finding that she was properly
cleared stated that he did not see any cause 20 m
terEere with her or her passengers Soon atterward
Mr. Scott went off to the Saratoga, and asked pro-
lection for the vessels and the property the point,
formerly belonging to the "A Accessory Transit Com
many which he had under purchase from me for
Morgan, o..
ton for property belonging to him, aud Transferred
to him by me before the United States Commissioner
at Greytown. We lett the property with HIM ana
hired quarters above for the remainder OF the
command. The military and other stores were land
ed on the point. The commander of the Saratoga
sent nanzsaae showing desire 10 inLerfsre With
me, The first message was a letter under the seal
of the British Consul, 10 the effect that he UNDER
stood that contemplated Selling the Costa Rlcau
mail which was then expected on British steamer
at ian Juan, and that 1t did SO, ne shonid trea5
flo aft me. with
shell. No answer was Sent. The next day several
officers came off the Saratoga, and regardless OF the
sentinel, landed within my camp. sent word TO
them through the officer of the day, thatif they un-
dertook to land within my camp again without
answering the hail of the sentry he should have or
ders TO fire on them. The next morning got a let
ter from the commander of the Saratoga to the eff
feet that had insplIea officer of the United States
Navy. threatening to shoot him that they consid-
cred that national insult had been given. No
answer was scnI The same day. q little ntter this
a letter was sent. A party of men were sent with
suiG bouts from the Saratoga to practice with how
tiers on the point where one of my companies was
stationed. The officer of my company when he saw
the boats approaching drew out the men to arrest
any cncrsachments the company. AS soon
rs saw this supposed that 1t was disposition to
bring. about collision between the Councillors
forces and mine. ] therefore moved my company
on the point up into the immediate vicinity Of the
camp, in order prevent any probability OF coll
lisiOn from ANY accidents.
The morning after Captain Cbdtard sent another
note to me- saying that tue men the poin were
in his way (the men, by the way, had been remov-
ed AT this tim") he wanted to practice there and
to FIRE the point TO bring vessels to, and re-
qured me TO bring my men from that point. NO
answer Was sent After that, however, there was
no f. rher interference from Captain Ghatard. Soon
after landing at the pointgeting information OF the
state Of affairs in Nicaragua, aud of the probable
force Mt Castillo, and becoming aware OF the fact
that the native Nicaraguans were In possession of
Fort San Carlos and that actual hostlites existed
between them and the Costa Rican fore g sent up,
EN11 A 1FtPrEn uf Loaf SIlnH GO
that his whole force amounted to fifty men, with or
ders TO proceed to Castillo. On the 4tn OF Decem
ber carly in the morning, Colonel Anderson arrlv-
ed Mt Castillo cut out and took possession OF the
Bulwcr Morgan and Ogden, (the RIVER boats:) and
in the afternoon OF the day took Pos5esslen OF
the fort the enemy having only fred one volley:-
single gun, six -pounder, struck the Ogden. ne
captured six guns, one eighteen-pounder, one SIX
FOUNDER brass one twelye-poHuder, about l5G mus
kets, with corresponding ammunition; small arms,
and considerable quantity OF quarteFmasters anc
commiSsariat stores.
On the morning of the 5th Colonel Anderson sent
n party of fifteen men up with the Ogden to take
possession of the Virgin, lake steamer. Among
the persons found on board the boats at Castillo
and on The Virgin were about forty Costa kicans,
who were taken prisoners Among the number was
an officer who had been formerly taken from The
wreck of The Once de Avereiland released parole
When he returned to Costa RIGA and refused tnfght
against the Americans, they gave him eighty JasheS
and put him into the ranks, forcing HINT fight,
He was very anxious, of course, to march against
them. There was also Dr.. Hidden, an American.
who had been pressed into the Costa RiCan service.
Among the prisoners were a few whow delight-
cd TO be prisoners and released from military duty
On the morning the 9th the United Suites steamer
Wabash arrived off San Juan. The same day her
Britannia Majestys steamship and propeller Bruins
wick and Leopard arrived and anchored alongside
On Monday the U. S. steamer Fulton arrived ohSa1
Juan and anchored on the morning OF tue fth
saw n launch from thu Saratoga, containing how
itzcr pull up the harbor little after dark. sent
Captain FayasouX with small canoe to see its OBJ
ln r;So1 Tho or hnaH
was hailed by the officer aud told he must not pass
up the river. Capt FayssoLx said he had a Etcara-
guam boat The officer repeated that he could not
pass The captain asked by whose authority. Inc
officer repeated that he could pass The captain
asked by whose authority The officer replied Com
modore Panlding. He then asked the name oft
officer giving the ordet, and was told Aleutenaut
CiIley, of the Saratoga.
When this was reported to me, sent Capt Fays-
SIOUX early in .themorning to go QUITO the Cpmmo-
dore and state TO him that II was necessary Tor me
to communicate with the balance of our pGrfy who
were up there and ask the Commodore whether we
were to he treated enemies OF not. Mo- long at-
ter Capt. FayssouX went on board the Wabash, tue
CommodOres pennant moved over to the United
States ste inner Fulton, which up near tue hulk
at Punta Arenas, landing EOme $50 rnen. As soon
as l saw them make these demonstrations of force
ordered my men to be disarmed TO prevent
any accidental collision. Capt. Engle of the Wa
bash, come up showing letter from the Connie
dore, and ordered me TO surrender. Surrendered,
and by order of the Captain hauled down the Near
aguan flag. ! was taken on board The Wabash, and
the men We're sent 10 Norfolk on the Saratoga OF
the rest you are: | suppose, well aware.
Gen: Walker looks hale aud hearty, and has rud-
dy appearance, which contrasts with his co ppara-
tive paleness when last in this city He will pro-
coed Immediately to Washington with Capt, Enge.
He says he is at loss to know by the authority of
whatinternaonRl Law, the navy 0fthe United States
undertakes to direct the hauling down of Mica raguau
flag on Nicaraguan soil, and to arrest Nicaraguan
citizen holding Office by the popular vote.
Twenty Years Hence.
aTon,a of the Baltimore Sun, reasons that there