The Kanzas news., 1858-01-16
Correspondence of the n Y Times.
Detailed Account of Walkers Surren-
der---HoW he didn't Fight.
q. s. STE&H FRIGATE WABAsHl
OFF San Juan Del Norte. Dec 10. le51A

Detailed Account OF Walkers SurFen-
der---HoW he didn't Fight.
q. s. STEAK FRsGATE WABAsH,l
Of San Juan Del Norte. Dec. 10, le51S
You heard by the Star of the West OF
the landing of Gen. Walker and his men on
the Point Arenas, directly under the guns
of the Saratoga.
/ have now TO announce bis capture
Upon landing he took possession of Seott's
buildings, and also of a schooner lying al
the wharf Capt. Chatard, of the Saratoga,
informed him that he must give up the
schooner and evacuate the buildings, which
he did, moving further up the Point, where
he hired few small buildings, huts, may
call them. and hoisted his flag there.
He assumed that Point Arenas was
head quarters of the army of Nicaragua,
and upon one occasion, when Lieut.. Cilley,
of the Saratoga. in company with two 9TH
er officers, landed on the Point, he was or
dered to leave it. Cilley told him that he
did not recognize his authority, but if he
repeated the order, having the power to en-
force it, he would leave. He states that
Walker threatened to shoot him if he came
here again.
On the 4th inst IS of his men, under
Col. Anderson, went up the river and cap
tured two steamers and the Fort of Castillo.
Thus far all had gone well. He had
command of the river, and only waited for
his reinforcements to 60 up into the interior
and carry all before him.
On Sunday, the 9Th inst, fag-offcer Hi
ram Paulding arrived in his ship.
The English sloop-of-the-line Brunswick,
and steam-frigate Leopard, arrived on the
same day, and en- the evening of the 7th
the United States steamer Fulton, Lieuten-
ant Commanding J. ]. Almy. We were
obliged to anchor outside, there not being
water enough for ship of our draft to go in.
Commodore Paulding had previously
blockaded hemouth of the River San Juan,
so that there was no chance for the escape
of the fillibusters. On the 9th the broad
side of the Saratoga was brought to bear
on Gen. Walkers camp. Capt. Engle had
the day before received his written orders
as to the arming and disposition of the
launches. He was directed to land, when
he should be at a convenient distance from
the shore, with small arms, and Immediate
ly to present the letter and summons above
referred to. In case of resistance, he was
directed to seize the principal officers first,
using only so much force as was necessary
to accomplish his purpose Everything
being ready, 100 marines from the Wabash,
and $50 sailors from the Wabash and Sa-
ratoga, jumped into the launches, tremen-
dous sea making the feat very difficult of
mplishment-ye the utmost regularity
and the most perfect discipline were OBJ
served throughout. The scene, with the
many boats dancing on the waves, full of
armed men, the launches with their 12-
pound howitzers. the three war ships of the
United States, and the British line-of- battle
ship, Brunswick, in the harbor, was mag
niicent. The landing was effected without
the slightest accident. There wassno ap-
pearance of any contemplated resistance on
the part of Walker. When Capt. Engle
stepped forward, and presented his demand
for the surrender, Gen. Walker replied at
once: "Capt. Engle, 1 am under your
orders''
Some 20 men were Immediately embark
ed on the Fulton and Saratoga-Walker on
the former vessel. Some twenty or thirty
more slid away into the bushes. Capt. En-
gle at once placed g marine guard over the
stores and munitions of war, and then sent
out men to hunt up and bring in the miss
ing fillibusters. Notwithstanding the care
|
Cling fllibusters got a considerable quanti-
| " of them into the bush, and hid or buried
them. Among the plumber of the camp a
few barrels or kegs of whisky had not been
| forgotten Jack could find all sorts of
things in the bush, but, strange to say, be
always reported ''no whisky" Il was
very amusing, however, to see Jack driv-
ing in his prisoners. Every little while a
sailor mig ght be observed emerging from
the thicket, pompously, with cutlas and
pistol in hand, driving before him a poor,
chopfallen fillibuster,' both as drunk as
julius Caesar, from the influence of the
whisky that Jack could not find.
Just as Walker hauled down his flag,
the river steamer, Charles Morgan hove in
sight. She was Immediately taken possess
ion of by Commodore Paulding. She was
under command of one of Walkers officers,
who went up tie Colorado with Col. An
| derson, and had on board about 40 men,
women and children, found in Fort Castillo
at the time of its capture day or two be-
| fore, by Anderson. She also had on board
two deserters from Anderson's force, one
of whom was under sentence of death, and
who would undoubtedly have been shot
had Walker not been compelled to sur
render.
Il appears that Anderson, after encamp-
ing on Leafs Island, at tie junction of the
Colorado with the San Juan, dispatched 90
men of his Al FIVE miles up the river, where
they landed on the Costa Rica side on the
place of a Costa Rican by the name of Ii
no Pataca. Here they were joined by An
derson, and the whole force ascended the
river to the vicinity of Castillo in the fiat
bottomed boats brought out by the Fashion.
Landing, they marched on the fort, which
was taken by surprise. and with little or nc
resistance. Il is said that two of the gar
rison were killed. It was uuder command
of Col. Alvarado, and was nearly deserted,
only the 40 persons named being found In