The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-01
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDEN

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81, 1858.
There is little doubt of the accuracy of the news
brought by way of Panama, n. G., announcing the
purpose of the WALKER "emigrants" to Nicaraqua
TO land at the port of Omoa, in Honduras If YOU
recur to the extract which gave you a few DAYS
ago, from Mobile letter written by one of the Fiji
buster Chiefs, you will see that its language was
peculiar 1t did not announce that the Susan would
land her passengers Sin Nicaragua" but stated
that they would land, without interference "in
Central America" 1t also secuted the idea that
they would go anywhere in the neighborhood of
the British fleets on the coast. This phraseoIoov
becomes significant when compared with the Pana-
ma rumor; for Omoa would precisely answer the
description of the locality selected for embarkaton
to which the letter referred.
Omoa has an excellent harbor, situated near the
head OF the Gulf of Honduras, and not far from the
eastern terminus of SoUIER'S proposed Honduras
Railroad. The road from thence across the Istbmn.
10 the Bay OF Fonseca stated be one of the finest
IN the country; and from the Bay of Fonseca to
Leon, the center of WALKERS greatest popularity in
Nicaragua during his PALMER days, the distance is
quite short. The region through which the road
lies Is Tor the most part abundantly supplied with
means OF subsistence, and is believed to contain few
II any persons, who would be disposed to DISPUTE
the path of the flibusters General WAxrp;s
trusted friends here do not seem to have been an
prlsed OF the precise destination of the Susnn. bnt
they 40 not doubt that it was Omoa, and that be-
fore this time emigrants" have rendezyoused there
IN such numbers, that it would embarrass the Brit
sh heet to follow them inland with a force sufficient
to do them serious harm. 1t is not supposed that
there is any force either native or foreign in the
neighborhood of Honduras Bay-that being a point
which has entirely escaped suspicion hitherto.
Senior lRIsARRG is really going home His ONE
rations with the JOE WHITE Transit Comnanv have
made him an object of suspicion to the Govern
ments OF Central America for some time past and
the fact that Nicaragua finds herself compelled to
endorse and ratify the treaty which she made with
General CAss, in degree improves the state Of
feelings towards him. General JEREz was sent here
to watch and check him. and now remains sole mas
ter of the field. 1t does not follow however, that
the CAss-lRISARRI treaty will be finally sustained
for it may be rejected by the United States Senate
where it is certain to encounter decided and formi
dable opposition.
The Navy Department has interesting dispatches
from Capt. SINCLAIR, of the t. s sloonofwar
Fu''auIiu, dated Tahiti, Sept. TO- I'll. .,iaol h5
just returned from a trip to Pitcairps and Demo
Islands IN the Pacific, whittier she proceeded last
the American clipper ship WHd Ware, wrecked on
oeno Stand on the 4th March. The Wild Ware
was on her way from San Francisco to Valparaiso.
and having been forced far to the westward by
rounding Demo island and became a total wreck
Her Captain succeeded in saving his specie and in
getting ashore safely with all his crew. Finding
the island uninhabited and quite barren he deter
mined 10 go to PltcairnS island, some IS miles to
the southwark, where he hoped to find settlement
and means of rescue
, Pltcairns island, it will be remembered. was SET
tied many years ago by the mutineers of the British
armed brlg Bounty, who founded quite a COLONY
there Captain KNOWLES of the Wild Ware reach
ed the island in safety with five companions, but
found the colony abandoned, the colonists having
lett their church ediice and private dwellings ali
standing: A number of wild goats were roaming
over the island upon which, together with the album
dant wild fruits which they found the Captain and
his companions subsisted comfortably. In shooting
the goats they used old musket barrel nickei
up IN the woods, to which they fitted rude stock
so that one man could hold and aim it. while anotb
err touched it off with match Cant KNowrrs
mad expected to get succor at Pitcairns for the
tnrty-three companions composing the remainder
OF his crew left at Demo, and hoped to have fallen
in there with a whaler bound to or from the North
Pacific. Before leaving Demo- however he made
. MS men get out an ample quantity of provisions
from the wreck, upon which they subsisted.
FINDING that thereawas no probability of rescue
until next Spring, and having lost his lfe-boat in
andlng at fltcarns, the captain determined to
bulid craft In which to leave his ocean bound pr
son, and seek aid for his men. Finding number
Oh rusty axes, planes and augurs upon the island he
SET TO work. Having no saws the labor was neces-
sarliy very great, as he had to cut and hew down
whole tree to get single plank. Still he per
sisted, and in about three months time had finished
snug little schooner about 30 feet in lenotb and
uecked over. The vessel fastened together |
obtain
ed from the ashes of some of the buildings which
were burned for the purpose of obtaining them. |
fier rigging was reconstructed from old ropes also
picked up on the island; oakum to caulk her seams
was obtained in the same way, and suit of sails |
was provided in part from the same store-bouse-I
der rudder was securely fastened with iron straps.
and nothing remained to be desired but SET If |
'olors to assert her nationality These were made |
BY the Captain out of white shirt, the scarlet |
trimmings of the church pulpit, and the blue m
1olstering of a Chunk found in one of the aban
ioned houses. The Stars and Stripes were finally |
lolsed, and the vessel launched and chrstened the
'John Addms.''
Thus equipped, and amply provsioned with Jerk
I'd goats flesh, live chickens, few cans of pre-
erved meat, and oranges in abundance, Can't. |
KNOWLES set sail on the Sd of July last, accompa-
ned by his mate and two men. The others
eartul OF the trail though trim-looking craft,
preferred TO remain on the island and |
continue their ROBINSON CRUsoE sort of life Tho
irst night out the adventures encountered ter |
'ltc gale, which they weathered and on the 5th of
August arrived at the Marquesa Islands, 800 miles
rom Pitcairns. Here they fell in with the Vanda-
"a, who carried Capt. X. and his men to Tahiti,
whence she proceeded to the rescue of their late |
comrades. In this mission the Tdndolia was en-
irely successful, bringing off all the men in safety,
10Th frem Demo and Pitcairns. Capt Knowles |
cached New York some weeks ago, bringing the |
lrst intelligence of his safety to his family and
friends, who had months before abandoned ali hone
ot meeting him again until that day when ssthe sea
shall give up its dead.'