Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-02

Major Dolan, upon whose report our narrative of
General Walkers expedition to Honduras in yester-
day evenings Della is chiefly based, is a native of
tns city, and though but twenty-six years of age,
has seen great deal of hard service and signalized
his valor in many severe combats. Joining General
Walker in California in his first expedition he sery
ed all through the campaigns in Nicaragua, and
greatly distinguished himself by his intrepidity and
daring. In the retreat from Grenada, after raising
the seige Of that city, Dolan was dreadfully wound
ed, and returned to the United States when Walker
was compelled to evaeuate Nicaragua. From New
York, Dolan, as soon be recovered, went to Cali
fOrnia, and hearing there of General Walkers de-
sign to return to Nicaragua. he came back to his ma
tive city and joined the expedition which has had so
disastrous conclusion.
Major Doan is young man Of great decision OF
character, and his testimony confirmed by that OF
Captain West who is also one of Walkers veterans,
having served with him in several campaigns, VIII
bear very heavily against Commander salmon
Both testify that they were present when the de
mand was made on General Walker by Salmon to
surrender, and that General Walker was clear, dis
tinct and decisive in his answers to Salmon that ne
surrendered to him as a British officer, IN which
character Salmon declared he made the demand.
These gentlemen further affirm that General Ava
reZ the Commander of the Hondurenean force, was
not permitted TO be present at the interview between
Walker and Salmon, but remained outside of the
house-a very significant and important fact, tend
ing to show the determination of Salmon to regard
the surrender and capture as made by and to Brit
ish authorities.
In this view of the facts it is very evident that
Walker was the victim Of cold blooded treachery.
Surrenderng to British authority, ne delivered
over to the semi-barbarians of Honduras, from
whom, of course, he could expect no quarter, and
to whom he would never have surrendered, but
would have preferred the chances of battle, how
desperate soever they might be. The deliyery,of
Walker, therefore, to the authorities of Honduras
the delivery Of gentleman, American, and
Christian of the same blood and race himself, by
this British officer, to set Of halfbreed savages,
an act of unmitigated cruelty and unparalleled
treachery which must render the name of this off
Ger infamous throughout the Christian world.
1t had been stated that Commander Salmon was
an amiable gentleman and that he had proceeded to
the Balize in the Icarus to obtain the release of
Walker, declaring that his honor was involved in
the affair." and that it the general belief that
Price. the British Governor at that station,
ally the responsible party for the execution of
Walker. The authentic facts give no color of prob
ability to this version Price, it is stated, accompa
MED the expedition and was at Truxillo when Walk
err was shot.
IT, therefore, Salmon proceeded to Balize, it was
only to afford him "a pretext, fimsy and transpa-
rent one, for evading the odum of transaction in
which he the chief actor.-N. 0. Delta, Sept. 20.