The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-25

IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS IN CENTRAL AMERICA
WALKERS New FnIBUsTER AND REVOLUTIONARY
ExPEDITIoN.-Walker and some four or five
hundred followers are once more on the soil Of
Central America This time they are there
under very remarkable auspices, as will be
seen by the important correspondence from
British Honduras which we publish in another
part of to-day's HERALD. The mode in which
the expedition was secretly fitted out is almost
as curious as is the origin of the enterprise. 1t
seems that New Orleans was the focus of
ties were sent from there in fruit vessels to
Ruatan, and landed on that island without
exciting suspicion. Walker landed there
himself one fine day, collected his re-
cruits. and crossed over to the mainland.
Then. and not till then, did the British authori-
ties appear TO wake up. They sent the steamer
Icarus after him; but, curiously enough, the
Icarus did not go where Walker and his men
were to be found.
1t now turns out that it is not exclusively on
Walkers own account that this piece of work
has been taken in hand. In the first place, ex-
President Cabanas is said to be anxious to Gust
from the Presidential chair Of Honduras the
present incumbent, General Guardiola, and has
employed Walker to do the fighting for him.
That does not look to be an improbable story.
In the second place, there are some very Gu
Ious Developments taking place in the island
of Ruatan, where the expedition rendezvoused
This island has been In the possession of the
British for several years, but they have recently
agreed to restore it to Honduras. This action
is resisted by the British residents there,
as we'll as by the native Hondurenos, and
the commissioners who were recently sent to
receive the island heard of the popular hos
tilty. and they returned without executing
their mission. Nevertheless, England seems
determined, for some secret motive of her own,
to abandon her sovereignty over the island.
aud has given notice that she was to do so at
the close of last month, while preparations
were being made by the foreign resi-
dents and native Hondurenos to establish
in that event an Independent government.
Walkers expedition is somehow or other COM
plicated with that movement, and bis ultimate
design, after settling the Cabanas succession
aud the Ruatan matter, is to march through
Honduras to the invasion Of Nicaragua. whe-
Their he will ever be allowed by the American
or British governments to execute all or any Of
his designs is question the answer to which
may produce some very important results.
In communication from q resident Of Hon.
duras, which we also publish, 1t is denied that
Walker has the sympathy or will have the aid
Of Cabanos or the liberal party of the country;
and II is declared that Walker is universally
hated there, and that if again captured his fate
Is sealed.
This movement, therefore, differs very mate.
rally from the former expeditions of Walker.
Our government has had its attention awaken
ed to the matter, and some of our vessels-of-
war are on the alert, watching the develope-
nent of events. The next news from that re.
gion will be looked for with intense interest. 1t
may acquaint us with the fall of Guardiola,
the installation of Cabsnas, and the departure
OF the flibusters for Nicaragua.