Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-08-28


Fun Particulars o. the Capture OF Trnx-
ffIo. --WaIker7s Proclamaricn 70 the Hon-
6Hreans.
From the New Orleans Delta, Aug. e.
BY the arrival yesterday Of the schooner J A.
Taylor. Capt. Lombard, ten days from Ruatan we
have reliable particulars of the taking of the town
and fort Of Truxillo BY Gen. Walker The fort was
attacked en- the morning of the 9th rst at daylight
Three of Gen Walkers men were slightly wounded
Fifteen of the enemy were reported killed. and
number wounded. The advance guard of the ex-
petition encountered picket of tie enemy two miles
from the fort and drove them in, with the loss of
several killed. The main body rapidly followed up
this advantage, and after haifa hours hard fight
ing drove the enemy from the fort. The Hondurean
forces were reported BY the citizens to have amount
ed to 400 men.
Gen. Walker took prisoners the Collector of the
Port and Lieutenant but afterwards released them.
| He also took sixteen cannon-smong them twenty
four FOUNDER and brass twelve FOUNDER which
commands the Pass-one hundred and twenty-five
| stand of arms, eighteen hundred pounds of DOW
der and large quantity Of munitions. including
clothing, provisions, etc. Gen. Walker feels conf
| dent of being able to hold Truxillo for the next
four months against any force that can be brought
| against him. He is assisted by Gen. Cabanas who
is opposed TO the present President Gen. Guardola.
The latter has applied to Gen. Carrera, Dictator of
Guatemala for assistance. which has been refused.
A large number of the natives are joining Gener-
| al Walkers standard.
The schooner Clifton was not seized by the author
tiles at Belize but her matches forcibly brok-
en- open, and in consequence she was abandoned I'M
| der protestof her commander, Captain Mccormick
The Clifton had regular clearance from this port
| and her cargo was not contraband az Ruatan the
place of her destination. Several masters and mer-
| chants have frequently earned arms and ammuni-
ton from this pert and Belize to Ruatan, under re-
gular entry, after paying duties.
Below we give General Walkers proclamation to
| the peoDle of Honduras
To the people Of Honduras: More than five years
| ago l. with Others was invited to the Republic Il
| Nicaragua, and was promised certain rights and
privileges on the condition of certain services rem
dered the State We performed the services requlr'
ed of us but the existing authorities of Honduras
Joined in a combination to drive US from Central
| America.
In the course of events the people of the Bay
Islands fonnd themselves in nearly the same posi-
ton the Americans held in Nicaragua in November
1885, The same policy which led Guardiola to make
war will induce him TO drive the people of the
Islands from Honduras. A knowledge OF the fact
has led residents of the Islands call the
adopted citizens of Nicaragua for aid in the nam
tenace IF their rights of person and property.
But no sooner had few adopted citizens of Mica
ragua answered this call of the residents of the Is
lands by repairing to Ruatan, than the acting au
th0rites of Honduras alarmed for their safety, put
obstacles in the way of carrying out the treaty OF
| the 18th of November, 1859. Guardiola delays Is
receive the Island because of the presence of few
men he has injured and thus. for party purposes
not only jeopards the Territorial interests of Hon
duras but thwarts, for the moment, cardinal object
| of Central American policy.
| The people of the Bay Islands can be engrafted on
your Republic only by wise concessions properly
made. The existing authorities of Honduras have
by their past acts given proof that they would not
make the requisite concessions. The same policy
| which Guardola pursued towards the naturalized
| Nicaraguans prevents him from pursuing the only
course by winch Honduras expect TO hold the
| Islands
| 1t becomes, therefore, common object with the
naturalzed Nicaraguans, and with the people of the
Bay Islands, to place the Government OF HOpduras
those who will yield the rights lawfully required in
| the two States Thus the Nicaraguans will secure
return to their adopted country and the Bay Island
ers will obtain full guara from the sovereignty
under which they to be placed by the treaty OF
| the 18th November, 1859.
To obtain, however, the object at which we aim
| we do not make war against the people Of Honduras
but only against a Government which stands in the
way of the interests, not only of Honduras, but OF
all Central America. The people of Honduras may
therefore rely on all the projections they may re-
qure for their rights both of person and property
Tr1lriEO, August Z, 1860. VIZ. WALKER