The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-10-04
Full History of the Capture OF
Cen. Walker and his Men.

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Inn and Captain West, late of General
Walkers expedition to Honduras, VINO
reached the city this morning by the
Charles Morgan, from the quarantine
Station, to which station, they were
brought, with the others OF walkers
party; on the British shlp.oEwar the
Gladiator, which nov lies at the guar
nntinc Station.
These gentlemen " Their release
from detention at the Quarantine Sta'
ton to the manly ana decisive act'oh
Of DR.. Foster, the Quarantine fhyS'-
clan, who informed the BRUSH officers
that the men were entitled TO come
ashore, and If they could take ,Ic oAV''
denancd BY The Quarantine Law lhcy
could go up to the city. mayor Dolah,
Can't. West, aud Major IoOl according
ly went ashore in DR.. Fosters boat,
Major lloof, being wounded, remained
at the Quarantine station; inc olllcf
two officers were, by the kindness Of
DR. Foster, furnished with passage up
the river. From them we gather The
following particulars ofthe operations
and capture Of Walkers party in Hon.
duras.
We pass rapidly oycr the events Of
the evacuation Of TWXilIo by General
Walker. The British sloop ~Icarus,
Commando" Salmon, anchored before
the fort Of TruXiIIo, then occupied by
Walker with his command Of ninety
men, and on the 2lst the commander
demanded that Walker should deliver
the fort, all his arms and provisions to
the Hondurcan authorities, should pay
60, 900 dollars, Which it was alleged
had been taken by him from the Gus,
tom-house, and that if he, Walker,
would accent these terms, the British
commander would guarantee him safe
protection home, in such transportation
40 Walker could obtain. General Walk
or replied and asking by what authori-
ty a British commander made such de
munds.
Salmon REPLIED by inouiring by what
authority he, an individual without II
fac. made war AGAINST Il nation.
Walker replied chat it was as u citi.
zen and officer Of the Nicaraguan Re.
public he made war against Il State
which had invaded the State Of his
adoption.
Salmon claimed that British com
merce was seriously injured Walkers
occupation Of TruXIllO, and that the du
tics and port were pledged t,pay debts
due Engiisl, citizens. Walker rcspon-
ded that his occupation ofTruxillo 50
far from jniuriousiy affecting the RIGHTS
of English citizens would result great
" to their advantage.
In regard to the charge of having
taken $4,000 from the Custom house,
he pronounced it a fragrant flIsehood;
that there was not a cent in the Gus
tom house. or in tlctOrt, when occupied
by him. The correspondence concluded
by a %percmptory demand on the part
OF the British commander, that Walker
should surrender on the terms stated,
giving him until 10 O'Clock the next
day, the I'D Of August, to determine.
For some time Gen. Walker was updc-
cided as to his course; but, finally he
concluded he would march out Of the
fort that nipht, and proceed down the
coast to the mouth of the Roman river,
and thence to Swan Island, when c he
could opon communications with Rua-
tan, the people Of which sympathizcd
warmly with him,
Accordingly, at midnight, Walker
having destroyed his surplus ammuni.
ton and arms, and leaving eight sick
mon, including Colonel Henry, who had
boon desperately wounded, and was
then IN II dying state, marched out of
the Fort. with lightweight men, and
proceeded down the coast in tho dircc-
ton Of the Roman River. \ vigilant
look out on board the ]Icarus, which
Law about a thousand yards from the
beach, would have detected this move.
ment. But without interruption the
little band proceeded several miles, I'M.
til they reached the banks Of Il river
which their stupid guide told them was
fordable. Here they were lost and be.
wildered by the ~incapacity ofthcir yuilc
and concluded to encamp. When the
morning came, Gen. Walker found that
he was but five or six miles from Trux.
lilo.
Rcsuming his march he proceeded
further up the river, and after two days
tedious marching the little party reach.
ed u place about thir. Y miles from the
mouth of Roman river and on its banks
known as the Cotton Tree. Here Walk
or encampcd to recruit his wcaricd
men. Tho men were accordingly, on
the morning of tho 9th, resting and
lying under the trees, cleaning their
guns, and otherwise engaged, without
the slightest suspicion Of an enemy,
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