The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1860-10-24

Walker and his Men, il ls1aef
l. ;aRAi-----s AsiA a HaIahH3-
Saturdays New Orleans Delta .ooatsdnSsa
lengthy account ofLths .capturt sof esns6Sl
Walker and his men, from which -Ne clip4 Tia.
annexed information: - =
"A. 8 O'Clock P. III, On the aitS Of Apeu.t
Walker reach ed dxing ssfety the Bisck Hf0sk.
(Rio Negro or sTinto,l and epeamp6a a eft
trading post OF one Dsming, an, Englishneasfg
who has lived in the country for tRenty-one
years. .Hefe'ths men obsainsd provisions, 13d
walker remained for three dayS. The B&HH
] but two and half miles from the see eeoeeI
/ On the End of September two ,RFitish igut-
ters, carrying forty msn, came up the
and Capt. Salmon! OF the 1csfus adSoSdj la1ds3f
by General Alvarez, Of thu Hondtnesni Anffa
stepped ashore and walked TO ths-houss IL
/ which General Walker wsse aAAs sske1 anvin-
terview with him, which was granted CSnt
Salmon, burly, bluff young British oicef: Sks
a very pompous. authoritative xnauuSS inff6.
ducing himself to General WALKER ilfS16SR
him that her British Mjssty's sloop Ief HsH
Icarus lay OF the mouth Of the rixsr.' ana do
anchored near her wssi . ship which hk4 6,2
board 250 Hondurean soldiers, and he thar
upon demanded the surrender Of Waiksr IA.
his command. = . = a = ~ ~ ! q = ~ = "a ..I ~
i Gen. Walker, with characteristio coo1nSssSss, coo1nSssSss
and dignity, contrasting strongly with tie
pompous. assurance of the British oflosfy as6ed
whether this demand was, made by CapGs16A
tSa.y., 90 nHs'sn cmcafs sna - wnesaeE - ~
r. this iuoniry ii M Man, : noi.s s1 ns,gsn
West, Who were present n Is. i9sssyIsa, saS n
emnly assert that Salmon replied, aXSss y6h.
J surrender to me as British oficSr." e11ixS
!, question was repeated BY 0sn.j W4Iket, fSnd
the same answer given by Commander HalusbAQ
who rather haughtily and patfonisinglyh yhndsoA
"Yous may thank me, too, that yoa have -
WIS M, CoAo ~ youf uv.y tAno u
. e ,Aou 'o.. 4, sn N IN snss unoef sness
ssr.es re "oun ,,,1a, SerIe1der, 3 De y
Alvarez, the HonSurssn General % .ao .sooS = =:
door, listening. The men were ordered r. feFPAs
nno ,.lei1 al,as. even 70 sneit knlvse Yeee Aepi
:. ~ tne Di1sasia
Tt at ,,ri't e si,-.ls s,.aa rs e, 5oansa
q. ~. ~ - - s..1n 49, iest
1en. ".A'. ~nu Tol. nuoie. we.e tsksn ~
uvf =, sussu - INC aCsros' AnI "A me @ofnl9e
vessel w where thev ~ vere oIos.Iv To- u su.r5sd :,S
not permitted to hold any Sgpvs,.ssiss .isa
A. T.. ,v.t,,sd srska- 80 - -
! s-u-;i,o 49, ~. s.ss. 81.
On tbs vsy. =, ttsS ctsssr. -. 80 A.
walkers nartv vs,e a., ,cbs,l sc.,..~ -sSr1Arx
: ,n;-h, \. ,s.js sfo.-h,. ..--ss.: ,.....-
to the Rr;tisb sailors .,,d - sr;rs. =. ~ ~
S,on tb.rs 80 s.. "a IA ~
raay sojd;ers n, AZ = ,oo,,3v,, "a x sepT az
men of Walker,s party vsss 1sscbss & - ~ az ~
. sh;.. s,,a r.r.S.a r. s,'.s.ss oo"' M~-s-N,1
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y nd. !. ',,.rd ,os AZ. n,;.s. ~ ..s.;..~1 - 1S
a. sass aonsr.S =. ".o..Sss .:.uS -
.,Iars,ra 49, afSI "a ~. 81. 5r.sa..sN
S. yyySssS ~ yyrSS ~,
anu ciosoly Rua,ueo ~ ~ OF ~ men' ypt1ag
g tnelr oe'en..ol' noweveNs tne sss.'
r :a Sners seo.:veu m..y - ,ca Ieness -
sls ssA s.s = =. y1soe'
= susSy 1Paosts'. y fYssa ps ~
}. gFa.,.oae: ..,.,.,,. -, ,.s..A,.. -,
;.hs,a MhmSn fl,son sney searnsd t1s sse enesoL
4 tnsIopesesoo ano he1oso oommanaers Ws1se'
!. oaaJreans aosn ". were s nsavs ,lonsa - sae P.a
: municate with thsms On ths lin ofHsptsfEn-
n A.