, 1860-08-28


Dy tte arriral yesterday IT ths schooner J:
4. Taylor, Capt Lombard, ten days from Rus
tan. Nc havc reliable particulars Of tho taking
Of the town and fort Of TruSitso by Gen. Wa:t:.
"a. The fort was attacked on thu morning Of
the- 6th.. inst, at daylight. Three OF Gtu-
Of tie enemy were reported killed aud number
wounded. The advance guard Of the expedi-
tioq -eucpuntsEed H. pickas Of the enemy tNo-
-tnaesfrom the fort end drors them In, with the
loss Of several killed. Ths main body rapidly
followed up this advantage, and after half "a
fort Tho Handurean lorcea wets- -sspoztsd by
the cttttsns to have amounted to 400 men.
+. Geu. Walker took prisoners the Collector Of
the Port and Lieutenant, but afterwards re-
| leased them. he also took sixteen eaEnon-
9s ss% ps.tT @ R"ssas Rsanass s'd s
'Paas-ons hundred and twenty-five stand Of
arms, eighteen hundreds pounds Of powder and
> slarge quantity Of r1titions, including cloth
ing, provisions, etc. Gen. Walker feels con.
6dent Of being able to hold Truxillo for the nexs
brought against him. -He is nssi.ted By Gen,
Uabanas who is opposed to tie present Ptesi:
dent, Gen, GuRrdota. The latter has applied
/ to Gen. Carrera, Dictator Of Guatemala, for a"
slstanoe, which has been refused. So: 49,
4 large number Of tho; natiFes are joining
Gen. Walkers standard.
The tchooner Clifton was not seized By the
authorities at Belize; but her hasehes were ioF@
elbly broken open, and in csnsequencs she Was
| abanIoned under protest If her commander,
Captain Mccormick. The Clifton had rFgu~
| u!ar clearance from this port, and her cargo
was not contzaband at Ruatsna, the place Of Ter
destination Several MASTERS and merchants
| have frequently carried arms and ammunition
from this port and Bella to Ruatan, under 1eg:
| 'ular entry, aiter paying ioties-
| -i'Delow we give Gen. Walkers proclamation
/ to the people ii Honduras: =: '-''.'
To the PSsailple Of H.nduras: -~
! Invited 10 tie Republic iof Nicaragua, aud IVES
| promised certain rights and privileges on tho
| condition II certain services rendered the
| Bt1te, We performed The services required Of
nj; bn. tie existing authorities Of Honduras
joined combination to dri7e y. from Central
t ID he course Of events, tho people Of the Bay
Islands and themselves il nearly the saue po-
| s1tion the Americans held ii Nicaragua, 1855.
| The SAME policy which led Guardlota TO make
| wtr on us win induce him to drive the people
Of the Islands from Honduras. 4 knowiedge
Of this fact has led certain resideats ct The L.
4ands to call on the adopted citizens Of Mica
I ragua for aid IN The maintenance Of their rights
| Of person and property. ..
but no sooner had few adopted citizens Of
Nicaragua answered this call Of tho residsnts Of
I the Islands, By repairing to Ruatana, than the
+ acting authoriaies Of Honduras, a1hsmed for
their safety, put obstacles IN the way OF carry
T ing ont tie treaty Of the 28th Of November,
1859. .Gpardio'a delays to reeei{e the Islands,
because tf Tie presence Of lew men he has IN
| jured; and thus, for party purposes, not only
jeopards tie territorial fnterests uf Honduras,
| bat ihw4rts, sor the nomeut,a cardinal object
Of Central American policy. :
'xrnfaed On your Republic only on wise comets
! eions proper]y made Tho existing authorities