The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-08-31
From the NJ 0. Picaynne, Aug. 26.l
TER FROM Walk EU,S EVDEIJn

LATER FROM WALKERS EXPEDITION
PARTICULARS OF THE CAPTURE OF
TRUXILLO ARMS, AMMUNITION, MEN,
PROSPECTS, &c.
The schooner Dewdrop Captain Terry, arrived
at this port this morning, from Ruatan Island the
| 10th instant. Among the passengers is a gentle
man who left Truxillo on the 18th. From him we
have full particulars of the capture of that city,
and full narrative of the events up to the latest
date.
Walker made his appearance before the town of
| Iruxilio on the 9th Of August, at about three or
four O'Clock in the morning. His whole force mum.
bered one hundred and ten men, all counted They
approached the town in two separate parties. The
1lrst was landed some three miles below the city on
| the beach, and proceeded towards the town by
| land. The second was debarked in small boats and
proceeded pdri Passu along the shore. They were
all we'll armed with MIME muskets, had twenty
rounds of cartridge apiece, and were we'll supplied
with erything necessary.
Our informant, who is personallv acnusintad
with nearly all ofthem, says they were fine-look
ing set of men, and showed a confident bearing as
they marched up towards the town.
| The news of the landing conveyed to the
town and fort by Carb. The fort was garrison
ed by seventy five to hundred soldiers. sus-
tanned by three or four hundred patriotes (citi.
zens), who were, of course, Immediately called to
arms to dispute the entrance of the Americans.
There were mounted two 24-pounders, and some
eighteen smaller pieces-the first two brass of
Spanish manufacture. As the party advanced,
pari pds8u, along the beach and in the boats near
|
| them.
When within half mile of the fort the land
party also fell into an ambuscade Of the patrotes,
and were fired upon from the "bush," which was
| gaantly and prompt gsSeturned by the Americans
in manner that would have done credit to an old
guard.
They were soon scattered and completely routed.
The Americans then continued their advance in
full defiance of the fort, and the order given
| charge the rampant, which was done in handsome
style, and the occupants driven in every direction
before them. The firing at this time was sharp
and to give true description of it, says our inOr-
mant would require person more familiar with
the mode of warfare of these people, and one who
had not quite so many musket balls to dodge as
himself Notwithstanding tho burning of so much
powder, we took the fort and place with the loss of
only four wounded. Their loss, as near as can be
ascertaned, is twelve killed, and many more
| wounded.
The names of the Americans wounded were
VIM. Hale, shot in the right eye--he returns on the
schooner Dew Drop; Walter Stanley had an arm
broken; John Cooper was shot in the knee, and
- Bush, Polander, was slightly wounded in
the eye. They are all doing well, and will soon be
able to report for duty.
The people of the town seem to have great con-
fdence in Gen. Walker. Many of the stores are
open, and doing business usual; others have left
taking their goods with them-not, as they all al
lege, account of their fear of Walker, but of
an attack on the town by some band of plunderers
and robbers from the interior, who will make this
pretence for Rlundering and sacking the town.
diOus and well built, in the best style of Spanish
American Notifications and, defended faithfully by
what means Walker has at present at command
cannot be taken by any force that can be brought
against him. Besides, the existing government of
| Guardiola is unpopular, while his rival, Cabanas,
| whose cause Walker has espoused, is everywhere a
! iavorite with the people.
| At last accounts Cabanas on the Pacific side
| of the State of Honduras, where he said to be
| everywhere favorably received by the people. He
| is native of the country, and believed to be of
| pure Castilian blood.
Guardola is either a halfbreed or fu-booded
Indian He has the reputation of being very igno-
rant and brutal, and to have obtained the present
domination over the country through fear alone.
| As said before, Walker and Cabanas, the
leaders of the liberal party, perfectly understand
| and sympathize with each other 1t is supposed
that the plan of operations is this:
As soon as he shall have assumed bis position at
Truxio, Walker, leaving garrison for the fort,
will set out with such forces as he may have raised
from the interior. Cabanas, in the meantime will
march this way to meet him, with such forces as he
NAV command. 1t is believed that the place of
meeting will be Comayagua, when a General Gov
eminent will be established representing both the
Spanish American and Central American forces.
Guardola, it is believed, will be able to make
but feeble resistance to the combined forces of the
| two generals. He has, however, asked the assist
ance OF the reactionary party of Guatemala and
other States of Central America, and it remains
to be seen to what extent and efficiency this assist
| ance will be given At the same time, however,
1t is believed alker can count upon the sympathy
and assistance of all the Liberal party of all the
States-in particular of Nicaragua.
Mr.. Rradv hoe acnented the Rreck inridoa nomi-