New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-24
General Walker In Honduras. Z
HIS PROCLAMATION.

The schooner J. A. Taylor, Capt. Lorntstd. ten
days from Ruatan, arrived ON Wednesday. She
brings more particular intelligence Of Walksr;s
movements than we had previously obsained, T6e
town OF Truxillo was taken earfy ON the morning
OF the 9Th INST, Walker having three men wound
ca and the Hondurians reporting a loss Of fifteen
kliled-the number Of wounded not stated. Walker
mad, probably, not more than a hundred men on
posed to four hundred HonduFians in their fort 5ut
ms force was better armed and brayer men.
fe took prisoners the Collector Of the port sua
lisatensnt, but afterwards released them He
4 also took sixteen csnnon--among them one twenty.
four ponnder and brass twelve pourder which
commands the Pass-one hundred and twenty-five
stand OF arms, eighteen hundred pounds of pow
der and a large quantity of munitions Including
clothing, provisions, etc. Gen. Walker feels con-
fdent Of being able to hold TruxiIlo for the next
four months against any force that can be brought
against him. He is assisted by Gen. Cabanas. who
opposed to the present President, Gems Gasrdiela
me latter has applied to Gen. Carrera Dictator of
5aatemala, for assistance, which has been refused
A large number of the natives are joining Gen.
Walkers standard
The schooner Clifton was not seized by the au-
thorities at Belize; but her matches were savciFIv
broken open, and in consequence she was aban-
doned under protest Of her Commander Cant Me-
Cormick The Clifton had a regular clearance
from this port, and her cargo was not contraband
at Ruatan, the place of her destination. Several
masters and merchants have frequently carried
arms and ammunition from this port and Belize to
Ruatan, under regular entry, after paying duties.
Below we give Gen. Walkers proclamation to
the people Of Honduras:
| 70 the Peope Of Honduras
More than five years ago T. with others was in
vited to the Republic OF Nicaragua, and was nrnr,
ised certain rights and privileges on the condftia
OF certain services rendered the State We per-
formed the services required Of US but the EXIST
ing authorities of Honduras Joined a eembinatien
to drive US from Central America.
In the course Of events, the people Of the Bay
Islands find themselves in nearly the same position,
the Americans held in Nicaragua in November,
1855. The same policy which led Guardiola to
make war on US will induce him to drive the people
! of the Islands from Honduras. A knowledge Of
this fact has led certain residents of the Islands to
call on the adopted citizens of Nicaragua for aid in
the maintenance Of the rights of person and prop
| erty.
| But no sooner had few adopted citizens Of
! Nicaragua answered this call Of the residents Of
the Islands, by repairing to Ruatan than the acting
authorities of Honduras, alarmed for their safety
put obstacles in the way of carrying out the treaty
| of the 2sth Of November, 1859. Guardiola delays
to receive the Islands, because of the presence Of
few men he has injured; and thus, for party pur-
poses not only leopards the territorial interests Of
Honduras, 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 pro-
| perly made. The existing authorities Of Honduras
| have. by their past acts, given proof that they
4 would not make the requisite concessions. The
4 same policy which Gnardiola pursued towards the
naturalized Nicaraguans prevents him from pursu-
ing the only course by which Honduras can expect
A to hold the Islands.
4 1t becomes, therefore, q common object with the
natnralized Nicaraguans, and with the people Of
the Bay Islands, to place in the government of Hon
duras those who will yield the rights lawfully re-
4 qured in the two States Thus the Nfcaraguans
will secure return to their adopted country, and
the Bay islanders will obtain full guarantees from
| the sovereignty under which they are to be placed
| by the treaty Of the 2ath November, 1859
4 To obtain, however, the object at which we aim
we do not make war against the people of Hondu-
ras, but only against Government which stands
in the way of the interests, not only of Honduras
but Of all Central America. The people Of Hon
duras may therefore rely all the protection they
may require for their rights, both of person and
property. WIN. WALKER
TruNillo, August Z, 1860.