The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-10-04
Tha penth of cen. MnILer.

Inc new Oriehns DelA receives from
members Of Walkers expedition, who
have returned full account of the can.
ture Of Gen. Walker. The following is
all that was ascertained Of his surrender
and death. It.....
General Walker. with characteristic
cnolness and dignity contrasting strongly
with the polnpous assurance Of the Brit.
ish officers asked whether this demand
was made by Captain Salmon, asa Brit
ish officer and whether if he surrendered
it would be 10 the British authorities? IN,
To this inquiry Major Doan and Cap
tain West, who were present at the inter.
view, soIemly assert that almou replied,
"Yes, you surrender 10 mo as British
officer" The question was repeated by
Gener | Walker and the SANE a1swer
given by Commander Salmon, who rath-
er haugblily and patronizingly adIed,
"You may thank ME. too, that you have
a whole bone in your body"
The General then told them that under
these circumstances he would surrender.
During the interview between Walker and
Salmon, Alvarez, the Hondurean Gene
raj, stood at the door, listening. The
men were ordered 10 form, and their arms
even to their knives, were delivered over
to ihe British marines, who formed a
guard over them.
That night. when all the men were a.
sleep, General Walker and Colonel Rndler
were taken under guard to tire Icarus,
and in the morning. all the men were ia.
ken on board the same vessel, where they
were closely guarded, and not permitted
to hold any conversation with Gen. Wal
ker and Col. Rudler On the 4th the Ic-
arus weighed anchor and steamed up to
Truxillo, whore she arrived that night.
On the way, all the officers and men Of
Walkers party were searched for papers
which might be usad for his convic
ton. In addition 10 the British sailors
and marines on the Salmon. there was a
force of about two hundred H)ndurenean
soldiers. On the morning Of the 9Th, the
men Of Walkers party were marched. off
the ship and paradcd in front OF three
hundred Hondurenean soldiers.
Gen. Walker and Col. RudIer, were
then formally delivered over to the Hon
dnrencan authorities, and the men were
marched off to prison under guard Of
the British marines They were confined
in wrelched prison, with an allowance
of. one dollar and a balfa day for The whole
party, and closely guarded by fifty or six.
ty armed men. During their detention,
however, the unfortunate prisoners recei-
we'd many acts of kindness from Spanish
citizens residing in Trnxillo, for which
they express themselves in terms Of warm
gratitude. .
While in PRISON they learned the sad
fate Of their loved and heroic commander
Walker and Rudler, after being delivered
over TO the Hondursneans, were heavily
iroLed and placed in dark cells, and nc
one allowed to communicate with them
On the llth of September, the prisoners
were informed by Mr.. Squires, an Amer
ican that the General was 10 be shot the
next day
Accordingly, on the morning Of the 10Th
the doois and windows of the prison were
all closed but through the port holes the
sad spectacle was witnessed by Maj. Do
Ian. Of the cortege which led the genera
10 the place of his execution. He walkeC
between two priests, and was precede,
and followed bya strong guard.
The party soon disappeared from thu
view of the prisoners. In ten minutes af
ter they had marched by the prison
vollev of four muskets, we're heard, then
volley of five and finally a single shot, fol
lowed by loud hurrahs. ~
And this was all the prisonery knew q
the fate Of their brave commander, unit
the doors aud windows Of their plisol
were thrown open, and the fact of his ex
ecution was announced to them with grea
glee and exultation the part of the Hon
dureneaO officials.
The body of the General was left ol
the ground oy the soldiers, whence il wa
taken by two American gentlemen an
decen,ly buried, with the aid Of two Cath
olic priests.
Capt. Rudler was sentenced 10 fou
years Imprisonment, and was seen by tn
prisoners riding on mule into the cOun
try. under guard OF soldiers.