The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-09-11

accounts
Tue New Orleans papers say thai the NUN
ber of native troops under GLardioia Lesieg.
ing Walker at Truxillo, was 600. Ihs news
10 by the schooner Active, which left Rattan
on The 9th ult. The Picayuue says:
The Active aIso reported tha; on the 1qth an
Eugtisa man war, name not given, made
her appearance before TruXtilo, and demanded
the surrender OF the port in to the hands OF the
elected Authorities, who alone, IL was dec Jared
had the right to dispose of the customs rev.
enues, which were being collected by Walker
The British commander had also gwen public
notice that ali vessels entering or leaving the
port Of Truxillo n ust pay beforehand. or give
security for the payment hereafter OF, all port
charges, TO what was claimed TO be the right
| ful Government OF Honduras, viz that OF
q uardiola. He had also given notice that he
was instructed to protect the people OF Hon
| duras, at any and every hazard, in all their
righ.s OF properly ani citizenship.
On the Path, the day the Toucey sailed from
Ruatau, the news was brought in that heavy
cannonadiug had been heard at sea all that
morning, from O'Clock until noon, a space of
nine hours in the direction of Truxiilo. The
| cannonading is described as sharp and quick,
| and the suppositon is that the town was be-
ing attacked on both sides simultaneously, on
land side by the native Honduras forces and
on the sea side by the British man-of- war
against both of whom walker had to defend
himself at the same time.
This Is all supposition, 1t is true, yet has a
basis ofprobability in the fac Is already known.
The news brought up by the last arrival WAS
10 the effect that the opposing Hondurans had
been assembling in great numbers before the
town and preparing to attack 1t, while Walker
WAS remountng the guns, and redonbling
every energy to put his position in the best
state of defence.
We may add here, also, that intelligent gem
tiemen, direct hither by the last two arrivals,
and personally acquainted with Walkers po-
silOp, the town aud fortiiications Of TruxiIlo
and the state Of feeling among the Hondu-
- r0H ll Ia II n I'm
eral statement. 1t was known that the town
was 10 be attacked, and that Walker WAS pre-
pairing to defend it against every hazard.
The man n-of-war referred to is doubtless the
Icarus, which has been cruising in those
waters, apparently watching Walkers move
nents, the last six months. Under whose or
what Instructions her commander acts, we
have no means of positively knowing. Were
it not for the length of time she has been on
The coast, with apparently special object in
view we might think she acted under the in
| sttuctions or advice of Mr. Price, Superin-
tendent of the Belize aud Lieut.. q Jyernor Gd
,n'sriBi OF the Bay Islands.
The leug n of time, however, the Icarus has
been in these waters with the known fact that
| large party of Walkers men had their rem
devious on the Island of Ruatan, maxi. il pro-
bab!e that she had instructions directly from
home. And this supposItiOn ls strengthened
| by the fact that the British Consul at Coma
yagua and other officials i'll the State, and with
| Belize, have openly espoused the cause Of the
| Government of Honduras, at the head OF
| which is Gnardiola AS against the opposing
| party, and from time To time, as We learn
| from the official gazette, given Information OF
| his movements.
As 10 the actual condition Of Trnxillo before
| this attack was made upon it, We learn that ii
| was almost Ell tirely deserted Of its old inhab-
| itants. Those who sided actively with Guar
diola had gone into the neigh boring country,
where they don btless contri bu led their quota
to the native forces, reported 10 he before the
! town. Those who sided with Walker were,
| Of course, with him while the neutrals, who
only cared for their lives, had fad to the
| neIghbOrlng islands OF Utilla and Ruatan.
| The town OF TTuxillo, however, WAS a last
| accounts open to all corners with perfect Il b.
| ertY ofIngress and egresS during ali the hours
of the day and we are ASS ured that the officers
Of the opposing H0nduran army had been
| known to take advantage of this freedom OF
| the city TO spy out Walkers forces, move
| ments, and means OF defence We are also as
| ,urpd that perfect order reigued in the city,
| rnd all legitimate business was protected, and
| excepting the suspicious from the general
! flight went on as before Two negroes, who
| were AIKEN in the act Of breaking open stores
| and robbiug, had been shot in the public
| square.
| AS 10 the chances of Walkers successful de-
| fence, in case, believed, he has thus been at
tackled from both land aud sea- we have Oh ~
| he ssIn4 means of Judging as the reader him
self. As before stated. he has possession of one
| Of the est fortified places OF Central Ameri-
| ca, where he found eighteen pieces of cannon
~ and 2f Founders, some l5U small arGls and 4
| large Quantity OF stores and ammunition
| lie Is SAID also to have the sympathy aud &C.
i've support OF large party OF the native
people; but how far these advan EageS Will
| have enabled him 20 make good his defence
| agtias. the Government he has overtime WI
aud the British com bnPd, remains to be seen
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