The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1860-09-04
Another Fillibustering War;!
News from Walkers Expeditions

PARTICULARS OF TIE CAPTURE OF TRUAIbLo.,
The schooner Dewdrop, Capt. Terry,
arrived at$this port this morning, from
Ruatan Island, the 10th inst. Amongt the
passengers is "a gentleman who left Trux-
lilo onythe 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
townoff tTfruxiilo Oh the 9th of August, at
about three or four o'clock in the morn
ing His whoie force numbered 1l0men.
all counted. They approached the town
intwo separate parties. The first was
landedssome three miles below the city on
the beach, and proceeded towards the
town by land The second was debarked
in small boats and proceeded pari passu
along the shore. They were all wellarm-
ed with Mimic muskets, had twenty rounds
of cartridge apiece, andwero supplied
with everything else necessary.
Our informant, who is personally ac-
quainted with nearly all of them, says
they were fine looking set of men, and
showed a confident bearing as they march
edup towards the town,
Thenew of the landing was conveyed
tothe town and fort sbya Carib. The
fort was garrisoned by seventy-6ve to one
hundred soldiers, sustained by three or
four hundred patriotes, (citizens), who
were, ,,sof course, Immediately called to
arms to o:dispnte the entrance of the Amer
There were mounted two "a Founders,
and some eighteen smaller pieces-thc
first two brass, of old Spanish manufac-
ture.. s4ssthe party advanced, pari passa,
along the. beach and in boats near the
shore, the two larger guns were opened
uponthcm. s-
When within half,a mile of the fort,
the land party alsofellihto an ambuscade
of the patriotes, and wcro-fred upon from
the; abush,1 which was gallantly and
promptly returned by tho Americans, in
manner that would have done credit to
an old guard.
They werc soon scattered and COM
plctely routed. The Americans then con-
tinuede their advance in full defiance of the
fort, and the order was given to 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 de
scriptien of it, says our informant, would
require aperson more familiar with the
modc-of warfare of these people, and one
who had not quite so many muslet balls
to dodge as himself Notwithstanding the
burningeof so much powder we took the
fort and place with the loss of only four
wounded Their loss as near as can be
ascertaincd is II killed and as 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 --
Busll,sa Polander, was slightly wounded
in the eye They are all doing we'll, and
will soon be able to report for duty
The people of the town seem to have
GREAT confidence in Gen. Walker. Many
of the stores are open and doing business
as usual; others have left, taking their
goods with thcm-not, as they all allege,
on account of their fear of Walker, but
of an attack on the town by some band
of plunderers and robbers from the inte-
rior, who will make this a pretence for
plundering and sacking the town.
The forts at Truxillo are said to be
large, commodious and well built, in the
best style of Spanish American fortifca-
tions, and defended faithfully by what
means Walker has at present atcommand,
cannot be taken by any force that can be
brought against him. Besides, the exist
inc Government of Guardiola is unpopu-
lar, while his rival, Cabanas, whose cause
Walker has espoused, is everywhere a
favcrite with the people.
AT last accounts Gabanas was on the
Pacific side of the State of Honduras,
where he was said to be everywhere IA
vorably received by the people. He is a
native of the country, and believed to be
oil fpure Castilian blood.
Guardiola is either half breed or full
alooded Indian. He has the reputation