New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-18
MAKERS DEFEAT.
, OF The New. Orleans Picayuae.

CORRESPONDENTS Of The New. Orleans Picayune ,o
BAY ISLANDS, Aug 81, 1860.
nresums Won have had the fullest particulars before
now of the daring manner in which Gen. Walker took
the fortress of Truxillo. II was deend by 3OO msn
The Gene raps force was 90 With rush they sailed
ill., and had eotre possession 10 minutes after the
shot fired by the advanced guard nearly miie
from the fortress.
What arrant towards these Hondursns are Here
is town of 1000 Inhabitants, with strogg fortress
defended by 300 troops and townspeOpe nd u.tHtnm,
taken IL Is minutes by 90 men, the attacking parry
having only two slightly and one severely
upded.
The General supposed he had established an excel
lert base of oper ,iions The position is undoubtedly
,tTong, and Only as'sllslle by 'eavy auilefy, OF
viii y the Boudurans have mona, or by coup de
MAN. ard pluck they have not got for tha', and be,
evs 1000 Of such things az they call soldiers couid
not have recovered it.
ANer Gen Walker had held secession two weeks,
an English an-ot war the laJus laid caiW 10 IL as
BRITISH property, and demanded S6O,OoO to be pad
down or the General and bis men to Surrender with
Out CONDITIONS.
Auer "a took place Tuesday, the I'D August, an
hour before sunser The General consulted bis oncsrs,
srd resolved TO evaGuate as he had means Of re si
ps the broaaside Of suCh ship as that The order
gss carried out AZ o'clock a. Night and the party
T. NJ a line OF march 81 tbe eastward.
The uoDduran commaUdaDte had 10 he sent tor Two
or three ues before he could get up c)lrdge enouSo
D. r. turn AID lake possession OF the empty fortress.
On Wednesday evening he entered and on lhurslay
rel I 100 men in pursuit OF Gen. Walker;
They came W with bin on Friday, durlog hilt at
Couon Tree Oh the bank of the Roman River, when
lie men we're mostly sleeping took them by sdrprse,
~ d fired yo,ley into thsm at forty yards distance,
with so little effect thai the General lost only one man
Tiled ole dac gsrousy md four slightly ~ouoded.
IRE eco nd v1ley might raw told with fearful effect
whlle d.. Americans hudoled together getting
thsir srps but fortunately it was diverted from the
rsn h0Oy TO ARD az a distance, who, nearing
the firing rnshed toward his comrades, and ran tns
gauntlet through the second yolley fro the whole
iroop without Teceiying sh0t. BY this Time the
Americans had formed, delivered their hce, which
kI ock over ten or twelve then charged, and scat
tered the Honduras ike hock of sneep. About
ttiity plugged into the river, where several we're
dTo ' ned Tie remainder scattered through the ca
wanna ard all thst not shot got 70 cover.
In this stair the Hondnr4ns lost about fifty killed
ard wOuI d. d. Gen. Walker had one killed and seven
wounded himsef among the latter, He has now pos
sersi Of part of the Csrb Town of Lima wnere he
II strongly barrcaded and able 10 resist $40 Hon
duIans; but We hear tort the lc4rus is bound dJwn
again TO TvBt rim naEe MIN prisoner.
This vessei brou ht seven OF Walkers man from
TmxillC that lert behind sick when the place
evacuated, aud he's landed them here wit1ous auy
msaI II support, hOagh they surrendered themselves
prisoners 10 tue Briiish Aag at the same time the
auiL ries d-hOunce flbusteTs aUy parsons that
render Va keI + men assistaucs. Bat. as men mus
at be all TO in the mds of Oenty. some
Of b. Bh8ban,s for charity soke rendering the
selNes obrOsOus 70 toe powers that be.