Newbern weekly progress., 1860-10-09

and Lane held meeting at lnlS place EdSI Hltfs-
tay to take into consideration the propriety of
having public barbecue between this and cleo
tior" Being out of town on that day, l am not
able to give you the particulars. bnt learned that
they resolved TO have one think the 10Th itst..
when those who oppose them will be pretty apt 10
! get fits, except lincoln as some of them (tho
| Brecknridg gers) prefer Lincoln TO either Bell "r
Douglas, because they think If Lincoln Is elected
that will be just for dissolution of th:
/ Union. But being politician, will not bfanch
of into pOityr. RESPECTFULLY,
surrender ofVSaII&er.---COrre
ence.
| The loIowin. is the demand for surrender
addressed to Gen. Walker by Commander Sal
mon, of the British steam sloop-ot-war lcarus
On BoARRD H. B. NJ STEAM SLOOP KARU$, !
TruxiNo, Aug 2l, 1850 )
/ SIR | have TO inform y6tI--
! l. That the Custom house receipts of the port
of Tri,Nilln mortgaged TO the british government
in ravmcnt for debt for WlIich the government
made itself answerable, are diverted from then
proper course by your unauthorized occupation OF
that port.
. That the sHm Of s2,G25 in money. and gov
crnment paper to the amount OF $3.50, left i'll
the Custom house on your taking possession of
the town belonging to the British government III
virtue of the said mortgage
81 That In consequence OF the entire cessatIon
of trade, caused by your occupation of the town.
the interests of the British merchants at Belize
are effected to = large amount -
! 4. That your psesence on this coast has been
the means of deterririg the completion Of treaty
existing between Great Britain and Honduras.
That therefore, consider it my duty in ptotec-
ton of the interests of Great Britain, TO re estab-
! lsh in Tru;&illo, the authorities commissioned by
| the existing government Of Honduras, and re
quest that yOu with your followers, will be pre-
| pared to lay down. your and reembark on
! the recognized officials being ready TO resume
! their pests Such arms and all military stores
belonging t6 the expedition to be forfeited TO the
| Honduras government, surety against any
further descents to their coasts Officers to retan
their side arms. Also to deliver up to the proper
authorities the money and papers mentioned iii
clause two well as all tile government papers
UpCt, these terms being coihpiicd witli safety to-
pers IN and private property will he guaranteed by
the English flag l have the honor to be, sir;
your obedient servant,
NORvEhL SALMON, COMMAND +
To Mr. VIM. Walker.
To this Mr.. Walker replies on the same day,
stating his Ignorance Of the alleged mortgage
to the British governmental Of the custom house
receipts Saws that of the money and govern
ment paper said to have been in the custom
house. he kifows nothing as it never came into
his hands. 1usties his making war upon the
present government of Honduras by Il queer
reference to the code of Alfred, and finally cor
scnts to the terms Of surrender, making inqui-
rv in regard to the embarking of himself and
his men, wishing to know in what Vessel and
at whose expense such rc-cmbarkati6n is to
take place. He expressly surrcnders to an Of
ficcr of the British CROWN
The next letter is from Commander Salmon
to Gen Walker and is also dated the 21st Al
gust 1850 In it he replies to some of the re
marks ofGcn: Walker and rcitcratcs his demand
for an immediate compliance with the profIcrcd
terms of surrender. He says:
g must again repeat my demand of this morn
rangments tor re-embafkation complete.
Feeling that you will comply, knowing
what must result from refusal, have the honor
to be, sir, your obedient servant,
NORVELL SALMON, Commander"
The next paper in order is the following
PROTEST OF GENERAL WALKER.
I hereby protest, before the civilized world:
that when L surrendered to the captain of her
majesty steamer Icarus that officer expressly re-
ceived MY sword and pistol as well as the arms of
Col RuGler, and the surrender was expressly, and
i'll many words, to him us the representative of
her britannia majesty.
On board the steamer fcarus Sent 5, 1860
1t will be seen that this protest is dated fully
two weeks after the interchange of the CORES
pOndcnce above alluded to. What occurred in
the meantime is not stated If Gen Walker
and Col. Rudler surrendered incompetence with
the demand of the 21st August, and upon tho
conditions therein stated the consent of the
Commander of the Icarus to the shooting of
either by the Hondurans, affixes a stain to the
British flag that cannot be washed out, no mat
ter who Walker was or what he had DONE
But the long time that elapsed between the
date of the demand for surrender and that of the
protest, lead lis to presume that Walker was
not on board in pursuance of that demand nor
in accordance with its terms. Indeed all ac
counts seem to lead to this conclusion
OF Walkers death there can be no doubt
The Steamer Gladiator reported at quarantine
below New Orleans, is u British War Steamer
with the remnant OF Walkers men Oh board
WI Journ0l
The New Orleans Picayune says that Senator
Cingman, of North Carolina is fugitive pol;t1-
can-one day for Douglas and the next day for
Breckinrdge.'' 1t thinks he gets more notice
than he is worth.
Twenty couples were divorced at the late ses-
sion of the Superior Court in New London, Con-
nectcut.
p; G: Breckenridge, a Breckenridge county eIec,
| and Everett.
| On Saturday last the remains of Mr., ingram. one
of the Lady Eigin victims, shipped from
Quebec to England
| MIR. Ward, our minister to China is said to have
asked for six months leave of absence, on account
! OF ill-health. .r@
! It's said that Baron Renfrew, when he be-
comes of age, will be worth f700,O00, or $o,5OO,-
| O0O
Messrs. Delk & Lindsey, of Norfolk, have pur-
chased the steamer Sea Bird, TO run on the Abe
/ marie Sound