The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1860-09-19
eanaral walkers Expedition.
We copy the following interesting correspondence
from, tbe Picayune OF the / TIL inst: eo

from the Picayune OF the ] lth INST. ,oeo
TrrzIILo HoNnURAs, Aug. =, iooV'
General Walker and his followers retired last hlgn'
fon the fort snd town Of Trnxo, after having oco"
MED them since the sixth u This sudden
on Walkers part in consequence OF
between him and commander Salmon, OF hei my
steam soop-of-war lcaus, the SUBJECT oefhs c:.l
interests in Honduras said to have been lhirse
~ Walker in the occupation of Truxlo. Commander
Salmon informed Mr.. Walker that the British govern
mont held A mortgate on all duties and port clia
received BY the collector of customs at the pol'
Truxillo; and that he demanded OF Mr.. alhei i az
moneys received by him from these sources sll0T ~
took ioreible possession of the place As Cen Wahe
bod made Trnxilo free port from the day OF ms en-
trance therein and as no collections had been laue
of course he could only reply to this effect, ana t
therefore there was funds on hand to answer 'He
demand
Commander Salmon's response to this explanation
from the general was that he must lay down his arms
and abandon the fort In the event OF his 50 DONG
the British flag would protect him and his men ultl
tbey could embark on vessel and leave the coast
of Honduras IN case; however, ne refused TO lay Gown
his arms and accept the terms offered, the guns ol te
learns would be opened upon him, and he would be
taken bv force The IcarGs arrived in the harbor on
the morning of the 10th ut and the correspondence,
of which have given brief synopsis took place dur
ing Yesterday The last communication from commander
Salmon was received by Gen. aker at about O'Clock
p and the officer delivering it arranged to return from
the Sl0Op Tor Hlal reply tcIE SiooA
ing 1t was not long after the receipt at this last ana
rather peremptorv letter before movements were visible
inside the fort indicating that something unusual was
on the taps although no one outside would have noticed
the change so quiet everything done
Several of the principal officers were summoned to
the presence of the general and orders given as to the
various duties to be performed by them with dispatch
Additional rounds of cartridges carefully put out 70
the men and quantity of powder and balls for the
manufacture of more cartridges was carefully put IN
small bags for the to pack with them on the I'M
certain march that was before them In the ordnance
department were &C of Walkers Mimic muskcts, which
must remain behind and these must necessarily tall
into the hands of the enemy, the stocks were broken
and the barrels bent in such manner as to render e
useless large quantity ofpowderand some cartridges
were thrown into the waerclOsets and casks OF water
emptied upon them Thus in one service or another
the officers and men were busy employed until between
10 and II o'clock p NJ when the two companies were
rapidly formed in order and the march commenced
Everything connected with the evacuation OF the tort
was conducted orderly and silently thatn one knew
of in the on board of any OF the several vessels
in the harbor 1t seemed as if the dogs OF the
place. usually noisy refused to bark Oh an occasion
of such interest to the parties concerned
The whole number of men under Walker, and leaving
with him. was about so including officers The names
of some of them follow:
General William Walker, general-n-ehef; col A Il.
Rudler colonel commanding; major John V. Hooff,
acting captain of co. A. major Thomas Dolan, acting
captain of CO. b. capt S West, chief of commissary
department; capt Small chief of ordnance department;
lieut. John Ryan, chief of quartermasters department;
Noah J. Parsons first lieutenant co. A.
Gen Walker left behind him in the fort the entire
hospital This is composed Of eight persons, as fol-
lows, viz: Dr. E. H. Newton, surgeon in charge; b.
Johnson hospital steward col Thomas Henry, wounded
bv pistol shot in the face Charles Allen secretary to
generainchief sick of fever Walter Stanley private,
wounded in the ARM Henry Cooper, private, wounded
in the leg; E. F. Conway private fever; and A Lowe,
private fever These persons felt rather queer when
they found themselves the solitary inmates of this old
fort and the solemn hour of midnight upon them Few,
any of them closed their in slumber and every
noise especially the bark of dog, was imagined to be
the announcement of the rapid approach OF an armed
and bood-thrsty enemy, intent upon our destruction
However all was WELL and after long watch daylight
broke upon u.s. and not person, either friend or enc
N.Y. had entered the fort during the night,
At an early hour this morning DR.. Newton and Mr..
Allen went with some haste the acting British CONSUL
Mr. Vim. Mulhado and in behalf of the entire party
made application for British protection. As there was
man-of-war in port, the commander OF which was Mr.
Mulhados oicia superior he could not give positive
answer until a consultation had. He, however,
promised to do all in his power for welfare In
the meantime the boatmen of the Icarns into the
fort with few marines and took possession OF it plac
ing sentinels and nerdicng all ingress egress. AT
about ten o'clock this morning commander Salmon came
ashore to the fort and received by Dr. Newton aud
Mr.. Allen.
Commander s. called the secretary aside and ques-
toned him closely to Walkers plans and the direc-
ton of his march, but the secretary could give no
satisfactory replies The commander seemed particularly
anxious to know whether Walker had gene into the
interior or had taken the coast for the purpose OF
embarking He remarked that he regretted very much
that Mr.. Walker had not accepted his terms, as he
feared it would go very hard with him and his if he
attempted to make his way through the enemys coun-
try. The commander then remarked that those that
had been left need apprehend no danger, British
protection should be extended to us. We to be
permitted 10 leave Truxillo whenever opportunity pre-
sented and would be allowed to take private bag
gage with us but all papers relating to Gen.
Walkers expedition must be retained in the fort
public property.
The evening edition of the Picayune saws:
The British brig Kate which brought us the above
interesting correspondence arrived at this port last
evening, from Ruatan island the % inst She reports
that the brig Favorta arrived at Port Mcdonald the
3ls from Truxillo the day. whence she brings the
very latest intelligence from the mainland 1t is the
following effect
Aftec leaving Truxio, Walker retreddown the coast
in the direction of Cape Gracias He had at that time
1.-THE 21st 80 men, all well armed and in good spirits.
On the I'D the enemy started out in pursuit. and the
day engag nent took place at locality called
"Cotton Tree" GU the Roman river.
In this engagement one man (private Pomeroy)
killed and five men wounded but none ofthem severely
Among them Maj, Hof, who was very badly dis
figured with buckshot; and private James j. Hogg of
this city, who received gun shot in the The
wound however, was not severe.
Gen. Walker was also personally assaled in the
fict and received Slight wound in the face The as
sailant was however, shot down On the spot,
After this engagement, Walker continued to retire
TIL the 25th when he arrived at place called Limas
abandoned mahogany works. where the inhabitants at
first took flight in great alarm but induced to
return by the favorable representations of one of their
number, under the advice of Walker.
From a careful comparison of the date, are con
WINGED the very latest of the party is of Sunday
the 10Th ult. which day two Of Walkers officers
left the mainland for Ruatan island for provisions
They came over in barge and experienced rough
weather. but did reach the island till the 29th and
then were compelled to land uninhabited shore,
whence they made their way fort Mcdonald day
These officers Walkerandhs party Sunday the 26th
at place called Limas, abandoned mahogany works.
a river of the same name some thirty forty miles
from Trlxillo in the direction of Cape Gracas Up to
this time the losses had been only two private Pomeroy
killed. before stated in engagement with the
N.Y. and private Coleman who fell victim to the pre-
vailng fever of the country.
In the engagement above mentioned there were also
five wounded as before sated-Maj. Hoof of Virginia.
private James j. ogg, of this city, and private Samuel
Coffin of Natchez The names of the other two have