The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-10-01
VOL. XVIII.---NO. 4
ing the money said TO have been left, I have
the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant,

| ing the money said TO have been left, I have
the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant,
WILLIAM WALkKR
In reply to this, Com. Salmon says he had
received petition from the citizens of Trux-
| lilo, for protection from Walker signed, among
| others, by the American Consul, and adds;
| am perfectly aware that by Offering terms
10 any person acting without authority from
| any recognized government, l expose myself
| TO rehuke from my superioTs. ! have, how
| ever, taken upon myself the responsibility Of
| doing So in the hope not only of preventing
| any further eHusion Of blood, but also with
the view OF preventing any further damage TO
| the town and the property contained in IT, so
| much of which Is obtained on credit from
| British houses in Belize.
| am perfectly aware that you were anxious
for the carrying out of the treaty of the 2et
| of November, 1859. particularly that part
| which would have placed Ruatan under the
! protection OF the Hondnranian flag. beg to
| point out, however, that the said treaty was
made with the existing government It OF Hondu-
ras, aud not with MIR. VIM. Walker, and that
| your descent on that island was the cause OF
| its nOn-com pletion. l must also inform you,
! with reference 10 Il clause in your letter, that
my instructions Will not permit me 10 recog
nlze the right of any private individual TO
make war ON recognized government, and
must con fess do not see what rights "a people
desirOus of living in Central America" can
have lawfully acq uired.
l must again repeat my demand of this
morning, and request you will inform me
when your arrangements Tor Fe-6ln bar kattOn
are complete.
Feeling sure that you will comply, know
ing what must result from a refusal, have
the honor 10 be, sir, your obedient servant,
NoRvKLL SALMON, Commander.
To Mr.. Wm. Walker.
PROTEST. OF GENERAL WALLER.
hereby protest, before the civilized world,
tha, when 4 surrendered to the captain Of her
MajPsty's steamer lcarus, that officer ex-
pressly received my sword and pistol, as well
as the arms of Colonel Rudler; and The sur
render was expressly and in SO many words
to hIm, as the representative OF her britannia
Majesty. WILLIAM WALKER.
On board the steamer 1carus, Sept. 5, 1860
THE EXECUTION.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 2s.- The British steam
er Gladiator has been quarantined.
Sne has on board the remnants of General
Walkers army.
Walker was shot on the 18th instant. Ten
shots were fired at him, amid the cheers of the
natives.
He was afterwards buried by foreigners, the
natives refusing 10 take any part in the cere-
mony.
Colonel Rudler has been sentenced to four
years Imprisonment.
General William Walker was a native Of
Nashville, Tenn, as we learn from the Union
aud American. His father is Mr.. Jas. Walker,
Scotchman by birth, and one of the oldest,
worthiest and most highly esteemed citizens
of that city. This is the third son that Mr..
Walker has lost in the Nicaraguan cause.
FROM CALIPOREIA.-The Pony Express from
San Francisco TO the 18th, has arrived. our
ing the W eek previous, the exports of bread
stuffs to Liverpool and Melbourne amounted
to 10000 sacks of wheat and 10000 sacks of
nour. The following is the general news by
this arrival:
Hon Reyerdy johnson addressed large
audience at San Francisco on the evening OF
the 18th inst. The feature of the speech was
a strong appeal to the Union sen .iment
A new Woolen factory is nearly completed
in San Francisco, being the second establish
ment of the kind erected within about fifteen
mouths. The manufacture OF blankets and
other coarse woollen fabrics is proving highly
lucrative.
Several apparently we'll authenticated state
nents have recently been published i'll the San
Francisco papers, concerning discovery OF a
new forest of mammoth trees on the eastern
border of IulIaTe county. The group Is rep
resen ted To extend a distance of eight miles,
embracing vast number of trees, exceeding
thirty feet IN diameter, and estimated al 3uO
feet high. One Tree supposed 10 be the largest,
is reported 10 measure l23 feet in circumfer-
ence.
The California Stage Company have started
q line TO run daily from Sacramento 10 Port
land, Oregon, carrying the mail.
DR.. VIM. II. Stone has been tried before udge
Hardy for killing member OF the last Legs-
lature, and acquitted. But little surprise Is
nantes ted at the result.
Recent accounts from the new Cozo silver
mining district are encouraging. Two tons OF
the ore on the way 10 San Francisco for
testing, and high expectations are INDUCED
from the richness OF the advanced specimens.
Some heavy suits have lately been COM
menced at Carson Valley. They are brought
by one Mccall and persons connected with
him, against the Ophir Company for l,s10.O0o,
and against the Mexican Company, for The re-
coyery of 81 100000. The suits brought
fOr the recovery Of the ground now in posses
sion of these companies, or the recovery OF
damages. Mccall now claims the ground now
being worked by these companies by the right
of discovery.