The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1860-08-15
General Slews.


THE FILIBUsTER WALKER ON HIS
TRAVELS. The New Orleans Delta
Of the 4th instant says: The tele-
graphic announcement that General
Walker had left the Island Of Ruatan
on the 2lst of June, is entirely correct.
But the additional statement that the
coast of Central America was his i'm.
mediate destination is an error. 1t is
doubtless true enough that his inten-
tion was ultimately to effect landing
on that coast but he did not immedi-
ately proceed thither II is annonn-
ced first in the Delta that GU the rat
iication OF the treaty between Hondn-
ras and England by which the Bay
Islands were to be restored to the for
mer Power, the British and A merican
inhabitants resolved TO resist the trans
fer; and, If possible, to assume po-
sition Of independence In order to
enable them to crrry out the design,
they invited emigrants from the United
States, number Of whom, at various
times, left the city for Ruatan, am'
arrived in safety at that island.
Bnt in the meantime, the Hondnre-
an Government had obi ai1ed informa
ton of the intended movement. The
design of the Islanders was proclaimed
SO openly, and their preparations so
publicly made, that ample time was
given to the Government of Honduras
to prepare for the emergency. Con-
sequently, before the day for the trans
fer arrived, British force was at hand
to enforce the provisions of the treaty.
The inhabitants, perceiving that resis-
lance would be useless, made up their
minds to submit, and the change of
flags has been effected without distur-
bance.
Almost all the emigrants who had
gone down to Ruatan, in accordance
with the invitation of the residents
where, it so happend, persons who.
had in some way been in eommnnica-
ton with General Walker. Among
them were officers who had served
with him in Nicaragua. and who were
known to be friendly to his cause.
These circumstances induced the sup
position that the Ruatan expedition
was connected with Interior designs
against Nicaragua, and prospective
movements on the mainland.
The superstition resolved itself, in
public estimation, into absolute GER
tainty, when the departure of General
Walker with number of followers for
Ruatan was made known. The state
ment therefore, that the General and
his men had left Ruatan for Nicara-
gua on the 2lst of .Jnne, took no one
by surprise. But, as we have already
stated, the mainland was not his i'm
mediate destination. On arriving at
Rnatan and finding that the British
authorities were actually in possession
and that, therefore, the ostensihle OBJ
ject of his mission could not be fulfilled
he resolved to proceed TO some other
point. He was impelled to this course
by very wise disinclination to be-
come involved in any disturbance or
complications with the Government of
Honduras or of England. Conse-
quently, collecting such of his men as
were on the spot, he set sail for anoth-
er island in the vicinity.
This departure occurred on the 2lst
of June, and is the event alluded to
by the telegraphic despatch. Tn the
meantime the schooner J. l.. Taylor
had left this part for General Walkers
new place ofrendezvous, with the OBJ
ject of taking him and his followers to
their point of ultimate destination.
This has probably before now been
effected and whether his destination
is Nicaragua or not we shall soon
learn. But, in the meantime, were
We to hazard a surmise, we should say
that the expedition was bound for the
San Juan river, and that it has alrea-
dy landed within the boundaries of
Nicaragua. At all events, the next
arrival may be expected to bring us
decisive information.