New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-21
GENERAL WALKERS EXPEDITION,
LETTER FROM RUArAN AND HONDURAS.

RuATAN, Aug 8, 1850.
Ed. Gyescent-Perhaps you would like to have
the news of the last two weeks from here. Well,
here it is. In the first place. the people of Ruatan
are in a state Of the most intense excitement
about the movements of Walker and his party,
who have been cruising about the island for about
ten days, not daring to come into the harbor on
account of a British sloop-of.war that has been
stationed here for sometime. But she left August
2 for Belize Honduras to the great dismay OF the
eelored population, who have terrible dread OF
the filibuster chief, perhaps not entirely without
reason. There are fifty soldiers in the place be-
longing to one of the English West India regiments,
blacks, and party of six artillery men, whites;
the latter mostly confined to the hospital with the
Ruatan fever, which Is very prevalent among the
whites and is very severe. Mr.. Dyer, late mate OF
the John A. Taylor, has had a severe attack and
narrow escape. He is now recovering down at
Usilla, which is much healthier, and where
intend to 60 tomorrow. The English flag is
not yet hauled down, and the people are in the
utmost terror, for fear that it will, in case the
English give up the protection of the place, as
they should have done some time since, according
to the treaty. The black population will leave en-
Htasse; bon uoyage to them, say. AT present
they are all turned out at night armed, patroling
the country, and bringing in the most alarming ac-
counts of the movements of Walker, who some
times lands might in some small harbor to escape
the squally weather, which is now very severe at
night. He keeps on the sea all day. think that
the party must be pretty tired Of the cruise.
TUESDAY, Aug. 7.-Nothing has been seen of
Walkers vessels for some days. The people are
in a fever of excitement. Nothing is done amongst
the blacks but drink bad and talk and frighten
each other almost TO death, by way of keeping up
their courage.
UsELLA, Aug. s.-To-day the schooner John A.
Taylor has arrived here. Capt. Lombard states
that on Monday, the 9Th, Walker made descent
upon Truxillo with about ninety men and captured
the town and fort with only one man wounded
shot in the eye. Ibid not learn his name. Capt
lombard remained at Truxillo some time after the
capture, and represents everything quiet. All
private property being spared and respected,
the people of Usilla are not at all concerned
about Walkers movements. They seem very
Indifferent as to whom they belong, England,
Honduras or the United States. Provided they
can get trade enough to supply their wants, they
go on their way rejoicing. Truly, they are most
eontented, simple and hospitable people, eontented
with little. The island itself is most fertile their
fruit is far superior to the fruit Of Ruatan. have
myself seen punches of bananas that would weigh
from two to three hundred weight. The harbors
are excellent, while the climate, as before stated
is much better.
Mr.. Dyer, whom have seen here, is almost re-
covered from the effects of the Ruatan fever, and
goes to the United States by the John A. Taylor
{his former yessel.) This will 60 to you by the
schooner Araminta, Capt. Mason, which leaves to.
morrow with a cargo of fruit for New Orleans.
Capt. Mason is straightforward intelligent man,
much above the class Of masters that mostly trade
here. He will doubtless have some news also. He
takes up the crew OF the schooner Clifton of New
Orleans, which vessel has been abandoned by her
captain, Mccormack, at Belize, on account of the
authorities there making seizure of some goods |
that were on board the Clifton consigned to firm
in Ruatan and not intended to be landed at the |
Belize, but the authorities insisted upon seizing
them, and Capt. Mccormack struck his flag and
abandoned his vessel to them.
This is all the news have at present, and if you
think worth while to publish it, you are welcome
to it. II possesses only one merit, it is correct.
IN,