Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-10-04
EnIhu.ror YnIker,. Protest.

The facts touching the fate Of Walker ap-
pear to be, that he was summoned in writing
by Com. Salmon of the Royal Navy, to lay
down his arms and evacuate Truxillo, the /
officers to retain their side arms and the whole |
party to be under protection OF the British, |
until safely out of Honduras. Walker had
no money to hire vessels to take his party,
and chose to retire down the coast The
British captain, with Honduras posse fol-
lowed, and captured the flibuster on the soil
of Honduras; Walker in view of he death he
met prepared the following protest. claiming
that it was a gross outrage to deliver him up
to the men of Honduras, who were sure TO
shoot their prisoner, though they had not
courage to capture him;
thereby protest, before the civilized world,
/ that when / surrendered to the Captain OF
Her Majesty steamer Icarus, that officer ex.
uressly received my sword and pistol, as well
as the arms of Colonel Rudler; and the sur
render was expressly and in so many words
10 him. as the representative Of her Britannia
WILLIAM WALKER.
On board the steamer learns, Sept 8. 1860.
The New Orleans Delta has some additional
facts respecting the capture o. Walker, from
which we extract the following. 1t may be
stated that the information comes through a
company of Rlibusters who left New Orleans
in the John A. Taylor, but reached Ruatan
too late to assist their associates;
After evacuating the fort, under the threat;
the British commander. Walker retreatec
with his men down the coast to place abou
! twenty miles from TrUxillo, called Roman
e where he was attacked by party OF Hon
|. dureneans, led by French desperate, Wh'
s had been released from prison at the Belize
= where he was under 8 sentence Of death, VIII
II nronise of pardon on the condition that b
o captured Walker.
The HOndureneans, under the lead OF tni
ruffisn, made vigorous assault on walker
A. camp but were met With great steadlness an
er GOODNESS, and repulsed with the lJss OF ma
their men. During the fight, the Frenc
Y brigand, who led the party made desperal
of effort to capture the general and succeeded
2 wounding him, but was finally killed by II
50 general himself Retreating in good ord'
+ I further down the coast, Walker reached
l. place called Cotton Wood, or Limas, Whel
O. he was again attacked and again repulsed
he assailants. Continuing his re reat he reach,
he the river called Tinto or Black river, where
ut encamped.
ce The natives still pursued ard follow'
cir him, but Walker kept them at distance, III
yn I'll information having been sent to Cor
mander Salmon, of the British ship lcarr
er who was off the coast, accompanied by
nd schooner having on board force OF Hond
eoto tne Brlush commander, who ask
him and Colonel Rudler Of what country
government they claimed protection.
Walker answer was, "That Of Nicaragua
be He was then asked if he desired to pla
); himself under the protection of the Brit.
u flag. He replied ''No; that he had no CLAIM
he on that government"
- "Then, it is said the British officer replie
in ''as yon have no Government | viii insul
I, you one" and ordered him to be delivere
- over to the Hondurenean officer who hs
J. him and Colonel Rudler ironed.
E. The whole party was then taken back /
Iruxillo, and the men were placed under th
British protection, and Walker and Rudle
y were imprisoned lin irons) in the fort