The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1860-10-12

The General, however, quickl
brought down his assaiant with hi
ten shooter, and the rest of the Hon
duraneans fled in great confusion
leaving their killed and wounde,
behind. or this party of one hun
dred and forty, but thirty got bacl
to Trnxillo. When it is considere,
that Walkers men were all veter
ans, and were armed with Mimi,
mnskets, this loss is not at all al
improbable one. In this action o
Walkers party, George Pomeroy
was killed, and the following wer,
wounded: Lieutenants Ryan, Tsly
Priddy, Coffin, IIogg. Walgamotc
Fuller, and Porter. None OF these
men were very dangerously wound
ed, but one of the wounded, named
Smith, q German, who was In charge
of a iollow'countryman by the namC
OF Sirecker, was murdered by the
HoDduraneans. His friend met q
like fate.
On the night after the battle.
which occurred in the forenoon.
Walker took up his line Of march to
a place further down the river, call
ed Llmon. This place they reached
in safety, with no other casualty hut
the severe wounding Of Major TIofi
by the fire Of some struggling Hon.
duraneans. At Limon, Walkers
party was kindly received by the
native Carybs, who constitute the
population Of the place. and who
are inveterate in their hostility to the
Honduraneans, generally, ard to all
Spsniards. They spoke English.
and gave Walkers men an abund-
ance of such provisions as they had.
Continuing their march from this
place--passing through several Ca.
ryb villages, where they were al
ways kindly entertained, AMI re.
ceiving now and then a Struggling
shot from come prowling Ilon6u.
raneans, the little band finally reach
ed a place on the sea coast called
Little Rock, where they remained
for a day, receiving much kind
treatment from the Carybs, and
where they procured boats 10 trans
port the sick and wounded to the
place where Walker had arranged
to have his rendezvous.
Leaving Little Rock, Walker pro-
cecded towards Black River, stop.
ping on his way at the house of a
hospitable Caryb called John Bull.
At three p. IN. on the 9th of An
gnst, Walker reached in safety the
Black River (ltio Negro,) or Tinto,
and encamped at the trading post of
one Dvming. an Englishman, who
has lived in the country tor twenty
one years. Here the men obtained
provisions, AMI Walker remained for
three days. The post is but two
and a half miles fr m the sea coast.
On the 81 OF September two Brit
sh cutters, carrying forty men, came
mp the river, and Captain Salmon
)t the Ic1ruS. accompanied by Gen
-ral Alvarez OF the Ilonlurean army,
stepped ashore, and walked to the
house in which General Walker was,
and asked an Interview with him,
which was granted. Captain Sal.
mon, a bnrly, bluff young British
officer, of a very pompous, authorita-
tive manner. introduced himself to
General Walker, informed him that
her British Maiesty's sloop-of war
Icarus lay off the mouth of the river.
and that anchored near her WAS
ship, which had on board 250 Hon
lurencan soldiers, and he thereupon
demanded the surren Ter of Walker
and his command.
General Walker, with character
istic GOODNESS and dignity, contrast
ing strongly with the pompous as
surance OF the Eritish officer, asked
whether this demand WAS made by
Captain Salmon, as u British officer,
and whether II he surrendered, it
would be to the British authorities?
To this inquiry Major Dolan and
Captain West, who were present at
tho interview, solemnly assert that
Salmon replied, eyes You surrender
to me, As a British officer" The
question was repeated by General
Walker, and the same answer given
by Commander Salmon, vino rather
haughtily and patronizingly added,
You may thank me, to, that you
have a whole bone in your body
Tho General then told them that
under these circumstance he would
surrender. During the interview
between Walker and Salmon, Alva
req, the Honduranean General, stood
at the door, listening. The men
we're ordered to form, and their arms.
even to their knives, were delivered
over to the British marines, who
formed a guard over them.
That night, when the men were
all asleep, General Walker and Col.
Rudler we're taken under guard to
the LcGrus, and in the morning all
the men were taken on board the
same vessel, where they were close
ly guarded and not permitted to hold
any conversation with Gen. Walker
and Colonel Rudler. On the 4th
the Icarus weighed anchor and
steamed up to Truxillo, where she
arrived that night.
On the way, all the officers and
men OF Walkers party were searched
for papers which might be used for
his conviction. In addition to the
British Sailors and Marines on the
| Salmon there was n forca oe oho,,