The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-02

The walker Expsdition
AkRIvAL OF h0Kx rILIBusrzRs At NEW 0RLzANs-
DETAILS OF THE CAPTURE or TIE PARfY-wALxR
AND RUDLER REFUSE THE PROJECTIONS OF THE
UNITED STATES FLAG, ETC, ETC.
IRON ne Now Orleans Picayuns, 6ept 21l
reported 1t the Pa with kter nsWs from Hcndurss ar.
rived Up 70 the city this morning.
the SIS, S %, win Ss len this port Ga
Iorcemen1 for Walker. She arrived of Truxilo on the
dssh and made signal, which not being answered BY
Island, where she for The rst time learned The fatal
result Of the whole expedition
AZ before stated, Goa Walker abandoned rruxillo
the 2lst In obedience TO the demand Capt. Salmon,
q the British soop Of Icarus. and proceeded down
the coast toward Cape Gracas. They pursued BY
river where an engagement fought, and ninety Of
the enemy were killed reported missing walker lost
Das one man KILLED and one taken prisoner The latter,
whose name IL not given, was Afterwards barbarously
murdered by the natives.
The fugtves then proceeded on in the same direction
oa point some twenty miles distant from the San Roman,
where they surprised by party Of hundred and
my natives In this engagement II 10 reported that
walker lost twenty men The number Of the enemy lost
After this engagement the remaining party proceeded
on 70 the Rio Negro, where they took possession Of N
best manner pessibe in expectation Of further pursuit
by the natives The natives, however followed them
II the meantime the party quietly held the place and
without opposition Of any kind till the appearance OF the
British on the Ath, when, - before stated they finally
The party to which Walker surrendered was two to
three hundred strong and was composed Of British
Truxio in Honduran coaster called the Correo or mall
boat, which was accustomed 70 ply between Truxo,
Omoa and the Belize The Correo was towed down by
the lcrus, which vessel also accommodated portion OF
the native troops
The Icarus came to anchor at the mouth Of the Rio
Negro and the party sent up the stream In small
boats-a portion Of them in the boats Of the Icarus
U the particulars OF the surrender we have nothing
new. i Is only stated that the captured party were
where they were handed to the Horduran authori
ties The carus then proceeded to the Belize for fur
Their orders.
Before doing 10 however, Capt Salmon enacted OF the
ausnores the promise that no man Of the whole party
as IN
At last accounts from Truxo the Icarus had not re-
turned and the whole party were stl in duress.
to obtain were concerning the disposition Of Gen. Walker
and Col Rudler The Honduras authorities willingly con
scented to the return Of the rest OF the party
to the United States and the British schooner Richard
Sanford had already been chartered to bring them home
walker and Rudler, however, would not consent 10
claim the protection Of the United States flag. They
claimed TO be citizens OF Nicaragua and out OF this grew
the difficulty In regard 10 their disposition II said posi-
lively that had they claimed 10 be American citizens,
they would also have been given up with the rest
The probabilities then are, 20 far Information had
reached the island that the whole party would finally be
set a. liberty II was expressly stipulated that
should be harmed before the return OF tho Icaru and il
was not believed that her commander the Belize au
.
ler's DEATH
Since the above written we learn Walker surren.
dered without resistance to the Englsh the Rio Negro
his men being In . naked and starving condition.
We are also positively assured that Capt Salmon OF
the Icarus went % the Belize 70 obtain Gov Prices inu
would be compromised II IL should take place
The lcarus was seen returning from Belize 70 Truxio
the Taylor passed For, Mcdonald a. supposed With
Dispatches which would probably prevent the execution
The above, II will be remembered. published just
day before the despatch which appeared Saturdays
HERALD announcing the execution Of Walker, which news
was brought by the British steamer Gladiator which
rived at New Orleans the 2sh ul two days After the
John A. Taylor. The above. therefore, 10 not the very
latest from Truxlo and there reasonable doubt
but that the execution Of Walker took place q the Gad
aior has reported.
WHAT WALLER RELIED on IN HIS LATE RAID-rm
EMPEROR NAPOLEON IMPLICATED AZ HIS ACCOM-
PLICD.
From the Montgomery (Ala) Mail, Sept. 2s1
Gen. waser visited this city about Ave or siI weeks
little while previously and len unfinished negotiation
about small amount Of funds Tho last time he his
OILY object Was to meet business Dr.. VIM H. Rives Of
this city, who at the time happened TO be absent In
Florida Tho General, therefore, only remained from
eight in the morning until four in the afternoon.
not SSS sn w w Col ma a., s' full
the editor Of this paper both In this ooe and that
sse 'n ssessy n those (Which in the
main Of the same tenor ~ those held during pre-
vors vslt be made or two statemen In regard 70
which be imposed obligation OF secrecy, only r
II should be necessary 10 protect his enterprise That a
end, there 10 no reason why we should net publish
these statements a. showing, IN part at least, on what
TO both Col Riggs and oursef Gen Walker stated (n
conversations held during both visits, but with most en-
pa saa ..sano: H from z: 'i FRENCH
government, II he should b able TO regain Goa
perfect undersisndns between that government and
himself that be would cstablish the nstutou Of ala
very, By .w, IN Eic.r.su., the Preach government!
brig 10 Nicaragua many slaves from Africa could
be probably carried there he expressed 70 the Ut
Riga question, "a" the Emperor Of The French had him.
eelf sgnine1 his approval OF the arrangomenti" he
answered ss,ine'ly .ra. he smpGvr Ainssv IA. es,'
" tantamount. He did not, Of course, Indicate the
channel through which The aranssmsut had been made;
any Who knew him We believe that be added TO
that there details Of the Arrangement which IL
needless and would be mpr opcr 20 mention.
The General ii the same time informed that be had
been for some weeks sending men down sngy or In
pairs 10 Ruatsa, which, he said, vas only Forty I've
old Alabama river boatman, OF intelligence, who
kept public sentiment ali right In Ruatan, and himself
tina, be bad paid o.. :. me snds BE could rsss
been PARTIALLY promised him, with which and 100 or 200
and The Of the Susan (aii at Ruatan In good
order, be could 70 Honduras and work his way
into Nicaragua, where he hoped get control OF the
transit route and receive accessons IL both ends He
assured ~ DC nAd % mahy niends In NcarnGua among
the natives that small white force only wod be
sary.
LARA Knr's TmArs. "A new drama, In three acts,
"Aileen Arcon," was produced here last night. and
oeived with favor BY very large audience The play
depicts Irish life and character, and ID the work Of Mr.
De walden, the dramstis Of the theatre The following
y . r1rms OF The plot and inoidents;-
he p,ece opens with asscmbIage Of pessAnis Il an
Inn In Cork awaiting the arrival Of Of the principal
landowners the vicinity, With hs newly made bride-
20 whom tbsy are ng health and happiness an
rf1 hssp hal ~de oI4