Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-04
BY THE LATEST MAILS.

Startling Intellgence-Louis Napoleon m
FiIlibuster-The Emperor Napoleon nm
Alleged edAccOmpllce Of General Walker.
The Montgomery (Ala.) Nail, of the 2sth
ult., makes this important announcement:
Gen. Walker visited this city about FIVE or
six weeks before he went to Ruatan. He
had been here little while previously and
LETT unfinished a negotiation about n small
amount of funds. The last time he came,
bis only object was TO meet on business
DR.. VIM. H. Rives, of this city, who at the
time happened 20 be absent in Florida. The
General, therefore, only remained from eight
IN the morning until four in the afternoon.
During these few hours, Gen. Walker had
very full, if not unreserved, Conversations
with Col. Joel Riggs and the senior editor of
this paper, both in this office aud that of the
Southern Insurance Company, of which Col
X. is the Secretary. In those conversations
(Which in the main were of the same tenor
as those held during the previous visitl he
made one or two statements, in regard to
which he imposed an obligation OF secrecy,
only so far as it should be necessary to pro.
tect his enterprise. That at an end, there is
no reason why we should not publish these
statements, as showing, in part at least on
what Gen. Walker relied.
To both Col. Riggs and ourself Gen Walker
stated Tin conversations held during both
visits, but with most emphasis and partic-
ularly during the last, that he had assurance
Of assistance from the French Government.
If he should be able to regain control of
Nicaragua. He alleged that there was a
perfect understanding between that Govern
ment and himself that if he would establish
the institution of Slavery, by law, in Nicara-
qua, the French Government would see that
the French commercial marine should bring
to Nicaragua as many slaves from Africa as
could be prohtably carried there.
lie expressed to us the utmost confidence
IN the arrangement, and to Riggs question,
If the Emperor of the French had himself
signifed his approval of the arrangement"
he answered distinctly, eyes, the Emperor
himself has been approached, and have
guarantees" or words precisely tantamount
through which the arrangement had been
made, but that he placed absolute faith in it
was obvious to any one who knew him.
We believe that he added to us that there
were details of the arrangement which It
was needless and would be improper to mem
ton.
The General at the same time informed us
that he had been for some weeks sending
men down singly or in pairs, to Ruatan,
which, he said, was only forty-fve miles
from the coast of Honduras; that his AGENT
there was an old Alabama River boatman of
intelligence, who kept public sentiment al
right in Ruatan, and himself advised; that
he bad paid out all the funds he could raise
IN Ruatan passages; was here to obtain
$4,000, which had been partially promised
him, with which, and 100 or 200 men, and
the arms of the Susan (all at Ruatan in good
order he could go over to Honduras and
work his way into Nicaragua, where he
hoped to get control of the Transit-route,
and receive accessions at both ends. He as
sured us he had so many friends in Mic
aragua, among the natives, that a small white
force only would be necessary.