, 1860-09-15

alton Of its merits. He was followed by Col
Llcegar 'or few moments, when the m .etinl
adjourned. In the evening, the people were
eeoiet1a'neo !: oy dispfay OF fireworks, torch
Of Mt Erie.
The Richland County Wide Awakes were il
attendance. and nere Of great efficiency in pte.
venting some drunken Democrats from disturb,
ing tho mee:irg. There uss IN evident plot
among tue Do19Eas men to break up the pro.
ceed1cEa, and, but for the firm conrse pursued
~ the Wide Awakea and Republicans general.
y, It would hase been iueyiteby done. They
ancceeded, however, only in exhibiting thei,
base latenhors, and in disgusting all decent
men With their outrageous profazlt7 and CD,
ncenity, r.
FlR7HtR OF NALkEk,S EXPEDITION,
Particulars Of the Latest Engacements
| lspec,a, Cosre.potaene* of he Plcayu,c,1
| BAT 1s1Asps. Aug. 81, lseo
presume you have bad the 1l1llest payticu.
lars before now Of the daring manner 10 which
| aeu. Walker took the fortress VI Tru11llo. 1t
erals force vas ninety. With a rush thsy ri.
LED in, and bad eot,re possession tifsten min
utes after the first sho. IVES fred by the
| fortress. 'A&o
] =, Whit a1rant towards these 1Iondarans are !,
ne!e Is to"a OF TWO thousand inhabtsnts, with
strong fortress, defended bv three hundred
troops And toTnspeop'e al injfaituns, taken IN
nHten minutes by ninety NED, the atta:kiuo
severely wounded.
Ihe General suppased he had established a
e1Ssleas t1aE.s hsae OF operatons. The peeiten j.
ncaoabtediy strong, and onl7 sssaiiab!e by
heevy artillery, Of which the uonduraps have
none, Or by coup De main aud pluck rhey have
MT got for that, and beIieye iwo thousand of
eaca 'hinga - the5 call soldiers could not have
recovered 1t.
Ataer G:n. Walker Lad held possession two
weeks al English mar. .ofwar, The Icsrue. lid
claim to i. Al British properly, apd dema,Ged
$780, to be paid down, OF tile General and h1a
men to surrender wilhou: conditions.
1hls british interference in the affairs of
central America took place on Tuesday, ,he
21st August, az houE before sunEet. The Gen.
era! consulted bis Officers, aud resolved to eva
broadside ef Eueh a ship az that. Tbs order
was carried out 1t . O'Clock at night, and tho
party took up line ct march 10 The east-
ward. ~A4'
The uondurau comnandante had to ba seut
Tor tFo or three times before be could get up
of the cu1pty fortress. Ga Wednesday, eyeu-
ing be entered, and on Thursdav semi oae hun.
ared men in pursnit Of Gen. Walker, Ihey
came up with him Oh Friday. during Init Vt
coAon Tree, On the banks Of the Roman siver,
When his men we're mostly slee pug, took them
By su:priae, and fred voIleY iuto them at fortv
Jard4 distance, with 10 little effect that tlis
General lost only one man killed, one daprer-
ousy and four slightly wounded. The second
vsolley might have told with fearful effect wh,le
fhe AmeEcaos were huddled together getting
thelr arms, hut fortunstely it was diverted tronl
who. hearing the firing, ru:hed towards biz
cor rsdes, and ran the gamlet through tho
secsnd volley from the whole troop without "A.
ee1ving shot By this time the Americaus
had formed. delivered their FIRE, which Knocked
assf o.. Yen Or tTel,s. then charged, and seat'e1ed
thirty plunged into The ,irer nhefs eesefai
Ware drowned. The remainder scstteref
through the savaana, and that were not snot
got to cover.
IN this affair the Hondnrarz lost :bop: ftt7
kl!!ea and wounded General Wafker one
latter: He has row possession Of part rf the
Caf'o town OF imas, nhera be is Error cly bar
rlcaded. and able to resist 500 Uoudarx6s. Int
We hear thst the lcarus is bound doFn sqain tn
font him or make hin prisoner.
ihis TesFei brought seyen Of Walkers nen
from Ifu1l!lo that were left behind sick wnsn
The place was esacuated, a1d has landed thfm
here Without any means Of support, though
they surrendered themeelYes prisoners fo Tia |
brlt'sh nag, at the sams time lhe aothor;t;es
denonnce rs til!lbusters any PERSONS that render
nakets men assistance. But as men must NOT
scme Of the Inhabitants for charity's stIe ars
IeodeF1nE themaelves obnoxious to he powers
that b. s'"e@S
STILL LATER,
ltFom tic p!cayuEe, 1s.a,1
We we're this morning rut in possession Of !
sun farther latel'9encs Of " aiker's expedition
to Honduras. It IL furnished to u from A. an-
thoritati e source. and will perhaps help us to
form an opinion Of the probable fate Of the pef:y.
And first Of all, We are assured that the
steamer Osceo1a whose report at Batabann
Cnoa, we have aare dy Published, lift Truxiiio
before our last arrival direct from that place.
The news brought By her, therefore, that Walk. |
es's party had already in various conflicts with |
the Eatlyes, been reduced to remnant of !
tnenty -6ye men, is believed to be incor1ect Il |
comes to us, indttd, oaiy as report which had /
reached the town. wh.re naturally any repor:
Of the kind would b. verJ nuch nagniic5.
From 8 careful ccupariacn of the date. ".
are convinced that tbs resJ }ates. news Of tbn
party is Of Sunday. the aG.h ult, on which dsr
tHo tt " a1ker's officers left The mainland for
Ruatsn 1slsud, for provisions. They cane oyer
IN q barge ard experienced rough sasther. but
did not reach the Island till the 29th, and then
were compelled 10 land on an nninhabi.ed shore.
whence they made their way to Fort McDons1d
the next day,
Thcse officers left Walker snd his psrty on
Sunday the 26th, at a rlacs called Limas ahan.
doaed oshoeoay works, On = river Of the satus
name. soue thirty or forty miles from Tru7:l-
10. in the dife:t'ou Of Cape Graeiss. % to
thus time tie losses had been onIy two. p1iyate
Fomeroy, killed, as before sta.ed, in ap en-
gkgeu'ent with tho enemy, aod Pirate Cole.
man, who tel victim 10 the prevailing fever
Of the country.
In 'hs engagement above mentioned there
Fern also ire wounded. a. before STATED Ma.
jos n3od. OF Virginia, Private James J. uoeg.
Of this city. and Private Samuel CoGin, Of
Matches The names Of The other Two hayo
rot reached us.
The remaining seyentyt xix wcre sill in excel
lent health, and amply provided With nm, and
ammunition. Each man had ! Minnie musket, |
. hundred rounds, and many Of them the latert
improved Tetolvers. D! elothing they lad onIr
one dult each, but that good. TENTS. blankets. !
Or other camp eqaipage, they had none. The
nights however, IN that country, 1t this season
would absolutely staId in need Of them only in |
csse Of rain.
It being cattle raising country, they bad Of
codf8e, aoundance Of good fresh beef. ThsY |
Ueso only in waat Of vegetables, for which ,hs
party m=ntloned had been sent ta the ueieh-
boring i:iand
Soon amer the news reached Port Mcdonald.
= = email Feasel was chartered by Walkers
friends there, to proceed to tbs main land with
Iaesc proTis'ons, additional clothing and other
Assistance.
ID as to The report brought By tho o4eee. tha
70 sre assured 1t has no foundation ia fscs. II
|: 3, believed by our informant that they would
either proceed down. the coast to Cane G7sc;as
% /. embark Tor Some port in Nicaragua, Or strike
aseea5 aesoss Tue country, With the sans des~
ee ? 10 caf'o yiiEage. about twenty-five milea
Efon L:znas, where Signals were 10 be- e,ected
as guides tor the returning officers.