The constitutional union., 1861-03-22

Sa" s'liail cie-'''-r containing three houses ahd' 10 our extreme satia2~otion. several head ol cattle grazing.
 The prospect of a rich repast raisca dc hitherto dropping spirits of the men, and halt dozen hungry soldiers were sent to find a canoe, to ferry the command over the river. Ihey succeeded in finding two large boats ; and in an hour we were all safely across. A bullock was speedily killed, fires lighted, and hunger and fatigue were soon forgotton.
 The hacienda we had roachcdwas inhabited by native and his family They did not seem at all afraid; but the women went to work to make us some tortillas--a cake make of parchcd corn-1or which we paid them lsocrally The General thought 1t best to re main here that night, and recruit the men. About twelve o'clock one of the men died, worn out probably, by fatigue, want of rest, and the extreme heat This was the first death that had occurred and made deep i'm prcssion on the men. l. was, alas a mean- choly prestige Of what was to follow.
 At daylight, grave was dug; and that grave was destined to hold more. than one. Up to this time the natives had not molestod us; and we did not anticipate an immediate attack although we had sentries posted at all points around At about nine o'clock in the morning. as the men were cooking breakfast, by a strange neglect on the part of the sen tries, one hundred and twenty-five natives crawled through the brush and scctcting themselves under the foliage. entirely sur rounded our camp The first notice we had of their arrival was, fearful volley of mus keuy. Shots came from every quarter, and yet an enemy could not be seen. For a mo ment, the men faltcrcd. wholly taken by sur prise; and Walker. revolver in hand, sprang from where he was sitting, and with q wild cheer, the men charged the chaparraI. The natives stood their ground a moment, and then fled in every direction
 We did not pursue them, but rcturnel to our camp to look after the wounded. Our loss was, one man killed, and fourteen wound on-tour dangerously The wounds were principally from buckshot; and IS we had no physician, tho men were obliged to dress the.r wounds a5 Lest they could. Evening WAS now approaching, and Walker, having ascertaincl that the beach was only forty miles distant determined to make forced n.-ht march b reach it. Luckily for the rouudeI, wa waited c.-h5 hours u prepare, and mounting all who were able to l.ie by (slrk vc were n readiness to march. Two poor fellows wore left bchind-one of them was wounded in both hips; the other WAS 8 friend who refused to leave hira. Ihe5 re- manned there. ana both were murdered. ILC order to march was given and preceded by u nat;vc guido whom Walker had secured, we stlr.eu on the tral through the dense for est. Ihe greatest silence Was enforced, and save ,h5 cracking oi the brush as the men marched along. u9 sound broke tLo profound stiffness aI the forest
 Inc progress was necessarily slow, as many ot jhc wounded were on foot, and continually ! u1 yus. Two lucu, lceom.ur completely c.Aaaslcl, lay aown on ,Lo road and al efforts to arouse ,Aeia proving useless, Walker was c,!ape..eI tO leave them b their iate-and a dreadful fac t wa5. In half an hour they were hacked u pieces by tie savage natives, who we're lowering arounI Us in ail directions. 1t finally became 90 dark, and tic trail s0 in- distinct. that hd.; WAS male uut.l daylight. he men were glad enough to rest; and in i've minutes, the whole force was fast asleep, except tLe usual sentr.os. it abou, midnight It commenced ram,ug in tYr.ca,s, aud cJuun- uel, at intervals untlI morning. As soon as t became light enough U dis,;uguiah the trail the oroey was again given to prepare JJ march. At lelst tWo-thirds of the Aea were more Or less dis4blCl and the wounded were suffering o}c9ty. Walker sceme4 to be much discouraged but he used all his influence b keep up the spirits of his men, Several times during the days march, wo were fired on from the dense unucrgr0wth. Iii this, the natives had greatly the advantage of Us, as We could see no enemy and the first notice we would get that they were near, would be, the smoke and the noise of the discharge, generally fol- lowed by the groans of some poor fellow the shot had struck. We were in fearful situa- ton. In open fight wodid not fear any nam- ber of natives but to. bo picked off, one by one, by an invisible enemy, Wos horrible tt contcmpIato We still marched drcarily along in silence, hoping soon to reach the beach. About midday we came to deserted hacienda. 4 halt was made, and scouts were sent torwardt look for the town and long desired beach They reported that the town and ocean were only three miles distant The news chcercd the men greatly, and they com menced preparing their arms, in case VIC should have to fight our way into town. Al being now prepared, we started for the beach and an advance guard was sent forward tt protect Us tlotl an ambush. We encountered no enemy until we reached the entrance tc the town Here small party of natives dis putcl our entrance They were soon repulsed and we took quiet possession of the place We found no vessels here-only few small canoes. Walker concluded to march down the beach about sixty ymiiea, to,a stream called Black river, which would bring Us out of Hon durGs, and mto the Mosquito Territory. Five or six canoes were obtained, in which the wounde,i were placed, as the horses were now completely used up These were paddled along the shore and the rest of the command marched up the beach The sand was loose and deep. and as ali of us h. I blisterei feet we suffered greatly. This " the last march General Walker ever conducted, although at that time he little supposed so. After about twenty hours hard walking, VIC came to the Black r.yer Here we found fine hacicnda ownel and occupied by an Englishmau, whc had a Spanish wife and two or three fnc children. He received us very well, and gave us two young steers, which, in the hun gry state welwere in, were very acceptable,
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