The New York Herald Newspaper, December 26, 1855, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 7059. ‘THE NICARAGUA EXCITEMENT. ‘ME NORTHERN LIGHT STILL BESIEGED. ‘The Vixen and Washington Near the Steamer, with Guns Loaded to the Muzzles. Arrests of Prisoners by the United States Marshals. The Filibusters Put on Shore at Midnight. Experience of One of the Ddsappointed Adventurers, Pranks of Councilman Kerrigan ani his Staff. “SKETCH OF THE CAREER OF GENERAL WALKER, &o., &o. a THE FILIBUSTERS SET ON SHORE ON TUESDAY MORNING. The hundreds who had stored themselves away on beard the Northern Light, without tickets or any claims to s pascoge, were set on shore at 1o’elock on Tuesday morning. When the vessel first retarned to the Rattery it was decided to keep these men on board, and aet them on shore duzing the day (yesterday) under the immedi- ate inspection of the District Attorney, or his officers. But during the night they became so noisy and trouble- aome, it was found necessary,to get rid of them as soon as possibly, They were perfectly lawless and reckless ‘on bosrd the vessel. They had no respect for women or officers. They danced, sung and hooted, and among themselves resolved to go to Nicaragua, President willing or not willing, and ace Colonel Walker through, This being the condition of things at 11 o’elock on Monday night, st this hour Mr. Joashimsson, the Assistant Dis- telet Attorney, called upon Mr. McKeon, at his residence, and while there, Mr. Thomas E. Hatch, the purser of the Northern Light, came in and explained to ‘Mr. McKeon the condition of thiogs on board the vessel, and said that Captain Tinklepaugh was anxicus to put ‘on shore all those who were without tickets, and asked the permission of the District Attorney to do so. Mr. Hatch eaid that Captain Faunce, of the revenue cutter Washingtcn, would not allow a single individual to leave the vessel without the written crder of the District At- torney. The District Attorney answered that this was the crder given to Captain Faunce, and he was right in 80 strictly complying with his commands. Mr. Joachimasen then went on board the Northern Light, and gave to Captain Faunce the following docu- ment: Sovrmen Disreicr or New York, ) Dec. 24, 1855—12 P. M. On Boann tax NorTarry: luoat, J Capt. Favsca, U. 8. revenue catrer Was — 2—You will rea to permit Oscar Coles to leave the ship Northern You will ala» please to permit to leave said ship any person on thei having no eRe. ticket, and’ who will be polated. out to you Wee i; a pol Sines hal 0! gken of shore. Tam, very ren J. JOACHIMS3EN, “6 For the United States District Attorney. P.S.—Please take a memorancuny of~the pand agers of residence of the parties who may leave ufdar is order. | At half-past 12 o’clock P. M., Mr. Jonchimssen left with Capt. Faunce in the boat of the revenue cutter, and was tgnded at pier No. 4, North river. In obedience to these ins‘ructions, Capt, Tinklepaugh went at once in search of means to convey the Mlibusters «mebore, aud engaged) the steam tug John Burbiek for this purpore. » This steam tug came alongside the ship a little after 1 o’cleck, and then the fum commenced. The company who were without tickets were under the delusion that they sfors scoured for the night at least, and had no suspicicns that they were to be put on shore till the John Burbeik was lashed alongside and the command ‘was given, in the stentorian voice of Captain Faunce, “Al on Loard without tickets must go on shore.”’ When this command was given there was scattering 4n oll parts of the vessel. Those without tickets, and who {ex that their fun was about to end, fled like rats to all the holes and corners of the vessel to stow away, they hoped, beyond the reach of the rays of the lanterns of the officers, A)l communication , was at once cut off between the steerage and the cabin pas- wcngers, the mojority, or, in faét, nearly all of those who had no right on board being among the steerage padsen. gers. Capt. Faunce had with him seven of bis officers from ‘on board the revenue cutter Washington, who stood at the gangway leading on board of the «eam tug. All these officers were armed, and ready to do the bidding of Capt. Faunce. The Captain then ordered all ia the steerage to the midd’e gangway, to show their tickets. Those who had tickets came readily enough, but those who were without them bung back, As fast as the passengers pro- vced their tickets they were passed to a place in the ship by thémrelves, and in a short time there was left in the steerage » company cf about two hundred, who were without tickets, and who were ordered at once to “ walk ’ which meant to go on board the steam tug on shore, . This bidding the “stowaways” were loth to perform. They hug back and made excuses. Captain Faunce had his cutlass by his side, but not attempting to use At, he gently remonstrated with the opposing force. “Come, boys,” said Captain Fausea, “you might as wellgo onshore, You see you are overpowered here, so you might ar well go pescoably. You got to go any how, so go quie'ly and say nothing more about it."’ One fellow, approaching Captain Faunce, said, “Who the L—It tre yew’, You haiat nobody—evuse you got *drass butions on, you think you are some, but J've Aicked bigger policemen than are; and for one, I Balint goio’ on shore, but l’'m goin to Niewrau-ga, 1 vayn”” Captsic Faunce, who is a stout, heavy man, stopped up to this fellow and deliberately took him by the neck, and, lilting"him once or twice at arm's length, clear from the deck) éboy remarked, “Why, my boy, how much do you weigh? Why, you are much lighter than T thovght you were, (Here he gaye him another sift.) Come, now, don't you think you had better ge on shore ’" “ Well, yes, I guess I bad,’ was the reply, and Me, filibuster walked straight on board the steam tng with- ut a8 mach a» saying ‘Good bye’’ to Captain Fannce. Several who bad seen this exhilition followed on board the John Burbiek, till at length the officer came across another refractory customer. *Come, now,’’ said Captain Faunce, ‘ you had better 0 away without making any difficuity. Don't get apa Aisturtance oa beard the ship. You and J, now, bare ever had any diieulty, and don’t let us break felemlebip ‘Oh! that's all very good ‘atk, Captain, bat then I Bont wast to lose them two hundred and fifly acres of Band, with a Louse on 'em. 1 contracted for them acres, M@i! don't want to be cheated ont of ‘em. I say this ‘aint s fair ehake. There is all them feller back there dn the steerage, they are going down to take a pick of all the farms, ond I baint going to take a second pick.” “(Obi well,” sala Captain Fennee, “1 know it's hard, ‘Dut then get your farm some otver time.’” “Ob! yes, you tay some other time, and hy that lime all the good airy places wil be token ap.” “Well, walt till next tip,” ropiiel the Cap‘aim, as agreeably see man coull who ewanga cutlass by his wide, ‘end then yen will have betver Inck, You see Mhere is a little objection to your going Bow, The Mresi- dont of the United States saya he don"t want you to go Just now.” “The Provident of the United States be d—d! Didn't 4 work bard for bim pt the lasy election! amd this is all the thanka I get. Now, Captain, you know yourself, it’s tard to lose them two hundred and fifty acres of roal good land ——”” “Well, it is bard, my friend; but I tell you you can’t gonow. Will you go on shore? Don’t you think it's vest for you to go?” Here Captain Faunce significantly touched his cutlass, Filibuster (throwing himself iato a philosophic at'i- tude, with both hands in his pockets, am4 looking Captain Faunce fully in the eye)—'Well, yea, 1 guess i; is? (moving towards the steam-tug). ‘All right, old voy; but I'll get them two hundred aad fifty acres yet, just as sure as you're alive—you may bet high on thi “Come along, beys,’? said the Captain; “the boat is all ready to take you off, Hurry up, hore; your familie are waiting for you at home.’? So the officers would cosx, cajole and command the men, till they were all on board the Jobn Barbick. The excuses for remaining were as numerous as one could guess. “Dye lost my ticket—but I hud one when I came on beard.” “Can't hetp that, my young man,’’ answered Captain Fausce. “ You must show your ticket or go on shore,’’ «Well, my friends will pay for my ticket. The District Attorney knows me. If my friends don’t pay, I'l pay you when I get down to where we're agoin’. Say, can’t you trust?” “No tiust here. Show your tickets or walk the plank. Those are the alternatives.’? “ Alternatives! Say, Captain, what’s them’ Is that French? I speak French. Do you parlevou any ? If you do, now spit it out, and I'll ehow you I’m a cultivated man,’’ Captain— Do you eee that plank there *”” “Yes, sir, Tdo, That's a good sound plank, that is.” Capt. Feurce—‘ Well, walk it, Goat once, or you shall be made to walk it.’ Filibester, turning round to the laughing erowd— “Hello, Ieusy Juke! you needn't langh, It’s your turn next,’? and then he waked the plank. At about 24g o'clock, all of the crowd who were with- out tickets in the steerage part of the ship were on board the; steam tug, excepting two, named Creighton and Mor- ris, who positively refused to go away from the Northern Light. These refractory gentlemen, who would not take the fine talking of Captain Faunce were compelled to wear bis ruffles, that is, they were ornamented with handcuffs and put on board the United States war vessel Vixen for safe keeping. As soon as the Northern Light was cleared of this company the steam tng was cast off from the steamer, and the filibusters were landed at the foot of Robinson street about 3 o'clock at night, having been at sea just twelve hours. As soon as the John Burbick cleared from the steamer all in the steerage of the latter vessel wero ordered below, and soon peace and erder again reigned on board. THE EXAMINATION OF THE PASSENGERS YESTERDAY—ARRESTS MADE. Yesterday morning, at eleven o'clock, the Assistant District Aitorney, Mr. Joachimssen, in company with Captain Faunce, wh came ashore to see Mr. McKeon, and one or two friends, started from the District Attorney's office, in College place, for the ‘ celebrated’? vessel. A mmall beat was obtained, and the voyage commensed fiom pier No. 4, North river. The wind was blowing a “gentle” hurricane; the waves ran all crested with foam, and the rain was letting itself down lightly. It was, take tt all in all, a “rocky” day, in which to put out into the North river, through a heavy fog, without any compass or rudder; but without once asking whether any of the party could ewim or not, all faces were turned and soon moving towards the steamer. Now and then a wave came splash over the whole party, making the eyes tingle again with the rult b.ine; bot what was this but plsy to men engaged in the discharge of the exalted functions of the government? Aiter about halfan hours’ bard rowing, the party was fetched on the windward sideof the North- ern Light, ali nearly wet to the skia, and almost beaumbed with cold. ‘Taking a survey of the bel‘igerent hosts, the Vixen Jay about two hundred yards below the steamer, with her portholes opened and her poin‘ing out ready for action. Farther down the bay lay the Wash- ington, armed and prepared like the Vixen. oot) On board the Northern Tight all was fun, joking and gocd humor, The company generally seemed to think it was fice sp rt, ard so locg as Uncle«Sam pafd all ex- pemes, said they would as leave be anchored there aa angwhere else, Some seemed to think they had been saved encountering a severe storm at sem by being ‘brought to” by the cannons of the Washington, and thanked Captain Faunce for bis kindness, Mr. Joachims- sen went on board with a speelal document in his pocket, giving him fall power to act in the place‘of Mr. McKeon. As soon as the salutations of the day had been passed, as also the brandy bottle—pacsed round to counteract the wet jucket#, anil warm the tingling fingers and toca—the fclowing orders were given to Captain Faunce:-— Fovtmmy Disrriet ov New York, 7 S, Dilst, Att’y's Office, Des. 26, 1855. Sim—You will please to the cargo of the Nortarn tailed statesent of her lowling. Such exami ion to be male carefully, and in tho présence of the parties interested, and to be compared with the manifest, You will, if necessary, call on t ho Vixen for additional assistance. You will also muster all the persons, whether passen gers or otherwise, au’ report the same to me. None of these persons are to bo allowed to leave the ship until further advised. Very respectfully, JOHN MeKEON, U.S. Dintriot Attorney, Capt. Parsce, U.S. Revenue Cutter Washington, Tie above having been given to Captain Faunce, Mr. Joachimeren, the Assisian! District Attorney, commenced making arrests; In the earlier part of the day, Captain Tinklepavgh had heen placed under arrest, but then only 48 ® matter of form, and stter visiling the District Attor- ney, he came back sgaifon boord the Northern Light in ‘the afterncon, and géramed bis duties and position on board his ship. The following gentlomen were then arrested, and placed in the hands of the United States Marshal: afr. Joseph N. Scott, ogeut of the Transit Company at Greytown, Mr. Scott, in the presence of witnesses, protested against this arrest, and demanded to know the cause, Later in the day, Mr. Joachinesen sai! that Mr, Seott was discharg- oil from arrest upon promise to call upon Mr. MeKeon to- day. The srrest against thie gentleman being withdraw: he came on «hore, and spent the night with his relative: Mr. Scott has given on explanation of Lis connexion with this affair, which follows the names of those arrested, showing ‘hat all Liv transactions were perfectly logiti- xoceed toan examinetion of ight, and report to me a de- mate. ‘The othors arrested were Mr. Walter, Dr. Gisner, Capt. Lyster. This gentleman entered his protest. Me, Ma'c, arrested under tho name of + this gentleman is the eottor of the Nearaguan, Both these gentlemen—Iyster und Male—are prisoners on board the Vixen. Geo. Bi. Hall, estonet of the regiment. Arrison Farnsworth, captain of the regiment. ‘The charge of the District Attorney against these gen- Ucmen{is that a regiment of five hundred men has been fully orgamized, and of this regiment Mr, Hall is the commander, and Mr. Lyster aui Farnaworth captains, Mell [e chorged with aseleting in the enlistment of these men. When the above gentlemen had Loon attended to, Capt. Faunce and Mr. Jonebiucsen and the Marshals wont through the ship and called for the tickets of every pas songer. Those who hod tickets were allowed to pass un molested; but those who wore without tickets were elosely questioned and exainfved as to how they came on board, who brought thom thers, and where they were going to. Among the cabin passengery avout tweaty were found who hel no ti¢kets. ‘The eabin passengers were not in- clnés< in the general muster of Tuesday morning. Their anewors were that they had come on board at the solicita tion of Mr, Seott, the azent of the company at Grey- town, and they were going to Nicaragua. These men were all placed under arrest and passed over to the Mar- shal for anf keeping; but Mr. Seott «ying what he woul be responsible for them, tho arrest of the men was only 8 formal matter, and they were all ailowed the freedom Of the veese! with other cabin passengers, Mr, Seott’s explanation af the appearance of the men om beard without tickets was a4 folows:—He ia the agent of the Nicaragua Transit Company at Greytown, and bis duties are to Jouk after the interests of the eom- pang at this place, ie his charge Of all the publis works of the company ut (reytewn, and to earry on these works be has great need of labor. The Tabor no- cesrary cannot be had in that eounry—the natired won't work, and the white men are elther engaged with Col. Walker, or as soon as they ongg mqney eae) leave Growtown for Vauforaa, tebe For the purpose of obtaining the tsbor nece eary, which is wanted to build fonces, to make stone walls, to work the stone quarries, to build a coal cepot, to build » wharf on tho Pacific side, &c. Mr, Scott has been accustomed to eend in his orders here to the Secretary of the company to send him so many men, according to the number he may wamt at the time of making the call, Tn this wey Mr. Scott has received a large number of men in Greytown, recoiving some by every vessel--some- times half a dozen, and sometimes as many as thirty men, Those men are set to work by Mr. Scott; but as soon as they get a little money and get acquainted with the country, they run away, and thus establish on the part of Mr, Scott a necessity for laborers that never ends. ‘Well, Mr. Scott for this trip had engaged about twen'y, five men to take on with him, to be employed on the works shove mentioned. The-e men, thus engeged, were never furnished with tickets till the vessel wae under way. When employed or engaged they are told to go on board the vessel, and when the vessel i: on her voyage they will be furnished with tickets cr will be passed by the proper officers. These men wore refused ticketa before the vessel sailed, because of the tisk the company ran of losing the tickets by #0 doing, the men engage i either selling them or no’ making their appearance when the steamer sails, In this way the ap- pearance of thorein the cabins of the Northern Light yesterday as passengers were accounted for. It was night before Mr. Joachimasen, Capt. Faunce and the Marshals got through with this search of the passen- gers. The baggage will be examined to-day, under the command ef Capt. Faunce. Mr, Joachimssen, upon leaving the vesgel last night at tix o’clock, Issued the following order:— Ow Boanp THs Norruxen Liat, Dec, 25, 1865. Capt. Fauncni— Suv—The foliowing pervons are pearirad, t> be sent to the cflicd of the United States Distriet Attorney for ex- smination, to-morrow, at 10 o'clock A. M.:— Francis B. O’Keet, Mr. Walter, Dr. Gisner. In examining the cargo, you will require, in tho first ‘Tho Captain’s kworn outbound manifest, of which no cursed the officers fer waking him up out of a sound sleep. Poor Lamme’’ bad before ths been the life of the party, but now he hado’t another word to say, aud quietly waiked Ue plank om borrd the steam tug, During cries and shouts of ‘Throw the villain over- board,” ‘Down with the officers,” ‘‘ Three groans for Captain Faunce,” ‘Ballo, officer! did you ever draw that cutlass in defence ot your country?’ ‘‘ Where are my 250 acres of !and?"’ &¢., the company were hnsticd on board the tow bont, and she was cast off from the steamer, When the towbont was free from the steamer, Ker- rigen called another council of war, aad resolved the the captain should take them on an excursion around th bay. The Captain was ordered to do so, He remon- strated. It was t@xee o'clock at night; the wind wa blowing, and it was as coldas winter, An excursion arovnd the bay at auch & time waa not to be thought of. The boys, with Kerrigan at thetr bead, sald ‘they did’n care @d—n, ‘he captain should take them round the bay or they would pitch him overboard.’’ It was finally agreed that the Captiin might g> to the whar’, if he would stand drinks for he party, Thi: the Captain agreed to do, They promised the Captain @ large eum if he would put the tow boat through for Nicaragua. ‘They swore they would get there yet before the Northern Light, if the Ceptain would put his noble cutter through. The Captain objected—hadn’t enough coal om board, and could not go out to sea. ‘Lhe company were finally landed at the toot of Barclay street, and, there forming in platoons of » dozen each, with twelve or fifteen whistlers in advance, they marched through the streets, and gradually dropped off and dis- persed. I, with another fellow, went over to Tammany Hall about 3 o'clock, to a fancy dress ball; went up stairs, and, there being no doorkceper visible, we both walked in to take a dapee; I raw one worcan dressed 4s a ahop- herders; she leoked pretty neat; 1 went up to the young beauty and asked her tt | might hayve:the honor; she said yeu; I got her on the floor fora quadrille, and my trix bad anotber dainty plece of calico ‘it. Just as the dance was commencing, an old fogy came up and put me and my friend ont of the oom, I then went home, and eine tuigeaeeneav eet, got there about éaylight, thinklog 1 bad gone through You will seatbethe shippers of tho carge to be present enough for one dey. at the examination. You will break no Custom House seal unless a Deputy CeVector of the Port or officer duly authorized be in at- tendance vo reveal the package. 1 will request the Collector to send a duly authorized perron on board as soon as he can in the mor You will report to Mr, McKeon all variation manifest. You will examine under the coal for concealed ord. nance, You will send Meli and Lyster to the District Attorney's ofiee, in oustody, at 10 A.M. to-morrow. Respectfully yours, J. JOACHIMASEN, Acting Dist. Atty. These orders having been properly delivered, Afr. Joaclimesen, Mr. Scott and one or two others, entered a fmall boat, wnd, through rain, spray, cea and fog, were pulled for the shore, leavirg the vessel at rest until to-day. STATEMENT OF SAMUEL G. MATHEWS, ONE WHO TOOK AN EXCURSION ON THE NORTHERN LIGHT. I sailed on the Northern Light on Monday afternoon. 1 had no ticket, but still my aim was to get to Nicaragua ty hock or by erook. I know the steamer couldn't do any more than putgge on shore, anyhow, and the ex- cursion down the bry ! knew would pay for the trouble of gettirg home again. Iwas armed with letters of in- troduction to gentlemen in high position. 1 never heard of them before, and ¢on’t want to again. I was told they were the prime movers in getting up an expedition to Nicaragua, and that all I had to do wan to present my letters of introduction to them, and I would slide right through. I did wide through, but it was the wroug way. Here is one of my letters of introduction :~ OFFICIAL, CORRESPONDENCE. LETTERS OF TH UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL AND COL. PARKER H. FRENCH. The following interesting correspondence has taken place between the Attorney General, Mr. Cushing, the U. 8 District Attorney, and Col. Parker H. French, Minister from the gorernmeut of Nicaragua, It is very important, as showing the course which the United States gevernment have determined to pursue with regard to the leaders of the supposed filibustering expedition, and the parties who have been charged with fitting it eut :— MR. CUSHING TO MR. M’KEON, ATTORSEY GENERAL'S Orrick, Dec. 24, 1855, SmaI duly received your commuuication of the Zid inst., and the dccuments accompanyini the same, having reference to the engagement and preparation of pecrons in the State of New \ork for mititary service in the State of Nicart You wiil huve reevived my despatch by telegraph, ne- tifying you of the order given by the President to Capt, Bigelow, of the United States Navy, to proceed according to your advice in the detention of any vorael waatsoeyer implicated in preeeedings contrary ¢i‘her to statute or to treaty stipulations, and desi. ing you to act ia the pre- inises upon all proper iuformation. If there shall have been occasion to act on the brio order sent to Copt. Bigelow by telegraph, cr there should ‘od reason to suppore that there will be cecaxlon «0 to do in tho vequel, orders to the #amo effect, and in more comp!s'e form, will be transmitted by mail.’ I bave the honor to be, very respectful t COSHING. Joux MekKrox, Feq’, U.S, Distelet Attorney, New Yark, Artousry Gweman's Ornice, Dee. 24, 1865, &m—Ry your communication of the 25d imt., to which a general reply bas Deon made Ina previous letter of thu date, it appears that Col. Parker H. Freneh is concerned in the engagement at New York of persona and of arws a to Nicaragua. I reply specially on that point. m the Tec, 24, 1855. be handed you by Mr. Samuel G, Ma- desirous of eral- mi friend of minv, whe ix Col. French, by letter of the 19th instant, commun! mr fi Nicaragua. He to go fmmediately. | eee eee er ce atm cory what m ythicg you might do to forward hie views would be a aE yee 3 favor conferred upon wysell. Very reepeotfully yours, Cap accredit! ipotentiary republic to the Untted States, and requested au interview ratory to the formal Prerentation of said creden- p Tate tc the Pres To this the Seeretary of Ftate tofet, by letter of the ry? it the Presicent does not yet soe h diplomatic intercourse with the persons time to exercixe political power in the and that, for sufficient reasons ac- P. S.--It is impossible for mo to got off to-day. Thave made cvery effort in my power to effect au arrangement, Wkolly without succens, Thad no is*tmet iden what I was going to Niearagan fr; I heard it was to fight, and that was just my gait. It might be if Thad got there agi liked something Lotter than fighting, I would have seen the parties in a hotter place than Nicaragua before I'd fight any; onl thon again if this bad suited me, {don’t know but I would have tried a Iittie of it just to get my hand io, My whole a’m was to get to Nicaragua, and then I was going todo asIthovght projer afier that; but I didn’t get there, and Iam not sorry for it. I quesa most on board bad the vame object in View that I had, which was to get to Nicaragua somehow or other, and trust to luek tor the rest. If | had found Walker to bea pretty clever fellow, I'd have stuck by him like a thousand of brick, 1 think 1 would have been all right with Col, Walker, for my letters of intreduction were from intimate friends of his; and if they would’nt make him talk Turkey to me, nothing would, I think] might bave got into his staff, and al! ‘Mtate signed, he does Oot at present Ceem it proper to receive ony one as a Minster to thie government auly appointed by that republic, Copice of there two letters aro herewith enclosed. You will thus perceive that Col Freneh fs entitled to Siplen pte g figs tn the United States only in a very Nicas qualifies egree, Is not an pocredited Minister, but emply @ person tomiog to this conatry to present him- «If es such, aed not received, by reason of Ke faiting to apyear that he represents any tawfal government, Urdcr euch efreumstances Aiplomatic privilege accorded to bim fs of mero transit, aud of courtesy, not full ight; and that courtery will be withdr so xoon an there pball be caure to belleve goged in here, or conternplates, any act not consonant with the laws, the pesce or the public honor of tha United States. entertains all povsible regard for the ai ‘The Presid plomatic character, by whomsever borne; but be can- not ailow {t to hemads a cloak for the infringement of our laws or of our international obligations. He, there: this | have lort jast by the interference of the District | fore, desizes yom tomake distiactly known to the princi Attorney. 1 mean to ene him for damages, if 1 can. | pal sy the Ine relations of the cass,"and to com- Well, to much for my oftect ani aim in wanting to go | ™unieate the rame to all other pacties concerned, in Puch manper gs You may find to best comport with the to Nicaragua. public laterests. ‘ We got down almost to the Narrows, and we thonght wo were all rafe, but we wasnt by @ long abt, which came crons our bows, and fotched us up all standing, as the saying t*. We stopped, or the vowel did, and the government officers came on beard, and the Northera Light was ordercd back to the Battery, where sho anchered. When we got here, we were bound to dic game, and have e« much fan out of the adventure as circumstances would permit. Covnellman Kerrigan was one of our party—I mena he was one situated just like myrelf, that t, without any ticket, but with letters of introduetion, and expectations of get- ting into Colonel Walker's staff. When all things were scttled off the Nattery, Kerrigan called a coancil of war, and raid ho would have a foraging party and seo what they could fetch in. A party of «lx was organized, and I Lappenea to be the Gfth aid, We then went look ing about the ship, and when we saw a demijolin or any thing good to eat, we reported at once to our Chief. 1 row a shoulder of mutton in the cook's galley, and at once reported {> Commander Kerrigan, Says 1, “1 do perceive, in the galiey of yonder cock, a leg of mutton, tender, fine ap’ fat, What aro your orders, mre Kruucas—Go, my trusty aid, and feteh yonder leg of matton before me without delay. 1 being engaged in other duties, another was deputized to seize the mutten. A fellow ntood near the galley door, and as the cook mede his appearance with the smoking meat upon his plate, the mutton was seized aad carried betore Commander Kerrigan, as ordered. Keniucaw (cutting off some pleces for himeelf)—Now take eech bite out of this mutton, and then pace it round for other bites. Fach accordingly went ia, pell-meil, to bite the mutton 1811 it was all gone. Another wid then came before the chief, May it please your Majesty, 1 have discovered a demijuha in yonder room—I can assure you it contains nectar fit for ‘the gots to drink.’ Krnnicay—'eize it, elave—bring it here forthwith, Set me gare upon the prise.” The demijohm was seimd, ax the mutton had teen, and breoght before the Chief, who gave orders that It should be passed around for swigs among his trusty men. When the foraging party had brovght in all the Pro. visions necesrary, the whole empany comunence! dancing, ringing and telling storien all night Jong. it le Impossible to deserite the seene. At one o'clock @ tow boat came slongside, and orders were given for all to go on shore who bad no tickets. Then thore was scatter{og, bhidlog away, booting, nolte ing and ewraring they wouldn't goon shore. Une follow, whom they called “iamme,’’ who lives {n the Aixth ward, im rummaging about down stairs found « woman's birt, and thonght this would asset him im eluding the officers. Taking off bis cont, he wrapped it sround bis waist, aud then patting on the rkirt, he laid down ina berth alongride a German woman who was asleep. Poor “Lemme forget when be lay down (hat be had ona very large biack mowsiache Whey the officers came vearching through the weet for “ stow Thave the honor to be, very repect- v. UFHING, 4. MoKwom, Raq, U. 8. Distriet Attorney, N.Y. MR. FRENCH TO MR. ManoY. Wastitorox Cry, Dee. 10, 1865, Hon, Wu. L. Mancy, Secretary o! Sta'e of the United Staten of Amerien + Sin—{ have in my possession eredenttals from the Su. nreme Governinent of Nicaswage appointing mo as the ‘inister of that republic near the government at Waa ington, and seeompanying this you will please find as ante etter the Vrew tof Nicaragua to the President of the United Btates of America, The object of this note gto request an interview with your Kx before laying my credenttal: betore in granting it at an carly hour. f saying that you are wlvancing the oest interes reapective eguntries. [am rir,with respec'fa atlon, your Obedient rervant, onaiter PARKER WH. FRENCH. MH, MARCY TO Ma. PRENcm. Devamereannt oF Sy arn, ' Wismneton, Dee. 21, 1866, 5 To Pankin F. Parson, feq., Washington :— Sm—Your letter to me of thy 10th inat., with the en- cloned copy of “an auterraph letter from +10 s’renitent of Nicaragua to the Pres'cent of the United States of America,’’ has been received nd laid befsre the Prest dent. Tor directed by him to reply to your cow cation that he has not yet seen reasous fo: ealablishing Ciplomatic intereonrre ‘with the perrons who now claun to exercise the politics! power {n tio State of Niearagua, Those who were chicily instrumental in auepen ting or overthrowing the former goverun.eut of Viet > act ideas housing to it, nor have th ony conriMeruble part of them, so lar here, freely expreseoa thotr appr in the present condition of political Until puch shall be the care, the it proper to recedve you, or kny one, peverument oa f appointed by the { Nicaragua. Lam, ety, your oledien BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF GEN WALKER. General William Walker, xt prevent Chief of the army of Nicaragua, «a native of Tennesre, ond belongs to an oki, respectable and wealthy family Sila father intended tha: hould adopt the legal pro- fersion and he received n clarsira! e{ncation. He evinces! a dislike for the rtudy of the low, hia mind tending towards histories! love, chemistry, minerslogy and indved selences. At an early age he made the tour of Karope tnd Gtisbed Ina efuration at one of the German untverdtion; here he learne! to write and «peck the French, German, Spanish an itolian languages, He real with avidity all bocks of trevel am! hit mind was conti. sosily opon dreams of adventure in new ¢ untrios. Blog prewrd to chr Oe & profession, he adopted that of medi ne and studied two years in Paris But our bero preferred the eur to the sealpal, and re fared to write M.D. after wiv name. Me returned to fea. and about 1849 Leena ermnected with the New * Crewent, of which he wns part proprietor, Ie astutmed the ¢@tterial management of that journel and entered warmly into the rehimes tor the iberstion of Oule. But thay et) failed, atl the Oroment wane pity, Sr, Walker made bis bogira from in 540-0, wad turned kin Ince toward the Potato, Sew Orlenns new In tan Vrancieeo he Leterme conseetet with the Merata, aweys, they came to “Tamme's” berth, and hie eyes | then ‘ust extabliehes the fr. Jobe Mog nt, agrete ve whut, and be war enoring may at a great rate - be New Yoru Mees m. Alier « be went © Hello |”” erles one of the ofivers, all omazed, “here's SM Marye:ii'e, unt engaged in ths prncvien of the low ® women with « moustache.’ heving bers atmitied to the bar of Loulslans previews to ‘This let the cat out of the bag, and poor * Lamm," bir gotog to Caltiornia, lle popularity, « ‘ty ent large Dei Wmwinnoreneperiady wilh Foviern aad coulbers MORNING EDITION—WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1855, . pecple~gave bim lucrative practiee, but his mind turned upon other things. In 18°38 be began to think about his Somo- tm! expedition, fai Ansa was then itn the full flush of his power, 1nd was turning his steps towards ‘fn imperial throne. Tho people ot Sonorn despised Santa Anna, and were in open rebellion against his authority. ‘The house of Gaulana, which is the oldest and wealthier’ family in ono and which has ruled that State for many years, bad gotten up an armed opposition to Santa Anna's government, and invited Mr, Walker to join them with his friends, They offered him large grants of land if he would assist them in establishing » republican government, In 1864 Walker organized bis expedition and railed from San Francisso. They were to go Grst to * the Guif of Guaymas, but through the treachery of Gau- lana, dia not succeed im so doing, and fortified themselves atthe Encanada, The expedition remained here three or four months, the members being ail personal friends of the commander, and resolved to stend by him tothe lust, His Mexican friends, however, did not keep their promises, ond the affair wasa failure, Mr, Wal beat & retreat to San Franciteo, where he wae arrested and tried before the United Staten Cireult Court. for alleged violation of the ueutrality laws, He defended his own case with great ability, amd was acquitted. Ho settled the principle of law for that court, and tts de; cision is now « precedent on the books. Mr, Walker now engaged in polities, which were rna- ning very high, and wax a deegate to the Democratic State Convention of 1854, when the democratic party split, He ealted the Sacramento Slate Journal. , At about this time he read Mr. Squiers’ pleasant book about Nicarsgua, and became at once in love with the country. He was aware that there was a civil war going on, and talked with some cf his friends o4 to the practica- bility of apsisting the then democratie boon after Mr, Byron Cole left San Francisco to travel through Hon duras ng the agent of the Mining and Trading Compan: aod Mr, Walker ob/ained through him an exact report as to the state of affairs in Nicarague, Mr. Cole bevirg finished hiv business in Honduras, wert with Co'orel Welle, of Sum Francisco, to Nicaragua, from whence they transmitied to Mr, Walker an accurate statement of the polltice! alfsira of the coun- try. The leading members of (he Chamorro party urged Mr, Cole te return to San Francisco, and bring Mr. Walker down, and commission as General was seat to him with a grant of fifty eight thousand seres of land, Mr. Parker H. French way also concerned in thin matter Mr. Walker agcepted the commission, and being a Ge neral, proceeded to raise his army, which numbered sixty five picked men, all bis persenal friends, [is se- cond in command was Colonel C, C. Hornsby, « tried sol ier, s Texan, who bad served with distinction im the Mexican war, Most of the men paid their own expenses, Those who were too poor to do so were fitted out by Ge- neral Walker. ‘The bi ig Vesta waa chartered, and the tittle band of li- beraters cet rail from Han Francisco tn May of this year, No effort was made by the United Statoa authorities ta detain ber. The brig arrived at Realejo in June, and waa receivid with open arma by the poople, In his first action with the aristocratic treops he had forty-five men against six hundred; this forty five men killed one hun- dred and o!even of the eremy, and then retreated. We might doubt this story, were It not reported by the party opposed to Walker. His operations were delayed for » time by the jealousy of a rivil, General Muroz (*iase dend), but Le finally succeeded, as our readers are well aware, in possessing all the principa! places {a the repnb- lic, and in dfetating terms of peace with the aristocratic paity. General Walker retained bis positon at the head of the army, but received no other emoiument or reward, neither did be ask any for himself or bis friends. Daring his whole campaign bis men behaved well, and even thetr enemies could charge no act of violence against them or thelr commander, BWhen the news of Geers! Walker's campaigns reseed the Uniled Btates, his personal friends, many of whom Ate Conservatives, expressed much eurprive, They thought {t singular that a muld mannsred, reflasd highly educated, soft spoken gentleman could hewe shown so much desperate valor. In person General Waiker is quite the reverve of one’s ides of a man of war. He ix about five fect five inches in height, ant weighs about ore hundred ond forty pounds, His faee le not handsome; bis hair is flaxen, hiv eyes light blue, and bie shin dieGgured by freckles, He «peaks slow and soft, and at rare intervals, preferring to bee listener rather than ataiker, He ina man—we are told these things by per- ns entirely disconnected with his schemes—he fs s man of profound erudition, of irreproachable character, of the ment doryerete courage, phyrical and moral; without a taint of avarice in his compomtion, ant with no enall views. He has never received a cent from the Nicarau- quan government, ana hes apparently no care for money. When hiv men sunk in their tracks on the march from Rivas to fan Juen, he took a musket and watched over them, never closing his eyes daring two days and two clghts. He f* @ leader that will inspire entire confidence in the men under his command, and never do anytbing to betray or lowe it. His petition ts doubtless unsatisble, ard we have no dowb! thet in three months he will hrve five thousand good men unter his command, and have power enough to sway all Central Ameries. Such is the cha of General Walker, a given by his friends ard acquaintances, Home of them do not ap prove fh all unite ia giving him the ercdit of having acted from the purest motlver nto doubt bina, He har ected with exceeding prudence and Aiseretinn Ho far, we have po re City Intelligence, Patat AcowExt 10 4 Comvomas Eumt.—Nobert &. Dixon, Counel man elect from the Twenty-fourth district, Ninth ward, met with a dangerous accl'ent yesterday morning, which in all fhelihvod will terusinete falaily, Mr. Dixon Is foreman of Hook and Ladder Compas, 14, wed en the alarm of fire 'n the Third district, at about eight o'clock yesterday morning, be, as weusl, took his place at the ven of the truck, and when sear Fifteenth ptreet, in Highth avenue, Engine Company No. 29 came up, and before Mr, Dizon bad time to get out of the way, the tongue ef the machine etruck his in the neck, sot) be fe, amd before be coull recover himself the wheels the p achine parsed over bis body, lojuring bis epine in « painful manner, The whole sflair wax purely secl- £ was conveyed to a neighboring drug the proprietor brutally refased ts attend han was yesterday brought to the New York Henpital, wpffering frow » belly frectared thigh, which he had recelved by being crushed between two ears which he was coupling, om the frie Mallrosd, at Piermont Fae nrd Carrell, « inborer, yexterday fell from the wullt log Ne, 104 Maynard street, and fractured bis Thigh. He war convey@l by the poltee to the New York Monplial Wilitsmetarg City News, Toe Cosromsce Gawr nr 4 Bor.—0n Monday alernoon everal Gealers in South Mevent street, Naetorn detrict, were swindled by a well dreeed, gente! appearing lad welve or thirteen years of age. He fiewt culled at the bardware store of TL. A. Tuttle, commer of Howth Feventh and Fourth streets, and represented that he hed about Leen nent around to velect © mice Med, wad if it eulted bile fither, Le wonld porchave lt. The bey we eeret tule the sled, aed in a short time be again returoed, amt noid it wows rule rome buives freen whieh hie ferher could mak tion. A Lait doren Kaltes were entrertes together with tue sled . i} not sgein return. The bey then jewelry store of Mr. Toote, ln South Rowe He then Geetred to carry around sole: tepremnied that be hed teen sent op by Rewsde, the Gangerree’yplst, for two ten duller lockets. Me. Pome vont the lockets iy hie elev, whe disevverst the bnpomb thon, but the ley fad ercapel. The young regae after warce Vin Mher cloves in Genith otentn steset, fad from One be ovtaied & cunnilty of velvet trlaumiuge, pf from tee other sume glove Pa 4 Vauee Toe —Yedertay moteing © mee +4 fakert Meliwize, arrested by offers De, © brenght before Jewrton Jacke on @ charge of pene 2 Primement resets vlog © bat Wil apon J tin rh. Med tot @xmanm low Hoboken City Mews. ‘ to Decrt.—Monday evenieg, ova target ome an Oe eeuged Pine Masketners, was traning to i on one of ths HobeAan ferry boats, one of ‘tee We recat Th 1 tring tow, * Ay the beat mearet the bet oe fil ower the chan. emt Wie teed amd sheowltere » eratked beywren (he bent aad bridge, by wht ently Led Me vertded at No. ba? Nim a come C, cad Fe employed los Qiprend a taet rey PRICE TWO CENTS. INDEX TO THE YEAR 1666. Chronological History of the Great War in Europe and Asia. Zremendous Struggle of Russia Against the Western Powers. BATTLES AND SORTIES IN THE CRIMBA. ‘THE PEACK CONFERENCES AT VIENHA, Movements of the Floots of France and England. The Bombardments and Final Fol of Sebastopol. Eepectally Prepared from the Files of the Sew York Herald, &o., &e., a, SANUARY, 1.—Nothivg of importance bad occurred before Hebaa- topoi from (he termination of the last chronologies hia- tory published in the Merald upto thin day. The Rua- sfane uy frequent sorties at night, and the allies apeke fan asearlt daily, Lord Cordigan bad returned to ling: law’, and Gecoral Sir De Lacy & had resigned big command (in disgust, lip frien te sald) (n the British army, Lord Hoginn was openly accused of incompetency by & portion of the London pross, and his recall demanded. Omer Pasha embarked at Varna for Eupatoria, where a divislon of the Turkish army had already landed. The steomehip Himsiaya srrived at Vortemoutiy (fng.) with ecldiers wour ded fu the battles of the Alma, Haluklava, and Inkermann, ad much popular disoouteus tock place, owing to the fact that they were kept sbiver- ing tm the cold whilst (he Custom Mouse officers searched thelr baggace &—fir Charies Napler arrived im England from hée command in the Paltic, Teported in Party that the Aua- trian Ambassador left Saint Petersburg this morning S.— Active advance of the Kussian troops in Asia, Theg had reached Topeak Kalch, and great fear was folt at Tre- bite Omer Voske want the allied camp betare fe- Jend held cowucll with Lord Haglan and General Canrobert 6--The Kuselan Minister at Vierna informed the Mia~ ister of Pereiga Allaire (Count Bani) Unst instructions whieh Le had arked of bis court hat arrived, whereapee a conferen sheld between the English and Freact Amba-vadory, together with Count Iaol and i'rince Gort Chakol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, From the mulinlexplaoetions there exebanged, it resulted that the reprerentelives of the fur Vowern were ehrentially tg codin thete understa bearing of the fundm Yhe Uahinets ef Verh busin was gained upon ebieh pegotiation fur the restera~ tion of the pence of Europe would begin. Omer Pasha, lett the Crimea on rowle for Varna, & —Piince Gortsehokot, in Vienne, informed the Aus- trloa government that the (rar accepted the four pointe of querantes, also the interpretauon given to them by the three Powers, England, France and Austria, Hat, aa poor misticn ix agreed to, bortitities will continues dorng the progress of negotiations for peace, Lord Westwore- lend and Haron Ge Dourqueney vent Coapatebes to Tarte nnd London asking for iastructions how to act, and Use fur de rore (wo per cent ip both cities whea Ue wews ac. rived. army having to the Colteea, the owians recrorred the Dme- n this ley they bed tovaded the Dobrutecha ane taken both Tullechs and The he Vrimeipalttios A Dbtern hondred men of the French Impartial (Guard embert el at Marreliles for the Crimes, Raussen New Year celebrated with extraordinary rejoteings imeide A Fobestope!, ond the flercest canporade they had wile h owe troops were unable to defen’ sgeiont the Muselans, fromm the smaliness of th gains the Freech: en! at Ueelt heavy ome, sed four bodes @ them were tanticople. Kechwok rewght lorem motion in the Foglich Commons tot « wlulsterial explanation of the condition | the € an army, bat it bad to be pat- 00d owlog to the sudden + of Lert Jotw Kussell of ix peat im the Averdero miglttey, In the ue of Lords Lord Lyndiucet gave notice thet om te Zita of Febreary be would move: That ia the opinion af Ubi» House the expedit.on to the Colmes wae unde: (nkow by ber Majer government wih very inadequate torn, wnt wi hont ane 4 wh inquiry inte the ratere aud extat of the redeiauee to be expected from the ‘Remy, ap) thet Une negieet and mismanawe ment of the goverment jp the eoutnet of the eaterprine heave led ts the treet @lewriroun rene lia —Lrouyo &Looye, reach Minkster of Foreign Affairs, addierved am lroportant ciroalar to tke French Mini ters in Germany on the war poles of Praneia em —Prines Napoleon Vonaparte returned te Paria trom tof war, 20 —M. Drouyn d'Liuys addrened a despatch to the Cabinet, im which he wei) that if Prussia ineiste! apem paving « reperete treaty, Frames war ready to vgn it imerecintely, provided IC conv the maine oblige tome as the treaty of December 2, The Car Nicholas ed the eotire mills and popelation of Kawia—mow he te eerve—te arte by an liperial maniiont. —Mr Keetuck's mutton, bor & commubtton of inant inte the war management wes curried ba the agile Commons by a vou ct S06 to 108 sed Lond Aberieen’s ministry resigned, Queen reat for Lord Lerby, but be was unable to bor roontetry, wid bot Houses ot Varliament sajo The fi of Came 4 in Vinglont frm the Crimes. Prince neeip defeeted the Tarke, with great los to jok Beidge. in Avia “ torelia and eet ee Hast tecwke. try, repubeed the Koostans with orervany. 1. Lar! Aberieen officleily announced the thie of ble Cabinet in the Pngitch Howse of Landa 2 The Grond Dokew Wicheel ant Nicholas of Rasse Jolnad the army a Bebextopel 6 —Hir Charlee Napier, tn a epeech ot London made o four on the Vogies grvermment for thelr war mansgement ard ‘gtorent | intertrence with bis om. momnd in the Malte fmLord Lyntherst witht intended var com wore motion In the Howe of Lard, and Lard Palmeretm ormed a Mritith Cobinet twelve days (owe — Viv t Lows of he Tremmery— 9 women Primer stom, 1e9d | bereetior lard rene rh ete! alter « wieietertel cries @ The Palmerston Unbinet wae cometyactnd ow Harter Crees Over hae Bua Pesan fen. Bt. Cladevome ‘' 1 deeghity hip Janes Or etenan. oe Wee wer a itecund ee newly yoloria, brut Omer \eone comnyelled them te vein with ve hundred euen hort de welt, Thr Taree low ome hamlred e064 Gfty mee sad ei Pecke wee bilet Am Sustetam clnewlar pre sadened thee pacer tor Hgorosely wrmcuting the revo’ wtbem taken ty the Gerais Oontederation, sud sAcet thet preperstion Gr war eee e matior of hewer for all mem here Choe Keormae velew, Peewee, 1a The eled Bente retort the Veckate the outs 1 the Dagube, DeLand Jota Bae ot Pere lor Declan, on rows ford Torvieh