While Swingle and Potter were, under Henningsen’s direction, executing
the orders for the destruction of the articles in the arsenal and
ordnance, Walker sent for the surgeon-general, Coleman, and informing
him of the agreement made with Davis, instructed him to remain in charge
of the hospital, and see that the sick and wounded were properly cared
for. He then made out a list of the officers who were to accompany him
on board the St. Mary’s, and notified them to prepare forthwith to
proceed to San Juan del Sur. The officers thus selected were, Henningsen,
Hooff, Brady, Natzmer, Waters, Henry, Swingle, Rogers, Tucker, Kellum,
McAllenny, West, Williamson, McEachin, McMichael, Hankins, and Bacon.
About five o’clock in the afternoon, Commander Davis, with Zavala,
arrived at Walker’s quarters; and Henningsen and Davis repaired to the
Plaza, where all the troops of the garrison were formed. The order of the
day, containing the agreement between Walker and Davis, was then read to
the troops, and the garrison was delivered to the commander of the St.
Mary’s. The state of the garrison, when given over to the United States
officer, was: Wounded and sick in and out of hospital, surgeons, and
hospital attendants, 173; prisoners, 102; officers, non-commissioned,
and privates, exclusive of the 16 going to San Juan, 148; employees of
departments and armed citizens, 86; native troops, 40. While Henningsen
was turning over the garrison to Davis, Walker, accompanied by the
officers he had selected, and by Gen. Zavala, rode out of Rivas, and took
the road for San Juan del Sur. On the night of the first of May, a few
hours after leaving Rivas, the Nicaraguan officers were aboard the St.
Mary’s.
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