William Walker's latest filibustering attempt ends before it begins with arrest by U.S. Marshals

Yet another William Walker-led filibustering expedition against Nicaragua was attempted when a strong contingent of men left New Orleans on October 3, 1859 aboard  the tugboat Panther.  Their original vessel, the Philadelphia, had been denied sailing permission earlier.  The party landed on the islands of the Southwest Pass below New Orleans to await ocean going transport but were arrested by the U.S. Marshal on the morning of October 7, 1859 for violation of neutrality laws.  (By John Osborne) 
Source Citation
The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge (Boston: Crosby, Nichols, Lee and Company, 1861), 404.
"Capture of the Fillibusters," New York Times, October 8, 1859, p.4.
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    Crime/Disasters
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