Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-01-21
THE cApruar OF MONTERREY.


Officer on that station, had captured the Mexican
city Of Monterey surmise that the United States
| had declared war against Mexico, proves TO bc lit.
| orally true. The Msdisonian Of yeserdy contains
the translation Of an article in the Diarto del Go.
bierno' Of Dec. l4th, published at Mexico, giving
all the particulars Of the Transaction Monterey is
the capitol Of Caifornis, and is small village a.
bout hundred miles South of San Francisco.
number of troops, under Commandant General
Micheltoreno, were their march towards the
place when the following circumstance took place:
NJ Y Tribune.
| On the 10Th Of October, Commodore Jones ar.
rived at Monterey. in the frigatc United Staes ac
companied by the Cysnc, under Captain Stribling.
As soon as the ships had anchored, Captain Arm
stong, the fag-captain Of the United States, land
ed, and delivered to the acting Governor, Don Ju-
an Alvarado, letter from Commodore Jones, re
quiring the immediate surrender of the place, with
its forts, castles ammuntons, arms, &c. TO the u
nited States in order to save 1t from the horrors of
wa,-which would be the immediate consequences
of refusal to submit. Alvarado, upon this sum-
mons, con sulted the other military and civil
thorities and finding that the garrison consisted
of only twenty mine men, that the artillery was
composed of eleven pieces entirely useless from the
rottenness Of their carriages, and that the whole
number of muskets and carbines. good and bad,
did not exceed hundred and ffty-he surrender
ed the places which was in consequence immc-
diaely occupied by the Americans.
The srices of capi,uation signed on the occa-
sion provide that the Mexican soldiers shall march
out with colors flying, and shall remain as prison.
ers of war until they can be sent TO Mexico that
the inhabitants shall be protected in their persons
and property, SO long as they conduc, themselves
properly, and do not infringe the laws of the United
States, &c. &c. Commodore Jones at the same
time issued proclamation to the Cafornians, de-
clarng that "he came in arms the representative
of powerful nstion against which the existing
Government of Mexico had engaged in war, but
not with the intention of spreading dismay among
the peaceful inhabitants" and inviting them to sub
init TO the authority ofa nation which would pIo-
tect them forever in the enjoymcn, of liberty &c.
All these things took place on the 18th of Octo-
Der. Two days afterwards, on the 2lst of the
|
ter to the acting Governor Avarado, to the effect.
that information received by him since the capture
of the place, left him to doubt that the
difficulty between Mexico and the United States
had been adjusted and that, being anxious to
avoid all cause of future difficulties he was ready
to restore the place, with its forts and property to
the Mexcans, in the same condition in which they
were before the seizure. Monterey was accord
ngly, on that day, evacuated by the Americans,
and re-occupicd by the Mexicans. whose flag, on
being rc.hos'ed, was salu,cd by the ships.
Thus terminated the three days at Monterey.
Immediately after the restitution of the place.
Commodore Jones despatched a letter TO the Com
mandant Mioheltoreno in which he stated that he
had been induced TO inpade California by the
) Manifesto addressed by General Santa Anna TO
Ercehency conditionally declared War against
the United States: that the capi,ulation of Monte.
rey had been as honorable to Mexico as crcum-
! stances would permit: and that he had restored
5 the place and ceased all offensive operations Sc
soon as he became convinced of the existence o
Peace between the two Nations.
: The commsndant Micheltoreno, according 10 hi,
despatch TO the Minister Of War at Mexico, re
ceived the news of the capture of Monterey on the
3 23d of the month, when he was at the rancho O
. farm Of San Francisco, near Angles. On the fol.
lowing day, he issued to all the commandan,s or
the to themselves TO the utmost for The
: defence of their country against the perfdiou
e North Americans the declared enemies of Mexico
y who had taken possession of Monterey with fou
ships Of war and eight bundled men (; and witt
y that vew to Join forces at Angeles, by whose brav
y cry he doubted not that he should triumph and Sc
S cure additional glory to the Mexican nation. o.
the day after the date of these orders, the Governo
/ received Commodore Jones letter, in answer l.
which, he sent series of propositions for the sci
l. tlement of such of the difficulties might be ar
l. ranged there, leaving the question Of the seznf
to be discussed between the two Governments
IF Commodore Jones, in his reply, dated the ist
st November, endeavorcd far possible, to soc,h
and conciliae the excited feelings of the Mexcans
and expressed his readiness to meet GovernC
d Micheltoreno at Santa Barbara, without delay
le confer with him on his propositions.
rs Things remained in this stat. ON the oh of n
ct vembef, when the vess:.. which brought the pape
en- fom the Governor to Mexico, quilted Californi
n, at that lime Commodore Jones had not me, N
on chel,oreno,
IN. The Mexican Diario contains some observatio