Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-01-19
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account Of the Occurrences connected ih the ei.uYe
and subsequent Restoration Of Monterey blythe Earoi
Forces IF the United States, under Com. Thomas up
CatesJy Jones, in Oct +, 1912
THE following account is extracted from the official
correspondence, published in the Spanish language.
in the newspaper called the Diario del Gobirno at The
city of Mexico, on the 18th December, 1912
1t appears, in the first place, that the Mexican Go
vernment, anticipation o. attack distant
territories Of California, had sent number Of troops
talther, under the command Of Don Manuel Michel
.orena, who was appointed Commandant General and
Inspector Of both the CALIFORNIA;. These troops ar
rived at San Diego the Southernnos port Of the Pac.
hc side Of California the middle of October Inst ana
were on their way TO Monterey, the capital Of that
country, when The occurrences in question took place
there. Monterey is email village founded by the
Spaniards in 77l at the Southern Extremity Of BAY Of
the same nome, the 31lh degree Of laude abou,
hundred miles South Of the great bay of San Francis.
co, and about three hundred and fifty miles from the
town of Angeles, where the Cnmmandant Michetorcna
was with his troops when the events in question
Cured.
On the 10Th of October, Commodore Jones arrived
al Monterey, IN the frigate United States, accompa.
MED by The Cyane under Capt. S.rabling As soon
as the ships had anchored, Capt Armstrong the flag
Captain of The United States landed, and delivered To
the acting Governor, Don Juan Alyarado, letter from
Commodore Jones, requiring the immediate surrender
o. The place, with s FORTS castles ammunitions arms
&c. to the United States, in order TO save it from the
horrors OF wars-which would be the immediate conse.
qncnces Of refusal 10 submit. Alyarado, upon this
summons, consulted the other military and civil autho.
rites; and finding that the garrison consisted Of only
twenty nine men, That the artillery was composed Of
eleven pieces entirely useless from the rottennees of
their carriages, and that the whole number Of muskes
and carbInes, good and bad, did not exceed hundred
and hity-he surrendered the place which in con-
sequence Immediately occupied by the Americans
The articles OF capltua,ion signed the OCCASION
provide that the III. soldiers shall march with
colors flying aud shall remain prisoners war IN
I'll they can be cent to Mexico-that the inhabitants
shall he protected in their persons and property SO
long as they conduct themselves properly and do not
infringe the laws Of the United States, &c, &C.
Commodore Jones at the SEINE time issued proclama-
ton TO The Caliornians declaring that che came in
the representative OF powerful nation, against
which the existing Government of Mexico had
gagged in war, but not with the intention of spreading
d,smay among The peaceful inhabitants, inviting them
TO submit 10 the authority Of nation, which would
protect them forever the enjoyme Of liberty &C.
&c.
All these things took place on the 10Th of October
Two days afterwards the 2lst Of the month, Com.
modore Jones addressed another letter 10 the acting
Governor Avaredo, to the effect that information re-
ceyed by him since the capture Of the place. left him
reason to doubt that the difficulties between Mexico
and the U. s. had been adjusted and that being anx
ous TO avoid all cause of future difficulties, he was
ready the place with lis forts and property to
the Me1cans, IN the condition in which they
were before the seizure. Monterey accordingly,
on that day, evacuated By the Americans, and reoccu
pied by the Meycans, whose flag, being reko ised,
was saluted by the ships.
Thus terminated the three days at Monterey
Immediately after the restitution of the place. Com.
modofe Jones despatched letter 10 the comma daot
Mchetoreno in which be stated that he had been IN.