The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-01-25
FOREIGN NEWS.
CAPTURE OF MONTEREY.

1t does appear that Commodore Jones
with the frigate United States and corvette
Cyune, actually captured Monterey on the
Coast of California. The Madisonian of
Saturday contains translation from the
Diario del Gobierno, of the 18th ultimo,pub-
lished IN the city of Mexico, which gives
full particulars of this singular event.
On the 10th of October, Com. Jones ar
rived at Monterey, in the frigite U. States,
accompanied by the Cyane, under Capt.
Stribling. As soon as the ships had an
chored, Capt. Armstrong. the flag captain
of the United States, landed and delivered to
the acting Governor, Don Juan Alvarado, a
letter from Com. Jones, requiring the i'm
mediate surrender of the place, with its
forts, castles, ammunition, arms, &c. to the
United States, in order to save it from the
horrors of war-which would be the imme-
date consequence of a refusal to submit.
Alvarado, upon this summons, consulted the
the other military and civil authorities, and
surrendered the place, which was, in con-
sequence, Immediately occupied by the A
mericans.
Commodore Jones at the same time is
sued proclamation to the Californians, de-
| claring that she came in arms as the repre-
sentative of a powerful nation, against
which the existing Government of Mexico
had engaged in war. but not with the in
tention of spreading dismay among the
peaceful inhabitants" and inviting them to
submit to the authority of a nation, which
would protect them forever in the enjoyment
of liberty, &c.
All these things took place on the 10th Of
October. Two days afterwards, on the
2lst of the month, Com. Jones addressed
another letter to the acting Governor AL
varado, to the effect, that information re-
ceived by him since the capture of the place
left him no reason 10 doubt that the diff.
culties between Mexico and the U. 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 Mexicans, in tho same
condition in which they were before the
seizure. Montery was accordingly, on that
! day evacuated by the American, and re- oc.
cupied by the Mexicans, whose flag, on be.
ing rehosted, was saluted by the ships.
Thus terminated the three days at Mon.
terry.
Immediately after the restitution of the
place. Commodore Jones despatched let.
ter to the commandant Micheltoreno-who
was on his way to Monterey, with rein.
fo:cement of troops-in which he stated that
he had been induced to invade California
by the manifesto addressed BY Gen. Santa
Anna to the Diplomatic Corps al Merico,
vherein his ErceAency had conditionly de-
clarsd ,oar against the United States: that
the capitulation of Monterey had been as
honorable to Mexico ascircumstances would
permit; and that he had ceased all often.
sive operations, so soon as no became con-
WINGED of the existence of peace beteen the
two nations.
Micheltoreno received intelligence Of the
capture on the Dad of Dec. and on the oath
he received Commodore Jones' letter, in
answer to which he sent a series OF propo.
sitions for the settlement Of such of the diff.
ficulties as might be arranged there, leaving
the question Of the seizure to be discussed
by the two Governments. Com. Jones in
his reply, dated the first of November, en-
deavored as far as possible to soothe aud
conciliate the excited feelings of the Mexi-
cans; and expressed his readiness to meet
Governor Micheltoreno at Santa Barbara,
without delay, in order TO confer with him
on the propositions.
Things remained in this state on the 9th
of Nov. when the vessel which brought the
papers from the Governor to Mexico quit.
ted California at that time Commodore
Jones had not met Micheltoreno.