Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-10-24


Genetai iu chiefof the American Army.
No. 3.
HEADQuARrERs Army o. OocupArsoS.
Camp before Moa,eeey, Sept. "a, ls48
o'clock, A. NJ.
Sir; your communication, bearing date at
nne o'clrk T.. NJ, on the 23d inst, has Just
been received BY the hands of Col. Moreno.
In answer 10 your proposition TO evacuate the
city end tort with all the personsl and msteriel
OF wal. lave TO state that my duty compels me
to decline acceding to IL. A complete surren.
der Of The town and garrison, the latter as pri
soners Of war. 10 nov demanded. Bat snch
surrender will be upon terms, and she gallant
defence Of the place, creditabe alike TO the Mex
ican troops and nation, will promp, me TO make
'hosc terms as liberal as possible. The garri
snn will be allowed, at your option, after lay ng
down its arme, TO retire to the n'erior, on con.
di'ion Of MT serving again during the war, or
until regularly exchanged need hardly say
tha, the rights Of non con,ba,sn,s will be res.
pccted.
An answer to this communication .srequired
by II o'clock IF you ss.ent to an pccommo.
da'ion, an ,ffccr will bs despatched at once,
under Instructions to arrange the conditions.
an, sir, very respectfully.
Your obedipnt servant,
T. TAYLOR,
Maj Gen. U. s. A., commanding.
| SENUR D. PEDno nE AMpuDIA,
General in Chief, Monterey.
! Terms OF capuls,ion of the city Of Monterey.
! the capital of Nnevo Leon, agreed upon by
| the undersigned commissioners, to wi, Gen.
eral Worth, Of the United States army. Gen.
! Henderson, Of the Texsn volunteers, and
| Colonel Dave, OF the Msssspp rifemen, on
The part OF Major General Taylor, command.
ing in.chiet the United States forces, and Gen
Cral Requena and General Or,rga. of the ar
Ny Of Mexico, and Senor Msnue' 81 l.lano,
governor Of Nucve Leon, on the part Of Sr-
nor General Don Pedro hmpudia, command.
,;ng.in .chief the army Of the north Of Mexico:
Al IT. l As the legitimate result Of the oper.
a,;on. before this place, and the present posi-.
,on oft ie co Nending armies, il is agreed that
The civ. The fo-;ifca,ions, cannon, the amuni.
,io,s Of xn and I'll other public property, with
the underme, toned exceptions. be surrendered
to the comman, ling eneral Of the United States
forces, now at n. mterey.
ART. 3 Tho, III. Mexican forces be allowed
70 retain the foIlowi. 'g snHs, to VT; the COIN
missioned officers the. SIDE arms lhe 'n'd0'ry
their arms and sccont,e nen,s, The cavalry their
arms and accou,retnents, the artillery one field
battery not to exceed six p. sce', with twenty
one rounds Of ammunition.
Arr. 8 Ths, the Mexican 'In"h forces re-
tire within seven days from tn da'' o'y"nh
the line formed by the pass Of, 1e i'iennhds'
he city Of L.insres, and San Fcraa ,doo ~ Pre-
Sc y
AIT. Tha, the citadel OF Mon:cre he Eva
cusI q by the Mexican, and occupied ty ''
Ameri> an forces, tomorrow morning at 10 O.
lock.
Apr5 Tosvoid collisions. and Tor nut IN
;, vcnience, that the troops OF the United Stat.
N no, occu, W the city unit. the Mexican for.
,ye w,ho 'awn, except for hospital and
orsv, 'purposes
Tba, the forces Of the United States
IN M, advance hey md the line rpcc6ed in the
ran. ticle before ,he expiration Of eight
INIT. the ordt rs or instructions OF the
s,,,,;,. ,overnmen,s 'un be received.
A,-7T hat the pubic property. 10 he de-.
vered shallI 'o'"e" '"e' ''
so.. s,no;n, ed by the comm >nding generals
the two armi
ART. 8 That, I'll S'
any of,he pree '"''e a''''''' -"
an equitable CO, S'"o'"'''' III" WI
libera|ily to the '"''e "''"y'
q Th.,,h. Mexican flag, WI IN struck
N. citadel, NAV be salu,ed by i,s"wn bat'ry'
Done at Monterey, sept. "a io4o.
w w ORTIZ.
BRIG sd'er 'ene'a' u - ~
I pINKN EY HENDERSON.
Maj. Gen. comdp. The Texan volunteers
IEFFERSc IN DAVIS.
Col. Mis-. lssPpi Rfemen.