Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-10-16

tort or Cltadel. Early In the aILeihoon, \0"ihl0
day. Gen. Worth assaulted from the Bishops
Palace the west side of the city. and succeeded in
driving the enemy and maintaining his position
wi hin a short distance Of the main plaza on that
side of the city, towards evening the mortar had
also been planted in the Cemetery enclosure, and
during the night did great execution in the cir
cumscribed camp of the enemy in the plaza-thus
ended the operations of the Odd.
Early on the morning of the oath, COM
municaton was sert TO Gen. Taylor, from
Gen. Ampudia. under flag, making an offer
of capltulation, to which the former. refused
to acceGe, as it asked more than the Amerl-
can commander would under any clrcumstan-
ces grant;-at the same time demand to sur
render was in reply made upon Gen. Ampu'
dale VI. was the hour at which the accPp-
lance OF noncompliance was to be eCnmnnl'
Gated 10 the American General. At | d. m
the Mexican Gen. sent, requesting personal
conference with General Taylor, which was
granted; the principal officers Of rank on eth
side accompanying their Generals. After Sc
veral offers in relation to the capituldtion Of
the city made on either side and refused, at
half-past p. M, Gen. Taylor arose and say
ing he would give Gen. Ampudla one hour
10 consider and accept or refuse, left the con-
| ference with The officers-at the expiration OF
! the hour, the discharge Of the mortar was to
| be the signal for the recommencement OF hos
| Utilities. Before the expiration OF the hour,
| however, an officer was sent on the part OF
! Gen. Ampndia, to inform the American Gen.
tina: to avoid the further effusion of blood, and
| the national honor being satisfied by the eX-
ertion Of the Mexican troops, he had, after
! consultation with his General officers, decided
to cdpitulae, accepting the offer of the Anne
Iican General.
The terms Of capitulation were in effect as
| follows:
That the officers should be allowed to march
out with their side arms.
That the Cavalry and Infantry should be
allowed 10 march out with their arms and &C
coutrements.
That the Artillery should be allowed to
march ont with one battery of six pieces and
twenty-one rounds of ammunition.
That all other munitions of war and sup.
plies should be turned over to a board of Anne
rican officers appointed to receive them.
That the Mexican Army should be allowed
seven days to evacuate the city, and that the
American troops should not occupy it unit
evacuated.
That the Cathedral, Fort or Citadel, should
be evacuated at 10 A. NJ, next day, (25th,
the MeXlcans then marching out and the Anne
rican garrison marching in. The Mexicars
allowed to salute their flag when hauled down
That there should be an armislice of eigh
weeks, during which time neither army shoulC
pass line running from the Rinconado through
Llnares and San Fernando.
This Ienient offer of the American Genera
was dictated with the concurrence Of his Gen
rails and by motives Of good policy and cons
deraton for the good defence Of their city by
the Mexican Army.
KiAed.-Captain Williams, Typographical
Engineers; Lieut.. Terrett, 1st Infantry; Capt
l.. N. Morris, 81 do; Capt. Field, Sd do
Major Barbour, Sd do. Lieut.. Irwin, Sd do.
Lieut.. HazIitt. Sd do; Lieut.. Hosklns, 4tI
do; Lieut.. Woods, 4th do; Capt. Mckavett
9Th do; Col. Watson, Baltimore Battalion
Captain Battem, LIST Tennessee Regiment
Lieu, Putnam, lst do. do; Lieutenant IN {
German Company.
WOunded.-Major Lear, Sd Infantry, Sc
verely; Capt. Bainbridge, Sd do, very slight
ly; Lieut.. r. Fl. Graham, 4th do, severely
Capt. Lamotte. lst do, slightly; Lieut.. Dill
worth, lst do, severely; Maj. Abercrombie
LIST do, slightly; Lieut.. Wainwright, 9Th do.
slightly; Lieut. Rossell, 9th do, slightly
Lieut.. Potter, 7th do, slightly; Major Mans
field, Engineers, slightly; Gen. Butler, Vel
unteer Division, slightly: Col. Mitchell, o
bio Volunteers, slightly; Col. McClnng, Mis-
sissippi Regiment, severely; Maj Alexander
Tennessee VoIuaieezsszLen1. Allea,rdo do.
Lieut.. Scudder, do. d0::s f5Iedt: Nixon, do. do.
Capt. Dowler, Mississippi Regiment; Lieut.
Thomas, Texas Regiment; Lieut.. Armstrong
Ohio Regiment, severely; Capt. G lIespie
Texas Rangers, MORALLY wounded, since died
CAMP NEAR MONTEREY, Sept "a, 1916
On the 21st, 22d and 23d there was SOM
hard fighting here, and many poor fellows hav,
suffered by it. But think it may safely b.
said that the town is in Gen. Taylor's power
The place was much more strongly fortifel
: than Gen. Taylor had any idea of, and tn
MeXicans defended their works with skill ant
? determination.
This morning Col Moreno, the Adit c n
eraI of the Mexican Army, came into cam
: with proposition from Gen. Ampudia to eva
cuate the town, he and his army to march gu
and to return in the interior. This, Gen. Tay
lor declined, and insisted upon Ampudia an
his officers becoming prisoners Of war, the me
to be disbanded and dispersed with a stipula
= ton not to serve against us during the wal
the Cen and officers to remain in custody I'm
The parties have been negotiating all dav, an
if they do not agree there will be some har
fighting, as the place cannot hold out long
Although we gain the place and victory,
has cost us dear.
The carnage on our side is great, and pre-
: baby more so than that Of the Mexicans, q
that we do not know, as they fought undt
cover all the time. Gen. Worth has distir
0 guished himself as a gallant soldier and skill
5 full commander
Gen. Taylor gave him a fair chance, an
: he has molly awaited himself of it. His div
: sion, with Hayss regiment OF Texan Volul
. teers have gained more ground and carrie
+ more points than all the rest of the army, an
d with very little loss; up to YESTERDAY, 6 P NJ
it is only five killed and twenty eight woul
5 ded The loss on our side will not be lie:
u than five hundred killed, wounded and prist
. ners.
+ BRAzos SANTIAGO. Sept. 20, 1916.
u Gen. Tayer's Army arrived before Mont
II rey on the 10Th, and found the enemy occup,
ing the place In force. Our army commence
Il the attack on the 2lst and continued thre
> days. On the morning of the 24th Gener'
e Ampuda offered to recapituate, which VIZ
Il granted by General Taylor.
! Seven days were allowed to the Mexican
K to evacuale, and an armstice of eight week
l. The troops of neither army to pass line ru
! ming from the Rinconado through Linares ar
: San Fernando.
y Gen. Ampudia acknowledged 1000 as tt
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