The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-14


to the 4h inst, viii be due in Boston on Saturday
or Sunday next.
The Storming OF Monterey and the Capitu-
Iation-Old Rough and Re ady. md the Iron
Duke.
The brilliant achievements of the American
army under the command of Gen. Taylor, at Mon
terey, have been hailed with pleasure and delight
wherever the accounts have reached; but we
sorry to see in some quarters disposition to CEN
sure General Taylor, for making the terms of the
capitulation so lenient and favorable to the Mex
leans.
We are extremely sorry to see thus procedure on
the part of portion of our citizens, and feel con-
WINGED that little reflection would bring about
different opinion TO the we have mentioned.
Our citizens must recolect that General Taylor
enjoys the confidence of his government and the
army, and that he has everything to contend
against, in his present position. He is in an enc
my's country, surrounded with danger; he has
the weight of campaign resting on his mind;
he has to make arrangements for the subsistence
and discipliAing of an army Of many thousand
men; he has likewise to vndcate the honor of
his country by defeating the enemy; and if he
make hut one false movement, or if a single or
der that he issues, be disobeyed, tardy attend
ed TO, his own prospects for life are blasted, and
the American arms would be covered with dis
grace. Under these circumstances, and without
knowing any particulars but those that have al
ready reached us, imperfect as they must be, and
no doubt are, II is upgenerous and unjust to form
an opinion that cold Rough and Ready" is censu.
rable for adopting the course he did. Time and
further accounts, we satisfied, will prove that
the terms of capitulation that he agreed to were
dictated by sober judgment and sound rea-
son, and were the best for the interest of the
United States that could be adopted.
Let us look little into his situation.
The dspot oil provisions was at Seravo, some
seventy miles from Monterey. The accounts
that have reached us inform us that the army
left the encampment within three miles of Mon.
tery, with but two days provisions and no tents.
and fought for forty eight hours without having any
thing to eat but raw corn. The enemy wa defeat.
ed, and the city of Monterey would have been in
our hands after while, if Gen. Taylor had deter.
mined upon pushing the advantages had he gain.
ed but before itcoud have been taken "a great loss
Of life must necessarily have taken place. His
army had already severely suffered from the fire
of the enemy, and by taking the town would have
suffered considerably more, and no doubt thro WIN
into his hands a large namber of prisoners, whose
subsistence h could not provide for. Thus stu
aed, offers of capituaton were rendered by the
Mexican general, which, with some modifca.
tons, were accepted. These offers gave to Gen.
Taylor all the advantages he could have ACQUIRED
by fighting, and such as would place him in a DO.
sition to relieve the troops under his command by
the supplies which, by the terms of capitulation,
were TO be turned over to board of American
officers appointed to receive them.
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Annexed are the items -
Terms Of Capuafion ofthe City Of Monterey the capital
'soners, @ wit general Worth, Of he 6niied States
11rmy snnefs1 Henaersen, o. me IsIsn poiunteers
Ms;er General zSVsr ~" he
Ortega, Of the .4rnv OF Mtrico and senior Manuel M
Lano 9'orsrror Of ,uero Leon. on the part Of Senior
uenra poh lsdro .hpnata command ng -in-chfC the
army %fhs ~, Ms'fn as 2, Mer,eo: 81
fo his pacs and he nresans nns;,io e pc
ing armies IS agreed mat the city, the Notifications.
cannon .ne unvns % war, ana All otner pubic pro-
hs the &c s be
eelea 70 sne :. 'sehsai oi the United states
AM n That the Me xicsn forc,s be aI,owoa q, r.,;
the following arms, to witt the commissioned officers their
ae arms sne @ tner arms and accoutremens the
field battery not to exceed six pieces with twenty.one
'0anas u nr s% That ,ho
days from this date beyond the line formed nv the
pass OF me the city OF Lnares and San Fer
AIT. w That the citadel Of Mon,.r.x h. ...,u,..a
BY the Mexican and occupied BY the American forces
Art " To avoid collision and for mu,ua, oonvs.
nience that the troops Of the United States will
excep for hospital and storage prnosss nave
Arr VI That the forces OF the United States will not
beore the exniraton Of sigb, IN ,ne Ia sa article,
or instructions OF the respective be re-
Ar VII Tha, the publ;c nronsr,v % ho .,.u
be turned over and received officers appointed by the
comnsn9iuS srue.si y, he Two armies
Of the preceding articles shall be solved BY equtabe
ing srmy' ' v" pi'''pe' Vi h0eraii'y 10 the reur'
AR TX That the Mexican flag, when struck at the
Done az Montere u'ss se ny .. 0 ,sas oaery
". j. WORTH.
BTigsdier General u;s;A.
hsj' zen Comog tne Iexan volunteers.