Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-10-24
GENERAL rASioe,e oFFlcfAL DEs-
PATCHES.


HsADauAnrERs Army OF OCCUPATION
Camp before Monterey, Sept. 25. le48
Sm: At moon on the 2}d insf., while our
'rrps were closely engaged in the lower par,
"' the city, a. reported in my last despatch. l
'rceived BY q flag q communication from the
governor Of the state Of Leon, which is herewith
enclosed, (No.l ~ To this communication. |
deemed il my duty TO return an answer decln.
ing to allow the inhabitants 10 leave the city.
Ry eleven o'clock, p. NJ, the "a division.
which had entered the town from the direction
Of the Bishops Paluce, had advanced within
one square Of the pricipal plaza, and occupied
the city up to that point The mortar had, in
the meantime, been placed in the battery In the
cemetery, within good range Of the heart Of the
town, and was served through hou, the nigh, with
good effect
Early in the morning Of the 24,h received
asg from the town, bearing communication
from General Ampudia, which enclose, (No.
y and to which returned the answer, (No. 8
also arranged with the bearer Of the flag
cessation or fire until IL o'clock, which hour
APPOINTED 10 receive the final answer Of Gen.
Anp.,ia at Gen. Worth's headquarters. B..
ioe thu appointed time, however, General Am.
pudia tao sgnifcd 10 General Worth his desire
for person al interview with me, for the pur.
pose Of maxim some definite arrangement An
interview was cctrdingly appointed for o.
clock, and resulte 1 in the naming Of a commits.
sion to draw up asticl,es ofagrecment regulating
the wiidra wal Of the Mexican forces, and
temporary cessstion of hostilies. The com.
missioners nsned by the Mexican general in
chief were Generals o<ega and Requena and
Don Manuel NJ Alano, govern ~ New Leon.
Those named on the American q. de were Gen.
Worth, General Henderson, eover ror ~ Texas
Dnd Col Davis. Mississippi volunt. ers The
commission finally settled upoR, ,is ART 'cles
o; which enclose a copy, CNoa he dut 'ics'cs
Of fwhic!I(iu Spanish andE lgsh) havs bee. \ dn-
iy signed Agreeably 10 the provisione of the
4th article, our troops have this morning occL.
pied the citadel.
Il will be seen that the terms granted the
Mexican garrison are less rigorous than those
fret imposed The gallant defence Of the town
nd the fact of a re cent change of government
~ Mexico believed to lie favorable TO the inter.
''st OF peace, induced me 10 concur with the
commission in these terms which will. uus,,
receive the approval Of the government The
latter consideration also pre- mptcd the eonven.
''on for temporary cessa ION o: hoss'lit'es.
'nough scarcely wsrran, ed by ny instructions,
yet The change Of affairs ince those 'ns'ruc'
tone were issaed seemed to warrant this
course. beg 20 be advised, as early as prsc'i'
cable. whether have met the vew.> Of the
government in these particulars.
regre, 10 report that Captain W. lism =, TO-
biographical engineers, and Lieut.. Re ret, Is,
'oianiry, hsve died OF The wounds recei we'd N
'he engagement of the 2fs,. Capt, Ga. ''illo.
'th infantry was wounded mot badly) on the
'ol am, sir, very respectfully.
Your obedent servant,
z. TAYLOR.
Maj Gen. U. s. Army, com rnanding,
The hDJurANr GENERAL Of the army,
Washington. DC.
No. l. c.
p. Franco De p. Morales, G,ue,no, Of Ne.o "
Leon, to Major General Taylor. c,
Translated 8,
MONTEREY, Sept. &c, 8 o'clock, A. NJ
~ yen are resolved to occupy the place BY "
'ree Of sems, and the Mexican general in. chief 2,
esoved to defend it at every cost, as his bonor W
nd c-"'v require him to do. thousands of sic. re
20 who, from 'ndigence and want of means
-, in the theatre Of war, and Ii
10 themselves "o,' seed, claim the Of
,h,s which in all times, and all cou"''' "'' -
.;,, ox,eods AZ governor Of the State
"a ,sr;,;m,,e representative Of the people .
.,s their case to you, and hope from your c'- =
;u,.,;o, and refinement, that whatever may VI
y. tho event Of the presen, contest, you VIII
ssoe orders ,ha, families shall be respected OF
,,u o,sr, BILE time for them to leave
me capital.
Ih,ve the honor TO salute you gene'a'''"'
chief of the army OF occupation OF the u S'a''''
d nd to assure you OF my highest eons'oefa'''"'
God and liberty.
FRANCO DEP. MORALES.
Gcueral,in.chief OF the army OF Occupation o'
the United States.
No. 2.
n Pedro Anpudia. general IN CHIEF, TO MO