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Of the place, credible alike to the Mexicon
troops and nation, wileprompt me to make
those terms as liberal as possible. Tho
garrison will be allowed, at your option.
after having down its arms, to retire TO the
interior, on condition ofnol serving apain
during the war, or until regularly excilon.
ged need hardly say that the rights of
non. combatants will be resnecteds
An answer to this communication is
required by IL o'clock. pon assent 10
an accommodation, as officer will be des.
patched at once, under instructions 10
arrange the conditions. am, sir very =,
respectfully, your obedient servant, 4.
TAYLOR
Major Gen. U. S. A., Commanding.
Senior ID. PEDRO DE AMPUDIA.
Generalin,chief Monterey.
Terms of capiulatou of the city OF Mon.
teley, the capital of Nuevo Leon,
agreed upon by the nndersi gned com.
misSioners, to wit General Worth, of
the United States army, General Hen.
derson of the Texan volunteers, and
Colonel Davis, of the Mississippi Rifle
men, on the part of Major Gen. Taylor,
commanding in chief of the United
States forces, and General Raquena and
General Ortcga, Of the army of Mexico,
and Senior Manuel M. Llano, Governor
of Nuevo Leon. on the part of Senior
General Don Pedro Ampudia, com
manding,in.chi Of the Army Of the
North of Mexico.
Art. |. As the legitimate result of the
operations before this place, and the pre-
sent position of the contendng armies, it
is agreed that the city, the Notifications,
cannon, the munitions OF war, and allOther
public property, with the aforementioned
exceptions, be surrendered 10 the com.
manding general of the United States
forces now at Monterey.
Art. 9. That .thc Mexican forces be al
lowed 10 retain the following arms 10 wit
the commissioned officers their side arms,
tilei infantry their arms and aecoutrements,
the cavalry their arms and aecoutrementS,
the artillery one field battery, nol TO OK.
coed six pieces, with twenty-one rounds
of ammunition.
Ant, g. That the Mexican armed forces
retire, within seven days from this date,
beyond the line formed by the pass OF the
Rinconada, the city Of Linares. and San
Fernando de Pfesas.
Art H. That the citadel of Monterey he
cvacuted by the .lhe Mexican and occn.
pied by the America forces to morrow
morning at 10 o'clock.
Art 5. To avoid collisions, and for
,,,pt,.,1 ,,,,,.o,ianco tbaf tho troopC Nf tho
United States will not occupy the city un-
Ill the Mexican forces have Withdrawn,
except for hospital and storage purposes.
Art. 6. That the forces of the United
States will not advance beyond the line
specified in the Second third article be-
fore the expiration Of eight weeks, or until
the orders Of instructions of the respective
Governments can be received.
Art. 7. That the public property to be
delivered shall be turned over and received
by officers appointed by the commanding
generals of Tie two armies.
Art. g. That all doubts as TO the mean
ing of any of the preceding articles shall
BE- solved by an equitable construction, and
on principles Of liberalily TO the retiring
army.
AIT. 9. That the Mexican flag, when
struck at the citadel, may be sauted by IFS
own battery.
Done at Monterey Sept 81, 1916.
TnE ARMisrIcE ENDED The Wash
ingion Union of the 18th, preiacing the
olIicia dispatches OF Gen. Taylor, has the
following sentences, which convey inlor-
nation OF the most important character.
The deSpaches Of Gen. Taylor do not
inform us fully of The representations and
views upon which he acted, in granting TO
the cnemy-SuLject, hOicsrer 10 instrHc-
HoRs and orders from both governments,
an armstice Of eight areekS, during which
time, i'm the absence of such orders neither
army is 10 advance beyond a specified line,
about 30 miles in advance of Monterey. Ii
must be borne in mind, however, that, in
determining such suspension of HOSTILE
ties in one of our lines operation, the Mexi-
can General may very probably have held
out TO Gen. Taylor prospects of a pacifica-
ton between the two countries which in
fact do not exist.
"Be this as il may, however, we under
stand that Lieut. Armislead, the bearer Of
dispatches from our government 10 Gen.
Taylor, communicating the failure of our
offer Of negotiation, and enjoining renewed
vigor in the prosecution of the war, had