The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-11-14
TO THE VICTORS BELONG THE
SpOIIS

oIOlLN.
The correspondent, Of the Picayune furnish
es the following complete list of the Mexican
munitions of war obtained possession of by Gen.
Taylor, according TO the terms of the capitulation.
IL VIII be that Ampudia's reason for
sofrehdeting the town. as given in his report to
his government, was a scarcity of munitions of
war and provisions:
ARMS AND MUNITIONS CApruREn AT MONTEREY.
|. Park Of ArtiVery-Dirision of The NORTH.
Invoice of Artillery, Arms, Ammunition, and other
AZ muH,sionI OF war given in virtue of the articles
oI eapitulation, signed September oath, 1916.
Pieces # Artitiery roim Equipments and SETS of arms.
z 4-pounders, culverine, mounted
o 4-poundcrs
q 1-inch Howitzcrs
| l2-pounder, dismounted
! 6-poundcr, mounted
i S-poundcr, mounted
j 4-Pounder, dismountcd, conical
l 3 FOUNDER, dismountcd
iron howitzer, unserviccable
l bronze howitzer, unserviceablc.
Z rampant guns, (bronzed)
,,o 4rmsf for Infantry and Cavalry.
l49 English muskcts
lO2 carbines
100 ~bayoneis
500 gun barrels, (loose)
100 carhinc barrels, Coosel
43 lances
Munitions for hfantry and artillery.
$50 ~lS-pound balls, lin pilc)
329 IL pound balls, do
10 boxes llank ~l2-pound cartridgcs-I2 in. each
~ boxes s,pound canister shot II in each
40 rounds S. pound canister shot. (loose)
3 boxes S-pound blank cartridges
Ia boxes 6-pound ball cartridgcs-fxcd is and
rs in each box
SO boxes a. pound ball cartridres-fxcd IA and
81 in each box
together
1873 rounds 8 .pound ball cartridges
l boxes 7:inch howitzer blank cartridges
box 5.-inch do do do
Is boxes 6-pound canister cartridges-lo and 10
IA boxes 4-pound do do 10 and I6
in each
II boxes l2-pound canister cartridges
19 rounds ~ pound do do
IL rounds S-pound do do
- rounds s pound do do (loosc>
10 boxes 7inch howitzer canister cartridges
10 rounds finch do do do 0oose)
253 pound cartridges
81 boxes loaded grenadcs. 7-incb bow;tza-s i,
each box "
20 toxes loaded g~renades, 53,inch howitzer-4 in
$50 loose grenades, (part loaded)
24S boxes musket ball cartridges--l2OO in each
10 boxes do do double ball)-l2Oo
% boxes cannon powder, (good)-l2,45o lbs. nett
90 boxes do do (darna ged) $50 lbs.
net-not examined, probably good
o boxes musket powder, (damag DIE lbs.
boxes rifle powder, (fne) 300 lbs. nett
~ quintals lead, in balls.-IThe reader can cal
l0l quintals lead, in bars
10 dozen signal rockets
lhere follows a long list Of tools, etc, which |
omit. The foregoing invoice is signed by Jose
Regnio Guzman, commissary of ar Gilery, and bv
"Geggee, Ell Commandante del Pargue RafTli.
Marcel
Park OF AaTILLERY -PosT OF THE CITADEL.
Statement Of Ordnance and Ordnance Stores ,chich are
co ooo al mas Post on the 24M September, 1916.
1000 Musket cartridges with ball
4s4 u pound blank cartridges
334 S'pound do do
123 S-pound cartridges with hall
POI Finch h~owitzer blank cartridges
~ 1cPound cartridges with grape
so s-Poand do do
lU2 I-lnch howitzer canister shot
li2 I. inch howitzer loaded shells
2lS ~ pound balls (loose)
100 200 5 ssrponnd pridming tubes (papor)
I60 6 pound do do do
300 4-pound do do do
is p~ortfres do do dc
arohas slow match, (I50 lbs)
Guns.
4S-poundcrs
6.poundcrs
2 Z inch howitzers
Capt. Ramsey, of the Ordnance Department.
who has all these things in charge. informs me
That an immense quantity Of Inusket CARTRIDGES
nave been fonnd concealed in the city since the
property named in Inc foregoing invoices was
turned over by the enemy; also, many other ar
ticles IN the shape of arms and munitions. Much
property no doubt remain yet concealed.
AS Tor PROVISIONS, enough was found in the ci
~ 10 subsist our army and the citizens a month
ana IL Is known that the enemy ca rripd off larne