The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-10-23
VOL. Vino. t6.


day, Gen. Worth assaulted from tie
Bishops palace, tie west side Of the
CITY, and succeeded in driving the
enemy and maintaining lis position
within a short distance Of TIE main
plaza on the side Of The city. To-
wards evening TIE moitars had tccn
( planted in a cemetery enclosure, and
during the night, did great execu-
ton in the circumscribed limits Of
the emery in The aza.-Thus en-
ded the operations Of the esd.
Early ON the morning Of the 2ith,
a communication was sent to Gen.
Taylor from Ampudia, under flag
Of truce, making an Offer of capitu.
lation to which the latter refused TO
acccdc to, as It asked mcrc than the
American General would under any
:. circumstances grant. At the same
time, demand to Surrender was in
reply, made upon Ahpudia. Twelve
at noon was the hour at which the
acceptance was 10 be communicated
to the American General. At II A.
NJ. tie Mexican General sent, re-
queSting a persona! interview with
General Taylor, which was granted.
The principal officers Of rank on Ell
Their side accompanied their Gene
rails. After several offers in rela-
ton to the capitulation Of the city
| made on either side and refused, at
half. past 4 o'clock P. NJ. Gen. Tay-
, lor rose, and saying lie would give
Gen. Ampudia one hour to consider
$ and accept or refuse, left the con-
{ ference.
, At tie expiration OF tie hour tic
4 discharge Of mortar was TO be the
, signal Of the recommenccment of
,hostilitieS, Before the expiration Of
TIE hour, an officer was ut on the
part Of Gen. Ampudia TO inform Gen.
, Taylor, that 10 avoid q further ofFu.
{ sion Of blood, and the national honor
being satisfied with the cXertion Of
: the Mexican troops, lie lad after a
. consultation with Lis General Off
; GERS, decided to capitulatc, accept
+ ing the offer Of thc American Gene
g raj.
= The terms Of capitulation were in
4 effect as follows:
0 That the officers should tie allow.
cd to march out with their side arms
e and accoutrements.
: That the artillery should be allow
1; ed to march out with battery of 6
C pieces and ri rounds Of ammuni-
IS ton.
n That all other munitions of war
Y and supplies should be turned over
to q board of American officers ap-
Y pointed to receive them.
n That the Mexican army should bo
c allowed 7 days to evacuate TIE city,
e and Chat the American troops should
! not occupy it until evacuated.
s, That the Cathedral, Fort, or Cit
i. adel should be evacuated at 10 4.
Y NJ. the next day,
The Mexicans then marching out
4. and the American garrison marching
20 in. Tie Mcyicans to be allowed to
= salute their flag when hauled down.
r. That there Should be an armislic
Of s weeks, during which time nei-
y. Their army should pass line running
ID from the Rinconda through Linares
ID and San Fernando.
H. Gen. Ampudia says lis force was
,yI7,O00 The Americans say .,0C0
Sd regulars and A,0O0 rancheIos. The
/ following additional names complete
i the list of American officers killed
IS and wounded
re OFrIcERs KILLrD--Mcl&avell, 6lh
G. Infantry; Capt. Battlem, lst Ten
ncssee rcgt; Lieut.. Putnam, LIST do;
81. a Lieut. in the German company.
e. WouYDrD-Licut. Di,worth, LIST
ed Infantry, severely Major Abcr.
he crombic, lst dc; Major Mansfield.
ITS Engineer, slightly; Col. Mitchell
Ky Ohio volunteers, slightly; Col. Nc
Clang, Mississippi regiment, severe
I'm ": Major Alexander, Tennessee
ed volunteers, Lieut.. Allen, do, Lieut.
Of Scuddcr, do, Lieut.. Nixon, DO
M Capt. Dowler, Mississippi regiment
NC Lieut.. Thomas, Texan regiment
he Lieut.. Armstrong, Ohio regiment
n severely.
.e- Capt, Gillespie, of the Texical
Rangers, died Of his wounds. Col
Of Hays killed a Lieut. Colonel Of til,
zee Mcxican army, single handed.
Lc Some volunteers or therw from
,e- lIicr, were attacked by u large DO
~. dy of Mexican troops, killed AM
Of. shockingy mutilated.
,'a,' BeauijM HscriEtign,-During
recent visit 20 Laurel ilill Cemcte
ry, near Philadelphia, while wander
NJ" ing aroand the sculptured monu
~ mcnts, we saw upon a plain marbl