The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-03-06

city OF Monterey, had lost their lnrce by Inc
subsequent change Of his own government,
therefore he asked the conference. A brief
conversation between the commanding gene
rails, showed their views to be SO opposite, as
to leave little reason to expect an nmicable ar
rangement between item.
General Taylor said he would NOT DELAY to
receive such propositions as General Ampudia
indicated. One Of General Ampudia's party,
Ii think, the governor Of the CITY, suggested the
appointEIent of a mixed commission; this was
accodpd To-, and General w J.. Worth Of the
United States army, General ]. Pinckney Hem
derson, OF the Texan volunteers, and Colonel
Jefferson Davis, of the Mississippi r%iiemen, on
the part Of General TAYLOR, and General J. Ma.
Ortega, General P. Requena and Senior the
Governor VI. Ma. Llano on The part Of General
Ampudia, were appointed,
Gen. laylor gave Instructions to his commits
%sioners which, as understood, for they were
brief and verbal, will be best shown by the
copy of the demand which the United States
commissioners prepared in the conference room
here incorporated:
Copy Of demand by y. S. Commissioners.
81. AS the legitimate result Of the opera
: tons before this = ace, and the present posi-
ton Of the contending armies, we demand the
surrender OF the town, the arms and munitions
of war, and all other public property within
J the place.
= sIl. That The Mexican armed force retire
beyond the Riconada, Linarcs and San Fernan-
: do, on the coast.
gill. The commanding general Of the r
" of the United States agrees that the Mexican
officers reserve their side arms and private bag
gage; and the troops be allowed 70 retire under
y their officers without parole, a reason BILE time
: being allowed to withdraw the frees,
"IV. The immediate delivery OF the mair
work now occupied, to the army Of the Unitet
= States.
= "V. To avoid colIusions, and for mutual con
. venieuce; that the troops Of the United Stnte'
shall not occupy the town untiLtbe Mexican
y forces have been withdrawn, Except for hosPi
y tai purposes, store+houses, &c.
s' "yl. The Commanding general of the Unit
ed States agrees not 10 advance beyond the lin
W specified in the sec md section before the ex
%piration Of eight weeks, or until The RESPECTIVE
. governments can be heard from"
y The terms Of the demand were refused b
the Mexican commissioners, who drew up
"" counter proposition, Of which | only %recollec
that II contained a permission to the Mexica
forces to retire with their arms. This was ure
~ ed as a matter OF suldierly pride, and as an o
rs binary courtesy. We had reached the limi
of our Instructions. and the commission ro'
to report the disagreement.
' Upon returning to the reception ROOM aft
!" the fact had been announced that the COMM
sioners could not agree upon teri S, Gener
Ampudia entered at length upon the questio
~treatnglhe point OF disagreement as one whit
involved the honoro Of his co lntry, spoke OF b
desire for a settlement without bloodshed, al
said he did not care about the prices OF art
~ lery which be had at the place. General Ia
Tor responded to The wishto avoid uunecessa
bloodshed. 1t was agreed the commissl
should re-assembl and we were instructed
concede the >mdItarms: and supposed thu
:" would be no question about the artillery. 7
" Mexican commissioner now urged that, as
~ other arms had been recognised, II would
discreditable to the artillery it required
~ march out without anything 70 represent tn
'"s arms, and stated, in answer to an enquiry, I
"Ss they had batte,y Of light artillery, manGu Nv
! V ed and equipped as such The commiss
again rose, and reported the disagreement
a the point Of the artillery.
'uo, Gen. Taylor hearing that more was dema
~ : ed than the middle ground, upon which, !
spirit Of generosity, he had agreed 10 place
, ' equalization, announced the conferences al
~ end; and rose in a manner which showed
determination to talk no more. As he eros
-" : the room to leave il, one Of the Mexican G.
missioners addressed him, and some conve
was ton, which | did nos hear, ensusd. Gen
Worth asked permission Of Gen. TaNloE
' addressed some remarks 70 Ger. Ampudia,
" spirit Of which was that which he NANTES
throughout the negotiation, viz: genera
u'0 and lenien0y. aud a desire to spare The fur
: wy %effusion Of blocd. The commission re'oss
=" bled, and the pointsp If eapitulation were en-
N. ed upon. Alter a shprt recess we again reF
: Pr ed to the rom in which we had parted {
A'S' the Mexican commissioners; they were Il
erned rs and sIow in avecn,;no IN,
II - -.
nS y strument Of capitulation. The 7th, 9th
9th articles were added during this sessiO
=" At a late hour the English original was bar
aAO to Gen. Taylor for his examination; the s
ish original having been sent TO Gen. Ampr
O Gen. Taylor signed and delivered to me II
nc strument as it was submitted to him, and
turned to receive the Spanish copy with
aeTlon signatureof Gen, Ampudia, and send that