The Arkansas banner., 1847-02-24

enmpsls Ihs se drrEiae aresaizx ss it Aeahs pssss salssenssr ef ske te&n 1a nsasssan. sRs l4l1er a prinenezs af mar. is mem Azranl.s&a But ssrA surFeader will bs npun i.snx. sna the gallant defence of flse place, errdsasA1s sfIke fo fhs Mexicaa lsodts and nasson. wiIi prumpa ms te mnke fhnsa terms as liheraa ss pssszhle. The garrison miss be AsleneA "a your opsiOn. afasf laying d0wn n. arms. ss retire isao xssa anleFlnr. nn ounAlzsan of not sersing aEain darrng she var. ar unaa sevu- lsEly exchanged seed kntdly say tha1 fhe rights cf noA-comhxaanas VA ke suspne- led
 An answer to fhis csussnunieasipn is re- qaircd hy l2 o'rleek- Y yuu aasens tO au aeeommoansion, as easnef wMl te despatch ed at once, under instructions se arrange she eooditions
 Ian, CT, seryseepec@nlly.
 Z- TAYLOR,
 Msi. Gen- U. s A. Com,r. Senor Don PEpno pE AMFErsA,
 Geaerml-an-chirf. MuuanrsE-
 Afler the usceipl of the above iesses. Am- pudia rcqncssed personal conference wish Gen. Taylor; which hriag acoeded ao, II re- salied n an agEeeznesi xhat commissioners shoula be rpPoiased oa si,e pzss Of each 10 segotiaie the terms ef caSsialstson Generals Heaaersoa and Wasth. nnd Col Dasis aried on the tAs of Gen- Taylor. asd Generals Raqnena and oregu, and Gose-aer Llano, on behalf of Amps6sA The following ar s.rl~. ,x~.u.S .,~, k.,- A.. R....-=-.. - xspaers- ln oheAienoe to instructions iron Gen Taylor, consstaie the result cd 4hesr joini lahors-
 1.AF1 l. As fhe legitimate result of tbe oPe1aioGs before thix paace, and she preseaa condiiian of the nouaendIng armses, II $ agreed ihai the cisy, tie forh6eatnus, can Hon, she unailCns of wsr. and al other pub- lic property, with the nBdesmentsoaed ex- cePtions, be surrendered so 1he commanding general Of the Uniisd Stzies forces now zi Mouaerey.
 Art lI. That the Mexiczaforces be allow ed 10 reiain the following snns. io wii. the commissioned officers their side nrras. ahs infantry shsir arms and srconirensnas. the cavalry fheir arms and accDuis1menaS. the artillery one held hsxiery sss ao exceed SIX pieces, with iweniy-0oe rosnds of annuai- ss0n-
 > Art III That the iexiczn armed forces rctife. within sevea days from this dsae, be- yond the, lsne formed by the pass of Rincon- ada the eiis> ef Linanes, and San Fernando de Pesss-
 Arr ". That fhe ciadel of MontsreE ie evAcnzted by the Mexican and occupied by the American forces sn-moseew morning al 10 o'clock
 ArS- V- To avoid collisions. and~ Cor mn- taal eOnseaieace. thsl the troops oi fhe Uni iea Sssses ~Iil not oecapy ibe cssy wnlA sths Asxscsa forces hare wnhdrswn, except for hospsiai snd storage purposes
 Art Y. Thxa ihe forces of the Unised States viii moi adrnnce beyond fbe line specified in the 2d l3d) artiele before the expss4tiaa oG eight weeks, or untl the orders or insirae- tons of the respective governments can be receised
 Art VII That the public property to be delivered shall be turned over and receired by officers appointed by the commanding generals of the two armies
 Art VIII. That all doubts ss to the mean ing of any of Ihe preceding articles shall 5se solved by an equitable consideration, and on principles cf liberaliiy to he retiring army An. IA. That the Mexican flag. when struck al the citadel, may be salusad bv ias own hanery.
 Done al Monterey. September 2s, lSi6.
 J. ". WORTH,
 Brag- Gca l. s. A.
 j. PINKNEY HENDERSON,
 Asj- Gen esn'g Texas vols.
 JEFFERSON DAVIS.
 Colopel Mlssissippi Riaemrn.
 T. RAQUENA,
 ORTEGA.
 MANUEL N. LLANO,
 PEDRO AkPJDIA.
 ApproFed: z TAYLOR.
 Maj Gen |. $ A. Com,g.- The number of Mexican troops engaged st Monaersy was estimated. hy Gen- Tsyior. af 10000. By the above nrticles ai wiil be perceiFed that these 10000 mea. inssead of being made Frisosess of war. as GEn- Fay Tor srsa demanded, were permifsed so march on2 of Monserey vrth military konorS, szia- sing then own fisg, ssse infass-s carrying their Duskeis, the cavalry mounted upon ihesr horses. wiah sword s3d rassnis- and ,hs ar- tilery with SIX Aseces ol ordnance aud twea- iy-one roaBds I snmunsiscn- Not aeiy were fhey pcszh.--e shns sO depart ~szh an Ear af tsinmPh. hu' nos single man of iaesr la,O00 wss esen required ic pEssmsse thai hs wonid moi. Upoa the krss cpPertnnsGy. nse those very arms in the bvscheEy of American troops 4 virtOry A1ksesed ai the cost of Ehe lives af some 300 of our feii0w -eisxsens.