The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-02-25

sna he pAlan q eny6aslaainn wtEe aersfd
spsa. Af.er shofs rsesss Ss sesan re-
paired % ne rooa a sharh se hsa par
ia from ths Msssesncomwissioasfss thsy |
wsrs t.s5y 10 joanine %, and clos % e.
e,.,,.x he sssunment 81 espltsialion. !
Tesy IN, ssh. and On srsirlss wers 81.
drd dus.se Ibis sessioe. AZ lsae houF
ne Ensl,sh srigiasl ga HANDED 70 Gen.
T.ylos Ger be eEsmiasi,ou; he Spanish
ongiasl hssiag bern sent 10 Gen. Ampn-
dia. Gsn. Tsy lof signsd and delivered 70
ne ths lnssauIeai as il uss subml.ird 10
hlm. snd I telurned 10 receive ne spanish
copy With the signature Of General An
pudis. sad send thai having Gensfsl 1ay-
Iol'. signsiur. ihsl eseh General might
eaUnisTslgn the original 70 be Eatalntd ~
Ihs other. Gen. Ampsdia did uol sign
The lasmumenI - Gas eEpseled. bui raus
himself 10 meei The commissioners. tie
raised msny points ahiRh had been eel.
lied. and esiared disposition 70 make
Ihe Spanish dItf.r in essential peinls from
me Engl,.h lnsromsnl Gen. Worth was
absent. F,nally. he sas srquiFed 10 sagR
the insuumenI prepared Tor his osn CON.
missoners. snd he English original was
lrfl with h,m ,h.l he mighI hsse u trans
lated. l~hlsh he promised 70 DO thai
night aud be ready The neat morning
with Spanish duplicate Of The Enelish
insITumenI left 9Th hin. b. this means
The tao Instruments wonld be made 10
eorespnnd, and he be compelled 10 ID.
NH his knowledge Of the contents Of the
EaRlIsh original before he signed il.
The next morning the eompissiOn
sgain met; again The si1tmp, ass made,
a. had btsn 0lIen done beloIe BY solleI-
iaIion. 10 gain snms grant in addition 10
the compact. Thus we had. q their re-
quest. adopted the word capitalization IN
lien Of surrender; they nov wished 20
substitute stipulation Cor capitalization. u
finally became necessary 10 mske Pc
rempiory JemsRd Tor Ale Immediate sign.
ing Of The Enallsh ins,rumenl by General
Ampadis. aud the literal msnslanon (uos
peIlscled) by Tho commissioners and their
general. The Spanish INSTRUMENT first
signed by Gen. Amputia vas ds.IIoyed
10 presence Of has commissioners The
uanslslion OF oUr own inslIumrni was
coun'ersIgntd By Gen. Tsylprs deli
s.red. The agreement vas 9,
aud il oiy seDalnefl
terms. 4
Much bs sts-
: lion Of art snon, CO.
lpy Of which s,sfnded. What
}. ever s1bguily ihete may be 10 The Ian.
J. 1Usge used. there was pttleeI under
i siand:eg by the comR,ssiOnsIs upon both
: sides 90 10 The intcnl OF ihe psriles. The
. distinction We made between light artil.
]. lery equipped snd msnevvsIed as such.
designed Tor and u,ed in Tie field, and
. pieces beng lie srmsnent Of fort. was
, clearly stated on our eide !; and that u " -
eomplehendsd on theirs appeared 10 the
. fact thar repeatedly they asserted their
} possession nf light srriiiesy, and said obey
) bsd one bsHery Of light pieers. Such
: conformity Of opinion existed smong our
: commissioners upon every measure y hich
vac finally adopted, thai consider them.
in their sphere, jointly end sevetslly re-
sponslbls Tor each and every article of the
{ cspilulslIon. II. as originally viewed by
Gen. Worth. our conduct has been IN sc.
:. cordsnce vhb the peaceful policy oI our
Government. and shall IN any degree tend
! 10 consummsts that policy, we may con-
gIsiulsie ourselves upon The psrl We have
taken. II Other aasssil. v VI remain 10 ms
% deliberssa slke terms oi
J The espuulafa s.
. followed. Of C. Z n n
lhsr ssssull. Ii vas
enemy TO retreat. and % bess W
his small srns and such bsIieTy ~ sssss
eon,eiD plated in the capiIolsIion. The
Other grsnts were such rs 1t wss honors-
bic in g conqusring army to beslow. and
wbich il cost magnsni'nlty nothing III
give. ~. es.~ @ ..,s
The above recollections sie submitted
=, to Generals Henderson and Worth Tor
correcuon end addition, that the misrep-
resenia,ion Of this transaction may be pre-.
!, ,eDied by . statement made whilst the
events are recent and The memory fresh.
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Colonel Mississippi Rihemcn
, Camp near Monterey, Oct I, 1876.
( The above 10 a correct stateme Of the
, lesding facts connected With the usnsac.
tiuns referred 10, according 10 nv rero