Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-04-23
IPE @. De ESCALANTE,
El Consul de Espana.
HENRI D'ODElRE,
Consul de S. NJ. lie Roi de Pusse.
Articles or eArrruLArioN.

Terms Of eaPiIOIatiOu agreed upon by the com.
missioners, viz:
Gen. W. ]. Worth and G. J. Pillow, and Col.
J. G. Touen, chief engineer, on the pan Of Ma
lior General Scott. genersl.in.chief Of the armies
United States; and Col. lose gutierrez de vii.
ilanucya, Lieut.. Colonel Of Engineers Manuel RO-
Ibes, and Col. Pedro de Herrera, commissioners
appointed by General Of Brigade Don Jose Juan
Landero, commanding in chief, Vera Cruz, the
castle Of San Juan de Ulloa and their dependen.
cies-for the surrender TO the arms Of the Uni.
Ted States for the said fors, with their arnameuis,
munitions Of war, garrisons, and arms.
/. The whole garrison, or garrisons to be
surrendered 10 the ATms Of .he United States, as
prisoners ofwar, the 29th inst, at 10 o'clock A.
NJ; the garrisons to be permitted TO march out
with all the honors Of war, and 10 lay down their
arms TO such officers as may be appointed by the
cueral.in-chiof United States Armies, and
at point 10 be agreed upon by the commits.
siCners. -.
2. Mexican officers shall preserve their arms
aud private effects, including horses and horse
furniture, and to be SLOWED, regular and irregu.
lar officers, as also the rank and file, five days to
retire to their respective homes, on parole, as
hereinafter prescribed.
! 5. Coincident with the surrender, as stipulated
/ in article 1, the Mexican flags of the various
forts and stations shall be struck, snluied by their
own batteries; and, Immediately thereafter, Forts
Santiago and Conception and the castle Of San
Juan d'UlIoa, occupied by the forces Of the Uni.
ted States.
4. The rank and file Of the regular portion Of
the prisoners to be disposed OF, after surrender
and parole, as their gcneral.in.chief may desire,
and the irregular 10 be permitted to return to
their homes. The officers, in respect TO all
arms and descriptions of force, giving the usual
parole, that the said rank and file, rs well as
themselves, shall not serve again until duly ex'
changed.
5. All the material Of war, and all public pro.
perry Of every description found in the city, the
castle of San Juan d'Ulloa and their dependen-
ces, 10 belong to the United States; but the ar.
mament Of The same (no injured or destroyed in
the further prosecution Of the actual wary may
be considered as liable 10 be restored 10 Mexico
bya definite treaty Of peace.
6. The sick and wounded Mexicans TO be al.
lowed to remain in the city, with such medical
officers and attendants and officers of the army
rs may be necessary TO their care and treatment.
! 7. Absolute protection is solcmnly guaranteed
to persons in the city, and properly, and it is
clearly understood that no private building or
properly is 10 be taken or used by the forces OF
the United States, without previous arrangement
with the owners, ard for fair equivalent.
! 0. Absolute freedom Of religious worship and
ceremonies is solemnly guaranteed.
(Sgned in duplcole.)
". J. WORTH, Brgndier General.
GID. J. PILLOW, Brigadier General.
- al and Of
JOSE GUTIERREZ DE VIILANUEVA,
PEDRO MANUEL HERRERA,
MANUEL ROBLES.
Captain Auck-apponted a commissioner by
Commodore Perry on behalf the navy, (ihe gen.
cra-in.chiof not being able, in consequences OF
the roughncss of the sea, 10 communicate with
the navy until after commissions had been ex'
changed )-and being present by General SCOTS
invitation, aud concurring in the result and ap-
proving theroof-hcrelo ailixes his name and
| signature.
]. II. AULICK, Capt. u. S. N.
Headquarters Of the army Of the United States
of America, Camp Washington, before Vera
Cruz, March 27, l847.
Approved and accepted;
WINFIELD SCOTT,
Commands n-chiefU. S. N. forces Gulf Mexico.
VERA CRUz, Maria 81, l947.
Approbad acceptable;
JOSE JUAN DE LANDERO.
true copy Of the original articles of copitu.
lalion.
E.P. sCoMMON,
Ist. Lieut.. Topo. Eng's. Atc'g. Aid de camp.
| We omit the correspondence which led 10 the
cupituIalion of Vera Cruz between Generals
Scott and Landero, as unmportant. The Mex
leans made the following propositions, which, as
matter of course, was not accepted. By COM
pairing the Mexican proposal with the agreement
as signed BY the commissioners, the reader will
perceive how much the enemy asked and how
Iiulc he received:
Sir propositions from the Merican Commission.
erS to the Generai.in- Chief.
lst. The garrison will evocuale the place
within time to be agreed upon between the be-
hgorent parties, retiring TO the city of Orzaba or
Jaopa, 6y regular day marches, according 10 the
custom of armies on march.
Cd. The aforesaid garrison shall march out
with all the honors Of war, colors displayed,
drums beating, stores belonging to the corps of
which i, ia composed, the allowance of field
pieces corresponding 10 its force, baggage and
munitions Of war.
Sd. The Mexican flag will remain displayed
on the bason of Santiago until the retiring Mex
lean garrison shall be on, Of sight of the city,
and, on hauling down, it shall be solu,ed with
twen,y.one guns fired from the same baslon, un'
Ill which time the forces Of the United States
7 shall not enter the place.
Y 4,h. The inhabitants Of Vera Cruz shall con-
e rinue in the free possession of their movable
y and immoveoble properly, in the enjoyment o
}. which they shall never be disturbed, US well as