The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-09-24


Mexico, commence any new forti6ca.ion,
or military work OF offence or defence, or
do any ything to enlarge or strengthen any
existing work or forti6cation Of that char
acter, within the said limits
d. Neither army shall be reinforced
within the same. Amy reinforcement IN
troops or munitions of war, other than snb,
sistence now approaching either army,
shall be stopped at the distance oftwenty-
eight leagues from the city of Mexico;
S. Neither army, nor any detachment
from it, shall advance beyond the line it at
present occupies.
@. Neither army, nor any detachment
or individual Of ethics, shall pass the neu-
tral limits established by the last article
except under flags Of truce bearing the
correspondence between the two armies,
or on the business authorized by the next
article; and individuals Of either army
who may chance to'strsggle within the
neutral limits, shall, by the opposite par
ty; be kindly warned off or sent back to
their own armies under flags of truce.
I, The American army shall not by vio-
| lence obstruct the passage, from the open
country into the city of Mexico, Of the
ordinary supplies of food Necessary to the
consumption of its Inhabitants, or the
Mexican army within the city; nor shall
tho Mexican authorities, civil or military,
do any act TO obstruct the passage OF sup
plies from the city, or the country needed
by the American army.
8. All American prisoners of war re-
naming in the hands of the Mexican ar
nv, and not heretofore exchanged, shall
Immediately, or as soon as practicao'e'
be restored to the American army against
like number, having regarded to rank,
of Mexican prisoners captured by the
| American army.
9. An Americans citizens who were es'
tabl,shed in the city Of Mexico prior TO
the existing war, aud who have since been
expelled from that city, shall be allowed
to return to their respective business or
| families the rein, without delay or moles
tation.
10. The better to enable the belliger
ent armies to execute these article, and
to favor the great object of peace, II Is
further agreed between the parties that
any courier with dispatches that either
army shall desire to send along the line
from the city of Mexico orits vicinity, to
| aud from Vera Cruz, shall received safe
conduct from the commander of the op-
posing army.
II. The administration OF justice be-
tween Mexicans, according to the gene-
raj and state constitutions and laws by
the local authorities of the towns and place
| occupied by the American forces, shall
not be obstruote&in any manner.
| I2 Persons and property shall be re
specie ed in the towns aud places occupied
By the American forces. No person shall
be molested in the exercise OF his PROBES
sion; nor shall the services ofany one be
req qtired without his consent. In all cases
where services are voluntarily rendered,
a Just price sAall be paid, and trade re-
main unmolested.
| l3. Those wounded prisoners who may
desire to remove to some more convenient
place for the purpose Of being cured OF
their wounds, shall be allowed to do so.
without molestation, they still remaining
prisoners.
| IA. Those Mexican medical off GERS who
may wish TO attend the wounded, shall
have the plivilege of doing SO, if their ser.
vices be required.
l5. For the more perfect execution of
this agreement, two commissioners shall
be appointed, one by each party, who in
case of disagreement shall appointa third
l6. This convention shall have no force
or effect unless approved by their excel
lencies, the commanders respectively OF
the two armies, within twenty>four hours,
reck coming from the sixth hour of the 23d
day Of August, le47.
A. QUITMAN,
Maj. Gen. U. 8. A.
PERSIFER F. SMITH,
Bv,. Brig Gen U. 8. A.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
Brig, Gen. U. s A:
IGNACIO DE MORAY, VILLAMlL,
BENITO QUIJANO.
A true copy of the original.
G. w. LAY, u. 8, A..
Mil Sec. to the General.in.Chief
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY U. s.,
Tacubaya, Aug. % ls47.
Considered. approved, and ratified, with
the express understanding ,hai the word
"suppiies" as used the second time, with
out qualification in the seventh article OF
this military convention-American copy
shall be taken to mean as in both the