The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-03-06
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,a,,ala,ion Of Monterey

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Ater much speculation ana np i
,.,i,n about the ca%Pitula'ion |
\, nerceiye by our recent newspa- (
DISCUSSION has arisen as to wnO Is :
II MT transaction As one q
..g.,.rs Who were entrusted BY
Y. linn with the arrangement Of the
|. which the city Of Monterey ana It's
N. .bould be delivered to our iorces'
t,.,nsn, occasion to recur to the
hen adopted, and the conslder"''on'
1,oit i. My Judgment after the TACT
.n.,,;ned nv decisions at the date OF
%,,ence; and feeling myself RESPONSE
IN instrument as we prepared and pre-
to our commanding general, have
r.c,ion. after all Subsequent events 10
bst the terms we offered were exPed'-
Oonorable and wise. A distinguished
i with whom | acted on that commls-
vsrnor Henderson, says, in a recently
latter. 81 did not at the time, nor do
i the but acted as one OF the
TONERS together with Gen. Worth and
N. 70 carry out Gen. Taylor's lnsIruc-
We ought and could have made them
\ at discretion,n &c. &c.
each position taken in the above para
dissent. The instructions given by
uyIor only presented his object, and
limit 70 Tie powers Of his commissions
Ice, when points were raised which ex-
bur DISSECTION, they were referred to the
der, but minor points were acted on,
ly submitted as a part Of our negolia-
Ne fixed the time within which the
4 forces should retire from Monterey,
tsed upOn the time we would wait for
ision Of The respective governments,
r~scollect was less BY thirty-lour days
e Mexican commissioners asked-the
sdopted being that which, according ID
mate, was required TO bring up the real
army with the ordnapce and supplies
~ for further operations.
moi then, moi do | now, believe VIZ
have made the enemy surrender at dis
Had | entertained the opinion i
lave been given to the commission. ant
commanding general, and would hav'
edme from signing an agreement whicl
ed the garrison TO retire with the honor
tits demonstrable, from The position
own prOwess Of the two armies, tina
Id drive the enemy from the town; Blu
Rn was unienable whilst the main fol
the new citadeD remainedin the hand
enemy Being without oeige artillery Z
thing tools, we could only hope TO carr
y BY storm, after a heavy loss from OF
which, isolated in a hostile countr.
lmbered less than half the forces of IL
When all this had been achieve
pore would We have gained than by ii
adoN4 +,
eral TayIOr's iorce was teo small to i
Pc Town. 1t was, therefore, always
WI y lbe enemy 20 retreat, bearing h
P'ms' Our army-Poorly provided, az
w Insufficient ransportalion-could + n
sF'laRen, If they had pursued the Ayil
Hence the conclusion that, as it W
CUT pawer to capture the main body
|eSlcan army, it is unreasonable to su
aelr general would have surrendered
a. The moral effecto Of retiring und
p'ula'lon was certainly greater, tuan
|sply bad retreated without u conseI
s0ufse we secured the large supply
a'A0n 70 had collected in Monterey
~ q had A. ~.
pau me assault heen continued, m,
Veel exploded BY our shells, as ii v
p'''y stored in ''the Cathedral,p' viii
'uPp0aed 70 DO filed with troups, u
sS.a' atm Of our pieces. The destrl
snl' explosion would nave prod
'u'Ss involved the advance OF both
w troops; and | commend this
e's'On Of those whose argume
1'swn from facts learned since
Closed their negotiations. "
a''0's Femalks, | SEND a copy 0
y my possession, which was /
'ush necessity as now ext
~4uNVon q the views which COVER
N arranging the terms
ghoas Justify the commanding &c
I's'spresensstion and calumny
!, 4 ,''al'A his well.sarned reputat
ups 70 come, to fix the truth
.ssp Please publish this in '
0'll'vs me your friend, &c.
q JEFFERSON DAVE
s'aaaa # he Transactions IL come
'op''aation Of Monterey, capt.
leon, Msaico.
invitation If General Ampudis, ,
nDsu " Mexican army, General II
y q number Of his officers,
NM, y " s4'h September, ls46, to ! i
ssu Y he place al which General
sus''ed N interview. The q
8 i ssned Gen. Ampudia announce
D.; sss'aailon, that commissioner.
sa States had been received !.
'a2RA ~ Nayico, and that ,ba 1