Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-04-16

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Cruz and the Castle Of San Juan de Uloa
PUENTE DE HoRNos,
Without the walls of Vera Cruz,
Saturday, March 27, 1S47.
Terms of capitulatlon agreed upon by the
commissioners, viz:
Generals w J. Worth and C. j. Pillow,
and Col. J. G. Totten, chief engineer, on the
part of Major General Scott, general-in-chief
of the armies of the United States; and Col.
Jose Gutierrez de Villanueva, Lieut. Col. of
Engineers Manuel Robes, and Col. Pedro de
Herrera, commissioners appointed by General
of Brigade Don Jose Juan Landero, comman-
ding in chief, Vera Cruz, the Castle of San
Juan de Uloa and their dependencies-for the
surrender to the arms of the United States of
the said forts, with their ornaments, munitions
of war, garrisons, and arms.
l. The whole garrison, or garrisons to be
surrendered to the arms of the United States,
as prisoners of war, the goth instant, at 10
o'clock, a. M; the garrisons to be permitted to
march out with all the honors of war, and to
lay down their arms to such officers as may
be appointed by the general-in chief of the U.
States armies, and at point to be agreed up
on by the commissioners.
2. Mexican officers shall preserve their
arms and private effects, including horses and
horse furniture, and to be allowed regular and
irregular officers, as also the rank and file, five
days to retire to their, respective homes, on
parole, as hereinafter prescribed.
3. Coincident with the surrender, as stipu-
lated in article l, the Mexican flags of the va
rious forts and stations shall be struck, salu-
ted by their own batteries; and, Immediately
thereafter, Forts Santiago and Conception and
the Castle of San Juan de Uloa, occupied by
the forces of the United States
4. The rank and file of the regular portion
of the prisoners to be disposed of, after sur.
render and parole, as their general-in- chief may
desire, and the irregular to be permitted to re-
turn to their homes. The officers, in respec
to all arms and descriptions of force, giving
the usual parole, that the said rank and file
as we'll as themselves, shall not serve agar
until duly exchanged.
5. All the material of war, and all public
property of every description found in the CT
ty the Castle of San Juan de Ulloa and thei
dependencies, to belong to the United States
but the armament Of the same (not injured o
destroyed in the further prosecution of tn
actual wary may be considered as liable Il
be restored to Mexico by a defnitive treat,
OF peace.
6. The sick and wounded Mexicans to b
) allowed to remain in the city, with such me
dical officers and attendants and officers O
the army as may be necessary to their car
and treatment.
7. Absolute protection is solemnly guaran
!. tied to persons in the city, and property, an
it is clearly understood that no private build
ing or property is to be taken or used by tn
. forces of the United States, without previou
arrangement with the owners, and for ia
equivalent
8. Absolute freedom of religious worshi
and ceremonies is solemnly guaranteed.
(Signed in duplicate)
w. ]. WORTH, Brigadier General,
GID. J. PILLOW, Brigadier General,
]. G. ToTTEN, Col and Chi Eng'r,
e JOSE GUTIERREZ DE VILLANUEvA,
PEDRO MANUEL HERRARA,
MANUEL ROBES.
Captain Aulick-appointed commission
by Commodore Perry on behalf of the nav,
: (the general-in-chief not being able, in cons,
quence of the roughness of the sea, to con
E municate with the navy until after commi
sions had been exchanged)--and being presel
: by Gen. SCOTS invitation, and concurring