Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-04-22
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY
Or THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Camp Washington, before Vera Cruz,

March ~, 1911.
The undersigned. Major General Scott, general-in-
chief of the armies of the United States of America
has received the report of the commissioners appoint
ed by him, yesterday, TO meet the commissioners ap-
pointed by his excelency General Landero, the
mander-in-chief of Vera Cruz and the castle OF San
Juan de Ulloa.
In making that report the undersigned received, in
formally, from his commissioners, the PROJECT of an
arrangement presented to them By the Mexican COM
missioners consisting of six articles. Without re-
producing these articles, erenso, the undersigned
will simply refer them by their respective numbers
ARTICLE l. Is wholly inadmissible. The garrisons
of the places in question: only be allowed to march
out or to evacuae them prisoners of but the
undersigned is willing that each garrison without
distinction between regular troops and national guards
or militia, may retire, in the delay of days,
to their respective homesthe officers giving for them
selves and their respective men, the usual parole OF
honor not again to against the United States OF
America IN the present war, until duly exchanged
ARTICLE 2. The garrisons may be allowed all the
honors of war usually granted to gallant troops; bat
to surrender their of every sort, the side
arms Of the officers.
ARTICLE 3. As far as practicable by the commits
soners of the two armies. this may be arranged to
satisfy the just pride of the gallant defenders of the
places in question.
ARTICLE A. Is readily agreed to, and may be SOL
EMMY promised.
ARTICLE. B. This is substantially met in the above
remark under article 1.
ARTICLE g. Not admissible in any
Taking the foregoing remarks and the instructions
Of the undersigned to his commissioners-whch in
structions were substantially communicated to the
Mexican commssioners-as the basis of an honora-
bic capulation the Undersigned, spare the further
effusion of blood is willing to refer back the whole
subject to the commissioners of the two PARTIES
provided that the said commissioners meet again to-
day at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, at the place yester-
day, and proceed without delay to definite conclu-
efou Of fho uhola o,h,or
The undersigned viii wait the answer of his ex-
ceency, General Landero, up to o'clock, this day.
and, in the meantime, renews the Of his
high respect and consideration.
WINFIELD SCOTT.
Copy Of the original paper for the Hon. Secretary
of War. E. P. SCAMMON, A. A. ID. c. Z
Articles Of Captuation of the city Of Vera Cruz and
the Castle Of San Juan de ULoa.
PUENTA DE HoRNos,
Without the walls of Vera Cruz
Saturday, March 81, 1647.
Terms Of capitulation agreed upon by the commits
sioners, viz:
Generals W. j. Worth and G. J.. Pillow, and Col
onel j. G.. Totter chief engineer, the part of Ma
jor General Scott general-in-chef of the armies OF
the United States and Colonel Jose Gutierrez de
Villanueya, Lieutenant Colonel of Engineers Manuel
Robes and Colonel Pedro de Herrera commissioners
appointed by General of Brigade Don Jose Juan Lam
dero commanding in chief Vera Cruz, the castle OF
San Juan de UIloa and their Observation-Disclosures the
surrender to the of the United States Of the said
forts, with their ornaments, munitions Of war, gar
risons. and arms.
1. Thewhole garrison garrisons, to be surren-
dered to the arms of the United Staes prisoners
of the 29th instant. at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ; the
garrisons to be permitted to march out with all the
hOnors Of war, and to lay down their arms to such
officers may be appointed by the gcneral-in-chef Of
the United States armies, and at point TO be agreed
upon by the commissioners.
q Mexican officers shall preserve their arms and
private effects. includn horses and horse furniture
and to be allowed, reguIaf and irregular officers az
also the rank and file five daysto retire to their re-
spective homes, parole, rs hereinafter prescribed
3. Coincident with the surrender, stipulated in
article l. the Mexiean flags Of the various forts and
stations shall be struck sauted by their own batteries
and Immediately thereafter Forts Santiago and Con
ceptol and the castle of San Juan de Uloa, occupied
by the forces of the United States
A. The rank and file of the regular portion OF thu
prisoners be disposed Of after surrender and parole
as their generain-chief may DESIRE and the rregula
TO be permitted to return 20 their homes. The officers
In respect to all and descriptions of force, Civ
ing the usual parole, that the said rank and file,
well as themselves, shall not again until dull
exchanged
g. All the material of war, and all public PROPERTY
Of every description found in the city, the castle
San Juan de Ulloa and their dependencies to belong
to the United States but the armament of the same
mot injured destroyed in the further prosecution
the actual WARP may be considered as liable to be
stored to Mexico by definite treaty Of peace.
6. The sick and wounded Mexicans to be Above,
to remain in the city, with such medical officers ant
attendants and officers Of the army may be neces
sary to their care and treatment.
Z. Absolute protection Is solemnly guaranteed d
persons in the city, and property, and it is clearly uD