Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1847-04-28


surances of his high respect and consideration.
WINFIELD SCOTT.
Copy ofthe originalpa for the Hon Secre-
E. P SCAMMON, "A. D. C. :
Articles cfcapitulation Of the City Of Vera
Cruz, aud the Castle of San Juan dc Uiua.
-s PUBNTE De HoRNos,
Without the walls of VERA Cruz.
Saturday March ~, l847.
Terms of Capitulation agreed Upon by the
| Commissioners viz:
General w. ]. Worth and G. ]. Pillow, and
COL J. G. Totten, chief engineer, on the part
of Major General Scott, general-iu-chief of the
| Tinted States; and Col. Jose Gutierrez de Viii
lanueva, Lieut.. Colonel of the Engineers, Man
uel Robes, and Col. Pedro de Herrera, COM
missionhrs appointed by General ofBfigadeDon
Jose Juan Landero, commanding in chief Vera
Cruz, the Cattle of San Jusn de Ulua and their
| dependencies-for the surrender to the arms
of the Unired States of the said forts, with
their armenents, munitions of war, garrisons
] and arms.
i. The whole garrison or garisons to be sur
rendered to the arms If the United States, as
prisoners of war, the 29th inst, at ten o'clock
A. M. The garrisons to be permitted to march
their arms to officers as may be appointed by
the general-in-chief of the United States ar
mics, and at point to be agreed upon by the
commissioners.
2. Mexican officers shall preserve their arms
and private effects, including horse and horse
furniture, and to be allowed regular and irreg
ular officers, and also to rank and file, five days
to retire to retire to their respective homes on
DarOle, as hereinafter described
Coincident with the surrender, as stipula-
ted in article one, the Mexican flags of the va
rious forts and stations shall be struck; saluted
by their own batteries and, Immediately there
after, forts Santiago and Conception and the
castle of San Juan de Ulloa, occupied BY the
forces of the United States.
The rank and file of the regular portion
of the prisoners to be disposed of, and parole,
as their general-in-chief of may desire, and the
irregular to be permitted to return to their homes
The officers, in respect TO all arms and descrip-
ton of force, giving the usual parole, that the
said rank and file, as well as themselves, shall
not serve again until duly exchanged.
5 All the material of war, and all property
6fevery description found in the city, the castle
of San Juan d Ulloa and their dependencies to
belong to the United States; but the arma-
ment of the same mot Injured or destroyed in
sidered as liable to be restored to Mexico by
defnitive treaty of peace.
The sick and wounued Mexicans to be al
lowed to remain in the city, with such medical
officers of the army as may be necessary to their
care and treatment.
Z Absolute protection is solemnly guaran-
tied to persons in the city, and property, and 1t
is clearly understood that no private building or
property is to be taken or used by the forces of
the United States without previous arrange
ments with the owners, and for fair eGuival-
cnt.
Absolute freedom of religious worship s
ceremonies is solemDly guaranteed.
(Signed in duplicnte.
w. ]. WORTH, Brigadier General,
GID. ]. PILLOWS, Brigadicr General.
JOS. G.. TOTTEN, Col. and Chief Eng'r. |
JOSE GUTIERREZ DE VILLANUEVA.
PEDRO MANUEL HERRERA,
MANUEL ROBLES.
Captain AnIick-appointed commissioner
by Commodore Perry on behalf of the navy,
the General-n-chlef not being able, in conse-
quence of the roughness of the sea, to commu- |
nicate with thr navy until after commissions
had been exchanged land being present by |
Gen. SCOTS invitation, and concurring in the
result and approving thereof-hereto affixesh his
name and signature.
j. II. AULICK; Capt U. S. N.
Headquarters fthe Army Of the UnitedStGtes
of .4nerica, Camp Washington bel fore Ve-
ra Cruz March q, 1917.
Approved and accepted.
WINFIELD SCOTT.
t NJ. G. PERRY.
Commander-inChief u. S. N. forces Gulf of
Mexico.
VERA Cruz Mario 81, 1847.
Approbady acceptable:
JOSE JUAN DE LANERO.
A true copy of the original article of capitula-
ton. e. p. SCAMMON.
LIST Lieut.. Topo. Eng's Actg Aid-de-Camp.