The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-04-22
[ NUMBER 20.

iad means At hand uni tho result of ths
serge must forever remain monument ia
their praise.
Cen Worth has now sone out TO choose
ground on which lie enemy ere 10 law
down Their arms to morrow mnfning. The >
ceremony IS one that every person 10 ans.
ious TO witness, and | shall andea,or To Oh.
tain front seat at the shox. Its ,honeb,
that The stars and stripes viii lie saving
over the City and Castle shortly after ten
O'Clock, and am told that the rsu.ofw,r
steamer Princeton will delay her departure
until after that event.
From the city of Mexico, through the
foreign fleet, have later Intelligence 10
communicate. Ga the 10Th instant, Il ia
reported that Santa Anna ~as 10 The cspi-
tai, that he had joined the Cierly, had pu,
down the revolution Of Gomez Fauas and
Saas, and that with bis new associates he
Is no" anxious for peace. This reus comes
from source that APPEARS u be lelinbe,
and ! give II believing II TO be ia the main
correct. Il is further reported that Santa
"hHAh 10 o. VIC htah ~ fbbt ~ LuitI troops,
and that, aided by the church party, is able
10 make headway against any opposition. In
this distracted country, and smong this 10.
certain population, il is hard 10 tell or even
surmise what day may bring fot,h yol
with the powerful aid Of the clergy Santa
Anna may be enabled 10 keep the fens OF
government for space, am make peace
ar fha
pufposes-l am disposed to think, since hi.
meeting with General Taylor, that he has
become heartily dlslnsted with the var.
Mr. Diamond, our former Consul al Vera
Cruz, and who WAS wrecked on board the
Brush steamer on the Ahcr.ues, is noe
here 10 good health. Knowing Mexico and
lls population thoroughly, he may be u.e.
fol ~ thousand ways TO Gen Scott
CAMr BEFORE VERA CRUz. March 20.
Since writing Yesterday have been a.
be 10 gather the SUN AMI substance of the /.
terms Of surrender, aud under the circum-
stances DO not see hos il can be complain.
ed OF Dy the most exacling. The Mexican
members Of The commission we're Coils. Gu.
uerfez de N,lanueya, Lieut. Col, Manuel
Robes and Col, Pedro NJ. lirrrera-cour.
teous men, all Of them, as learn by those
who were present. have b,en unable to
procure copy Of the terms Of caplluatIon,
out It amounts 10 the following;
The garrisons in the castle and different
forts are TO march cut and lay down their
arms at | o'clock on the 29th Of March,
/ 81 q ttIiPprs n tbair 81 IL
horses, saddles aud brides. At the time
/ the arms are given over the Mexican flags
are TO be sauted by their own batteries
and Immediately stuck, after which the
city, the Castle oil San Juan de Ullos, and
'''0 49, G--~et.'ie.n aad SantiaUo are IN
be occupied by the division Of Gen. Worth.
The Mexican officers are TO give parole
thai their men do not again take up arms
untiI exchanged. In the meantime, all the
arms, munitions of war and public stores,
in the castle aod in the different forts and
batteries, are 10 be turned over to the A.
mercan army-the armament to be con.
sidered as liable to be restored al the ter
minaton Of the war by definite treaty Of
peace with Mexico, which means, if | un.
derstand it, provided Uncle Sam peases.
The sick and wounded Mexicans are to he
permitted to remain in the city, under their
own surgeons, the private property OF all
is 10 be protected aud the religion Of the
people respected.
Such, II understand the thing rightly,
is the amount OF the different articles of the
copilulation. Il might be well here 10 state
!aat Capts. Mackeuze and Aulick, of the
navy, were added to cur comnis,i,n as ad.
visers towards the close Of The convention.
| presume that Gen. Scott would have plsc-
ed an officer Of the navy regularly on the
commission had it been possible TO reach
( the feet al the time that body was formed.
/ Its brul,ed about that Con. Perry, with
I the smaller vessels Of the navy, is to sail
I down to Alvarado this afternoon, and that
I Gen. Quitmaus brigade is 10 start io.mor-
row by land for the same destination. The
object is, if the place makes the least re.
sistance, to attack il by land and water.
Let the give YOU rumor current 10 camp,
but not one wordlof which do believe
! As report has ii, Gen. La Vega is at Jala.
pa, or between thus and that city, With 5000
men, ready to oppose Gen. SCOTS advance.
/ After the recent severe reyerses of the Mex
/ leans II would be hard 10 concentrate that
/ force. In haste, 6. w. h.
From the Neio Orleans Delta, Ertrd.
DEATH OF MR.. SHUBRICK.
HARBouR OF VERA CRUZ, March IS.
To-day the combatants appear TO be more
eager on both sides, and the firing more