The Arkansas banner., 1847-09-20
Thc Ami~tirr.

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 The Amistice.
 The undersigned appointed respectively. t,,ethre. hrst by Maj. Gen Winfield Scott, eouarzanaer-in chietof the armies of the United tstes and ths two last ey his Exceliency D. Antonio Lopez se Sau.a Anna, President of the Mexican Repnbtc and com nsnder-in-chief of it's armies and with full weru which were duly verified h the village of Taeubaya on ihs 1d day of August. lst5 te enter into an ar- inisiicr icr the purpose of giving Gc Mexican Gov- erHmeni m opportunity of receiving prSpositions Tor peace from the commissioner appointed hy inc President of the United States and now with the American army, when the following articles were agreed upon:
 AEr ]. Hostilities shssi instantly and absolutely cease between the armies of the U States of An,er ca and the United Mexican States within thirty lea gaes of the capital of the latter States, to allow pme to the commissioner appointed by inc United Stab.s and the commissioner io be nppeintea by the. aiexieaa Republic to negotiate.
 r This arInistice shall continue as long as the commissioners of the two Governments may be engaged Oh negotiations, or unil the commander of either of thc said armies shall give frmal mo- iee to the other e the cessation of the arustice and i0rty eight hours after such notice
 j. In the mean ftEae neither army shall with ia 50 leagues of the city of Mexico commence any new fOrtiacation or military work of offence
 
 en any existing work of forti6catoa of that char acter within the said limits.
 4- Neither army shali be reinforced within the same. Any achievements in troogss or munitions oi war other than subsistence nos approaching either army, shall bc stopped al the distance of twehty-eight leagues from the city of Mexico. a Neither army, nor any detachment from 1t, shall advance beyond the line ii at present occupies b. Neither army, nor any detachment or individual of either shall pass the neutral limits established by the last article, except under flag of truce bearing the correspondence between the two armies the business authorized by the next article and individuals of either army who may chance to straggle within the neutral limits shall, by the opposite party, be kindly warned off or sent back to their armies under flags of truce.
 :. The American army shall not by violence obstruet the passage, from the open country in- to the city of Mexico, of the ordinary supplies of food necessary to the consumption of its inhab- itants the Mexican army within the city; nor shall the Mexican authorities, civil or military, do any act 10 obstruct the passage of supplies from the city or the country needed by the American army.
 :. All American prisoners of war remaining on the hands of the Mexican army, and not hereto fore exchanged, shall immediately. or ss- soon as practicable, be restored to the American army, against like number, having regard 10 rank, of Mexican prisoners captured by the American army. 9, All American citizens who were established in the city oi Mexico prior to the existing war, and who have since been expelled from that city, shall be allowed 10 return to their respective business or families therein; without delay or moiestation. 10. The better 10 enable the beiligerent armies to execute these articles aud to favor the gfea ob ect of peace, il further agreed between the par ties, that any courier with despatches that either army shall desire to send along the line from the city of Mexico or it's vicinity, to and from Vera shalt n zafe isrff mander of the opposing army.
 II. The administration of justice between Mex jeans according 10 the general and State constitu- tions and laws by the local authorities of the and places occupied by the American forces, shall not be obs;ructed in any manner.
 l2. Persons and property shall be respected in the towns and places occupied by the American forces No person shall be molcsted in the exercise of his professions nor shall the services of any one be required without his consent. In all cases where services are voluntarily rendered just price shall be paid and trade remain unmocsted.
 i3. Those woanded prisoners whe may desire to remove to some more convenient place for the purposes of being cured of their wounds shall be allowed Co do so without moesiaton, they still re- ma;ning prisoners.
 l4 Those Mexican medical oficcrs who may wish to attend the wounded shall have the privilege of doing if their services be required.
 l5 For the more perfect execution of this agree ment. two commissioners shall be appointed, one by each party. who in case of disagreement shall appoint third.
 l6. This convention shall have no force CT effect unless approved by their Exceencies, the com manders respectively of the two armies, within twenty-four hours. reckoning from the 9th hoar of the 23d day of August, l.47.
 4. QUTfMAN, Maj. Gen. |. :. 4.
 PERSIFOR F. SMITH, Brt. Brig. Gen. FRANKLIN PIERCE, Brig. Gen.
 lGNAClO DE MORA I VlLLAMIL.
 RENITO QUIJANO.
 4 true copy of the original.
 HEAD QCARTERs ARMY V. :, A,
 Taeubaya, August p, 1877. Considered. approved and ratified with ihe cx- press understanding that the word supplied used the second time without qualification, Tn The seventh article of this military onyentiohA meTieaH copy shall be taken 10 remain. as in both the British [so in the originail and American armies arms, munitions, clothing equipments, subsistence (lor men1torage, money and in general all the wants Of army.
 That word supplies, in the Mexican copy. is er- roneoasly translated ''viveres instead 'recGrsos
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 GeHeral-in-eiiIet Army q. :. Approved, Palacio Naeional, Mexico, Aug 2t, lS4T A. l. DE SANTA ANNA Approved, Head-Qaarters Army U. S., Tucu- baya, August 2i. 1877. WISFIELp SCoTT.