Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-06-05

was assuming, pledged himself foF tue autnenucl'y
OF this statement.
therefore agree to communicate to you this con-
versaton. and 10 submit the following offers from
Captain Davis the only proposition likely 10 be
admissible viz hat under The guarantee OF the
American flag. you should, with sixteen tfhcers OF
your selection with their arms, horses. and effects
leave Rivas to embark at San Juan for P,nama.- =
That Rvas with its garrison should be surrendt red
10 Capt Davis That The privates should deliver up
to him their arms, and together with the othcers
employers and citizens, be transported by another
route 10 Panama, accompanied by U. S. officer and
under guarantee of the u S flag Al two o'clock
A. NJ, first May, returned to Rvas promising your
answer at 10 o'clock, and personally to come back II
the nee citation not broken off Accordingly, at
10, A. M, returned 10 the quarters of Capt. Davis
at Cuatro Esquiuas, accompanied again by Col.
Waters, when Capt. Davis signed the draft OF the
agreement which had made out in your presence,
and to which you acceeded IN view OF the determin-
ing facts, that Capt Davis declared that he had EN-.
bargoed and intended 10 seize the :" Granada" which
was therefore certain and pledged himself as TO the
evacuation of the San Juan river by Col. Lockrdge,
which therefore more than probable,
In conformity with your instructions. not onif the
agreement in question was drawn out without any
reference the allied rebel leaders, except when
once mentioned as the enemy, but without COM
muncation with them.
With General ZaVaa | inerchanged Courtesles IN
the quarters of Capt. Davis. Jeres met in the same
place after signature of the agreement but no alu-
sion made to it by either, whilst being sill ne
gotiated or after it's conclusion only remarked in
reply to a remark which had been made, that shots
fired from both lines during the armistce that
from the other side they were fired nton y from
ours only when the enemy proftlng ty the suspen-
sion of 10 induce desertOn or to elect barrlcades,
which re considered ana would continue to be
considered act of hostility; that on The II tn ulti
mo, when returning the wounded prisoners to the
enemy by your direction, | myself saw them under
cover OF the white flag attempting to raise barr-
cade on the St. George road. 20 this Gen. ZAvaIa
replied that very different orders bad been given, and
that the mater should be better looked nlo future
but gave me to understand that the comm nders In
one of the enemy's ntreEched camps had very little
control over the other.
Having brought back the agreement for your sig
nature, Col. Waters returned with it TO the C1hatro
ESquinaS, a.d was to bring back Capt. Davis, as
soon word seat that you were ready TO eVacu-
ate the place. next ordered the cannon, foundry,
and ammunition to be destl Dyed. by breaking the
trunnions and saving through he carriages OF the
formerly breaking up the steam engine ian and
cupao ct the foundry, and throwing the ammunl.
ton and powder into the arsenal yard wells. This |
order was duly executed by 1t. Coils. Swlnge and
Potter respectively at the head of the Ordinance and
Arsenal Departments. In This manner were destroy
ed, in the Arsenal two twelve pound brass howltzers
three six FOUNDER iron guns, four light iron Twelve
FOUNDER mortar>, four brass guns, takcn from the
enemy, viz four FOUNDER and three five pou1der
guns. In the Ordnance office, $1,000 cartridges,
100000 caps, 1900 It's. powder. There remained
undesroyed SIS SHE'LL 800 twenty, four pound shot,
fred into Rivas by the enemy; 240 six pound shot,
of iron from the enemies shot, from bell metal
or from lead.
About o'clock in the afternoon Capt. Davis, with
Gen. ZaVala, who was to escort you both through
his lines to San JDan, repaired to your headquarters
at RiVas, and proceeded from thence with Capt
Davis and DR.. Taylor (Surgeon Of the St. Marys)
TO the lower plaza, where ordered the garrison TO
formed ND o,
be read to them. | then addressed them to IT, effect
that they were by your order transferred 10 the
control OF Capt. Davis, and to the protection OF the
United States flag, and that | expected they would
yield 10 any United States officer he should appoint
the same implicit obedience till reaching Panama as
to their own commander in, chief ] then presented
Capt. Davis, who cypress to them The hope that
officers and would assist him in tie execution OF
his arduOus task. He then transferred Il e command
I'LL his return, the following day, to DIR. lay lor
Surgeon of the St. Marys) who directed them to de-
liver up their arms to him in the ordinance ONCE
The state of the garrison when delivered over 10
United States officers was as follows:
W ounded and sick, in and out of Hospital, Sur
geons Gnd Hospital Attendants ........ I'LL
Officers, commissioned officers and pIlvates,
exclusive OF Is accompany you to San Juan .l4o
Employees of Depa IHents and armed cltlzens... sc
Native soldiers. .............. ~
On returning to your head quarters with Capt. |
avis and Ii. Col. Swnge, we found that you had
eft with your staff, accompanied by Gen. ZaVaa, tor
San Juan del Sud, where tn G same night joined you
M board the St. Mary's and verbally made to you
this report which, By your farther orders, hereby
.educe to writing. and subscribe,
CHARLES FREDERICK HENkINGsEk,
Major General.