The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-03-03
From the Marion American.
I he P almetto Regiment
by ONE OF THE Two HUNDRED.
n O.. Is,

NO. Is.
1t was the evening Of the 25th day Of
March, and the Sd day Of the bombard
ment ot the city. For seventy two hours
the Kissing shells and the bominy shot
had r'c"ochetted along the streets ofVera
Cruz, desolating its allars and its fresides,
and heapng IN one common hecatomb,
tue soldier and the citizen, the old and
the young, the strong and the weak. 1t
was one vast charneI house, reekiDg with
tEe fumes OF putreiaction and death.-
i1eroIsm was unsvailing. Every soldier
might fall at his post Fl ighting to the death
but 1t was fixed AS fate, unalterable "a
necessity that Vera Cruz was won and
lost.
The Commander General Morales well
knew it's inevitable fate, but he was brave,
proud, aud naughty, end would not sur.
render. He knew well, too, the character
OF his unreasonable countrymen, and that
to surrender the city would bring their
condemnation upon him. Tue citizens
with their wives and children implored
him to surrender, and save thsm fron
death, and their houses from desolaton.-
lie must have been stern man to resis,
such appeals.
naIlv, sickened by the scenes Of hav.
oc and distress, AMI wearied by their i'm
portunities, he feignei sickness, and
gIoomiIy retired to the castle, leaving the
city in Command of Gen. Landero. Bv
this ingenious arti6ce he sought to save
his own honor, and avert from his own
head the disgrace and the punishment
which he 'eayed from his own countrymen.
Gen. Landero a good, easy kind hearted
man and from his correspondence infer
a weak minded one, Yielded to the pray.
ers OF the citizens and at FIVE o'clock on
the evening Of tho 25th, he ran up the
white flag of capitulation. But lew MN
utes before a gallant officer OF the army
had fallen at his gun; Midshipman Shu-
brick, Of South Carolina, was the last
victim Of the siege Of Vera Cruz
The first officer fell at Vera Cruz was
1t. Col. Dickerson, Of the Palmeltoe,: the
last man who fell in the siege was
Midshipman Shubrick, Of South Carolina.
The first victim and the last victim was
.urn'Sh arl bv -SoniL Esrnlina in The ner-
always in battle, in suffering, and in
death the Palmettoes were the Alpha
and the Omega.
Two days were consumed in cores
pondence aud arranging the terms Of the
equalization. The capi,ulation was final.
" made on the following conditions:
Articles Of Captulaton o. the city Of Vera
Cruz and the castle Of San Juan de Ul-
loa.
PUNTE DE UORNOS.
Without the walls Vera Cruz Satur-
day March ~, Al.
Terms Of CapituIaton agreed upon by
the Commissioners, viz:
Generals w. J. Worth and GU. Pill
low, and Colouel j. q. Totten, Chief En-.
gineer, on the part of Major Genera!
Scott, Gencral-in-Chief Of the armies Of
the United States and Co.one J lose Gu
lerrez de Nilaneuva, ard the Lieutenant
Colonel OF Engineers, Manuel Robes and
Colonel Pedro de Herrera, Commissioners
appointed by General of Brigaoe, Don
Jose Juan Landero, Commanding 10 Chief
Vera Cruz, the castle OF San Juan UIloa,
and their dependencies, for the surrender
10 the arms Of the United States Of said
forts, with their apartments, munitions Of
war, garrisons and arms.
/. The whole gsrrisons, 10 be surrender
ed 10 the arms Of the L. S. as prisoners
Of war, the Goth inst., at 10 o'clock, A.
NJ. the garrisons to be permitted to
march out with all the honors OF war,
and 10 lay down their arms to such Off
GERS as may be appointed by the General
in Chief Of tue United States armies and
a, point to be agreed upon by the Com
missioners.
The Mexican officers shall preserve
their arms and private effects, including
horses and horse furniture, and to be al
lowed. regular and irregular officers, as
also the rank aad file, five days to retire
to their homes, on respective parole, as
hereinafter prescribed.
8. Coincident with the surrender, as
stipulated article first, the Mevi:an flags
Of the various forts and stations shall be
struck, saluted by their own batteries
and Immediately their forts Santiago and
Conception aud the castle Of San Juan
UIloa occupied by tue forces Of the Uni
Ted States.
4. The rank and file OF the regular
portion Of the prisoners to be disposed Of
after surrender and parole, rs their Gene.
raj in Chief may desire, and the irregu
lar be permitted TO return to their homes.
The Off ,er,, in respect to all arms and
descriptions Of force, giving the usual pa
role, that the said rank aud file, as well as
tbemselrs. shall not serve again until duly
exchanged.
.. All the material OF war, and all
public property Of every description found
10 the city, the castle OF San Juan de VI
loa, and their dependencies, to belong to
the United States but the armament Of
the same mot injured or destroyed in
the further prosecution OF the actual war)
may be considered As liable to be restored
TO Mexico by definite treaty ofpeace.