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insertion. Court vr-
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,l!TAINl0N(f ; DEFENCE.'
tCs jalt "lUuiVfttchman " contains a
jirtict.f thieecojumnand upward, pur-
BRUM
Ji a3cicnce of Capt. U. VV. Long,
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ntfaM&M the! charges ol cuipammy m
-Itvrnd dIt; tolas' defence and we
M : KP!a check vtox -utt Yora "tjS?fi RHehs.- Dai thi; Aim Liberty
. ri S is sate----;!" rMlSSlT Mi ' I Gen'l. Itarrison. )
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& JAMES,
tliiors v Proprietors,
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: new series, .
NUJIDEU 13, OP VOLUME III.
FEBRUARY 26, 1847.
I not only counsfllnl n. ; ! .
opportunity bein ofTercd hv t!.
in-cliief.the Grst proposition, hut r
assented and npjjrovrd the !ecii'
by General Taylor in respect to tl,
as did cYerv member of 'ilai er
and for good and Ktifiicienti rni'itr r
; national reasons; and stand re-; ly,
j times and proper places, to d. !
sustain the.action of thn comman !Sr
j eral, and participation of the ccr.-.
jers. Knowin-tlmt raalignants, t'
mor being off. are. at woh toiiii
and misrepresent the cast. ';s 1 'i
,yi dial wMU ive ibeliero him entirely
.r KAiln! annWnriated any portion of
i).k fundi i'l lo his &wn use.Us has been
fdt Jhe Uaustfs aii?ncd fr his resig
;inel1h?aHhan(lin of his Company are
-.an unKatiafnciOryarisin, as he him.
if .'Irtrr. Out Uf the "dissatisfaction mani-
'!'! r .1;!' LJJ- ..Ui lU! orrU-.l t PK-lr.
L Mlicauso incy 'u-cre not furnished with
Since the above kvas in type we received the J
Wilmington Journil, containing the following
communication iroib Lieut. S, L. Fremont : !
LETTER FltOM Lieut, S. L. FREMONT,
THE CAPITULATION OF
The question which has been lately
raised, about the propriety and epepedien-
Scv nfitbft nanitulation granted by. the Com
I""-- "I :
MONTE- litibnL afedljfbr all timR to come
truth 6t the transaction. PI
itUis!injy6Ur;paper, and belie
inenu, arc. m j
:1M l JEFFERSON! DAVIS.
,ej to fix his I and a d-re to .pare the further effosion X ilwn P
ease publish of blood. The commission reUemhled. fS lh r"nlTf,
;vb me your and the points of capitulation vere agreed nr- r- 'J:
Monterey, October 12,16 1G. i
T t Wf l.ttOqUainiCU Willi ail inc inain u vw.i-
ih this nfl-iif, that tho . force of the cir
Sjttfirihijillf defence " jeemcd
ite OwipaW to be. sufficient cause for dis
Uj'ItM fl-!niu4 bo ad,nitted by all
inherit re apiate, for discontent. 1 ct it
JnMio Uccrf d, thatUhc nature of the ser.
M .J,L;,l'iinrtnL Was' no made up of priva.
jorinacriticcs that extend to life
er ii Srt jMr.ToUfJ Aun)ii!tration ; and tod
riinnot La bestowed upon the
tDrt ponirnff (br Us gross and wilful
iljo troops, causa iur uuiii
jmanding General at! the capture 61 Mon iorpU(Ja of the transactions in connrx
tereyi is effectively ilettlctl, beyorid all fu- tji tft - ilie capitulation of Monterey.
lure doubt or question, by the Letter of capUal oJ Aucvrt Leon, Mexico.
jCol. Jefferson Davis, of the Mississippi j ,M Uy invitation of General Ampudin, com-
jYolutiteers, to which, with the plinchipg triandip the Mexican array, Cien. 1 aylor. Taylor (or bis examinatwn de nanih the Mississippi ritlemen, cn t1,
lappetidant statements ot General Worth ftu '"t" ,l 11 :,,u,""i;' Ul 1,10 WUJV-1
Lnd!Hpn,rl Hp.vnrisov. in th fidlouir- Mf Jh 24tl. September, 1 840.
ii
r(Dnwaa.i ivu v
, i
fpHie Foyftjevi
le (server, of Feb. 16.
From the Vilmington Journal, of Feb. 19.
1 t . " - M: i !" i
.Wilsiixg rox, N. C, 18th Feb. 1847j
To the Editor pf t, ie Journal ; - , . -
My attention ha been called to a communii
cation from R,; XV. Long, late Captaiu of the
Rowan Volunteers in which he censures the
War Department fi r not hating provided suita.
ble accommodatior s for his men afCBarlotte,
and. attributes the disbanding of his Company
entirely to this cirrumstancer ' "
j I have simplr to stale that I did not receive
any official inform it ion of a separate rendez
vous at Charlotte until ...'late in Dei-ember, and
that I immediately addressed a note to the Gov
ernor, asking him ivhen. and. how many, Com.
panies of Vohintet rs, would be at that place.
The Governorts re lv was received in January.
and I immediately despatched an agent (6 Char
lotte to provide subsistence, for thesVmcn.
This agent was ta cen siclc in Fayetteville, and
:was compelled to i eturn.; ! Without a day's de
lay, I despatched th Medical Ofricer(DrSoutlj
Igate, of the Army, with my Clerk, to examine
!lh mfn. nnrl ltn rlrnvlftm cutieTcionr.a ' Am 'fir
such as miht be received into Brrvirnd on ! rangement of the teCms upon which the
upon. Alter a short recrss wrt again re-
naired to the. ronm in wtitK wrl fluid n;irtid
from the Mexican commissioners ; thry f Aerms f the. capitulation of h
wern tardy in joining us. ar.tl ilow in ex- i Mont,ery. the. capital of Nurva L
renting the instrument of raritulation. I ?rceU uI)(,n lJ the, undersi:
j no mi, oin
during this se
English oriiri
instrument of capitulation. ?.rceU uIM,n yhe, undersigned
, and 9:1, articles M ere added . onors lo wit. Gen. Worth; of t!
ossion. At, a lattl hour the ' $rAes xin"-v General Hccdcrs
inal was luuulcd lo General 1 "an volunterw; and Cionel
. .. A .,1 . t tliR Alississmni riilpinrn " m
Ifll i: K 0 V A N ; C( )MPA N Y.
'!! v 'f A Jv J. i & i . . ' . i o
B ,M i I, . L f a House utesignated as the place at
.columns, we liavcr pleasure in directing : hich funeral Ampudia requested an in-
the attention of our readers. teryiew. The parties bring convened,
;K ' i - v jGrener41 Ampudia announcl as oflicial
bFFlCIAL PAPERS AND LETTERS Miformaiibn that commissioners IVom the
I. r. ,t it . c n i , x-,. rOnited! States bad been received bv the
t ; !rom the " Up ion of Wednesday Nis'it. , - k i. r r
r. . , r Government of Mexico; and that the or-
j Ttrtona, Tamauhpas, Mexico, Jam G, 1847. :l!pr$ utydr wh;ci he h.ul preparotl to de.
To. the Editor of the Union. I)e.r Sin: ;fend tle city of Monterey had lost their
Alter much speculation and no little mis- torce by 1 he subsequent change ol Ins own
representation about the capitulation of ;GVernrnent : therefore he asjeed the con
Monterey, 1 perceive by our recent news- jference. ,A brief conversaiion .between
papers that a discussion has arisen as to Ll the commanding Generals showed their
who is responsible for that transaction. jvieyvs o be opposite, as to leave little rea
As one of the commissioners who were ison; to expect ttn amicable arrangement
entrusted by General Tavlor with the ar- ;betweqn them.
General 1 aylor said he would not delay
orimhal bavin?? het-n son? t,An Am mi. 1 MAOT General 1 aylor, c.inn.
dia. Gen. Taylor signed and dVliverd ! chief the United States forces ;
to me the instrument as it was submitted ! eral Kfquna and General Orst
to him. and I returned to receive lhe Sa.ni-! arm" " Mexico, and Senor
isli copy Willi tne signature fot General
.u
i
I
Ampudia, and send that bavifig General
Taylor's signatures that each General
might countersign the original to be re
tained by the other. 'Gen. Ampudia did
not sign the instrument as was expected,
but came himself to meet the Commission
ers, lie raied many points iiwhich had
been se-ttled. and evinced a disposition to
make the Spanish dinner in essential points
from the English instrument General
Worth was absent. Finally!-! ho was re
Llano, Governor of Nueva L'-on.
part of Scnor General Don PeM
dia, commanding-in-chief the arnr
north of Mexico. 1
Article 1." Asthc legitimate i
the operations beferc this jdncc, :
present position of the contend i::.'
it is agreed that the cilv.th'e furti;!
cannon, the munitions of vvar, ar. !
er public property," with the i:M
fioned exceptions, be surrc:)(b r- ';
! commanding general of ilie i
quircU to sign the instiumeni prepared for forcos now aV Monterey.
city of Monterey ! and its fortifications 1 to reemve such propositions as General
should be delivered to our forces I have ; Ampudia indicated. (Jne ot General Am-
had frequentr occasion to recur to the ptidia s party, I think the Governor ot the
'the 20th of January the earliest possible mo-
j rnent at whiclrl cluld leave this ! rendezvous
riublished in the Sjilisburv i I started for Charlotte, but owinir to bad roads
I MinaM i j . . , - L , 5 -t.i . i
..cUiiVof rridiy,rvhnt we consider a corn- jjand breaking flowh or stage coaches,1 1 didnot course then adpted, anil the cpnsntera- cny, sqggesieu ttie appoimment ot a mix-
( IllKilCllll t I Unci I, UIIU til II III 1113 ...... "- ... v.ia ,1 t..WI . v 11. T J - - V ... .... ...
io 't . j , . i ' . .. , ; w , I t .i . dt . w i I i i f i - i . i it . . ' ri t r XT .1 I . I T T . 1 . .
. We! riate not room tori; -.in eansmiry i learned inal uant. Li';i;om.4! ine-iact nas lully sttstainea my. decisions ) v--t). w . l. wortti, ot ttie united Diares
at the date of the occurrence ;
Udiihanding. W'e! have not room for j la Salisbury I lfarned that Capt
' ' 1 i ! . : , i i " i i ... a: , J f .P.' I r . . I :!
ji!il(imcn,Wt,,cri ,s vg Jl,iu received ny i;p" uispersca,anu aucr leaving inai place
wihotning'ii' maUiaiL substance is, that
4trrifl Charlotte on the Cth Jan'y., his
Wenerlljr poof, siind poorly provided with
jolinn; ina wimout camp uipuppuc im uu
jir to kssarince ifrbW tle War Department,
ktoa htu; arrival atJhe place of rendezvous,
j"li!d jreclvq l8'J1 lor clothing, and
m f if every 2f iiu3eH ; travel. Instead
tefirimtsf;c'rn'g fulfilled, there was no of.
ttflbcrj? to piustrr theiii in, and no money for
Vn; (tiJ widiin iho nxt 20 days more than
iof tha enllre cointy were attacked with
for Chuilotte, I was overtaken by one of his
Lieutenants, who ;taed to me that Capt. Long
had drawn the Slake funds and paid off his bills!
giving a small s im to his men and then told
them that they might go " where they pleased,";
...,.!' .1.... ! ni - I., -f LJ
i;i 10 iimi eiL'ci. i uese remarks oi iuc u i u i i i i
Lieutenant were .fch Armed by one of the Com-! ' aPd horable, and wise.
any who was then in the St a so. Il l,nSu,slled gentleman with whom 1 f
50
of pany
iiKsivQUinoiua. audi other dangerous dia-
ifi, oWf: to bad iacclbrnmddat ions and the 1 more from his company, and that no officer was
.1 was al.o inf)rmed by many persons in
Charlotte that Capt. Long provided wretched
quartets for his n cn ; that they were without
blankets, or nearly so. And further, arid worst.
of all, he held his Head Quarters one; mile or
eerily $f thelueagoii
S. office r did
d nit
i:
arrive therejo mus- would be a highly unmilitary, proceeding with!
near enough to eommand or care for it. Thi-i
nibftp lin and provide kf their wants till the
&b 2lJ.ua Vs idler. the company reached Char-
re,Jhefore "wllich i the rrln had disbanded, in
kUixip Capt. Lang's .fdrsi. In the mean
'm thru! ftptppej 'at Charlotte amounted to
' i . I J- . i'S .. .
w than-the 10: reefived Imni the btate,
dCajitj Iori v.ItE th( unanimous approba:
i of those who iwere Ihere. paid those ex.
Bes u jib .that luud, a a far as it would go, and
u mall balance still due. lie borrowed and nuid
la our Ppinhin, this Majemciit completely ex
ntei Cjf Cantajn if nyt the men, and throws
l!ami on Capt. Louj political fiieud, the
rttar) of War. 'j: j-- j-'
: i' ' ,
Jtoio th ' (ateliury) Farwilrs' Journal, of IVb. 19.
Wj finJ tn the Ut4 Watchman " a long
illc .nlanatinii from Cant. II. Y. Lotus of
. ,, T , O
K)ai Com pan v made for the purpose of
' legality: 1 1 in e If I ro m ce rtain libcllotiscb a rg.
'1 plrrf tl against hitn n connection with the
Undinj of the Company ho commanded.
Via in)Uyinous charts were to the effect
lre (tljii Capt.) had received and retained
'ialianrts. , the.-iStaleV Inoney, of the appro.
viaa CiVhe benefit; ojt- lhe Volunteers, and
1 alio blame able for the disbanding of the1
rcgvlar troops aijid with volunteers, ought alone
to have prwhiced the result that has been wit-j
nessed with his company. Why did Capt. Long
disband his men aklor receiving the States' mo-;
ney, -which was for the sole purpose of. subsist
ing them until muttered into the service of the!
United Slates. In eonseniieiice of the absence!
of so many officers I have been required to mus-!
and feel
ing myself responsible for the instrument
as we prepared and presented it to our
commanding general, I have the! satisfac
tion, after all subsequent events, to be
lieve that the terms we offered were ex-
A dig-
acted
in my, Ge-n. J. Pinckney Henderson, of the
Texan volunteers, and Col. Jefferson Da
vis,! ofi the Mississippi riflemen, on the
part of Gen. Taylor ; and .Gen. J. Ma.
Ortega, Gen. P. Kequena, and Senor the
Go ver nor M. Ma. Llano, on the part of
Gen. Ampudia were appointed.
Gen.' Tavlbr gave instructions to his
bis own commissioners, and theEnglish ori
ginal was lelt with him l hat lnjjjmiht have
Mti anslaf ed, (which m promised to do that
nigbi) and be ready lhe next, morning with
a Spanish duplicate of the English instru
ment left with lum. 15 v this! means the
two instruments would' be mjtde to cor
respond, and he be compelU d to admit his
knowledge of the contents ofjthe English
original Ix-fore he signed it. 1
The next morning the commission again
Art. 2. That the Mexican forer-
lowed to retain the following arh. :
the commissioned officers, theirM!
the infantry, 1 hoi rearms .and
menVfr; 1 lie cavalry, their Sarins :
eoutrements ; the artillery, o!ic I;
tery, not to exceed six pieces, whh t
one rounds of ammunition!
Art. 3. That the Mexican artnc -u
retire within seven days from M
beyond the linn. loriAed ! by ! tl
on that commission. Governor Henderson, j commissioners which, as umlerstood, for
says, in a recently published letter, 1 did they were brief and verbal, will be best
not at the time nor do I still, like the shown by the; copy of the demand which
terms, but acted as one of the commission-u the, United States commissioners prepared
ers, together with General Worth and Co-f. in the conference-room, here incorporated :
lonel Davis, to carry out General; Taylor's;! dpi fmand by U. S. Commissioners.
instructions. We ought and could have; ; , , . . , ,
made them surrender at discretion," &cM 1 ' s um itumaie rcsuitoi me ope-
From each position taken in the above!
rat ion4U)e lore this place, and the present
paragrnph I dissent. The mstruc ions giyn ' , , c.i , ,
I4ttnn tuu oui uaivivi a i uv i v ii u4 i tai itao
met; again the attempt was made, as i ; ,no Knconadnr, the city of Lt:.:ii
had been often done belore b'v solicitation, ' Fernando de Pusos. i
to gain sonic? grant in addition to the com- j :rt- 4- That the citadel of-M'
pact. Thui we had, at their request, a- h? evacuated by the Mexican, an !
dopted the word capitulation- in lieu of P1C' '-v tuu nirrican forces io i
surrcmcr ; they now wished ?to subsiilutc norning, at 10 o'clock. j
stipulation tor capitulation. t finally be- r1, avoid collisions, .'in 1 i
came necessary to make a peremptory de- Um convenience, that lhe lrorp .
mand for the "immediate signing of the j United Stales will not occupy the c
English instrument by General Ampudia. j lil lI,e Mexican ibices have with '
and the literal translation (now perfected) v2ict'Pl for hospital and storage, pur
by the commissioners and ihjeir general. rt C lit the forces of iIjc I
'riie Spanish instrument lir4t signed by 'S:jt,r will not advance beyon.l M
Gen. Ampudia. was destroyed in presence i sP--ciiiea in the Ihud article, bci
ianslation of P'ra.ion ot eight weeks, or until :
of his commissioners ; lhe t
en by General 1 avlor on y presented his i -,- i tl .i i 0,ir
. . J . .. . I i : antl mnmlions ot war. and a other nub-
Wct, and tixed a limit to the powers of ; 'jj'M ' ,l u. ' 1 ( en
I i , . ;i lib liiuiuiiv viiiiiii mi; ;iu.l. . . . ... i. . y , . ,
his commissioners; hence, when noints i ,ir u J . ,r ... V w . ment was complete, and it only remained
a " ji. j uat ine mex can armeu iorcc re- . .i i
own instrument was cou:j:e-signed by ' (Iers ot' ,,,c rt'speclivc Govcnmu :
. Taylor, and delivered. I The agree- ! be rece"ved. j
lor, supply and eqjuip the entire Regiment, at but minor-points were acted on and finally
two separate ren.iezvous, some three hundred!1 submitted as a part of our negotiation.
miles from each ither, with what success, I We fixed the time within which the Mex-j
lave fir oibes to decide. If I have, not been! ican forces should retire from jVlontereyj
able to be at both pi ayes at the same moment,! We agreed upon the time we would wait
i na; i nuc4uicu iu uu usuce wien i nave- r., . i, i r.::.. i
". Xii 1 ltU.IJU. 1.
1IAln lQ IkL'arl tt.ll.lt nvinnflnfl nn 1!am.vI
(li . r i Ti- i I lire beyond the llmconada, Linares, and
they were referred to the commander: n J ,
, " J . . , . , . ,. fcian r ernando on the coast.
44 III. The commanding General of the
I,
been'presenf.
Mufetcniig Oiii-.-er, N. C. Volunteers. M. , i u ,u at
Those articles are
who receives a itioiieyj allowance for them.
l-ays furnished by the volunteer 1 "c asked the period adopted being;
ANTJ-U6NTISM.
The following picture of. one of the coun
ties in the Slatelof New York in ; which
army of the United States agrees that the
Mexican officers reserve their side arms
and private baggage; and the troops be
allowed to retire under their officers wiih
out parole, a reasonable time being al
lowed lb withdraw the forces.!
"IV.r The immediate delivery of the
main work now occupied to the army of
t lie United Skates.-'
'V. 'J'o avoid collisions, and for mutual
to execute the terms.
Much has been said about jhc construc
tion of larticU? 2 of the capitulation, copy
ot which is hertoK appeiidedj Whatever
ambiguity there may be. in die language
used, there was a perfect understanding
n. . j nai me puuiic proprrty
delivered, sh'tll be turned over a:
ceived by officers appointed d)y-the
manding generals of the two arum
Art. 8. That all doubts, as to th-;
ing of any of the'precedingartlc!
be solved by an : cnuitablc "cons:n
by the commissioners upon both sides as - a.n.d fl principles of liberality to t!.
I mat vynicn, accorunig io our esiimaie, was
required to bring up the rear of bur army,
...:.U i I 1 , 1 l; L
,u",u? uim&uUCb r) i convenjencvt!mt thc troops of the United
lor further operations.; j , States ,hal not occupy town until the
I did not then, nor do I now, believe we I Mexican forces have been withdrawn, ex-
j could have made the enemy surrender at Scont! forihosnmil iSurnoses.storHhonsPS. Sr.o..
anti-rentism prevails, is presented in the !i discretion. Had I entertained the opinion. ; 'vyillThe commanding General of the
'elcgraph:
it would have been given to the commis- ' United States agrees not to advance be-
Tue FixcKLEs.i-One of the Finckles of sio"',ai?d to the commanding general, and : yontj the line specified in the second
Columbia count yi whose squatting propen
sities we have noticed before, is now in
would have precluded me from signing an
agreement which permitted the garrison
to retire with the honors of war. It is
demonstrable, from the position and known
prowess of the two armies, that we could
drive the enemy from the town ; but the
town was untenable whilst the main fort
sec-
WiVn the statement ! possession of a firm ot 200 acres of excel
eihU -wJek. kV i r column, nr. Ieni ,ana irom M'ncn.ne raised last year
1cJ, L will insert itln our next. It shows 2000 or S00Q bushels of oats, besides other
taundfonrci'lheuNft Of this f;krm he took forcible pos-
? ill Iivihi i.Mi ai.li- iiiit ,r ntiaiiiol it., .v.. I. I ' KPsihii. nnfl rpfiisps to nav rent, fnr it! to ibp ; low II was '
Swd gives an laccount of every dollar owner thereof: It seems, hardly possible G citadel) remained m the
ea a u mid out.- ' mat sue l outrages can hp. to pratpd in a "w
i . .5 - , . d i -. :n ...... 4. u: l -j ' i.i
civilized corrtmui ity, in one of the oldest ! km euuencn., lo. is, couiu
and best cultivated countries in the most on? Pc Scarry this fort by storm, af-
nowerful State idth TTninn Vt nph U lcr a neavy ,0iiS iro oul' army;; which,
j -"'to aia
fe, tnd n
andins tt the Company wiis unflir-
much to lie' -regretted. Tho public
fige tf lhe1 causes 'from tho statements tf
tion before the expiration of eight weeks,
or until the respective Governments can
be! heard from."
The tf rms of the demand were refused
by the lexiean commissioners, who drew
upja counter; proposition, of which J only
recollect that it contained a permission to
tho Mexican ! forces to retire ; with 'their
arms. This was urged as a mailer of
soldierly! pride, and as an ordinary court
esy. ! We had reached the limits of our
instructions, and the commission rose to
to the intent of the parties. iThe distinc
tion .we made bel ween lightj artillery e-j
quipped and Manoeuvred as iuch, design- !
ed for and used in the fieldj and pieces,
being the armament of a font was clearly
staled on our side ; and that it was com'- !
prehnded on 1 heirs appeareil in the fact I
that repeatedly they asserleil their pos-
session of light artillery, and said they
had one battery of light pieces. Such;
conformity of opinion existent among our j
commissioners upon cvcry-mejisurc which j
was finally adopted, that I consider I hem,
in their sphere, jointly and severally re
sponsible lor each and every article of thc
capitulation. If, as originally viewed by
Gen. Worth, our conduct has1 been in ac
cordance with the peaceful policy of our
Government, and shall in anvi-degrce tend
to consummate that policy, we may con
gratulate ourselves upon the part we have
taken,. If otherwise, it will remain to me
as a deliberate opinion that the terms of
capitulation gave all which j could have
followed, of desirable result, jfrom further
assault. It was in the power; of the ene
my torejreat, and to bear with him bis
tiring army
1 fft . .1" mr . rl
ir.f. inai me Aiexican nag.
struck at the citadel, may. be sal
its own batterj. ' ;
W. J. WORTH, i f
Urig. General Ui S; A:
J. PJ.XClwNEY IIENDEi:
Mai. Gen. com. lhe. Texan volu:,
JEFFEI1SON DAVIS.
Col. Missiv.ippi ri:!ei::
J. M. OKTEGA, r ;
IV KE(iUEXA, i I
MANUEL. M. LLAXO.
Ap'ved: PEDIIO AMPUDIA. !
Z. TAYLOR, f
Maj. Gen. U. S. A. com rn an 1
Ttntu- .'it Mrtntorot- Km A t. Tt '
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.Lonf' CerU nly tbey were sulyected to , he fact; as ive a e ed bv ntlemen i iso,ated in a hostile country, now, lumber- I "ruc ons ana me coi
nardihips, and lond oue.tbi if i!p ' "i!, ?x i?t!SU,Pd. y gentlemen , , , . . f , , f . J lhnMnpmv. : report the disagreement.
rpfpHaMon liadectt promptly tftade, Columbia. We will also stateonThpm Wn hauMbeen achieve,, what ; f Upon: returning to the reception-room,, small arms and such a bafjery as was ;ilct, when a hope arose of brin
f h.T.T.fi ,inerroP(,rren(lcz-! nnthnritv ibnt in nti.ronio.c, .. 'more would we have framed than! bv the alter the fact: had been announced that
fl hanoenTd - !-of tha couniy ark at this Very time- more - capittiiation ? j th)cprriidners could not agree upon
i.v& 'V 1 hnll. mnrP nhr. nnlnns nml'mnro ! fi.i i terms. General Ampudia entered at length
it' s; m ... f ' - iiimii thi iiiiAof i Ait t nn I 1 n - rtm n r s r
Ir was, therefore, al- 4p.
U Wilmington J
kind Would
mined in their resistance to the laws thin
?d.0,Jrj4lion oa lh;s they were two ydars ;
'ukyt discussion pfthc appropriation bill,
becislature. w'aa not at all embarrassing
-?t. Ldng, as he fouuil no difficulty in pro-
'3JMa
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bfl cooqi provisions " ' upon
i go.
money jtti be forwarded upon the
ofUo 'rcsolHMliii'' Xc. And if thc
rovlde'w
9, ,!t7 fwfejjnftlifM.d, there could p,0 of onler Thl spirit ofam
oolUecih .Charlotte as a place riot. The cultivation of the sc
mptT
In ihis counly ilso, an ebuallv deplora
ble stated things exist. Harm rents can
not be collected, jmd even the merchants
of this cily experience great difficulty in
collecting thir accounts id the anti-rent
towns. The! character of society in the
anti-rent region is demolished. Ilesistance
to the laws in one case leads fo asreneral
Btatl'ioffjecrs! AvLivse diitv it was to mus.
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ii I , . , , uisregaru oi an laavs and ot everv pnnci-
I t" ! mi. L ..;..;. it- i
to invest the town.
ways in the power of the enemy to re
treat, bearing his light arms. Our army
-y-poorly provided, and with very ; insuffi
cient transportation could not hate over
taken, if they had pursued the flyijig ene
my. Hence the conclusion that, a it was
not in our power to capture the main body
of the Mexican army, it is unreasonable
to suppose their general would have sur
rendered at discretion. The moral efledf
Ot retiring under the
contemplated in lhe caniiulation. The
other grants were such as it vya honora
ble in a Conquering army to Jiestow, and
which it cost magnanimity! 'nothing to
i
'i
i
I'i
f anarchy runs
to oJjecti9h tw Chai lotto as a place P;nt TIip
. , 1' T. ;i; I. ) W it -...v vuilliiuiun J i HJfT OVll AlIU tilt . f,'"ni
.mtto$; tavq - tlie-lpbsure of men to tho regular pursuits of life are interrnnted. , retreated without onr consent
I , , . J w 1 i r : 1 - l
course
the capitulation was "3 nP (lw
than if the enemy had xan
disagreement! as one which involved the
lienor of his country, spoke of desire for
a settlement iwithout lurther bloods-lied,
andjsaid he did not care about the pieces
of artillery which he had at the place.
Genl Taylor responded to the wish to a
void. unnecessary bloodshed. It was a
greqd the commission should reassemble,
arid 'jWe.iivereMnstructed to concede the
snjall arriis ; and I supposed there would
be no (lueslion about the artillery. The
give.
The above recollections. are .submitted
to Generals Henderson and'-Worth for cor
rection and addition, that t lie; mircpre
sentatiou ! of this transaction piay be pre
vented by a statement madti Hvhilsr thc
events are recent and the memory fresh.
JEFFERSON DAVIS,
Col. Mississippi jUiflenien.
Camp near Monterey, Oct. Ti, 18 1G.
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filsd WW W. -ndcpcndencc-
JTeiiMiN.T
,1 mi tirpensb
The vital power
. "liliuut vitu i.uuai-11 , U LlllO c j. . ,. . i ... . i ....... 0 . w . . v. ..
no oM,o,t tho loo! ,i r vvOu (l be d isc t ed 1 1 a b I e t o the artillery if ,;nns referred to. nreordincr to mv recol-
xwv.v uv uivu iiiw iCiwtOUWliy V H j , l i ' 1 "I I m ' " - " 1 .y.-
ammunition hp. hnrl (rnnt(i iA Alnntmou
required to march out without any thing lection. It is. howeverMnronrr -that 1
lnncrinc'tn fr. Kf. Pi, ,i,f ' r ! which, had the assault been continued torepresen their arm. and stated, in an- should further state that my first itnpres-
M, fi;snnnMrJ .nliyZ must have been exploded by our shells, ai r 1 an lnW' tnat lne h. a batte- sU)n was, it hat no better terms that, those
. "V M M"7 mvovc- , .:.,ii.M...i ;" .. .. W ., i rvso irht artillery, manoeuvred and e
ijjauv oiureu in - ine taiuet " , j ? i m, - -
commissioners now urged that,
as all other arms had been recognized, it
The above is a correct statement of the
leading facts connected with (the transac-
of the Dcfc. A dog be
omUiihi Patriot.-of Feb. 20.
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fejlBANDMENT.
LIEUT. W. P. niCHAlU).
Mr. Richards, of Davidson;
a Lieutenant's commission in Cap!. I.
Company, passed through. this: pL-.c
Wednesday, with three other men, i
way to Wilmington, to join the U !
of Volunteers. Lieut. IL no doulit ti!
cry thing in bis power to keep, thai
pany together; and after they bad
:itr'
1
togetner ngain, tie went zealously in
work. But all eventually provit ur
avail, and the company being at la-1
plefely broken up, be has set x;t J
rendezvous, to enter the service, as a
vate, II is acquaintances, we un b r
without any distinction of part its
taining a high admiration of his sp!t .
patience in the matter, have, totiii:
ber of some two hundred, signed a r
mendation to the President for his ;i la
ment to a Captaincy in one of' M
regiments of regulars authorisv ! '
rai.-et!. Though we differ from Mr i
ards in political views, we vih'hi:a
.... !. .iia!niiiir ft rwriKifirtti wlilr'i f
in aiiuiuiiig ..-.. w .....k.., ...
yome. degree reward him for the k.c:
which he has made. Greens. Petri,
: ,. - tUir. ooJ,i rn " i i.!... iJ it was nrincmallv storpl in tti Pni UpL
"UUU51 uu XV " V . V. . dral " which be n-snnooP 1 "quipped such. The commissi
was not seen or heard from until the 17th 1 dra, vvnicn, Demg supposett to be iilleq 1 M ; . , ,.
i d- i it., ... .. i i a . . .. . . rftuf. :i Mild ri' iinriPM in n snwrpc
oN has punnsneu in the January, when he was discovered floating l.witti troops, was the especial aim ot our rH "MmTm ;
i . i . " ' ;. l . -- i : i ri . 1 .. . . . . 1 jok iioi me; oi h rii i prv.
on a r eeft of the broken eurh n no nl,i i pieces, ine uesirucuon which this exi I n r "M I f V
well, and taken oijt alive. In this cheer- ". Psion would have produced must have;! peju Taylor, hearing that more was
less and nitilp cdndition tbp doo- bl . ) ihvolved the advance of both divisions of debandetl than the middle ground, upor
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thained twenty scken datsi-the coldest 1 our troops ; ana l commend tnis ;;to the-. wtjic mj a. spirit ,or generoMijj, ue iiau
j;5;card'o;xyanatoryf the causes
i io ttie; dUbanifing of his company.
f;Uf the) WTiiera and men, all the
-kV Hceive wis disbursed for the
M l5 fompanyJIaiid he had to ! pay4
M,"e P afldition'Outfcrhia nrii-jiftt nurse.
aJ p miisieriiig lie!! men into service,
commission again
reement on
as
upon
NOMINATION.
The Hon- Thomas IIact Ikvn.v
nominated by the Democrats in the
soun Ley:i.-sIature.oI ineoiu i lasn-
for the office of President of tLejU
first proposed, on the part of Gen. Talor
ought to have been given, and J so said
to General Tavlor w hen I found! him dis-
posed to yield to'the request: of Genera!
Ampudia'; and at thc same tme gave it Wbi meeting, jn the same S:atc i
as mv oniniou that theV Would He accep- ... ,,f iirtn. J. Ceittevlun fu
j. - . t . - man u miv . w. . (
ted by bun belore we Jell tuepw n.j ucn- Mmo office-
s
.weather of the Winter with nothin to contemplation ol those .whose arguments j agfeer tcfpiac the capitulation. ;annoanc- eral l a. lor lepneu iuat !f" "w !
hav0 been drawn from facts learned sin eel ! edtbecohlerence at an end, and rose in a risk where u couia tor. wu ? flMak "r
xjietnt dissalii
rlias attributed to his
support nature excepting water. 1 ;
! lie nad gnawedfthe curb ! considerably
tifaction and impa- in several piaees.-Uojfoj (yfironotype. i
ti cause of their de-1 i . M. ; ' j I 1 : 4..,'
Telegraph Across he MantiLX memorial
enateton Saturday, ask-
cdmpany to connect the At-
mehns of the magnetic tele.
nh. 1'he memoriuil asserted lhnt thn nbierj
st construction on tho whole vyould'soon be acconinlished if ihe rhnUnr tvaV
a . , It'. i.4 . . . I ,1
k 'IU enne ilrT ll Knnc il.i.. .1. : : .'
w-i:.u.iik w t.-!iii..i. f I . r i. !
1 i i r ",H rc" josuce, u is iur mg a cuarier lor a
;.,,. i Pu,ilfl'd, together with Tin Janlic shores by
U , 'r t 9 Qiicipsc. We could wish ,fra
granted.. ,
the' commissioners closed their nigot iai bjfritlf 'ilfcicn fehowed his determination wished toj avoid the further jmeddjng ol
tions. ' With these introductory remarks,! to talkinqf bbH. As he crossed the room flood, and; mat he was sausiaiiiai our
Iisertd a conv bf a irianuscrint in rriv nos- i to leave .! one of the Mexican commis-; Government would oe pieaseci wiiii ue
session, wnicn wis prepareu 10 mei sucn
necessity as now exists for an explalhation
pf the views yhich governed the, commis
sioners in arranging the terms of clapitu-J
lation, io jusii iv xuu coixiaiaiiuiug general
It! i'.:!t j : ; : ; .-r i - .lit. iv: J i . , '
temrit to tarnishthE and. leniency f!;;Maj. Qen. Com. the I exarioluri.ctr.
Annihilation of Space aai Time-K
i days iincf. i-'"r-
j the lines id telegraph lrm LutTilo by tl. '
1 i.f New Ymk and PhiUtlelpiiai, lo I i .
. . ... a a., rtiziiio.imi i nun 1 I i ... a .iimi 1 in .1 ri. i i.iii iinu 9
t bioners auuresseu nun, anu :suuic conver-1 -v -r--- ; . i uii" - t.
GAmm W pArmfeidf. of General cd my jvmm,, iw q " i--. -r-,
TAVrdri and' adilToiseil some, rehiarks to aaaer imf convicnon winn ... TJ n, wrre ir, .t
iii T!.- J. i!J (.i.I(i:.5 .Ars,..:.t. , in ilefend Urn terms of the csitilula'jo"' .Sio.-l-n lundrcJ niilesnrrc .1.
s. ibc' response. - ;
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