Sketches of the campaign in northern Mexico : in eighteen hundred forty-six and seven / by an officer of the First Regiment of Ohio volunteers.

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ART. 9. That the Mexican flag, when struck at the citadel,
may be saluted by its own battery.
Done at Monterey, September 24, 1846.
(W. J. WORTH
Commissioners on the part of the 1W. J. 9oHER,
I J P. HENDERSON,
United States, I
[JEFF. DAVIS.
rT. RAQUENA.
Commissioners on the part of Mexico, ORTEGA,
M. MW. LLANO.
C Z. TAYLOR,
Approved by UP. AMPUDIA.
It will be seen that the terms granted the Mexican garrison were less rigorous than those first imposed by General
Taylor. But the gallant defense of the town, and the fact of
a recent change of government in Mexico, (the restoration of
Santa Anna,) believed to be favorable to the interests of
peace, induced the commission to concur in these articles,
especially that for the temporary cessation of hostilities. It
was said that our straight-forward old general, vexed by the
caviling and arrogant demands of Ampudia's commissioners,
was more than once about to break up the conference, and
" let the tongue of war again plead for our interest." The
camp was full of rumors of what took place in the councilchamber; among others, that General Taylor had at first
peremptorily refused to allow the Mexicans to take off any
artillery, declaring that he held the town, as if it was an
orange in his hand, and that he would squeeze it to a pulp
if terms more in accordance with the condition of afiairs