iiste officers their side-arms, the infantry their arms and asj»fc accoutrements, the cavalry their arms and accoutrements, )»Jf!.. the artillery one field-battery, not to exceed six pieces, \,m with twenty-one rounds of ammunition. Bjtr Article III. That the Mexican armed forces retire,

■: c within seven days from this date, beyond the line formed d& by the pass of Rinconada, the city of Linares, and San ieSi! Fernando de Preras.

Article IV. That the citadel of Monterey be evacua ated by the Mexican and occupied by the American A: forces to-morrow morning at ten o'clock. 11! Article V. To avoid collisions, and for mutual

Iff convenience, that the troops of the United States will not occupy the city until the Mexican forces have withss drawn, except for hospital and storage purposes. is Article VI. That the forces of the United States

tl will not advance beyond the line specified in the 3d 11 article, before the expiration of eight weeks, or until orders or instructions of the respective governments can if be received.

i- Article VII. That the public property to be deli

vered, shall be turned over and received by officers appointed by the commanding generals of the two armies.

Article VIII. That all doubts as to the meaning of any of the preceding articles, shall be solved by an, equitable construction, or on principles of liberality to the retiring army.

Article IX. That the Mexican flag, when struck at the citadel, may be saluted by its own battery. Done at Monterey, Sept. 24, 1846."

The following were the killed and wounded officers of the whole besieging force at Monterey:

Of General Twiggs's division, Lieutenant-Colonel W. H. Watson, Baltimore volunteers; Captains Morris and Field, of the 3d infantry; Brevet Major Barbour, of the same regiment; Lieutenants Terrett and Irwin, of the 1st, brevet Lieutenant Woods, 1st, Lieutenant Haslett, of the 2d, and Hoskins, of the 4th, United States infantry, and forty-six enlisted men, were killed. Majors Lear and Abercrombie, of the 3d and 1st infantry, Captain Bainbridge, of the 3d, Lieutenant Dilworth, of the 2d, and Graham, (since dead), of the 4th, were wounded. One hundred and sixteen men were wounded.

Of General Worth's division, Captain McKavett, of the 8th, was killed, and Lieutenant Russell, of the 5th, was wounded. Nine privates, &c., were killed, and forty-eight wounded.

General Butler and Colonel Mitchell, and Lieutenants Armstrong, Master, Niles, and McCarty, of the Ohio regiment, were wounded; Lieutenant Hett was killed. Of the Tennessee regiment, Captain Allen and Lieutenant Putnam were killed, and Major Alexander, Lieutenants Scudder, Nixon, and Allen, wounded. The men of both these regiments suffered severely. The Mississippi regiment had its lieutenant-colonel, McClure, and four other officers, wounded! The Texan and Kentucky regiments also suffered.

This feat of arms was a brilliant one, and affected both Mexico and the United States greatly. It disorganized the Mexican army, and gave the undisputed ascendency for a long time to the American general in the north of Mexico.

CHAPTER XI.

TAYLOR— {Continued.)

Description of Monterey — Dissatisfaction in regard to the convention — Taylor's explanation—Advance to Victoria— Scott takes command—March to Saltillo—Battle of Buena Vista—Victims of the battle—Taylor's forced inactivity.

General Taylor immediately established his headquarters in Monterey, and took steps for the protection of the Mexican people. The city was found to be far stronger even than had been imagined, and to have been fortified with the most consummate art. The population of the city was about fifteen thousand, and their condition was far better than that, probably, of any other part of Mexico.

Through the city ran the river San Juan, dividing it, crossed by the bridge La Purissima, leaving the larger part between it and the lofty ridge of La Sierra Madre. Towards the east was a gentle swell, covered with fields of cane and corn, and here and there chapparal. The army ascended this slope, and saw from afar the preparations made to welcome them. The city, surrounded by trees which half hid its white walls, recalled the old Moresco cities of Spain. At the foot of this slope was a fort of large size, of solid masonry; a work, the engineers said, only to be taken by regular approaches.

On the west, peak above peak, towered the Sierra Madre; such a range as in all other lands has nourished a race of hardy mountaineers

J

from duty slept on their arms until three in the morning, when preparations were made for an attempt to carry La Loma de la Independencia.

The storming party was commanded by LieutenantColonel Childs, and consisted of I and G of the 4th, and •A, 3d (artillery battalion); three companies 8th infantry, (A, B, and D,) under Captain Scriven, with two hundred Texan riflemen, under Colonel Hays and Lieutenant-Colonel Walker (captain of rifles), acting in co-operation. This party was conducted by Captain Sanders and Lieutenant Meade, of the military and topographical engineers. By dawn of day, under shelter of the weather, the command reached a position within three hundred yards of the crest on which, anticipating the attack, the enemy were stationed. The commands of Colonels Childs and Hays then rushed to the attack, after a well directed fire, with bayonets and clubbed rifles and knives, and carried the work. The enemy had previously withdrawn the cannon; and it was then discovered that no impression could be made on the walls of the palace by rifle or musket. At this time Lieutenant Roland, belonging to Duncan's company, was ordered to bring from the main camp a twelve-pound howitzer. In two hours (aided by fifty men from the line, under Captain Sanders, military engineers, for the purpose of selecting the route least difficult) that officer had his gun in position on the summit of an acclivity between seven and eight hundred feet. A fire was immediately opened from the howitzer, covered by the breastwork of the captured battery, upon the palace and its outworks, four hundred yards distant, which soon produced visible impression.

Various light affairs then ensued, and a heavy sortie was made from the palace to regain the crest of La Lor"