Terms of the Capitulation of Monterey

24 September 1846

Riflemen, on the part of Major Gen. Taylor, commanding in chief the United States forces; and Gen. Requena and Gen. Ortega, of the army of Mexico, and Señor Manuel M. Llano, Governor of Nueva Leon, on the part of Señor Gen. Don Pedro Ampudia, commanding in chief the army of the North of Mexico.

Article 1-As the legitimate result of the operations before this place, and the present position of the contending armies, it is agreed that the city, the fortifications, cannon, the munitions of war, and all other public property, with the undermentioned exceptions, be surrendered to the commanding general of the United States forces now at Monterey.

Article 2-That the Mexican forces be allowed to retain the following arms, to wit: The commissioned officers, their side arms; the infantry, their arms and accoutrements; the cavalry, their arms and accoutrements; the artillery, one field battery, not to exceed six pieces, with twenty-one rounds of ammunition.

Article 3-That the Mexican armed forces retire within seven days from this date, beyond the line formed by the pass of the Rinconada, the city of Linares, and San Fernando de Pusos.

Article 4-That the citadel of Monterey be evacuated by the Mexican, and occupied by the American forces, to-morrow morning at ten o'clock.

Article 5-To avoid collisions, and for mutual convenience, that the troops of the United States will not occupy the city until the Mexican forces have withdrawn, except for hospital and storage purposes.

Article 6-That the forces of the United States will not advance beyond the line specified in the third article, before the expiration of eight weeks, or until the orders of the respective governments can be received.

Article 7-That the public property to be delivered, shall be turned over and received by officers appointed by the commanding generals of the two armies.

Article 8-That all doubts as to the meaning of any of the preceding articles, shall be solved by an equitable construction, and on principles of liberality to the retiring army.

Article 9-That the Mexican flag, when struck at the citadel, may be saluted by its own battery.

Samuel C. Reid, Jr. The Scouting Expeditions of McCulloch's Texas Rangers; or, the Summer and Fall Campaign of the Army of the United States in Mexico-1846; Including Skirmishes with the Mexicans, and an Accurate Detail of the Storming of Monterey; also, the Daring Scouts of Buena Vista Together with Anecdotes, Incidents, Descriptions of Country, and Sketches of the Lives of the Celebrated Partisan Chiefs, Hays, McCulloch, and Walker. (1847).