An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . Americans, both to Hfe andproperty, that the citizens petitioned their governor to open negotia-tions of surrender. This he resolutely declined to do, declaring hisdetermination to yield only when it would no longer be possible forhim to fire a gun. But terror at the sight of the surrounding scenesof destruction overcoming every other feehng. Morales was finallyobliged to resign,
An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . Americans, both to Hfe andproperty, that the citizens petitioned their governor to open negotia-tions of surrender. This he resolutely declined to do, declaring hisdetermination to yield only when it would no longer be possible forhim to fire a gun. But terror at the sight of the surrounding scenesof destruction overcoming every other feehng. Morales was finallyobliged to resign, and General Landero was elected in his on the morning of the 27th that officer sent a flag of truce toGeneral Scott, proposing to surrender the city by itself. To this thegeneral-in-chief replied that he could not stipulate for either city orcastle apart from the other. But, during the same day, negotiationswere again opened by the enemy, which finally resulted in the sur«lender of both Vera Cruz and its castle. Generals Worth and Pil-low, with Colonel Totten, were the American commissioners; Vil-launuera, Herrera, and Robles, those of the enemy. In substance,36 3B 666 CAMPAIGN OF GENERAL
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