 | 1848 - 120 strani
...government and the army of Mexico had fled from the capital some three hours before, and to demand terms of capitulation in favor of the church, the citizens, and the municipal authorities. Scott promptly replied that he would sign no capitulation ; that the city had been virtually in our possession... | |
 | Roswell Sabine Ripley - 1849 - 698 strani
...Tacubaya, where General Scott received it at about four o'clock. At the interview, the deputation requested terms of capitulation in favor of the Church, the citizens, and the civil authorities. General Scott promptly refused to sign any capitulation, inasmuch as the city had... | |
 | John Stilwell Jenkins - 1850 - 586 strani
...forces. On their arrival at the head-quarters of General Scott, they informed him of the evacuation, and demanded terms of capitulation in favor of the church, the citizens, and the municipal authorities. They were promptly informed by General Scott that he would sign no capitulation ; that the city had... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1850 - 920 strani
...that the federal government and the army of Mexico, having abandoned the city, they had come to demand terms of capitulation in favor of the church, the citizens, and the municipal authorities. Such demands were, however, promptly met and denied. The city, it was claimed by Gen. Scott, was, in... | |
 | Edward Deering Mansfield - 1851 - 398 strani
...government and the army of Mexico had fled from the capital some three hours before ; and to demand terms of capitulation in favor of the church, the citizens, and the municipal authorities. I promptly replied, that I would sign no capitulation ; that the city had been virtually in our possession... | |
 | J. T. Headley - 1852 - 358 strani
...government and the army of Mexico had fled from the capital some three hours before ; and to demand terms of capitulation in favor of the church, the citizens, and the municipal authorities. I promptly replied, that I would sign no capitulation; that the city had been virtually in our possession... | |
 | 1848 - 622 strani
...government and the army of Mexico had fled from the capital some three hours before, and to demand terms of capitulation in favor of the church, the citizens, and the municipal authorities. I promptly replied, that I would sign no capitulation; that the city had been virtually in our possession... | |
 | John Stilwell Jenkins - 1855 - 550 strani
...forces. On their arrival at the head-quarters of General Scott, they informed him of the evacuation, and demanded terms of capitulation in favor of the church, the citizens, and the municipal authorities. They were promptly informed by General Scott that he would sign no capitulation ; that the city had... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1868 - 948 strani
...that the federal government and the army of Mexico having abandoned the city, they had come to demand terms of capitulation in favor of the church, the citizens, and the municipal authorities. Such demands^ were, however, promptly met and denied. The city, it was claimed; by General Scott, was,... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1858 - 482 strani
...as four o'clock of the 14th, a deputation from the city council waited upon General Scott, demanding terms of capitulation in favor of the church, the citizens, and the municipal authority. These demands were promptly met and denied. Generals Worth and Quitman were directed to... | |
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At about four o'clock next morning (September 14) a deputation of the ayuntamiento [city council] waited upon me to report that the federal government and the army of Mexico had fled from the capital some three hours before and to demand terms of capitulation... 
