The Other Side: Or, Notes for the History of the War Between Mexico and the United States. Written in Mexico. Tr. from the Spanish, and Ed., with NotesJ. Wiley, 1850 - 458 strani |
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The Other Side: Or, Notes for the History of the War Between Mexico and the ... Ramón Alcaraz Prikaz kratkega opisa - 1850 |
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abandoned adjutant American army Amozoc Ampudia Anaya arms arrived artillery attack battalion battery battle Bravo brigade cannon capital Captain Casa Mata causeway cavalry Cerro-Gordo Chapultepec chiefs Chihuahua Churubusco citizens Colonel column command commandante commenced commissioners corps Cruz defence directed division enemy enemy's favor fire forces formed fortifications garita garrison General-in-chief Guadalupe Guanajuato guerrilias hacienda Herrera hill honor Huamantla Huejutla infantry inhabitants invaders José junta leagues Matamoros Mazatlan Mexican Republic Mexico military minister Molino del Rey Monterey Morelia morning National Guard night North occupied officers Padierna party passed patriotism peace Peñon Perez pieces of artillery position Puebla Querétaro Quitman received remained retired retreat returned road San Angel San Luis Santa Anna Scott sent soldiers soon Tacubaya Tamaulipas Tampico Tellez territory Texas tion took town treaty troops United Valencia valley of Mexico valor Vera Cruz victory wounded
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Stran 12 - River; then following the course of the Rio Roxo westward, to the degree of longitude 100 west from London and 23 from Washington ; then crossing the said Red...
Stran 12 - The United States hereby cede to His Catholic Majesty, and renounce forever, all their rights, claims, and pretensions to the Territories lying West and South of the...
Stran 13 - ... the United States hereby cede to His Catholic Majesty, and renounce forever all their rights, claims and pretensions to the territories lying west and south of the above-described line ; and, in like manner, His Catholic Majesty cedes to the said United States all his rights, claims and pretensions to any territories east and north of the said line; and for himself, his heirs, and successors, renounces all claim to the said territories forever.
Stran 317 - If, in the opinion of the said Board of Commissioners, or of the claimants, any books, records or documents in the possession or power of the Government of the Mexican Republic, shall be deemed necessary to the just decision of any claim, the Commissioners...
Stran 318 - This treaty shall be ratified by the President of the United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof; and by the President of the Mexican republic, with the previous approbation of its general Congress ; and the ratifications shall be exchanged in the city of Washington, or at the seat of government of Mexico, in four months from the date of the signature hereof, or sooner if practicable.
Stran 12 - River; then, following the course of the Rio Roxo westward, to the degree of longitude 100 west from London and 23 from Washington ; then, crossing the said Red River, and running thence, by a line due north, to the river Arkansas; thence, following the course of the southern bank of the Arkansas, to its source, in latitude 42 north; and thence, by that parallel of latitude, to the South Sea. The whole being as laid down in Melish's map of the United States, published at Philadelphia, improved to...
Stran 315 - All prisoners of war taken on either side, on land or on sea, shall be restored as soon as practicable After the exchange of ratifications of this treaty. It is also agreed that if any Mexicans should now be held as captives by any savage tribe within the limits of the United States, as about to be established by the following article, the government of the...
Stran 327 - Sea is sought in favor of the North American citizens. We have orally explained to your excellency that, some years since, the government of the republic granted to a private contractor a privilege, with reference to this object, which was soon transferred, with the sanction of the same government, to English subjects, of whose rights Mexico cannot dispose.
Stran 317 - States, whose awards shall be final and conclusive : provided that in deciding upon the validity of each claim, the board shall be guided and governed by the principles and rules of decision prescribed by the first and fifth Articles of the unratified convention, concluded at the city of Mexico on the...
Stran 324 - States shall remain settled definitively and for ever. " 8th. — In order that the government of the United States may be able to satisfy, in observance of the previous article, the claims not yet decided of its citizens against the Mexican Republic, there shall be established by the government of the said United States a tribunal of commissioners, whose decisions shall be conclusive and definitive : provided, that...