Washington, as the head of the
engineer bureau, I intrust this despatch to his personal care,
and beg to commend him to the very favorable consideration of the
department.

I have the honor to remain, Sir, with high respect, your most
obedient servant,
Winfield SCOTT.

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_Terms of Capitulation agreed upon for the surrender to the arms of
the United States of America of Vera Cruz, the castle of San Juan
d'Ulloa and their dependencies, with their armaments, munitions of
war, garrisons, and arms._

I.

The whole garrison, or garrisons, to be surrendered to the arms
of the United States of America, as prisoners of war, the 29th
instant at 10 o'clock A.M., the garrisons to be permitted to
march out with all the honors of war, and to lay down their arms
to such officers as may be appointed by the general-in-chief of
the United States army, and at a point to be agreed on by the
commissioners.

II.

Mexican officers shall preserve their arms and private effects,
including horse and horse furniture, and to be allowed, regular
and irregular officers and also the rank and file, five days to
retire to their respective homes, on parole, as hereinafter
prescribed.

III.

Coincident with the surrender, as stipulated in Article I, the
Mexican flags of the various forts and stations shall be struck,
saluted by their own batteries; and, immediately thereafter,
forts Santiago and Conception and the castle of San Juan d'Ulloa,
occupied by the forces of the United States.

IV.

The rank and file of the regular portion of the prisoners to (p. 311)
be disposed of, after surrender and parole, as their
general-in-chief may desire, and the irregular to be permitted to
return to their homes. The officers, in respect to all arms and
descriptions of force, giving the usual parole, that the said
rank and file, as well as themselves, shall not serve again until
duly exchanged.

V.

All the _materiel_ of war, and all public property of every
description found in the city, the castle of San Juan d'Ulloa,
and their dependencies, to belong to the United States; but the
armament of the same (not injured or destroyed in the further
prosecution of the actual war) may be