THE cAPITULATIoN OF MONTEREY.
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The Editor Of the Portsmouth Tribune" com
mands a company in the Ohio Volunteers now in
Mexico, and was present at the siege and capture
Of Monterey, of which he has written an interesting
narrative for the paper of which he is proprietor
and editor We copy the following account of the
captulatlon, which we dare say will interest most
Of our readers:


The cannonadng and bombadment continued until
Thursday morning, when flag Of truce sent to Gen
WORTH and another borne by Col Moreno to Gen. Taylor
with proposals for surrender The negotiation opened
that day the the articles duly signed, and
Saturday they surrendered in fact, and retired from their
powderbackened dens Of destruction from which bolts Of
death driven upon brave troops who marched and
hosed the stars and stripes with hearty and prolonged cheers
The ceremony deeply interesting spectacle, am told
by those who witnessed it. rode through several Of the
streets that afternoon The whole place marked by nd
cations Of universal mourning The inhabitants busly
engaged in moving into their homes deep gloom had
tied upon their swarthy countenances The officers many
OF whom Casans Of high rank, education, and fortunes,
were dressed IN mourning, and moved about with dispned
air with their heads covered with Grape, apparently
whelmed with affection The ladies seemed all nuns for
black mantas and sorrowul all the fashion
that woul day surprised at this exhibition Of feel


knowing the confidence absolute security that had been
inspired by the preparations for defence. Many
battle has been fought under the walls of Monterey and yet


taken 1t wlthsood regular siege OF fourteen
days. in the last revolution against Spa and the republicans
held the place unharmed And then it is beautiful city,
surrounded by the lofty peaks OF the Sierra Madre, with
spacious valley fertile any portion of the earh and full OF
all that wealth and luxury command to make life pleasant


1t holds, understand many families of education and refine
ment Its gardens full Of the orange pomeganate, fig
grape yne and every description of fruit belonging
almost tropical latitude. canal of crystal water gurges
through the cool shades supplying abundance pure cool
water, fresh from the mountain side The houses all
white, the streets well paved with limestone pebble, and
stretch out for miles, filled with mutudes hurryng and


fro in confusion The soldiers Of both armies in silence
and mute hut sautes Ill repressed smiles
Of triumph light up the Of the Americans, and
contrast with the sombe saddenng expression resting upon


those Of the Mexicans. There much here would like
write of and day may describe for the readers of the
Tribune and have long deferred the details inter
esng every reader concerning the fate of the members
company and regiment, ascertaned after the battle