 | United States. Congress. House - 1306 էջ
...few prisoners of war, at the expense of valuable lives and much damage to the city. The consideration of humanity was present to my mind during the conference...attack upon the town. This conclusion has been fully eonfirmed by an inspection of the enemy's position and means since the surrender. It was discovered... | |
 | 1850 - 598 էջ
...much damage to the city. The consideration of humanity was present to my mind during the con ference which led to the convention, and outweighed, in my...inspection of the enemy's position and means since the sur• C render. It was discovered that his principal magazine, containing an immense amount of powder,... | |
 | 1850 - 592 էջ
...much damage to the city. The consideration of humanity was present to my mind during the con ference which led to the convention, and outweighed, in my...inspection of the enemy's position and means since the surC render. It was discovered that his principal magazine, containing an immense amount of powder,... | |
 | Henry Montgomery - 1850 - 522 էջ
...few prisoners of war, at the expense of valuable lives and much damage to the city. The consideration of humanity was present to my mind during the conference...which led to the convention, and outweighed in my judgment'the doubtful advantages to ln. gained by a resumption of the attack upon the town. This conclusion... | |
 | Luther Giddings, Officer of the First Regiment of Ohio Volunteers - 1853 - 362 էջ
...prisoners of war, at the expense of valuable lives, and much damage to the city. The consideration of humanity was present to my mind during the conference...an immense amount of powder, was in the cathedral, and completely exposed to our shells from two directions. The explosion of this mass of powder, which... | |
 | Luther Giddings - 1853 - 344 էջ
...prisoners of war, at the expense of valuable lives, and much damage to the city. The consideration of humanity was present to my mind during the conference...conclusion has been fully confirmed by an inspection of the enemy5s position and means, since the surrender. It wras discovered that his principal magazine, containing... | |
 | Mexican war - 1860 - 566 էջ
...much damage to the city. The consideration of humanity was present to my mind during the con ference which led to the convention, and outweighed, in my...inspection of the enemy's position and means since the surC render. It was discovered that his principal magazine, contaii'jng an immense amount of powder,... | |
 | 1860 - 557 էջ
...much damage to the city. The consideration of humanity was present to my mind during the con ference which led to the convention, and outweighed, in my...inspection of the enemy's position and means since the surC render. It was discovered that his principal magazine, containing an immense amount of powder,... | |
 | Hubert Howe Bancroft - 1885 - 868 էջ
...Monterey as to preclude the escape of the Mexican army; that the considerations of humanity outweighed the doubtful advantages to be gained by a resumption of the attack. With regard to the armistice, it paralyzed the enemy during aperiod when, from the want of necessary... | |
 | Hubert Howe Bancroft - 1885 - 842 էջ
...Monterey as to preclude the escape of the Mexican army; that the considerations of humanity outweighed the doubtful advantages to be gained by a resumption of the attack. With regard to the armistice, it paralyzed the enemy during a period when, from the want of necessary... | |
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... the escape of the body of the Mexican force, with the destruction of its artillery and magazines ; our only advantage being the capture of a few prisoners of war, at the expense of valuable lives, and much damage to the city. The consideration of... 