Washington telegraph., 1847-08-04

~ ''''' ''''' hRe - HAHfAA 'NittA AaH vi
mer court,
| wish to be understood, as sai1 helnfe,
thai all my statements were made ON in.
formation, aud all | have said ahaee Is on
information and mi ON any personal knowl.
edse. Gen. fayloI's order, the universal
helief of the camp. AMI the statements of
on of The a'iprs warranted mr in stating
what dil. | haee sill no doubt tint ey
cry worl was true. II not, aud capl. Hun.
ter will prove it by statements ol men ui
gemclN who knue something about it,
shail Ice as GLAD as be or any one else, Ia
see hi, rrpraaeh Wiped uli. But shall
hnl change my heliei for bis assertions
simply because h has no personal ii5el
eiga gt Me mllier.
Capt, lluulerslales lha, as soon as Gen.
Taylor got away from nay influence. h re
seiaaei his anifs; and charges me with
knowing. but enneealing the iacl when
wrole my letter. This wctr true, II would
be Infamous. II false, il Is infamous 10
charge il. II Is false every worl Of it.
Gen. Taylor, afier he baite, aud eonse.
qnenlly long after my letter Wis written
and On It's way. - iar from having pseiatei
tic orlrr, ordered the tuo companies To
tamafgo m pursuance OF the order, anl
beourse The perpetrators were not exposed.
They started and were gone sume days
wenl 10 Monterey believe; aud were al.
lowed 10 rrlufn Ifom lha, place. Thus. il
The urdrr ever Mas iesrinded at all, ii was
ual mil long ailsf my letter was written;
aud when ! wfa'e il was in iiill force.
AopUycr, du NJ believe that the order
eser Was raseiudad a all. The Subsequent
ofder, sending tie companies in disgrace
10 the rear was ievoked-bul no order ever
was issued that | know of restoring the
eompAnir, 10 lhrir original standing. OF
aeknnN irdging that the killing was jusliiia.
bic anl the tf,t orlrf unluh. Il such an
under had Issued. II would have been sent
in me.
Capt. Hunter insinuaies that through
cowardicc my command was kept during
The battle heyond range of shot. As this
charge effects nol M but Colonel MAY.
under wAusc ofdefs was placed might
decline to answer il. But | shall simply
say that it is totally lalsc, both a. 10 the
iart and the insinualsI reason. EaflY in
the forenoon | dismonnled my men, took
post un the ridge ia front ofihc battle, oc
cupicd The same ground, thai our Riilemen,
inouding Capt. Hunters command. had lust
lcii, and held il under heavy tire until or.
dtfrd away. Three Tines afterwards we
were under FIRE, aud the last was the be.
sIowal upon Il, Tor some ~ minutes oil the
whole favor Of 81 pound battery at point
blank distance.
Il happens, too that Capt. Hunter knew
hat we were Eot Uut ol range shot. llc
should be the last man living, To impusn
The conduct ol another officer on that day.
lie IS une OF those companies OF which
Col. lioane says that, without being charged
by the enemy, il was in so disorderod
CONDITION that il could not be rallied
Cap. Hunter lost his company. came to US
without men or colurs, and remained with
rs tor some time alone. saw him at the
Rancho, two miles from the front, directly
alter We charged there. lie told Mr. !
Cansn ihaI hs was the most unfortunate
man IN the world, that he did not know
where a single one OF his men were; and
yet his Lieutenant, Mexican, was in front
at that very time, lighting 6rayely, with |
part ol bis men. An officer who when |
his men retreat Ui.h5m being pursued, |
loses his company aud is sparated from his
roofs, should reflect twice before he assails |
another. ALBERT PIKE.
July %, 1871.