The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-07-29

party vas exposed TO It's dreadful fire in iorI
'front.' aud 10 the rakng fire of the bate. plai
ries on either nsnk, assert that the ada. Of |
cent angles OF Nos aud we're The in il
tended points OF assault Why, What sort pea
of qutbbhn. IS this How attack the an. ant
Gle Of work and leave The work itself un TOW
Ridiculous has
But the truth is, there were no such an. I" .
ales as he describes there, and Gen. Pillow
unwnlingy cuniesses The fact. In one por. -,
tlon OF his reply he says: The position -,
intended to be attacked was rhai rGs be ~
hered by both the engineers and myself 10 -,
be the angle OF those batteries" &c. a; IN a..
another part lie says At this supposed -,
angle no guns cou be seen" &c. aud -,
that he was deceived IN the supposiIon, ii ~.
he ever Supposed any such thing, Is fully w.
admitted by him IN the following lsrguage Wv
/" The assault vas nude AT tho place pre-
,iCu.ly determined on and made known TO =
these officers; aud, though this point turn
cd out 10 b. a strong Tork, mounting eight
pieces o? artillery immediately III trout, and -
two more on retired line, oil Of which :,
we're. to The moment Of attack, enhfely 4,
concealed and completely masked by the ::
stone wall aud brush, yet up 10 that tlme 4
nos btiiere3 10 bean angle 10 the large stone
bresslwok connecting tie batteries No. +.
and =. Such was the position intended TO ;,
lie aud actually assaulted" Yet General =,
Pillow says NJ. : "nerer wGs assaulted. ;,
Asto "the stone bfeasiwoik connecting Il
the batteries Nos. / and ,, Gen. Pillow it
knew well enough when ne SAID 50 tha' 81
there was no such s.. no brcastsork there. Il
Nos. | ard >, aga.n say, are separated u
from each other by deep ravlne Why :
DID not Gen. Pillow acknoaedge this Of Z
once The reason is eyidrui. He !. un. 1
willing iha, the world should know the /
Truth, aud IS enjeayoung to mislcld II, l
aud Will l4st remark ~ this conneXInn, {,
thai Gen. Pillow. contrary TO oil courtesy {
aud military etiquette, failed to call upon !
lis Colonies or teporIs oil that DAYS work.
why did he DO 90 The answer Is easy.
c These reports would have elected The
truth. aud description Of he ground.
+ THIS failure on his part to call Tor reports,
i and his Interpretations ia his own OH
Il cla report, we're among tie reasons winch
tmpelIed ny A efs aud niy sell 70 give Tho
, whole lll4.r IL Tie public.
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8 moved 10 The .rene OF tc,,on. A. stated
10 tho communication Of my olhcefs aud
myself, aud rot denied By hun Col. Wyu-
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