The Arkansas banner., 1847-12-13
GENERlL PILLOW.

So many have been the attacks on the military pataiieu of Gen. Pillow bv uapriacipI.i whig editors not hundred miles from this city, that He have felt il our duty, give place to the following letter from one who Was an eyewitness 10 the main facts he narratnS. II completely re- flutes the already stale charge of the inefciency or ncapacity Of Gen Pillow for the discharge of the duties incumbent apon aa officer at the head of ou r army in Mexico.
 We do not know who is the writ'r of the letter that follows, but writing from city of Mexico. under date of 27th ult. he says, that Gen. Pillow was in command of all the forces engaged in the AttIe of ContreTas, and had under him Gen. Twiggs and Shields division, and that the judgment skin and science, with which he planned and carried the attack, received the approval of Generai Scott, aud called forth the admiration of f!a waoio army He further says tGat the Americans had 4,5p1 men in this action. whilc tie force of the enemy exceeded I60O0. After we bad gained this sigual victory, and by it, opened the war t0 tura th' ene,ny's works at San Antonio, which had hitherto held army at bay and bid defiance to its approach, Gen. Pillow, se'zing the moment. and the aiyaR'age which this position and the enemy $ panic gave sin, after apprizing Gen. Scott of his success, rapidly pursued the enemy, and whir ed around the valley to assti San Antonio in the r.ar Having gotten close 10 this position. il discov- cred that the euemy had ftlien back upon another sitoug fertilization at Churuhusco. Gen. Scott having TOW oyertaken the array for the first time
 
 enemy battle at ChuruAUsco. Alter a long, des- psrate and bloody battle the enemy was connri Iy ropt'a and driven from his works with great slaughter. Throughout thls battle. Gen. Pillow WAS dlstingaishe3 by his great activity and gal tsntry H. was once knocked down by the eon- cuSsion of q shell, and with hs own haad shot dead Mexican colopei His division greatly distiu- ruished itself, and his command, in conjunction ~ith Wortf's ssoryned the strong work-the tete ie F0lai-onr of Pilow's regiments captured aI the American deserters 60 in nnniher-2nd carri sd of tse flag from this strong work. Gen. Pillows bril- Hunt saecesses Ia these actions induced Gen. Scott t1 select him, after the rstice was broken, to storm CaapultePeU-the Gibraltar of the valley of IeHico
 Ihe work is situated on the Identical spot upon which stood the palace of the once opaent aud re. nowned Aontelama. It is upon beautiful eTni- nrlcc. steep and very dihcalt of ascent. except oae side scuth-oF9svest Of the capital, and bV its position commanding with its artillery the valley, the garita forthcatlon, and the etadsi-the siron- gest fertilization inside the capital aso the strong battery the san Cos,ne road. This strong work seemed conscious of it's strength It looked proud ly upon every thiAg around, did the once lordly monarch who had trod it's pripcely heights in the palny days of his greatness and glory. fn every direction foF and half miles ii annoyed our troops by its terrible fire It had the base of the hill. enclosing about forty of ground, wal ef stone about twenty feet high aud four feet thick The inside Ot this Tait was hlied with troops who lSS behind breasiworks and large cyp<e-s from twelve :Seaty feet in diameter-the same trees which stood there iu tlie days of the ia famed dontezuma himself Again, half way up the heights was A strong Feiaa encireliBg the whole front of me hill, which also filled with troops. The front of this bill, below the redan was filled with niaes charged with powder and flied with >iones te be gatted the moment our troops should venture upon t. Above this reian was another wall covering the crest of the bill. with wide and deep diteh and counter-scrap. lnsiGe this wall was the main citadel, 6Il"d with troops, with eleven pieces of artillery. of them bf the largest ca.- bre, which swept inc sal,it Of tlAe h aud tie a,- praaches upon ali sides.
 This stroag and giant work held our army l., chaek. and crsmped operations ia s!i pgaetiea- bie approaches To the city.
 inTss~anltng one of the Outw erks--tic 'mits'-- Gen. Worth Lost. in killed aud woa a4ed GU inc eh inst. it4 men
 At length il became manifest ts Gen Scott and ths wh"'e army tina, could proceed ae further unid this work vas carried. aad II was reseve1 nPou last desperate effort. upon which the yer, fate of oar army depended. Gen. Pillow ws. sen for by 6sen. Scott, aud was told. sThss work mus se taken. and ssid that he had sriected him to q. l the work, and asked emI,hs,e%lly If he oaald tak, h tssa. Pillow replied that 'hs would carry it. Q