The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-06-22

Gen. Tw1GGs examination continued.
Q-Atter the battle OF Contreras commenced did wnes
advise Zen oy request Or OF the
the tield OF operations
Q.-Witnes has stated, in his official report of the battle
Goneras that Cen Cadwsader arrived IN the village
| to doubt the accuracy OF this statement!
Il have no reason to doubt the accuracy of it. mu
els witness aware that Gems Smith and Cadwalade
have both testified before this Court that Cen Cadwalade
command arrived at Ensalda before Gen. Smith
~ do MT recOllect any thing IN relation to it.
QWltne.S has stated in ms official report OF the battI
this statement in his official report If not who commun
d have no doubt the accuracy Of it. Gen
smith was ordered to take his position in of the
ana 70 regulate his movements afterwards by circumstances
think comm, communicate nss the order myself
| body, to the pedregal --
Gil witness has made at least important mistakes
in his ottcta report, written days after the battle
when the events were recent, and his memory have
been fresh In relation to these very operations not pos
ble that his be equally detective relation tc
occurrences OF possibly less Importance, nine months ae
dit possible that memory may be defective. in
small matters nine months after the events occurred My
official report Of the battle of Contreras made upon
@ wa ny bss S
lacies in It, |l~
i9h between Nal, Nal Zen, PloW and MI EIsahs an agent
and s on III % sns
please state the substance OF that conversation.
and Nj Freaner and that could be- hardly called convesa
ton. will state the substance Gen. Pillow introduced
relied on and expressed his for the paper
and his intention to endeayor to increase Us circulation and
culaon of the Delta already such that did stand
IN need OF individuals eXeons patronage words
lever heard between Gen. Pillow and Mr.. FreaneI.
QaWas there or not. that occasion, handed by Maj
communication for the Delta, or the basis OF one!
.4f there was, have no recollection OF 1t. think
s Ps TO- room alter the have a.
das letter. handed BY the Judge Advocate and say what
the witness knows OF the assembage about that tme by
Nal Cen Pillow or at ms instances OF many Amencans
then with the army Tor the purpose OF writing one Or many
oil recent military events Mexico the
F hs%s from papers to be furnished by the said
IL have no knowledge upon that subject
Q-When the witness says he has knowledge that
subject, does he direct personal knowledge He will
please what he had learned about the assemblage OF
American officers and ohes late editors and printers
home, from Col Ransom, who ie at the stoming OF Cha
pultepec, in answer to the previous question.
General Pillow objected this question. General Scott
replied and the Court decided that the witness might state
his personal knowledge,l r-,r..r .l.
fl intended to say that had no personal knowledge
that subject and do not recoect having heard thing
Of an assembage OF officers such as that referred TO BY the
QSWhat if any thing. passed between the witness and
Eo RANSOM Teay p 70 any meeting OF the oee Of
the purpose preparing articles Tor the press at
home, respecting military operations in which the laid Pill
pose made ' BY the said Pillow to the sand Ransom ~
A-Soon after the arrival OF the army a. Mxcoac, proba
my quarters and informed me that Gen. Pillow had drawn
up an account OF the operations OF the 18th and 2 and
that he would sign and procure the signature OF other
officers This he declined the ground that some OF the
those days, not within his personal knowledge
He named what the paper contained in several particulars to
lapse OF time with any degree OF accuracy never saw the
paper 49,,
enumerated by Col Ransom from the statement drawn up
by Major Gen Pillow will the witness please give some OF
Them and also look at the papers numbered by this Court
and and if the points the witness remembers Col
Ransom to have mentioned found In one or both OF those
Ill perceive in marked No l, this sentence In
ne ne so e Of I'm f en
ence mentioned by Col Ransom as being the paper
and as one which from his position he could know
other fact that could testify mentioned by
Colonel Ransom.
Gen Twiggs was then recalled and examined upon some
unimportant subject.
Gen. Pillow objected having the chiefs of the Bureaux
of the War Department summoned but the Court oyerued
the objection.
JUNE 18TH 1S4S--The first witness called was Surgeon
e.By the s viii state if he is surgeon
of the amy-it he the battle field OF ChuIubusco
see Cen Taylor and what he knew about Mexican officer
being shot by Gen. Pillow ON that day.
of Churubusco With the 18th Infantry. ecoect seeing
Cen Pillow three different times twice on the battle field
Gen P he the head OF his column the bitches
afoot The second time met Gen. ?. the road.
The regiment with passed through field on the
left of the road, and lett Gen p to my right Then did
not see Gen 7. until he passed the bridge head.
was very much exhausted and regiment halted at that
place. While the regiment that was with OF part of it,
occupied the the Mexicans were running from
out pretty much in body from the church Part
ordered
their flag they were in body Col T sent the adutan of
lime saw some Mexican officers and men and there was
firing and saw one oss fall but who , shot him
bridge head where had remained after my regiment and
Q-How many Mexican officers did the witness see-whee
lifect ion the firing upon the Officers?
were two recoect distinctly saw several men horse
undertake to They appeared t. be going towards
promiscuous firing from the and along the road
officer or Officers on the road font Of the brdgehead
shooting these Mexican ocer and who that American
officer was that shot from the road
ii did not recognize American officer shooting from
he road Gen Pillow passed near the shortly
evidence have OF any officer shooting from the road
QDd the witness any one shoot fTom the road at the
that shooting by the person In front OF the persons
coming up the road
II.
he Mexican officer that time There was occasional firing
D, random shots down the road appeared be in the
,orn fields near some buildings
The called by the defence CAPT KERR of
he Dragons who duly sworn.
9-[By the defence l-Wtness will state if he was on the
mound overlooking the battle field of Conteras on the 18th
II, August last the time Gen Scott arrived on that field
Al was.
Odd witness hear a conversation between Gen Scott
md Gen. Pillow. Immediately after Gen Scott arrived, in
ieid and if so, state that conversation
IL did hear the conversation referred to in the question
ZEN Scott asked Cen Pillow what his plans of attack,
words to that effect Cen P. replied that Twiggs com.
nand sent to assault the 'front.' and that Rsys
brigade was sent to the left and gain his rear
possible. These may have been the very words but
hey convey an idea Of the That BE had sent
Pierce to support Twiggs Cadwaader to support Eey ana
o Morgan regiment support M ~ Cen sco
eplled, admirable admirable That Is all the converse
ion heard Ahat time Gen Scott was standing with his
Urn through Gen. Pillow s. on the mil a.,
9-Sate if the time Gen Scott arrived Morgan reg
had or not actually commenced the movement across
he Pedegals .,,:
nen had got past the coed front OF the position OF
zen Pillow and was among the rocks. do not think the
could be the time From the nature OF the
,round only occasional sights of the regiment could be
anaht From the hill the regiment could only be OCCASION
lv seen Where stood could see only the bayonets
hat