The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-04-17

| and that OF
woud have become OF the main road which we then
| held. ,,.e..- po.s the witness know tn whose
division the howzers and battery belong and by
orders they 6seve to General Pillows dv
SON and 20 not know by whose orders they thrown
@ vS IRON orders s at the to- Of the
RACES sticking fast in the wall do not know tIom whom
n pPeviousIy to the arrival of General Scott the field
on the 18th August who the senior officer then on the
AwThe senior officer that saw the field General
Pillow The only order got al all on that day was from
Whoever made the was responsible GE f Tor them
sumption the senior officer directs the dispositions and Is
| responsible for them.
the 18th August did you find Col Riley and Gene
raj Cadwalader in possession of those villages and had the
| checked a large Mexican force under Santa Anna!
can ho n a Rsv IN 6s ad s though
and had moved further up towards vaencia PosGGn he
had repused large body of the enemy cavalry and killed
Gen Fronlea the end of the village towards "a
encia and finding the enemy strong as ne reported
me- his back to the pedegal not knowing there
other troops over tnat g bo peeppe
any obstacle as the road was open yet u anta
Anna as to prevent his throwing himself into Valencia
camp lest should be nteposed between s, aa
santa Anna prevent him from throwing himself o"se
1 te aesdy in POSITION on the right the village
fronting what Santa Anna's then front nIa h,nbt ~
Q.-fiad the force under santa Anna peeh Drought u
A-Yes sir formed perpendIcul ay 10 me ROAD before
reached it. then moved around parallel to It, alter got
there. ,o ,n,th Ii. fa,oo. had t,,on no.
session Of his village before occupied by troops
could You have taken possession OF t. considering the diff
At is impossible TO say what you could d. 1t could
| well defended could not have been done. -
QAs you regard the possession of the village as key to
5o e o lesad ON the 18Th the
of the operations on the morning OF the 18TH
possession of the village The whole plan OF attack the
10Th formed after the Of the village
opinion Santa Anna intended the evening
before that the proper attack for one being in the situation
merely alternative because the night otfeIed me the
ness had prevented US from taking the first.
Odd consider the positions Of Col Riley and Gen
CadwaIader taken by chance and i not under whose OF
Al supposed Colonel Riley went over there by General
time Magruders battery moved the front never knew
who sent Gen. Cadwaader; presumed OF course he was or
Did not hear the orders of Mai General Pillow
Cadwalader, other officers, who occupied the village or
nelghborhood, before he reached T.! Wlll witness state
whether the position OF these troops did not cause nm 70 sup
pose that the object to attack the rear or flank OF va
Al thought that the whole movement of these troops
in conformity with General Scots order IN the morn
and tatthese troops there conformity with that order
When got and Colonel Riley Joined me found had
about 1900 men, the face OF 10 900 20UOO; and
cuped myself with the OF defeating them without
jet OF getting possession of the road to the city and
not say our object was make upon particular
joints flank rear but to get good position on the road
QWitness vii state vine her he did not understand that
battle being fought the 18th OF August and that
the object to di;odge te enemy and get possession OF
Al knew nothing OF road across the Pedegal knew
that the Were opposg our m across a the ted
g possession Of The San Angel road knew nothing Of road
| across the PedegaL
a-Beng in that position could you have attacked the
sA ANY do think ShS should have it. unless in flank
| mi hppa
cannot say the thing was Impossible might have done
but should not have thought prudent pay hsye made
hour more of daylight should have attacked Santa Anna
and aying defeated him. Valencias position would have
o.-WeIs not all the movements of the 18th of August
last, well those OF the morning OF the Nth, made IN
conformity with General SCOTS general order to gain the
A.-As as was concerned they far as knew
in conformity with verbal order OF one OF General Scott
staff to gain the San Angel road The verbal order was
detail than the written order, directing the bag
| gage be lett behind, and reference to the
on Of San Antonio BY SEEING the San Angel road The
written order merely eNact-ess IN detail lido
think ever saw this order-lhe general order having been
o-f battle was be there, and then being fought
orders Of the officer charged with putting those
Al never knew who was charged with any such move
ment knew that Lad gone over there in conformity with
thought the other troops moving in conformity with
General SCOTS order OF that morning aiso through what
id NOT know nature
OF the ground tosee who was the commanding officer
Odd the accommodating officers, Captain Candy and
Lieut. Tower accompany Colonel Rileys command and
make their before you had crossed the Pede
gal and was their reconnaissance made irrespective OF your
| orders
gal; and believe they reconnoiered the POSITION and
they brought the intelligence after Colonel Riley had
ported to me- believe the reconnaissance was made before
Qaestions BY Prosecuon-The witness has, said that
Mai Gen. Pillow overlook the witness while the latter and
General iwlggs were IN pursuit OF the enemy about San
Oandah a n in list he
distance to the nearest end OF San Angel.
presumption IS that the principal orders the field given
By officer May not such presumption be contra
Maj Gen Pillow concerned such presumption
adced in the OF these operations on the 18th and 10th
OF August last
AThe presumption, of course be contradicted by
facts in every With regard to all my movements after
movements directed by myself being he senior officer
pn With eo e EXCEPT
Geners Shields say no senior officer until the arrival OF
Q-Has the witness any reason believe that any
forcements thrown into Valencia before the
Al do not recolectI small party moving between
Santa Anna and Valencia but probably party sent
forward to econnQtre the rvine in front of Santa Annas
position returning to him. TWAS near dark that could
o.Is military principle that where general orders
are given the details must be filled out by subodinates
General called by special order of the court
General Scott obecedt his being called at this time as his
examination had been did not object to the
witness beng recalled but this he had witness wait
ing He begged that his motion and the decision the court
might on the record. The said would consider it.
but decided to call him.
Questions by DJeRcG-The witness has said on his
nation that ne expressed his opposition to the facubaya Ar
mstlce Did the witness understand that General Pillow
opposed said Amstce because surrendered the advan
tages we had gained without any thing in returnt
AAt the time OF the yersation, which prevousto
knowledge of the terms of the Amce reference could
have been had TO the terms of hat knew nothing about
the Commissioners had not then AT the time neither
OF understood what the Amlstce to be- Gen. Pillow
certainly did object to Armce that did not decl
ded adyantag es equivalent.
Odd the witness understand, not that we ought not
to grant the Amistce unless Chapntepec the capital
surrendered?
Al do not rememhe know nothing ofmy own knowl
edge cannot remember the exact SipuatonS Cen Pill
low thought should beinssed upon-I know he contended
iormaterla advantages.
General Pillow remarked he hoped the woud remem
Der that he was charged with ialSehood this point
General Scott rose aud SAID he hoped the court would
member that he CHANGED yesterday make similar remark
and he was rebnked by the court having prompted
witness.
In your former examination you said that you did not
hear General Pillow make reference to any reinorceuents
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