The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-05

answer OF the time the troops entered the west SIDE
speak OF the time entered myself the side.
QAtter the entrance Of the witness into the ditch OF the
ceased IN the direction Of MoIino del Rey7 "''. '
Al was not on that side of the work at all entered it
the nng that direction from side from the time
our troops entered the work. tie last firing was to the SCUM
east front When saw our troops inside on the side
had an impression that there firing that SIDE
Mono del Re NO; e wase 0 with ~" Pillow
save TO that battle If So witness VIII a,e nov oS on
MAJOR General Scott?
Al do not remember any such conversation. Knight
say more strongly such conversation occurred pp
Q-Has not the witness heard MalorGenera fiii9pw
has be Gen Pillow stated that his Gen Scott ener-
s weIs b Psayz sds or svaned he question
THIRTIETH D.aY-.apra 10, 1s4s.
The Court pursuant to adjournment and the proceed
ipgs read over by the Judge Adsoc -.
q by Defence-)d witness see Gen. Pillow carried into the
works Of Chapulepec the 18th of September last and if
A-On The morning of 18th September last myself and
command were returning to collect under orders some few
within the walls the work party bringing up Gen Pillow
wall Of e
of the wall fronting the city was on the General slett within
fired through the building and below the walls Of the work
some considerable At that time ordered forward by
the General commanding and saw nothing of Gen Pillow
Q-Atter Gen Pillow carried into the work by the
Ale was inside of the work when met him. He was
not let down after met him he have been previously
met ann within the main gate.
3-fow near the main gate did the witness meet General
A-The distance could not exactly state it was opposite
or nearly So 70 the man doorway going into the building
Q-Was not Gen. Pillow inside the work before the
national nag was hosted and what circumstance enables
"A moment after had met Gen. Pillow, and had hold
OF the canvass upon which he laid the flag was hosted
attempts made to hoist the flag the SECOND one succeeded
furled on the roof of fhe binding
ON ProsecutionWas the witness among the first that
entered the work. and if not what troops had preceded the
Al was among the first that entered ofo division Gen
fred from the work went over Capt Lowell ordered
forward ard front Of he New wy Reg hne orders to collect
struggling how did he happen to return with General
A.rhe Colonel of my regiment met and sent the
derry of my company down again, and returned.
under Capt McKenze and the 18th Infantry entered the
works before witness and his commando 90
first wa-tey at the time had their Mountain HowitzeB;
h works 9sw Sa w wbss
do know The Rifles were detached from u.s. and thrown
Odd the witness enter by the gate and who then
his regiment!
on the side toward Mono del Key Major nde them
the regiment.
QGWitness has spoken of firing about the time he
met Gen Pillow: was not, the firing from the
within the Castle outside of the Castle from the enemyn
retreat or from our troops upon the retreat
A-At the time that entered there was firing through
s s1a Of s Psle s
considerable firing as also from the side towards the cy-th
Q-Witness says, When we entered there was firing
etc What does witness mean by the term We" Does |
trance Of witness into the castle?
= A-By the term 'we mean those who were carrying |
ten Pillow at the time entered detachment crossed
he building and drove the enemy over the wall Gen PHI
on the side directly opposite the detachment passing through
QHow long before the capture of the castle by our
hOlSted!
Al think it was over thirty minutes There were other
Q-Did the witness chance see Lieut.. Col tombstone
Lieut. Rains, in the Castle, before Major Gen. Pillow
Al did not. do not know either of them. may have
Du not them Go esnne t nd
that part his answer when he speaks of the Rifles being
Al mean the regiment of Mounted Rifemen General
smith who think was present with them and took them
CAPT. J. BARNARD. Voltigeurs, duly snoorm
Question 5y fence-Did Gen Pillow about the
lme he was brought into the work and state what time
lad elapsed after the entry of the first troops the work
md when was the flag hoisted before after the of
A-Isaw Gen Pillow carried into the work about ten mi
ues after the first troops entered, and the flag hosed
bout ten minutes after that, making it twenty minutes after
Q-Where the enemy firing when Gen. Pillow entered
A-There scattering fire from the side towards the
ity around the base of the hill.
he arrival Of Maor General poW within the Case ie
a-By personal obssrvaton to the best of my judgment
YORK and how was witness employed when he first Maj
Al was one of the foremost in the attack probably the
bird fourth the work, and employed with my
egment. |
QFom the first passage of troops the work how
ng was before the resistance on the part of the enemy
lihin the work and the firing ceased
A-The resistance in the main work ceased about five mn-
le after the body OF our troops entered the work
stance have continued five minutes later: the firing
,e 1907 o. the M continued m perhaps fifteen
at those who rst went IN from the end towards Moline
e. hey:
ibid the witness see IN the captured work work Lit. Col
ohnstone or Lit Rains, before ne saw Gen. Pillow !!
Al saw II Col tombstone before saw Gen Pillow.
q tne American forces passed over the ditch and
ans o Iapulepec was hee any further hiring In the d.
caon o. 'ne gd4 eve rom tI the man Work
es sf-aIter the foremost OF the troops passed In
ioW one aIef tne loeinost OF our troops mad passed
10 e WORK before the IRE ceased and name the troops that
~ over Tie "oh before the nhs ceased towards
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wes end and hndv o % n e a mg was from
800 IL ahu oouy oi tie puhdlHs anu alteI he troops
ID Of tbe bndin Iete was s4e al hns slde me west
,ted ne hs o'ons Oh tne 9 i2tn anu onseurs
airrav e ounuis' anu they were lfed upon down the
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