Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-04-29
THE PILLOW CASE.

coRREsPoBDHScE OF THE BALTIMORE PATRIOT.
II has been suggested that capital farce might be written
entitled Leonidas" with prologue commencing with the
cxuberant exclamation of the Editor Of the Government Off
ca when he first learned Of the victory of the battles Of Con-
eras and Churubusco TO wit (September 18th, ls47,)
See Pillow, marching through fields of corn, and wadng
with his gallant troops in sometimes waist Deep and
falling in with Wohs division his march; and those
officers waving questions of rank and etiquette and pedg
ing each other to fight together, hand in hand and defy
ing every dangerw
This the testimony the witnesses beorethe Court Of
qury respecting Lodas letter. and other letters Of
similar nature remind Of the " Vitas letter from Mexi-
co. published in the Washington Union OF the 23d Of October
Is47 and dated the City of Mexico September 27 ls47,
which evidently written by the hand that got up the
Leoidasn epse. From the Verias make the fol-
lowing extracts
Since our army arrived this valley have foughtfour
bloody battles the first Conreras the 9th and 10th
of August, in which carried the enemys great ou-work
twenty-five pieces Of artillery, 200 prisoners and kill
ed and wounded 500 of the enemy General Pillow
in command of all forces engaged and bad under him
Brigader General Twggss division and General Shiedss
brigade of volunteers The Judgment, skill, strategy, and
science with which this battle planned and carried out
received the approval Of General Scott and called forth
the applause and admiration Of the whole army, and placed
General Pillow once the estimation of the army, the
first rank of American Generals We had 800 this
action while the force Of the enemy exceeded 10000 After
had gained this signal victory, and by opened The way
turn the enemys works at San Antonio which had hher
held army bay and bid defiance its approach Gen.
Pillow sezing the and the advantage which this po-
siton and the enemys panic gave him, after appzng Gen.
Scott Of his rapidly pursued the enemy and whrled
around the valley 10 assa San Antonio IN the rear Having
gotten close this position, discovered that the enemy
had fallen back upon another strong fortcation al Churubus
General Scott having overaken the army for the
FIRST time assumed command, and Immediately the
my battle at Churubusco Amer long, desperate and bloody
kaIa
works with great slaughter Throughout this battle General
Pillow distinguished by his great activity and galantry
He knocked down by the conclusion Of she'll and
with his hands shot dead a Mexican colonel :
General Pillows brilliant these actions induced
General Scott select him. after the amsce broken, 10
storm Chspultepec-he Gibraltar Of the valley Of Mexico
This strong and giant work held our army in check
and cramped operations in all practicable approaches TO
the city. In assauing Of the oui-works-the mills
General Worth lost in killed and wounded on the sh in
stsnt sl4 men.
cat length tbecame manifest Gen. Scott and the whole
army that could proceed further until this work
carried, and il resolved upon last desperate effort
upon which the very fate Of army depended Gen. Pill
low sent for by Gen. Scott and told This work
be taken and said that he bad selected him TO do the
work, and asked emphacaly IL he could take 1t General
Pillow replied that he would carry be left dead upon the
field =. In storming this work. Gen. Pillow
was with s advancing forces noby and galanty leading
the assault when be was cut down by grape-sho which
crushed bis leg bone just above the ankon but he made
his carry him forward, in order witness the
nation Of the most glorious victory that has been achev
ed by the American arms.
The effect Of these brilliant successes in three successive
battles has been 70 place Gen Pillow in high position 10
the profession Of and among the first Generals Of
country He has shown himself be possessed Of military
talents Of the highest ORDER while he has established repu
aton for intrspidy and daring which fears danger
Though cut down at the very feet Of Chapuepec, he
bad himself carried forward, under terrible fire. and entered
the work, which he had noby and CALAMITY sormed, just
the starspanged banner Of his beloved country
ed and fosed gracefully TO the breeze the walls Of the
castle
elm bancy, this achievement is unsurpassed by that Of
this any other army. myself eye witness 70 the
whole assault, and speak what know and they the
common sentiments Of the army. When Gen. Scott
up where Gen. Pillow lay upon wall Of the CITADEL with
his leg badly crushed by large erapeho he exclaimed
My dear General thank God for your glorious
Your country will you all over with honor and viii
pour out ts heart in gratitude for your distinguished gaan,
this day."
Al the bottom Of The Hvitas" letter. the editor inserted
the following editorial no,e which Of itself goes show that
the author Of Ytas" knew something of General Pillow
and that terrible oOund which he suffered so much from
It gives pleasure 10 state for the qualification Of the
numerous friends Of Gen. Pillow that his wound rapidly
recovering and that he Dduges the hope Of soon resung
his command. j.
This piiioro-case is evidently bad one
Mrs. JAsr O. wasuIseros, Of Mount Vernon, has au.
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