Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-05-13

c.II ms aeeased MN, taicnctas posiuon would have
v Were not all the movements Of the Isth OF August
as as wen as those Of the morning Of the 2Oth made in
CONFORMITY with Gen. SCOTS general order gain the San
A. As far as concerned thew were as far ss knew
10 conformity with verbal order Of one Of Gen. Scots staff
70 gam 'ne san Angel road The verbal order was in
nah inc written order, directing the baggage to be left
behind ana IN reference to the movement Of the wagons &c
and that we were to the position Of San Antonio by
sezing The San Angel road &c. The written order was
merely an exiract-ess in detail do moi think ever
ms general order having been handed to him.
Daue was 70 be there, and then being fought
dd the witness suppose that the troops had gone forward win
out the orders Of the senior officer charged with putting those
troops on the San Angel road
A. never knew who charged with anv sucb roove
ment knew that had gone over there in confr, ;h
Uen SCOTS orders Of the morning. can only say that
thought the other troops moving conformity with Cen
SCOTS order Of that morning ALSO through what
or rather immediate officer, received his orders did not
know It was impossible from the nature Of the ground 10
see who was the commanding officer
" Did the recommending officers Capt Candy and Lieut.
Tower, accompany Col Rleys command and make their
before you had crossed the pedrega and was
their reconnaissance made irrespective Of your orders
A. In company with Col Riley they crossed the pedrega;
and believe they reconnoered the position and they brought
me the intelligence after Col Riley had reported
believe the reconnaissance was made before got over
Questions By Prosecution The witness has said that Mai.
Cen Pillow overlook the witness while the latter and Gen.
wlggs were in pursuit Of the enemy about San Angel How
place enrencned
A. Between two and half and three miles think is tho
distance to the nearest end Of San Angel.
@ The Witness to question put to him. has said that the
presumption that the principal orders the field given
BY the senior officer May not such presumption be
dcted by facts and far any plans views or orders
Of Major Gen Pillow concerned is not such presumption
conradced n the Of these operations the 18th and
Goth Of August last
in everycase. With regard ali my movements after taking
position alongside Of Msgruders battery all those
ments were directed by myse being the senior officer pre-
sent with those movements receiving orders from nobody and
being in communication with no superior officer Except
Gen. Shields senior officer until the arrival Of Gen
Twiggs Gen. Shields did not assume the command.
e. Has the witness any believe that any rein
forcements thrown into Vsncas camp before the arrival
of Witness after his arrival 1t the village of Ensado
A, do not recoect small party moving between
Santa Anna and Valencia probably was party sent
ward to econnoiter the avne front Of Santa Annals posi-
ton returning him. twas dark that could
G. Is not military principle that where general orders
are given the details must be filed out by subordnates
A. Undoubtedly.
Gen. CADwALADER then recalled, who in addition to
his previous testimony testified that Gen. Pillow had objected
70 the armsice.
EIGHTEENTH DAY-APRI 5, l846.
Lieut. CIARKE called prove that Major Burns had
been witness before Court of Inquiry at Pueb, when the
following proceedings took place 7sa
Question BY the Prosecution Has the witness any rscoL
econ of being Judge Advocate Recorder Of Court
Martial Court Of Inquiry PuebIa last and, If
was not Major Burns Witness and examined such be-
ore the Court
A. was Recorder of Court Of Inquiry which COM
nenced its session Pueba the 18th of July last convened
General Orders ~ and 220 Of the 18th of July nve
gate the circumstances connected with the loss Of certain
amount Of money, about Sc 000 whilst being brought from
he city Of Vera Cruz to Pueba a'
At this point the defence interposed an objection.
Major General Scott said that Paymaster Burns, when be-
him TO the Court that he had before been witness
before military court and the best Of his recollection boz
fore civil court that the present witness called to show
that that Statement, was false.
The Court here cleared, and after some consultation
the following decision announced ::
II does not appear from the record that Paymaser Burns
has stated under oath that he had been witness bee
military court to the best Of his belief before civil
testimony to show that Psymaser Burns had been witness
before court Of inquiry is irrelevant.
Against this decision Of the Court Gen. Scorr placed upon
record the following protest tt,,a
Mr.. President and Gentlemen Of the Court. beg that
the following statement and protest may be permitted go
upon your record Major Gen. Scott being before the Court
prosecutor in the of Major Gen. Pillow and intend
ing further impeach the testimony Of Paymaser Burns
witness the part OF the defence who had been before thu
Court some days earlier introduced this day Witness Lieut.
Clarke Of the 9Th nant to- contradict the said Burns in
his particular The said Burns after having been examined
chief by the said Pillow and particularly examined by the
sad Scott, into Court the following day, at its reopen
ng with paper carefully written praying e protection Of
he Court under the crosexamnaon, alleging his nexper
snce In military tribunals and solnly declared his
Dacity Of wihress, that the first lime he had been
before mihiary court a Cifness.
And when the said Clarke, called above, had proceeded
the extent Of sentences. in question pro-
'ounded through the Judge Advocate by the said prosecutor
md had evidently shown that he acquainted with the facts
ouch for by the question the record the said Pillow tho
defendant interposed objection TO the question the
answer, If not 10 both.
Whereupon the Court cleared, and decided stop the
witnesses further answer to the said question.
Against that decision tbs said Scott protests these
grounds The said Burns offered bis paper the Court in
bis capacity Of witness which paper being read in
court and with all the benefit to the said Burns sought
BY him, is ought be, the records Of the Court
D. The said Scott ought prosecutor TO be allowed to
radc by competent evidence any solemn declaration made
the said paper, in common with any other assertion made
the said Burns as witness before this any other Court
md, g. That being cut off from that, tho said Scott be-
ieves legal resource is that extent deprived Of the
Of attaining the ends Of public justice sought for in the
institution Of this Court
Capt TrLoR testified 10 Gen. Pillows having dsspprovcd
he intended attack Contreras
Question by the Prosecution. Did the witness chance TO
zee Maj Gen Pillow in the night Of the 10Th August last
So where, about what hour and what declaration
mark if any, did the said Pillow then make respecting the
attack that night the morning by the
American forces the entrenched camp Of Coutreras
Ansoer by Capt. Taylor On the night OF the 18Th Au-
rust last some time after dark, think was between and
hal .a.xd.