The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-04-24

when and through what channel said letter was transmitted
Al think this is the same letter. written the 3D. and
transmitted Tacubaya through Gen. Pierce on the same
Q-What knowledge has witness of Gen. Pillow having
continued direct the operations OF the forces after he was
pee on the 18th September state also what forces carried
that work those under his command or other forces
A.on the morning OF the 18th, three regiments ef Gen.
Hon wh IN pay Of
four companies fthe Voigeu Regiment under Lieut. Col
Kenne aee the first troops putt in The
of the Voltgeur Regiment under Col Andrews, were the
the grounds surrounding the base Of the hill Of Chapuepec;
the GG as nSs,g the 0 Tine k INSIDE Of s
Andrews and formed IN line OF battle directly after passing
ne og the that Sy for the
tack with slight Interruptions they progressed until they
Of Chaputepec where the 18th the sh and part Of the
yogeur Regiment and the head Of the soIming party
summit Of the hill Of these men entered the ditch and
% o ale The soa a'
to more partleuya pat Of G0 And,sws VS. party YER
Johnston command was right the hill prevent
ed from seeing the main body OF that command While
% Of e % s s% a
pieces discharged in the air. behind the beasw9k but the
the crest inc work; their tthe Mexicans0 fire however
delivered but not from those behind the breastwork 1t
the roofs of the houses and the Windows and at
that time the left flank occupied by the The fire
little the ShOS generally ngn
kept this position, should think at least fifteen
ladders up When the troops OF the column
were put in MOTION these ladders were in the rear OF the
the tor Of the nm went after the ladders and in descending
@ and
what took to be the NewYork Regiment for the coIos
only two companies Of that regiment under Lieutenant
Reed they were all moving Up the hill and moving by
down the hill were on my lett on right the head OF
aW seaRs The o the The
were and said to him that we had more troop. than Were ne
take regiment to attack the right flank Of the
LETT he told to take regiment as the 9Th Infantry
part Of them did So the others went up the h The 9Th
WAS II the sa OF the s s % 1 s 4,
On reaching the point at which the was intended
cover and that flank occupied by the enemy,
and they were firing very rapidly, then directed capt
with command the he take possession of
the work the of the hill then returned to the troops
time to see the first ladder planted to enter the work was
the Others were laid the ditch The first man that
saw-and think saw the inst one-ene. the work was
ing officers and rushing the work in great
apdy think that the greater part OF them belonged to
that have before named. think that the first officer who
went over the work belonged to the Vogeur ana
geur Regiment When entered the work-and was not
sacep those s hat entered the speak Of We
of shot belonging 10 party by the cadets who
occupying the erepten the ground opposite to
the point OF our They would ha fired
had an enemy been to them than were. have
the Votgeurs-the 9Th and the 18th Regiments
were portion OF the stOfmlng party-as body, were the
first that entered Chapuepec. There may have been midi
vduais OF other regiments but the regiments that have
named started advance and they kept until they
reached the summit OF the hill where they were densey
crowded together that impossible tor any other large
body OF men to pass Though.
U.-Was Gen. Pillows wound slight or severe state also
if Dr. Slade (e surgeon who attended hm) is dead, and
you know the Surgeon General OF the army examined his
wound, and what he said about 1t at the time
A-Gen. Pillows wound seemed to be one which gave
him great deal of PAIN DR.. ade pronounced serious
wound. Some time after coming into town, Il think Gen.
Pillow brought into town on the l5th was present
Surgeon Lawson Surgeon Of the army ex-
amined his wound which time he told Gen, Pillow thai
is now dead
The cross-examination of this officer elected no.
thing new or important After his examination was
concluded the court adjourned.
Upon carefully looking our report of the SUBJ
sequent days proceedings, (Which we enormously
supposed to be the toenty-third, but we find, on
receiving our full correspondence, that it is the
t1penty.ftth,) we find we have omitted no material
fact and we therefore think it inexpedient to reca-
ptulate the evidence.
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