Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-04-22

"a cannot account for the coincidence have already
said that copied from memorandum found in Gen. Pillows
Office may have made mistakes IN my copy have nevei
seen the paper No. before coming TO this Court.
Gen. s. II this portion of witnesss letter composed by
himself how did it find its way into paper No. Is witnesses
intimacy with Dr. Hestand, Gen. Pillows clerk, great
the supposon that he took the liberty with
the Leoudss letter which witness took with Major Gen. Pill
lows paper
A. canno. account for the article finding its way into pa
per No. knew tnat DR. Hestand took any ber-
ties with the Leonidas letter never showed it to him.
Gen. s. Among the inerlneatons in paper No the
following ssMsor General" after mud and water" State
if the wnesss memory admits whether the words
ntened in the memorandum which witness referred when
asked the question from whence he obtained the order
rangement Of the Leonidas letter
A. do recollec il has been long since took my
copy from that paper.
Gen. 8. The remaining interlneations contained in the
paper No. the following "batery," :" General" be-
fore Worth s'n conjunction" These found in the
Leonidas letter. State whether those ntenca.ons were in
the paper from which witness took his copy
A. do not recollect.
Gen. s. Upon being asked by Major Gen. Pillow witness
replied that he had taken rough copy the paper or
randum. What has become Of that paper
/, A. / destroyed IT,
Gen s. What does witness mean by partial copy
A. took notes and copied parts OF it.
Gen. Read again the paper No. and state whether il
is identical with the paper from which the witness took
copy
A. say that it is identical it resembles it in
respects.
Gen. s. In witnesses letter, signed Leondas the
following passage:
Gle eynced on this OCCASION he has done other
casons that mastery military genius and profound knowledge
of the science of which has asonshed much the
martnets Of the profession plan similar to that
by which Napoleon effected the reduction of the fortress OF
Um, and Gen. Scott perfectly well pleased with it that
he could interfere with any part of it. but left to the
gallant protector carry into glorious and successful
ecuon."
This question objected to not being the written
paper before the Court which Major Burns here stated
the original of the Leondas letter. after critical examination
Of that paper marked 3.
Gen. Pillow remarked that he thought the prosecution
would find those words to have originated in hoax Of
of the editors in New Orleans.
Gen. Scott then withdrew the question: stating that be had
taken it from the copy Of that letter printed in the New Or
leans Pcyune not having had that original paper in his hands
longer than ten minutes at most.
Gen. Pillow here asked permission Of the Court to append
to the record copy Of his circular in which he had notified
the officers Of his division that if sword presented to
him he should he under the painful necessity of declining it,
with many thanks for the intended kindness He feared that
the paraty Of his friends had overrated his services.
Major Burns requested TO be allowed to state that the
ney subscribed with the exception perhaps of five dollars had
been returned.
Capt Naylo then called and duly sworn but no
port OF his testimony has yet been received.