The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-04-22

operations of the after the battle of Moline del Rev
and did witness understand General Pillow claiming TO be
Of hss other tss sw s as ss bis
ring his division in the conversation already detailed
SMMy understanding was, that General Pillow
handed his own division alone but IN The absence or dis
e has SAID that Gem Pillow the
ion that Gen. SCOTS energies seemed paalyZed as ne
thought by the and unexpected loss at the Mono del
Command Of the Whole Ia army IN evo
upon him Gen Pillow claimed to have conceived the
assaa wc s e
did not him s a I'D the not
him say So but that he then stated from the then stunned
and pdVce had been followed and that the plan
the executorot the assault upon Chapuepec was ue III
Odd Gen Pillow, in the refer to, say
that Cen Scott him special orders as to the plan OF
see BID Gen Pow 80 Gen Left him o
exercise his discretion to his dispositions OF the forces
ASo He did say any thing about it: He gave me
was that he received after he carry the
place all hazards that is to the best OF my recollection
the plan attack Chapultepec all the time as having
reference the plan of attack which he pursued in the as
ANYes understood that.
QDoes the witness chance to know on what part OF the
field Maj Gen PILLOW was at the moment the Castle OF Gba
It was after that event before the said Pillow came or
brought to the top of the hill Or to the captured Castle
place SO nps dn0M US the enter the
and then lost sight of him ! saw him brought in in
after the event. think that was about the time
| Mr.. TRIsT recalled.
The witness wasn Gen. SCOTS room on the 18th August
There were present ao Generals Pillow, Twggs and other
officers Witness heard Capt. Lee explain Gen. Smiths
plan of attack the work of Coneras. When witness
went to his room, he followed by Gen. Pillow, who
pressed to him the opinion that the whole affair would be
failure and desired him to recolec that he Gen. Pillow
| not in any way connected with it.
Witness present meeting of officers Ofthe army
the 18th of August last which meeting held for the
purpose otakng consideration the best point of attack
the City of Mexico and Gen Scott expressed himself in favor
of the assault upon Chapuepec. Witness had interview
with Gen Pillow after the battle Of Moline del Rey, when
Gen. Pillow censued Gen. Scott scourse and expressed him.
self in favor Of remaining quescent until reinforced
TWENTIETH D.aY-.qpra7, 1sas
Mr. Trist ReGramined.-Witness disclosed the
fact of his conversation with Gen. Pillow on the
18th of August, to Gen. Scott, after his Gen.
Scotts) position with reference to Gen. Pillow had
become decided. Col Hitchcock and other Off
GERS We're present at the time
Witness thought that Gen. Pillows report,
claimed for that officer the whole credit of the
battle of Contreras. Witness did not recollect any
order ofattack of Gen. Pillow. for said battle.
Q-The witness has said in previous answer that Gen.
Pillow said tina, Gen se9tt to make any such
have that he (wnes) replied, it not expert
nent of Gen Scott. and that he lwitnss9 was living
AIBy the expression Of being living witness; meant
experiment of Gen Scott should be ready testify
f @ s %s o %s Expert
ment whose was-and howis it, If Cen Scott gave the
and what the facts referred to- or intended be spoken
Of, in witness last answer?
:, Al did not call it any bodys experiment. In saving
that not Gen. Scots experiment, meant merely to
him-a knew and as the person who puts the ques
ton subsequently told me he knew wateveT there was ais
by Gen Scott in regard operation the morning
Of the oth was strictly and peIemptoy confined to the de-
him to feel so much anxiety on any point as on this ONE
that nothing beyond the destruction OF that Foundry should
Witness did not recolect any information afford
ed by Gen. Pillow as to turning off the water from
the machinery and so rendering it useless.
The court was here cleared for the purpose of
celebrating upon the admission of certain testi-
mony on the part Of the defence. The court deci-
ded that evidence already given should stand, but
came to no conclusion as regards future evidence.
Capt, Huger was recalled by the defence, and in
answer to question, testified that Gen. SCOTS
"energy," on the It'll and 18th of September, was
unfagging Capt. HIS testimony was not important
Lieut.. Brennan, called by the prosecution, swore
that about month after the appearance of the
Leondas letter, Maj. Burns positively disavowed,
in serious conversation with him (Breeman,) the
authorship of that letter.
Lieut. McCossELL, called and swom-Q.-Was the wit
Where did he see Cen Pillow during that battiel
Al was along with the s9 Pm party sgantt Shapu
least twenty after the place had fallen that
saw Ge br
lively quiet that when there was no enemy to be seen ex
heard from Chaputepec collected some Of my men to-
sether went search for and collect the killed
+ Rodge2 my egment had his body taken up and
nea e bSn s Glenn oW on w e
the backs OF some soldiers remember was at this time
look at him. and seeing that he did appear suffer much
hurt and remembering acircumstance which happened some
time previous passed on thinking that he was but slightly
Q-At what point was Cen Pillow when the witness first
him. and how far was that point from the body of the
Al did Gen. Pillow until saw him carried along
elbow long after the place fell was before the ma
Al am not able to Judge precisely the time, but
think that all nng was over when was hois'ed, ldld not
Q-Where were the soldiers taking Gen Pillow when you
AWThey were taking him to shed against the side of the
wall the same place in which was Lit Lower after he was
0How long had the national flag been hosted before you
saw Gen PILLOW go into the work Was it before or after
Al don't remember whether it was before or after. |
think after am pretty positive, from the fact that
Lieut. Picket and another in the yard Lieut.. Picket,
believe the top Of Chaputepec when the national
flag raised
Q-En what direction was it from the main gate was it
towards the East end of the building that they were carrying
Gen Pillow, towards the entrance of the castle,
towards the shelter at the east end OF the building
AThey carrying him almost parallel to the South
wall of the building. The shed about 10 or 10 TO
the right of the entrance of the castle you enter
Q-Had Gen. Scott arrived before saw Gen. Pillow,
or did he afterwards :?
Al did not Gen. Scott at the time he arrived. When
did him he making ulatory remarks to
troops the main gate How long he had been there
speaking do not know.
Q-Ioes the witness say that they carrying
Gen Pillow shed in the main building to shed near
the main building!
A-They were carrying him to shed near the main en-
trance.
Q-Was Gen Pillow put by those who were carrying
him. under or by the sked you speak of?
Ale placed, to the best of my recollection few
yards from it. when the men laid him down; he may have
been removed afterwards.
Odd witness chance to notice what Gen. Pillow was
laid upon when laid down!
Ale may have been laid upon Mexican mat as there
around them whether he or not don
know.
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