The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-23

4. now that stood IL appears
from the report that the howzes were not brought
no the acon-only got TO the front near the close OF 1t
a had time for TO get up Then follows thus stale
TnenI that the mules got alarmed, and freeing them
selves from their drivers they ran on with one OF the
cannon, which was thus lost"
THIS is an untrue statement, and unjust as II is untrue,
and most objectionable in a general The cannoneers,
who were killed at their guns; the drivers, who were
struck from their mules with lances one killed. the other
severely wounded; these men thus noby dying at lher
nosts three thousand miles from home, deserved the
honor of faithful commemoIahon OF their courageous
devotion and heroic deaths IL ought to have been tod
how they died The wretched falsehood, invented TO
hide the capture of the cannon. ought not 10 have been
told The mules did not get scared they dd not Tree
themselves from their drivers; they did not run away
with the gun Major Gillespie and Lieutenant Godey are
NOW in the city ready to the contrary; and Lieut.
Carson will be here in few days ready to do the same
The fact is the cannoneers were massacred the drivers
were massacred the Califonans threw ldSso around
the neck OF the lead mule and gaoped IT OF; many
looking il, and, among others, Gillespie IRON his
bloody bed the ground, and Cooley IRON rock on
which he stood, firing on one OF the foe and bringing
him 10 the ground with ball IN his hip. Unhappy
cannon this. for General kearny! The falsehood OF the
report is infamous, is criminals but il is lnnocency the
wheness of wool compared 10 the scarlet dye IN rela
ton 10 this same which out before the court
martial But let us not anticipate events. The present
question is the victory OF San Pasqual and the honos 10
which it is entitled The report says, the great number
of killed and wounded on our side prove that our men
and officers have fully sustained the high character OF
our troops 1t does 50: Improves that these brave men,
die at their posts. But it also proves something else
proves that they had chance that they were so I'M
sklfy fought to be killed themselves without hurt
ing the enemy When before was II ever heard OF, that
thirty-sx Americans killed and wounded without
LAYING five times their number at their feet? When
before did any number of Americans ever fight Mexicans
and not leave twenty fifty to upon the ground
Never never before And the fact alone of thirty six,
near half of the whole engaged, and that against
equal numbers, being thus killed and wounded is
proof at supersedng all other proof OF the cour-
ageous devotion of the and officers and the
less misconduct OF their general.
The report says that he encamped upon the ground
meaning he encamped conqueror on the ground when
the fact he camped IN the rocks on the hill side, where
the enemy could reach him, and whence they the
enemy form the road in their front, after stripping
the unfortunate dead and wounded. Ii tells nothing of
sending Cooley for assistance
Fasied as the whole report of the action at San Pas
quail is the report of its sequsnce-hat of the march to
the hill of San Bernardo and the siege OF it's still more
untrue II is military Chef -f9upre of false report 1t
runs thus In The official despatch
'On the morning of the 7h, having made ambnances for
our wounded, and inferred the dead, proceeded
march, The enemy showed himself occupying the hills
'front.' which they left as we approached, until reach
ng Bernardo party of them look possession of hill
near TO it, maintained their position until attacked by
advance, killing and woundingfre OF their number
with no loss on our part.
This is the official report the unofficial truth is, that,
on the morning of the 7th, the enemy not being in sight
the dead being buried under tree the left of the road
the ''Army Of the Vest as General kearny calls it, left
their camp among the rocks the right of the road and
proceeded down the beautiful valley of the Rio San Ber
nario, on their way to San Diego. Advanced short
distance, the scouts gave notice that the enemy was
drawn up order of battle the valley short dis
ahead, place where the hAls on each side shut
in close, and made narrow place. On hearing that,
Gen Keany quit the road in the valley, obhqued to the
right and took circuit along the foot hills of the ridge
which bordered the valley, very bad ground, N
direction to leave San Bernardo far 10 the left Don
Andres Pco, who had watched his movement, thanked
him by march on the inner valley side of the same
ridge, and waited for him at spring in hollow OF the
RIDGE about opposite to the hill of San Bernardo and
mile or so from that hill Here Gen. Kearny discovered
him. and Immediately made for the hill, the advance OF
the enemy doing the same and few getting on the HILL
who driven off by Carson and Beae at the head OF
about a dozen men, and without the loss of man on
hundred head, which had been gathered up in the
days march, and which Pco cut off to the last hoot, in
the for the hill. This is the truth, which can De
proved upon the spot.
Such was the march from San Pasqual to the hill of
San Bernardo the soourn upon the hill for four days.
and until relieved by Stockton will be the subject of
separate examination. AT present wish to call the at
tenon OF the Senate to circumstance which would be
amusing, il not for the soemnity OF the OCCASION
and the manner in which it affects the truth of history
In the Journal of Lieut. Col Emory, printed by order OF
Congress, page lOs there is diagram Of this march
from San Pasqual the hill of San Bernardo, and very
good representation it is of the country. The ground
the roads, the hills, the valleys the title river, the
marches, and positions of the two armies all hand.
somey laid down; but, by strange obliquity of
mental vision, wrong name-a name the reverse OF the
true one--s given TO every movement Thus: Ptcos
advance from MS third poson-the de6e in the val :
lev where he waited Tor General Kearny--that add
along The inside range of hills 10 flank kearny,
aud him Oft when he left the ridge to regain the val
ley: this mastery advance, correctly laid down on the
diagram, called ''Pie0s retreat the direction
Kearnys oblique movement the right the foot hills
of the RIDGE bordering the valley bearing Oft at an angle
of ory-fve degrees from San Bernardo, called the
map, where il is well laid down, american route TO San
Diego" Picos pursuit of Keamy, when he found he
had quit the ridge and turned into the valley, is also well
shown by dotted line, and is styled Ptcos return J"
The place where the cattle were all cut of is marked by
little Oblong hollow square, and is nominated Pieos
column attacking epulsed)" On the side of the hill Of
San Bernardo is written, " Fight for the hIf'-the In
formed mind naturally supposing typographical blum
der, and that il should have been written Flight TOR
the hail." On the left of the little river and IN view
of the hill on which kearny beseged, are three
little oblong hollow squares-the representation OF
troops in position and an inscription attached thus
"Pco's position after his defeat on the hill" Strange
deiea, that, which enables the defeated to besiege
his conquerors, to conhne them on rocks make them
burn baggage, eat mules turn loose horses, sigh Tor
fresh water in view, their companions captured, and
remain beseged until relieved Strange defeat that but
not strange than all the nominations which the
diagram presens There is place, however, without
ii is the little hill half way between the hill
OF San Bernardo and the little river San Bernardo, and
near enough to it to command it, 1t would have had
name, if hero could have had his way Carson applied
to kearny permit him to take rhemen and occu
ny and then the beautiful little gun Fremont planted
upon would command the river, and give them grass
and water Kearny refused on the ground that would
bring on general engagement!
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