Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-04-08

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ever the Court shall say so the cf Major Gen Pillow
the probability that ratified treaty Of peace
may early dsband him. and cut of the by the
time perhaps the second charge ss have been entered
of.he witnesses that should call there ,ms 70 sup
still, believe this country About twelve have returned y,
the United States The Of these be ready 90 hand
TO the Judge Advocate order THAI tey NAV M
smmoned sc unless the Court should ioresee a adj
Jonrnment 10 the United States. 1T M l2I2FsaTI
In respect The Witnesses desire to ay that
raj ordered home BY the frs. train, November be-
had formed intention OF arresng the general o
question and indeed be;ore had acquainted
except very partially with small nunber of she matters laid
to hs charge BY the subsequent trainshe seyond
Der 81 and the third, yanuary I4 oer witnesses were
allowed depart because thought would be easy under
Major Gen. Pillow refusal uko deposions hare 10 recall
all would be to recall the deposoas by COM
mission Some other witnesses went down by hi.
hast train March o. under The directions Of my saeecssor h
sommand Respectfully submitted, 4
MExIco, MAncH 90. 1888
CASE OF GENERAL PILLOW.
Upon the above being read the President announced that
the Court would go into the Of Gen. Pillow request
ed hzt list Of witnesses either side should be furnished
the Court. 1stsN st.sis,as
The Judge Advocate was accordingly desired to read the
charges preferred against Gen. Pillow which accordingly
done, and which follows
CHARoE Violation Of General Regulation on standing
order for The Ar,aye sss NJ
n Specification. this, that The said Major Gen. Pillow
did, at Miscoac other place. the capital of Mexico
about August 81 lS47, write and dispatch be
written and dispatched for publications newspaper Of
the United States letter. article, communication, -pur
porting 10 give account of certain military operations be-
the forces Of the United States and the republic
of Mexico the 10th and 10Th Of August ls47 in and
about Contres and Churubusco the said capital in
which operations the said Pillow bore part, and which let
ter, article, communication, intended and designed
by the said Pillow due time, under the signature of
Leonidas, partially printed and published in New Or
leans newspaper called the Nc Orleans DAILY Della, Of the
date OF September 10, lS47, copy of WHICH heeunto
nexed, and reprinted entire both in The Bulletin and The
Daily Picayune, Of the and 18th Of the month"; other
newspapers of the city copies Of which heruno
annexed all this pending the campaign between the said
forces of which the said operations made part sr4
CHAReE II-Conduct unbecon,ing an, officer and gen
a Fet tenlan. a5s aTsr
Specification lin this, that in order to falsely magni-
E tine generashp, valor and prowess Of the said Gen. Pill
low in The public opinion Of the United States through the
newspaper press Of that country and hastily proccupy that
opinion at the expense Of other commanders in the fields
Contreas and Churubusco we'll utter disregard of
truth and decency, the said letter. article communication
signed " Leondas written dispatched, published as
aforesaid contains among Others, the following false state
and assertions l. That the action [meanng that of
Contreas, commenced the 10Th q August, s47] had
become with the advancing forces very and Gen.
Pillow, seeing five six thousand advancing from the
city reinforce the enemy whom he apprehended would fall
upon Gen Cadwaaders detached from Gen. Pierces
reach and ordered it instantly the support OF Gen. Cad
waades whereas it Maj Gen. Scott who, being then
up, early in the afternoon with the said Pillow and seeing
the said advancing reinforcement of the enemy, directed him.
the said Pillow push forward the said Morgan and his
gmen then in reserve 10 the support of the said Cadwaader
2 That s. late in the evening General Scott upon
the field and brought with him Gen Shieldss brigade Of
luntee whom he advanced the support the forces under
Gen Cadwalade but late they did get into posi-
lion until in the night y whereas the said did bring
with him shedss brigade, but had, early in the afternoon
no eeng preceded that brigade, and had long before its
arrival personally given the said order to the said Pillow to
push forward the said Morgan and his regiment the support
of the said Cadwaadcr; and whereas, also, the said brigade
OF Shields not only up time to bear most important
part in the general action Of Contrera carly the morning
Of August 90 ls47 hut give strength and confidence to
the position of the said Cadwaade and Others Cone
ras, in the preceding night
g. That next morning before daylight the brigade of
Gen. Pierce advanced execution Of the original order of
battle renewed the assault 'front.' &C. designing II to be
understood by those words that this also made
by the direction of the said Pillow whereas the in
question male by order OF the said Scott given through
Capt Lee of the engineers who had brought 10 the said
Scott suggestion to that effect from Beve Brig Gen Smith,
then the officer the village hamlet Contreras
the enemy entrenched camp and with the conception
ecuien Of which movement the said Pillow had agency
whatever ~ Nt#
A. That having achieved this signal victory, Gen. Pillow
Immediately resolved 70 pursue the rereang forces OF the
enemy evidently claiming and designing il be understood
by those words that the victory Of Coneras early In the
morning, August 20, s47 achieved by under
mand of the said Pillow whereas the said Pillow had slept
the night before San Augusn from four six miles from
the American troops who achieved that victory which had
been decided and rendered perfectly complete long before
the said Pillow had come up from San Augusn that
ing, had arrived within communicating distance Of the
said field Of battle and evidently claiming for the said Pillow,
designing 10 be understood by the said words last quoted
that he 1.-THE said Pillow commenced the said pursuit.
dered the victorious American troops the pursuit
Of the enemy from the camp Of Concras which had just been
carried above by the American forces whereas that hot
pursuit had been commenced by the said Brig Gen. Smith,
with all the American troops hand, except brigade de-
tachmen temporarily left guard the said camp long before
the said Pillow had come up with the head OF the pursuit.
mile and half miles from the said camp, bad been
heard from that morning by the said Smith, and long after
the said Smith had been personally joined in the said pursuit
| by his senior in rank, Brig Gen. Twiggs.
5. That "dung this great battle, which lasted two days,
meaning the military operations Of the 10Th and 20h Of An
gust ls47 including the battles Of Coneras and Churubus
co. Gen. Pillow in command Of all the forces engaged,
except Gen. Worths DIVISION and this engaged
cept in taking the last workmeanng the tefe du po OF
Churubusco whereas the said Pillow in the actual
command Of the troops Of any part Of The troops who
gained the said victory Of Contreas did he command
than brigade Of infantry (Cadwaader) In the bat
tie Of Churubusco that followed the day, and the
said battle Of Chuubusco being the only conflict in which the
said Pillow participated had any agency whatever the
said day.
g. That "Gen. Scott gave but ordek [meaning dur
ing the two days. August 10 and 20, 847 the
cason Of the battle battles of Contreras and Chu
rubusco and that to reinforce Gen. Cawaladers bril-