The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-05

tanned They were ladders gathered from the town people
length admitted into more than one. On reaching head
bs nt mink s o4 tic ws the
given the morning of the 18th twas subsequent fix
ing the points for batteries and probably after they had
oAs tar witness knew, had the said Scott from the
of attack except to take that place by bombaEdment and
A-Tknow of plan other than as inferred the design
of assauting Chaputepec by cannonade the lth the
scaling ladders and formation Of somng parties the
evening of the 18th } to storm it the next morning.
employed after the battle Of Mono del Rey and to the
attack upon Chapuitepec a general headguarters making
to acubaya and moving ordnance stores not
witness division constantly employed during the
Al believe most of the time between the specified dates,
the first member of the question In respect to the of
question e to my Division
| ing next.
TWENTYEIGHTHD .4Y-.londay, .4prA II.
Court met pursuant adjournment, and the proceedings
were read Re- , over I by the Judge Advocate
Question By Dftencs-Was witness up present upon the
wse LAY Of MAJOR s an
was his tone Of loud enough for Major Gen
Al was present the mound on the 10Th of August,
Gem Scott Of and oad
enough for me to hear think was standing at the time
a-How long was it. after Gen Scott arrived upon the
field, before MI Lay returned 70 the mound,
after Cen Scots arrival He was then returning to the
mound from the position of Masruders battery and met
Question 6y Prosecution-The witness has heretofore
ha MAI Gen. Po wa no at til the anae Of MAI GEM
Scott on the 9Th and 10th September last nor ant the ng
the e as r q the etsh to s
San ns 5aba 5s and Pe ss f e
m ia Or ID dine before proceeding to the said hacienda on
from Tasubaya sef the battle Of Moline del Rsy, With
cubaya from the battle fed by a different road from the
one by which Gen Pillow came in STOPPED some LITTLE lite
down Gen SCOTS quarters Gen. Pillow came from Gen
rode off What Happened in The quarters Know nothing
Of; don't think was in there This was about two or
three o'clock RGsk in the at + G0Iv sworn
a-Was Witness with Cen Pillow at Pedad, on the 9th
Gen. Scent from Ge So Po %' state what ne bore TO
DISPATCHED By az Gene oM WITH oe Gen Scott at
acubaya to detail the result of reconnaissance made by
Having arrived at Taeubaya, 1 gave General Scott the
in ation that the works in the neIghborhood
in an incomplete state informed Gen Scott in addition,
t e eRer eDd OFF
trenchments, but that Cen Pillow supposed there was
had very large force Of ab9rers engaged in rapidly
Pseetng their line line Of works and eonseaaendy General
self if his time served to look at the position OF things
pn The we Sa @ G replied that he had already
intended or resolved not only to make minute reconno
the most # not all Of the engineers for the same
and to inform Gen Pillow that he would follow rapidly
Q-Wtness will state, if after Gen Pillow established his
At fseabsy Wne
the eveningofthe llth Gen Pillow left with his command
val in question that Gen Pillow not absent from Pie
sa PeW Left
O'Clock P M nearer nine than eight should think ior Ia
cubaya, where he and his command arrived probably be-
the llth excepting the time occupied in bearing the message
Al Piedad or its neighbohood during the time
a@Witness will state if within his knowledge whether
Gen Pillow absent from Piedad on the night of the 9th
Al feel quite that he not absent during the day
of the 9th or the night of the 9th feel pretty sure that he
Q-Witness will state if he knows what were Gen Pill
to 8 Of s eD P 5af as
Saya ssoas entered into ts Powng
been on BY sn Scott
a oe Hs III
not to be required to be given leaving it in the hands OF
an Chief had very great popularity in the amy which
the city Of Meseo and thought the amce
S ach %'id be y hog
that he was oppoied to any particularly one Which
Qld require IN our posessloh
a' ss sS ds
in-chef did not ike opposition to his views / replied
@sf5 81 !i%
expressed himself freely on the subject He said then that
armisiice which he wished should take to the Commauer
in-chef could probably obtain interview with him.
him clearly possibly than the note would do his OF
mons on the subject on our arrival at Mscoacn Gen Pi
low note and read it to observed 1t was
useless for return to Tacubaya with the note as the
have no means Of Obtaining pesonaI nfeview BY
whom twas sent, if ever sent, do not kgow,,
say if that the referred to in his testimony?
Al judge to be the same note there the same sub
QWitness will state if he knows what date that note
an shanne @
Al Judge to be on the ed OF August because was the
aWas @ae close to General Pillows person when he
wounded. If state whether he picked up the ball
Al within about three for yards Of Gen Pillow
st a1d d~e s up c s
VIM viii state he left San Agustin in company
a G r2w ON Whh hs LEFT ha
Al did leave with Gen. Pillow at the time in question;
horse which had just been in having been lost the
engaged Immediately afterwards, my attention was not
called to the time OF day. though my impression that was
Q-Witness will state if he separated from General
Pillow the goth of August, by being struck by cannon
Al was separated from Gen. Pillow few minutes before
the time specified and remained separated for the reason that
could not find him afterwards. supposed he was on
side of the whereas he the other at the
currence in question When | next saw him, it was at or
near the Portaes short time after returned from
pan wing kearnys charge a short distance.
Q-Where was General Pillow first placed after he was
brought the work Chapuepec, and beore being
RED into the buildings
Al know nothing of it personally.
O. by pr0seeuti0a-Had the witness. at the time he
sen by Major Gen Pillow to Gen Scott, the 9Th of Sep
enber any information that said works had already been
A-Yes: think they had been; do MT know that they
were under examination at that moment -.
of his conversation on the 22d of August that said Pillow
had not appointed the commission -and what fur
ther information did said Pillow the witness concerning
the instructions to the Commissioners?
A-Gen. Pillow told me he not on the COMMISSION;
he had not been appointed He declined giving any IN
formation in regard the instructions at that time re-
quested him to do So but he declined do not know whe
ter what have stated in reference to the Castle OF Chapu
tepec and the City the instructions or not
If So he said nothing about it.
a-Was BrgadieI General Pierce present when the note
of Gen Pillow Gen Scott concerning the amlstlce Was
produced-and if the read TO SAID Pierce