Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-06-10
From the Arkansas d
CAPT. DlNLEY'S STTEMENT.

We give below the statemet of Capt. DANEEY,
relative 10 a small matter with has lately grown
into considerable importance, rom the angry cor.
respondence which it has eIeited on the part Of
Ca5Siu0 NJ Clay, and the varims side issues which
have been engrafted upon thecontroversy during
its progress. Capt. Danley'scharacter as a SOL
der, gentleman, and man oftruth, needs no en-
dorsement at hands, and We therefore give his
statement place in our columns, at this time,
without note or comment:
To the Editor of the Ak State Democrat
SIR:-ln your paper of May 26th, see letter
from CAssIUs NJ. CLAY, addressed to the editor of
the Louisville Journal, through the Louisville Cou-
rier, which demands notice rom me, on account
of the slanderous notice Of the Arkansas men ta-
ken prisoners at Encarnacion 1t is useless for
me to say that his whole not,e of that affair, is
a tissue Of LIES, AS wILFUL As THEY ARE MALI
CIoUS.
As to his charge that Maj BoRLAND and " his
honorable men were robbing the house, by break
ing doors and chests,' | will give the facts On
the evening of the 2lst of January, lS47, the
party Of Maj. GAINES accompanied by Capt. Clay,
arrived at the Hacienda Encarnacion, and Major
Gaines, being the ranking officer, was, of course,
in command, as soon as the two parties met. On
that night the Mexicans deserted the Hacienda, 60
ing, presume, 10 Gen. Minion. On the next day
the purpose of finding arms, which were supposed
to be concealed or the premises, q quantity of
which were found. The Mex;cans having secured
the doors of all the apartments unoccupied by us,
1t became necessary, in the prosecution of the
search, to force the doors which was done. Now,
as to any robbng by the men, saw none, and be-
Ileve there was none done. The arms we took
possession Of as we had right to do. And any
thing in the way of forage provision for horses
or men, was in like manner taken possession of
The whole was done IN the presence of Captain
Clay, and heard no objection made to it by him
And to the idea of any robbery being commit
ted, SO far as know and believe, it is false.
Clay states, in another publication, that he had
nothing to do with the surrender at Encarnacion
Major Gaines conducting in Gen. Minion's camp
Now for the facts: When on the morning of the
23d of January, Gen. Mnion sent in a flag, de-
mandng our surrender, Maj Gaines asked and
obtained an hours time for consideration, during
which time council of officers was called, TO con
slider whether or not we should receive the terms
offered by the Mexican General. In that council
Clay was the FIRST to SPEAK and VOTE in favor o
a surrender. Those who voted in favor of sur
render, were Clay, Major Borand, and Majo
Gaines. Those who voted against surrender
were Lieut.. Davidson and myself. do not wish
I by this statement, to convey the idea that there
was anything improper in voting for surrender
Far from it. | only wish 10 show innate dis
position in Clay to lie deliberately all occa
s sions.
As reference has been made to Inc, in the pub
lie prints, and by private letters, asking me t
make statement for publication, as to what Ca,
said when Capt. Henrie made his escape, and tn
lives of the prisoners were threatened by the Mex
| ican COL Zambonino, Twill give the statement al