Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-01-18

Gen. Lane with the second Indiana regiment and Lieus
QBrens section Of artillery BY whom the easmys fire
by Lieut.. OBrieus artillery. Gen. Lane, sgreeaby to my
ORDERS wishing bring his infantry within striking distance
ed by Lieut. OBen. The infantry however, instead OF a-
vancing retired in disorder and in spite Of the
supported, and he'd e Jedi et butte Some s lie mere
raaiedby Ca Borvies 0ho, 1fh the fragment, heranks
of the .uisai'spp semn, and during ie day did good
NTH thas gallant gnent deeply regret say that
most Of them did return Me field, and many Of them
continued their fight 10 SalHRo."
would suggest another inquiry, which to be
Of much importance in the determination Of this question Of
veraciy, Il will be seen, by reference the public 5ocu-
ment that Gen. Lane reported Gen. Wool his immediate
conmands and that Gen. Wool afer receiving that report
made his report to Gen. Taylor It win Observed too, that
Gen. Woob was npo that part Of the field person, tbs
retreat of second Indiana and assisted officers
the attempt to rally them. some Of thsmn be says were
rallied by CoA Bowes he mentions none Others that raj
lied and deeply regrets 80 say that moot Of them did not
return TO The Jfeid" This Gea. Wool said with Gen.
Lanes report before him and only 50, Gen Lane was
the spot and in oral well written communication
with Gen. WOODS He was his in rank and is reason
able TO presume that he waswith him in his arkee aiding
him to make up his report and doubt read at any rate
might and ought have read before sent 10 Gen.
Taylor He could not have been ignorant of its conens
so aI as it reatedto the troops under his command. IT.
then, Gen. Wool misunderstood his report why did Gen.
Lane correct the spot and true report reach
Gen. Taylor! Why, at least, Gen. Wool applied
to make the correson which Gen. Lane desired And
why Gen. Wce instead Of Gen. Taylor denounced by
Gen Lane for makinea false report If Gen. Lane tells the
Lane says in his pubcson There material facts
knowp to epery man upon that feLds 10 wit,
first, that the second Indiana regiment Smediasy rallied,
and next that they Tough. all day Gems Wool says in his
report Gen. Taylor deeply rgret say tsst
Of then. did not retur, to the eld and many ef them
continued their flight TO SaLO" Now, if Gen. Lanes
publoaion be not monsrous Of the TRUTH how
happened he let this report Of Gen. Wool 60 ea Tay-
or without correction And how happsns-t that be has
never yet called Gen Wool for conecton attacked
Gen. MooIs statements but Gen. Taylovs only, which he
we'll knows to be founded ON Gen. Woos can tell you,
sir. Gen. Wool was Democrat Gen. Taylor Wing, and
a candidate for the Presidency.
will present to the Senate the repsst Of COL Davis,
and would REFER in connexon with it, to hs remarks made
by him in the Senate yesterday, which also bear strongly
the pending question
nised troops running dispersed and con-
asedy from the field And first view otthe line Of battle
ng dsorganzed from before the enemy, These sights 50
well calculated to destroy confidence and sprit the
coming into action is my pride and pleasure 70 believe
only nervea the resolution Of the regiment iave the honor
"With few honorable exceptions the appeal unheed-
ed, the offers which inormedwere made BY
to give their canteens Of those who complained
of thirst condition that they would 60 bas Gen. Wool
was upon the ground making great efforts to rally the men
may proper for me to notice the early
action COL Bowles, of Indiana with small party from his
regiment which he stated all of his that he could
rally joined and expressed wish with my
mand He remained with hroughoutthe- day and, under
all the circumstances displayed much personal ghntry"
The following an extract from the repost Of COL Mar
shall
Dwas closely observing the movements the mountain,
perceiving that reaching extremes with rifle
men, when observed that regiment Of seaas r0ere re-
treating az, my right' .%.
This the last we hear by any official report the second
Indiana regiment the field Of battle, an3a their official
papers leave the Of the regiment in foil retreat Can
any read these extracts from the reports OF the officers
commanding the spot and believe that they were all mis-
taken in such important particulars to be credited that
the second Indiana regiment one hundred and hfy men
Of that regiment could have joined the Mississippi rifle resi-
meni, and yet COL Davis not know obis day But
suppose they did return and knew except Gen.
Lane, who did not think it worth while report the fact,
how Gen. Taylor to know it, In truth, Mr. President
the preence too absurd to be argued seriously And worse
than ridiculous the attempt of Gen. Lane to get supple
mental report from Gen. Taylor, founded newspaper
publication contradcng the ofoonssent official evil
dence which | have referred to- s..e %..&M
Gen. Taylor did charge these with cowarde,
Gen Lane asserts 10 his publication, but on the contrary
declared he had lost confidence in then and that he
tended give them prominent place in the action next day.
the enemy rallied He viewed their conduct with the
Of experienced and sagacous general who had seen
much and read muc and who knew that such
among the braves veterans without one being able to
perceive adequate From the very earliest historic
records of the operations Of armies read OF such things
frequently among troops acknowledge be the bravest and
of their rural deity, Pa the god Of the wods and the ed
hence the word panic But there is enough for the
fight of these be shown from the transactions Of the
day. Their officers quarreing among themselves and
the instinct Of sefpreservaon would teach the
that their lives in danger Of being sacrificed by the
euds Of their officers Such appears TO have been the case
from what occurred the field Gen. Lane ordered Lieut.
OBen to his battery forward but comes out at last
that he did not inform COL Bows Of this order or send any
order to him that he merely ntended Col Bowes should
advance The consequence that when Lieut. bnens
battery began move, neither officers men OF the second
Indiana regiment knew where gonghey were under
aStebe fire, and had right to suppose the battery was
about to be Withdrawn from their support. the men re-
treated under these circumstances Gen. Taylor ought not to
have lost confidence in ben appears he did not But
these officers either lost confidence, never had con-
fdence in each other Col. Bowes, when he rallied bis
s.hundfuI of men, did not join Gen. Lane, but Col.
Davis in whom he and his had confidence. And Gen.
Lane, long after the bae Col Bowles Of hiding
himself in ravine. If the knew the Of feeling
among their officers the wonder is not that they fought
longer but that they fought at all under their command
Gen. Lanes publication is now disposed ofdisproved in
all its injurious parts by official documents Iappfehend no
sble in form and fact And having established the two pro-
positions with which out, namely st. That Gen. Lane
made publication mpeaching the veracy Of Gen. Tayor
and 3D. that his publication false have right to
claim the admission of the Senator from Indiana, Mr..
BRIsnr,) that "he ought to have been removed Every
body must be satisfied with the evidence and Gen. Lane
himself must be convinced for his friends here have forced
to force the conviction upon him. that his attempt TO blast
the honorable reputation Of his brave and
has proved worse than futile.
would be glad Mr. President, Ii il in my power TO