Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-07-09

The Wbjs having published The q No. Ct "Oac who saw
and knows" ,sc follow up by letting III" other eide be
hoard from the scathng pen Of ''Olf Army
GENERAL PIEECE'S MILITARY SERVICES.
''' WAsurSarcx JUNE So 1852
S,,. your corrcsnondCnt Que and knows, IN
b;e second article your paper of this morning, gnot'
,on the ciu reports sustnn the nl"rn assertions
nrefcrred against Gen. Pierce in his first article
will cmmrnd 10 his carein' attention me inso"iH
e.,-ac,s which will reveal 10 him the fact OF which ''
seems 10 be profoundly Ignorant that on The IGN :" ahss
ihcre vas n severe protrncd engagement against H.
f,ont and lief, Of The pnerrhc caap in which Pierce ana
The bulk OF his brigade bore gallant and cnsfcnnus par
Extracts from General Scots Report ARRIVING on Nv
ground an hour later found mat piIlnw ana iw,ss w
vision had al, ancd dslpdEc The enemy prkng hcr wa!
ial n1ircrs on f:o alung his 'front.' d.. "lhrsc h'cfe
fMaeruIes and Call nts) most gaiar'ly served sul*re
much in the of the afternoon from the cncmys ue
rInr nctal' Thc battle though mrsils sta;onaiy, c"nth
ned 10 rgn with great vioenc: until nght R'"re hrsf
de1 Gen f. Smiths and Brrvct ConncI ltcys higaoes
crwuyss dyisiun) supported nv Brgalcr General Pierce
nd ,adsalad.rs bgates (Pilluws dvisiun) were mnr'
Than three hours under heavy fire o! artillery and
along the almost impasse aVoe n IT. o. a, 10 '"' On.
ihe enltenched Annual Document ls4 pages au4
305 ,., D., ur o,,ic
,bes movements B7sadcr General Cadwalacr was order
d ~ advnnce with lis brigade and support Grncul Riley
and Brigader neral Pierce with h's command 20 SURF:
the column moving upon the cnrmrs front under h'u.'
General Smith, This last cociani was spon c's:f en-
gared with the enemy were also The batteries o Capa
Maerrder and Lieutenant Caii"nder ~,
Aner dwelling on Cadwalader's operations in The voec
nnrng all This time The battle ragcd iercey between the
other portions of The armies with constant ana ues
,rucye fire of artillery" "Nigh coming on, tbut mol un
entirely dark This fierce conflict was suspenoea ~ "
newed on the morrow
Orig Gen Pierce though badly injured by the fall Of ms
hor.e hls paany leading his brigade into the hicHes
The aht on the 9h did quit The field but connueu ~
command Of his brigade, &c II cannot withhold he eA
preston of my Of the deep obligations aul nnos' ~
r - IIofn md N r
j.nt Rrpadicr Generals Cadwaader and PIerce,J "hs
nrompude skill and daring, equal 10 every elsls
Cyl and who, in the absence OF Giscipnne 10 c
met and overcamc every obstacle and led on their
TO honor and disncon"- Doc. lSii Pages '''
| 1885, 1897 ,n,. >
the engagement of the 18TH and the gaan; conduct
neral Pierce 1t indeed the Palo Alto OF the Vhi'e
though il ha. been sight OF In bc magnitude OF the ops
| rations OF the following day. nt,,
mates doubt Gen. Picrco having reached (e"ula
tho night of the l4th September before The Mexican m
rifles had Informed him that Santa Anna had evaciaeu m
civ. bn after referring to General Quitnans and smh
reports maenenimousy gives Pierce HE benefit OF the
4 will commend to his careful reflection these e"""
| from Quitmnn's report: ,:d;s, Cen
era Pierce one of whose regiments (he 9Th inanuy! ia
joined my column during The day. reported 10 me ~ IN
He was instructed place that regiment IN rese,vo
battery in rear for the protection Sreptncs light
and the ammunition al that point The Genefl ~ ~ u s.
thanks for his prompt attention 10 tnese wos pre
pairing his heavy missiles. white flag carnc from he eia
del" &c-Annual Doc lS47, page 4l6 10,
EXTRACT FROM GEN. SMITHS REpoR--"!h5 was a. . u"'
during the night by Lieut. BeauregaTd and al dayie
heavy guns in position ready to open tnelr ,e ""e
we learned the city abandoned by the enefiy "a n III
These extracts show conclusivey that Pierce oinco @
mans command uhust they we'o making their az, T., @
ments the attack, that he rendered service ~ I
pairing for that attack and that must have oee % ~
hours before il known the enemy had asanoonco "
CITY If "One who and knows ever saw ihe pesiu ~
Of hhe trenches" and II he ever knew anything OF .e =.
bla 1. of the citadel on the afternoon of the l3n on