The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1852-07-10

paltl" OF NontrcraS, Fierce was IN IN;
saddle, and in the movement agains,
Cherubusco, was ordered 10 attack (un.
der Shlelds) the cnemy's right and rear
IN this position, Shi lis and Pierce
were hard pressed, and here Gen. Pierce
tainted. Gen. Scott, in his dispatch
(page s13) says: "Brigader General
Pierce, from the hurt OF the evening be.
fore-under pain and exhaustion
PAINTED IN THE ACTION Gen. Pierce
himself says (aqpendix, p 1867; "ln
this position our troops received most
CALLING fire, which for time, threw
them into confusion. The in
trepid General Shields. supported by
COL Ransom, succeeded in bringing por-
tlons Of the command into order. -
This accident the tail of his horse
rendered me unable to struggle with the
difficulties of the ground over which we
were Obliged to pass on the evening Of
the last day 1.-THE Goth, and in the ef-
fort TO do so / fell. (faint from exhaus-
ton and pain J"
5. On the oath Of August, an armis-
tice was agreed upon between Gems.
Scott and Santa Anna. At the eXpira.
ton of about two weeks the latter VIC.
lated the truce, and hostlities We're re-
sumed. The first engagement was at
the Moline del Rey, Sep. 7. la his
dispatch, Gen. Scott says: "The enemy
having several times reinforced his line
and the action soon becoming much
more general than | had expected,
called mp from the distance of three
miles, first. Major General Pillow, with
his remaining brigade (Pierce's) and
next Riley'a brigade (Pierce's) division.
Those corps approaced with zeal and
ramdity; but the lutte aras ron Just as
Brigadier General Pierce reached tile
gro@nd.' -Scott's dispatch, p. 1860
Sen. Worth says: '.'Ihe battle had been
won more than one hour before Gen.
Pierce's brigade or any other support,
reached the ground Eu. Doc. No.
90, p. 1867.
Next in order was the storming of
Chapultepec, Sep. - During the ell
gagement ':ien. Pillow was struck
down by an agonizing wound.' The I
inmediate command devoved on Bril-.
Geu. Cadwalader, in the absence of tie
Senior Brigadier (pierce) of the sans
division" Finding Gen. Pierce absent
on this important occasion, we turn TO |
seek the cause, and from his owh'r. port !
get it, as follows: CAS- soon as it be- /
came sufficient dark to conceal the ma
nTuvre, the brigade was directed by the |
General commanding the division 10 !
move silently under cover of long
range OF buildings known as the Moline !
del Rey, which is Immediately UNDER
the guns Of Chapultepec. Prerious TO
this momeat, however, / ,r0s compdied
to leare rde fsM IN consequence of Sc
rcre mdispositiOm; which confined me
to my bed during the 18th, and Of course,
deprived me CT the satisfaction OF parti-
cipating with my brigade in the glori-
Gus achievements of that day. "-Piercc's
Report, Upper a'r, P 1913.
!. Notwithstanding Gen. Plerce's
'sevrre indispoSition,' he was up,
bright and early, on the morning after
tie battle. He says: al 4 O'Clock on
the morning ct the 1ith, ! rejoined that
portion of my brigade (9'h regimenD
then acting undor the orders of Gen.
QuitmaE, al the ~arita or he Tacubaya
road, the 18th regiment having pervious-
ly been directed to remain as a gar.i-
son to Chapultepec. In this position |
remained mil the ue,cs of tie surrender
Of tie city ~ns Communicated to Gen.
Quitmnn."- P,crce'S report, ZIP. p. 100.
This closes Gen. PIerce's active oper-
ation$ in Mexico. Let us recapiulate:
|. HIS tard Y movement in coming up
with achievements, caused the Com
mander-in. Chief TO experience great
anxiety
9. On the evening of the 10Th Au-
gust, in his first engagement with the
enemy, his horse felt with hrm just rs
he rus ieading his brigade into tie
MichsM ofHe .fght.
g. On the morning Of the Goth Of
August, at the battle OF Contreras, the
command Of Pierce's brigade devolved
upon Col. Ransom, in consequence of
the disability of Pierce.
4. On the afternoon ofthe same day,
Gen. Pierre, was III his saddle. and in the
battle that Immediately followed at
Chrrubuseo, .faiatcd m the action.
5. In the battle at the Moline del
Rev, it was Picrce's misfortune that the
'6attle 'cas ron just as he reacted the
ground.
8. On the eve of the battle of Cha
pultepec, just as his command was taxi
ing the position that had been assigned
TO it, PIERCE was tnken sick, and remain-
cd sick turing tie dag ofthe Jattle:
7. But on the next morning, as early
as 4 o'clock, was on duty, rejoined a
portion of his brigade at the garita on
fhra 'Inn Ii, rcnI nd lLn1a Z