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•mpsavtooriy prefcimd by me
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Lnbn*? gff&* by I be PneUMill
■iHMalimii: hiMKliu til* rmUeni,
5SShuMStltt l»«, what Gen.
rg? bSSTTESht -■■-t— >-J
■ pwrarit, otwfahool. awtiro pm of Orororal
SsfesfiSstvrais
m wn totendod sod drateired by ti»
illow, wv, In dm date, tmdsr the wgnoiara of
M Uoihhi," partially printed and mMMwd in a New
Orlram newspaper called the ” New Orleans Dtily
Delia.” of the data of September H), 1847. a ropy of
Wnich fe hereunto anneied, and reprinted entire both in
Bntlrtin and the Daily Pieaynne eftti^- add 16th
^ . „ ..jMtp
of the mme month, other newspaper* of tNfe tame City,
copie* of which are also hereunto annMtd—all thi*
pend me the campaign between the mid fttn* of whkh
the mid operation* made a part.
ClAtol II.—Conduct unbeeomhg ad officer Hnd a
K d with the enemy'e atrong battery aad large fore# of
nlry and cavalry A entil H waa qaite dark. Mayra-
der'» battery and Callender'* howitser battery were both
eery much cut to piece* and disabled. I^le in the are-
ning. lien. Hcott came apun the field, and brought with
him Gen. Shield*’ brigede of volunteer*, Who he advan-
red. to to the edfexol of the far**
cXrJUStibrniiwa* too lam-limy d« not get into
pafck*i Mttil in the night.
"The deil mominf before deylight, the brigade of
Pierce idranmd. in eirctKion of the ortfna order of
hfittle ; renewed the aamolt in front, while Riley e brig-
Spcdjiealion 1.—In title, that in tinier fitirody nr mra-
nlfy the aenenlehlp,valor aqri proweeeof the “id “*j
■ in thb nan be amyed until a report be m»<le
meliafareceivedItaM,tlie War I' paTOtent’
Mina her, Odll. PPK*- te.le»*W tiro
_ j to the ruiemeni nude on Friday lart,
I trta received dnd reoil s
Mil iro, Mart'll *>, WJ*
Ur. hmUml and Oemtleme. o/ (*r Cmr/-ll wW «■
sd to tin- court by (on. Scott,
I he refores to pneecote the
t me, but doea hot with*
to that paper, whit b I submitted upon thu
* imStoehow the! the reason* a*,
e not thoeo which determined hi*
| expressed my readiness and anilely to pro-
hi. .leleiminaitao. In hi.
tlfto* however, he recyiiera tlm right of lliia court to
TOr“,«“.SrSr n*be "Mm-
to hi* courae—ntd aa waiving even tlial mode of
_ hie chargee invcetigaled, I now distinctly inter-
my objection to his withdrawal from the prueecn-
and respertftiliy a*k the court to order him to prose-
the cam. In making thh application I h<q» I shall
eat
cv
... king till* api
tan be thought captious, or considered tmuhli
lam
through the newspaper press of that country, and hastily
to preoccupy that opinion, at the espenm of other com
mander* In the tame field* of Contreras and Chunibueeo,
aa well a* in utter disregard of truth and decency, the
said letter at article or communication, signed '* I^oni-
das,” written, despatched ami published as aforesaid,
contains amongst others the following fclse f tatr merit*
the
on the 19th /
advancing forces, very severe; and Gen. Pillow,
ng five or sir
to reinforce the enemy, whom lie apprehended w ould
upon Gen. Cadwalndcr's rear, detached from General
Pierre’* brigade Col. Morgan’s regiment, (which was yet
within rm»li) and ordered it instantly to the support of
Gen. Cadwalader’*—whereas It waa Maj. fieri. Scott,
who, being then up, early in the afternoon, with the mid
Pillow, and seeing the said advancing reinforcements of
the enemy, directed him, the said Pillow, to pu*h for
ward tins said Morgan and hie regiment, then in reserve,
to the support of trie said f’odwalader. X. That ” lute
in tlie evening (Jen. Scott came upon the field, and
brought with him CJeii. Shield's brigade of volunteers,
whom he advanced t« tlie support of the forces under
Gen. f’adwalader, hut it woe so late they did not gel in
to norition until in the nightwhereas the said Scott
did not bring with him Shield’* brigade, but had, early
in the afternoon (not evening) preceifrd that brigade, and
had, I ong before its arrival, personally given tin
J ■ ‘i» the mid Pillow, to push forwent t‘
mid a
Her. to the said Pillow, tn push forward tie- said Morgan
ami hie regiment to the support of tlie said (ftdwnloder;
ami whereas, also, the said brigade of Shield* w
only up in time to hear a most important part in the gen
eral action of Contreras, early in the morning of August
10, 1817. hut to give strength ami confidence to the po*i-
tbm of tlie mid (dadwalaoi'r nnd others near Contreras,
In thenreceding night
3. Hiat “the noit morning, before day-light, tlie
brigade of Gen. Pierre advanced in elocution ol the ori-
£ nal order of battle, renew ed the assault in front,” Arc.
signing it to be iinderstiNMl hy tiiose wools, that this
ade, supported by Cndwafcder, turned his left, i
the enemy’s works In i
ailed
f _ revatse, and gallantly carried it,
rapturing a large force of the enemy, 22 guns, (among
them thore lost at Buena Vista,) nnd killing in tlie en
gagement between fiOO and 800 of the enemy.
** Ilaavitwf arliinl'Ml lliia liirnbl ftnrl tirilllHl
Having achieved this signal and brilliant victory,
Gen. Pillow immediately resolved to pursue the retreat-
„ Victory, give (mule tn a large force fl) still at
Hanta Angelo, which he did, and drove them before
him. He then sent an officer of his staff hack to (sen.
Bcotl to my to him, if he would cause Gen. Worth to
co-operate with him, he would sweep around the valley,
and assault tlie strong works of San Antonio in revere,
and carry that place so as to open the direct route to the
capital for the advance of hi* siege train upon the oilier
battery on that mad. Gen. Hcott replied that north
should co-operat'* with him. General Pillow moved
around the valley at the head of hit triumphant nyecs
until In* readied within one mile of Han Antonio, where
lie halted to give hi* troopa a short tiro** to recover their
breath and exhausted strength before engaging with ihe
enemy at Han Antonin.
4 * While wailing for this purpose. (Jen. Scott overlook
lb*- army. At this moment it was discovered at the do
lance that tlie enemy (seeing their main work had beer
carried, an I that they w'err aliout to tie attacked in tin
rear,) luidahnndnncd the work at Han Antonio, and fall
en isirk on n second strong work at Hanta Marl ha. (»«*n
Her it i, who now assumed command, immediately direc
ted Twiggs* division to advance upon the left, ami to ar
ret and cut off all the retreating forces of the ei
while he ordered (Jen. Pillow to lead Cad wall
brigade to advance and assault the enemy upon the right
and In front.
’■ Twiggs’ division soon became desperately engaged
with the cnemv’s left at Hanta Martha. Pillow a di
vision, in the effort to get to the battle-ground, got en
tangled among some ditches, wide, and wain deep in
mud nnd water. (2) Th** General dismounted from hi*
horse, and, plunging through, called upon hii column to
follow him, which they rndily did. Ife advanced rapid
ly with it. in front of the enemy’s main work, nnd find
ing it would lie cut down hy the terrible fire of gru;*-
nnd canister which swept down the road, lie turned it
into tlie field on the right, to attack the main laittery
jjJcfextap/thsArnsriran army, when making «baf
b and infiunoua statement.
nun* Mwcmoiii. nwrtion or insinuatimi,
tlie said Scott nad dcclare»l the armistice
w'.tti tlie enemy to lie at an »*n 1* Vix i from and alb-r
meridian of the 7th of the said H^ptember, tlwsaid Hcott
Was in haste to re-coraraencp his approaclioa upon the
•demy’s capital and that Iwdhc a rceonhoisaiirc of the
adamy's cannon foundry, n part of tlie mid Molinoa del
■tv, wa.- commenced In theafternuon of the mme day,
and the capture Of the mid nUll* made Ike day following
•—all hy order of the mid Hcott; Aat wn U*e next day
(the 9th of the said ffeptember.) the said
Hcoti recon-
person, two of the 8outhem gates of the en
emy'* »ajiiu!—jiarticularly the gate called Han Antonio ;
that the reconnoitcring*, hy the engineers of tlie Ameri
can army, wen* daringly pushed from tlie afternoon of
the 7th clown to the afternoon of the lllh of the same
month, bv order of, and under precise instruction* from,
the said Hcott, to whom each reconnoisance was regular
ly reported, and by whom each was maturely consider
ed and discussed with the said engineers;—and whereas,
in the second place, at a conference held at Piedad, on
the 11 th of the said month, by the said Scott, with many
ana brigades and many staff
commanders of divisions
officers, the said Pillow being present, the said Hcott,
after methodically and fnlly stating and explaining, ac.
cording to his infor *
„ formation and views, the duties and the
power or abilities of the army, then under his immedi
ate command, together with the relative advantage* and
disadvantages of an attack, tlie next rrtoming upon the
castle of Chapultepec, compared with an immediate at
tack upon the sai l gate of Han Antonio, expressing his
own decided preference in favor of the former* and de
claring it to lie his fixed determination before quitting the
scat he, at the moment, occupied, to order an attack upon
one or tlie other of tlirae point* for the following mor
ning, (the morning of the 12th of the said Hepterabsr,)
he, the said Scott, concluded tlie raid address hy saying,
that before definitively deciding between tlie *aid two
points of attack, for the follow ing morning. In
la- happi
GmmM Stott dn Wring Ike
ho rewrreii to himarir the right of mriking any
additions or modification ho thought proper, and he
came to the roncltnion of making one specifica
tion more, which Mrclficaiion he deemed to be im
portant; he (Ocn.Brott> hud not then it made nut
in writing, lint would hate it fkrnishcd on tosnor-
rnw. He then remarkM tlmt the exkmiamlon of
tlie w itness* might be gone Into, as tbhk,beinga
court of inqniry was tint as strict as a court
mnrtial.
The President objected to this course; he said
the court Imd come to the conclusion that the ad
ditional specifications which Gen. -Scott intended
to introduce, should be furnished before further
proceedings Would be gone into.
Gen. Pillow said he required that a ropy of tlie
additional specification nr specifications, would be
furnished him, in order that he (Gen. P.) might
take his ground of defence accordingly. This
request was accordingly granted.
The ronrt then adjourned until to-morrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
id to the original letter
d, unless it could be
B aware that under the dreumstanrr* of thisrms
iinow presented to the court, every presumption of law
S very inference of fcrt, from Gen. Hcott’* own erm-
f* in my fiivor—and I should submit liar case to the
, and the impartial Judgment of a just public, with-
tM ay present application, but (hr the great weight of
Ittiiailer nrwsesrea hy CJen. 8cott. anti f«»r his having
•Uhrtaotially reitemted his chargr . in his i -mmuriit siioii
% the court.
If the court shall decline to make thaonh r upon ffen.
Saou, requiring him to pru*ecute the cun I ls*q t« cnll
IM attention of the court lo tlw |*i*liioi» in which this
i liavinK lieen pref'-r-
•Me will then stand. The chargt « I
lid by Gen. Hcutt, were nntertainptl, nti l ihc ir Invcstiga-
J try tlie President.
This court having convened f »r llit-ir iuvesthmtlun,
Gan. Scott seek* to defeat tlie Inve-rligalion hy willMlraw-
iaa from the proM-rnlkm. 'Hie rharg<-* ure, however,
dl before the court, nnd midi*)** «-<l of.
A prosecutor is not iu*c**<taary to million/ the court to
proccod. The autliority of the court i- th i.’ *d from llie
older of the Oovemment, ruit (loin Gen. Heott.nnil it*
duty under tliat order of tlm Government requires it to
llotusd with (lie investigation without n*«anl to Gen.
Geoll'e course. Neither civil imr militury courts will
Malt the purposes «f Justice ami the rights of iiartte* to
W defeated or endanaered liy the course of u prosecutor.
The preeectitor. having nnee cr— u
■wtoi uiwr. ••tovma imitre rmtr hoftrc tlie COUrt, i*
hy its order, and will not !*• uIIowimI tocmttrol tlie
of tlie court,or to relieve himself t»<-»n difficulty
withdrawing from tlie prosecution of a« i-e which he
sustain, where lie has hem the 111:111* of doing
•ruou
fry wk
to |irefer charge* seriously affef t-
frg[ the character and reputation of other to errest tl»«
victim* of his displeasure—to hold them |"» mier* until
frlsapalication ootid go Uiree thousand •'dies, and n
aoart be ordered, and travel to the seat of war, and then,
whan tliat court is ronvenc.1 ami the pnriy i* Iwfore the
ttauvt, ready and anxious lor an inv esiknuon, under
prose 1
• imprison-
r quietly t«i
defent the iu-
baa been aocompU*lv«l
•ant of ninety days, to allow
ttrkhdmw from the prosecution, nnd thin
vaatigalion, atul in tlm very art of withdraw m wirnuenv
UT to fix more deeply tlie iiijnry mid m-re mdelihly list
Main upon tlie diameter of tlie nrru*rd, 1* 11 prcNnsiing
IB which it will tw difficult to find n |*imlh I ill lit" liiato-
«y of any civil or military tribunal.
I cannot in silence submit to wliat I conceive to l»e
such injustice. I res|»ctfully m iiniain that while these
Thames are Utlbrn tlie court, (ami they wen* plarwl there
%y the onler nf the President of the Ihiltcd Htntes, ami
•at hy Gen. Hcott,) that it is hoiiu I in duly
la proceed with the investigation; and 1 ’•'»
Wpsrlfuliy dt-momf. as a legal right, that it tin
■M suffer my character to be thu* hlndo-mul ami lm-
fiured with ini|Minity, ami I hug it thU n.ml to allow me
opportunity of vindicating my comlm i agnin*i the
GMMtathais of the prosecutor.
^WhilB. Uiereiore, I raiut submit to any <l"ei*ion of tlie
•MM. I derm it my duty to preaent this uppli ration as tlui
wnly hope left me of removing the imputniten* cast ii|*»n
•s, not only in tlie charges them-elvo*, hm in the very
iu which Gen. Hcutt withdraw* from the present
id in law
it
1. Rcspecilbllysubmitted.
GID. I. PILIkOW, Maj Gen. V. 8. A.
movement nl*o, was made hy tKc direction of tlie said it* left flank. Here his force* nnd f>n. Wort
Pillow; whereas, tlie movement in question was made | joined, and went forward and gallantly earned this
hy order of the sakl Hcott, given through Cn|it. I/'
the Kngiin
’*, who luul brought to tlie said He
“ * 1 llvt. Ilrig. Gen. Hmith, then
t n *ug-
tnhir officer at the village or hnmlet near Contn
the fnemv's entrenclicd camp, ami with the conception
or execution of which movement I he said Pillow had no
agency whatever.
That *' having achieved this signal victory, Gen.
ig ac
Pillow imrnedintefy resolved to nurnie tlm retreating
forces of the enemy”—evidently claiming and det-igrung
it to l»e under*-lot*f, hy those word-, that the victory of
(hiutrero*. early iu the morning, August 20. IHI7, was
aciii*-\cd l»y, or under the command of the said Pillow;
whereas, the raid Pillow hail slept the night I a* fore nt
Hau Augustin, frem fiair to six mile* from the American
trno|M who uchievad that victory, which hnd h-» n de.
cidetl and rendered |»erft-ctiy complete, long Is-fore the
smiil Pillow hnd come up frem Han Auguriiii, tliat tii'i.u-
ing. or hml arrived within communicating distance of tlm
said Held of battle ; and evidently claiming for the said
Pillow or derigidug it to Im- iinder»t(x*l hy the words la-1
quop-d, that lie, the said Pillow, commenced the *nid
pursuit, or ordenal the victorious American tronji* to
ctiiniucncu the pursuit of the enemy from the camp of
Contreras, which had hist lieen carried, a* nlmve, l»v the
American forces ; w hereas, that hot pursuit lm*1 l»een
riMinneiicod hy the said Ilrig. Gan. Hmith, with all the
Aim ritan troops at liaud, exerptingn hrigicle or detach-
tlie said Pillow hnd come up with tlie hen'.j
suit, a mile nnd a half or two mile* from the said camp,
or hnd lieeti heard from, that morning,hy the said Smith,
ami long n(W the said Hmith had been iiersonally join-
ml, in the said pursuit, hy his senior iu rank, Ilrig. (Jen.
Tw iggs.
.V That ” during this great Imttle, which la*l.-<l twn
days, (iiteaning the military operation* of tlie I'Jth nnd
20th of August, MI7, iiieluding the haltles ofContrerns
and Churuhtisco,) (Jen. Pillow was in command of all
the force* engaged, except Gcu. Worth's dm-ion, ami
this was not eugugctl except in taking the last work’
.. >rk (3) in conjunction. During the udva
work, the General himself wn* krim-ked to hi* knee*
hy the concussion of a cannon hall, which brushed ho
head. In III" course of the action he shot a Mexican of
ficer and killed him with his pistol.
“ The enemy's battery being Inken, Pillow’s and
Worth’s divisions pursued *
under the fir*- of the enemy’s guns
the very gate- of the city. (4)
" During the Imttle in which the first
pieces of artillery was taken. Hanta Anna wn* |
all the time Upon the field of Imttle, commanding
nsTor
\ it It
force
ountjng
Our total !•»-* was heavy,
wounded to about (fi) 800—tls
In the two work* tliecuemy’ii forces nmoimte
men. Hi* |switiuus were remurkahlt
well fortified, end iu every care he was dr
hi* works nt ihe |*>iui of the Imyonet.
The General’s wdl-devhed plan* *.f hutlli
out of
di*iM
hi* jrnli-
id daring
if this lerrihle Iwttle (7i i* the suhj«*cl
'ugraiulatioii among hi* friends, and gen-
I remark with all. Very rw-|«ectfully,”
during tl
V hole
, the
r ctory
nf Contn-rni, nor did he command more than one brigade
of infantry (('ndwnlnder's) in the Imttle of rhuruhti-co,
that followed on the same day, and the said battle of
f'hiiriihusco being the only conflict in which ihernid
)urtici|mtci| or hnd any agency whatever, on the
said day
rt. That ** Gen. Hcott gave hut one onler. (iii-nning
during the same two days, August IU anil 20, IH17, 011
the occasion of the Mine Imttle or Initios of Contreras
and ('hiiriihiisco.) and tlmt was to reinforce Gen. Cud-
vvalader's brigade”—moaning with Hint of Hhielils, iu
the afternoon of August IU, |MI7— le*igidug l»y iIh-nc
word*, that it nhoiild lm understood and Isdievod that lie,
the suhl Pillow, vvm the general planner and director of
all the operations of the said two days; wlierea*. the
said Pillow himself, in rominon with other priuei|ml
manders, received many onler* from the said Hcott, dtl-
Mb) fieri. Hcott then submitted the following i—
Mr. Vnuidmtand Gentlemen of the Court:-—I have
freaivl uttoffieially, with extreme imiii, thm you are likely
aarntyw 11 ' i' 1 "W«t *o await in tin* rounlr). the Amber
fnstrartiou* of the Kxocntivr, vvle thcr I -'mil he livid to
tmmeute before this nreliminarv • ourl tlm charges and
'•ssificad-Kt. which I have heremfore pref.Trail against
Maior<»oru-rnl Pillow and Brevet l.ieiit. t’nl. Duncan.
11 odor such docUion 1 sImmiM ueoeesurd) he ludd the
•riaonur nf this court somewhere in the repuhlicofMexi-
m>—witlimit command—until the season of tlie uomito
1 Gulf (-oast shall have |ia**cd away- *av almut the
;of Novcinher—a period of more than seven
unless, indeed, the whole army should in tlie
K evacuate the country, in vvhn i» case, though
it (Unctions, I shall lie ready to t-lmro with it all
1 dangers of pestilence.
mn the Guilt
WMtaKof
a
mI o|M«rntions wliieh
vs the said Pillow w a* con
cerned iu tlie sakl two days.
7. ” The general's (meaning tlie said Pillow's) plan of
This necessity of attending U)ton tlie miurt. results frmn
tbs nammand* of the Kiemtive through the War De-
t, in these vv«»nl* :—
”You are directml by tlw I'reskleur to attend llte
•MM of inquiry wherever it may hold it* sittings, ami
•than your presence ttrfore.or attendance upon the mam
•kail no longer he required, ami you are icuified of tliat
*01 bf the couit. you will report, in pc■m»ii, at this Dc-
fnrttaent for (Urlherorders.”
. Mr. incarceration, tiierefore, w mid Is* <-om|4«te—tin
lam, during tlie interv al of forty day*, or. more prelmbly,
JttdgilM fiten the (ale of my denund for a geuurol onurt
'anvttBJ, one hundred—I may visit New Orleans, ami
take, going and coming, the double hnr.trd nf falling liy
yellow (ever.
Certainly this court could not come to any decMmi be-
~ 1 or oftsr all the investigation*, calculated to w|s'rnte
'Ei
unexpected or dbftrreoing hardship upon me.
f. President, among the many reason* I have hereto-
* r declining In prosecute,
fare submitted fir declining to prosecute, nt this time, in
’this country, and hofare this prehmiu.iry rtairi, the
Ac. I bad preferred agum«t Maj (Jen. Pillow—
amilo recall the rose of Lieut. Col. Du.n .111—the sixth
teas in tlieee words
“The season i« near at hand u hen the court and tlie
Htvttes will no! be able to leave ilu* country, R»r home,
tottAnirt “ imHI In lite "
battle (munning at f'outreru*) and that the dls|s»*Stioii of
his force* (meaning tlie said Pillow *h) were tno*t jiuii-
cIimi* and successftiT,” nnd that ” (Jen. Hc«»tt was so |*«r-
fectly well ideasntl with it (meaning the Mid plan) that
he (llitiaaid Hcott» could not interfen* with.lmi left it to
tlie gallant pmjector (meaning the said Pillow) to carry
into glorious and siiecessful execution’' whereas, Ihe
plan of attack or Imttle, noon or nt the entrenched camp,
at Contreras, Ml successfully executed in tlie morning of
August 20, IHI7, wn* conceived and determined upon hy
llvt. Ilrig. (Jen. Hmith, the immediate c« simian tier of the
Instps. who under tlie sakl Hmith’* command, curried
the Mill camp, at n limn when the sakl Pillow was many
miles off. and had no communication whnicvcr.direi l or
indirect, with the said Smith, nor any communication,
whatever, with any of the troon* then under the said
Smith's command, after an early hour in the previous
afternoon, except merely in transmitting, aliout the mid
dle of the same afternoon, the said Heott's order* to the
said Morgan's regiment, to support the said Cadwnlnder,
which was one interference on the part of the said Hcott
with tlie said Pillow'* pretended ” original onler of tmt
(1) Krare.!-" sni.
(2) Interlined—” l
(3) Interlined- ” 1
(I) Kmsed -■* Du
two days, Pillow wi
gaped, inept Worth
wept U\ taking the last work. Gen. Hcott gnv
[Tie- won I* in Italic m this |iuragmph were not
in the original. —/v/. I
ntunetion.
this great battle, which la*t"d
eomnianil of all the forces cu
be happy to hear (he suggestions of officer* present, as
ten choice between those point*; whereupon, the snifl
Pillow, in tlie little tliat he said, under that invitation,
did not manifest any desire that an early attack should
hr; made upon either of the raid points, or on any other
in Ihe defences of the enemy's capital, faintly, however,
intimating a slight preference in favor of selecting tlie
gate of San Antonio, rather than the castl • of Chnpul-
tejs-e, tinder the very lirnite 1 proposition that hod just
been propounded and discussed hy tie* »ai I Scott—he,
tin *aid Pillow, huving. at that very time, a* the said
Hcott a fie war-1- learned, pnvat-Iy secured at least one
responsible witness, hy Whon). in cn— of a disastrous i*-
sue to the then meditated attack upon one or more of the
outer or immediate defence* of the enemy'* capital, he,
the said Pillow, would Is-able te prove tlmt in had de
clared to the said witness or witne ses, Ins, the said Pil
low’-. own c •nvirtion or opinion to f-* altogether a !vcr«-
to any off-tcive op-ration whatever ntthat juneture.and
decidedly in favor of taking lip purely defensive po.j.
lion* at Mcxicnlcingo and other villager in t 1 **- neich-
te.fh'srl of the enemy'* eapiul. nnd *>i m.»iu , airii.ig*in h
nur I) <1 ‘fen-ive nttitudt
FIFTH DAY—March 21.
The court organised at 10 o’clock. Gen. Scott
said that he had seen published in tlm morning
paper, (the American Htar,) a document which
was presented by Gen. Worth to the court, and
which he (Gen. Scott) understood, hud been re
ceived or entered on the records of that court. It
would appear on reading the report of tlie pro
ceedings in the paper above mentioned, that said
document was a part and parcel of the proceed-
inga of said court. That document, in his opinion,
had a tendency to prejudice his case, nnd he would
a*k if tlie dignity of the court allowed itself to
bj outraged by suvlt proceedings.
The President said that the proprietors of the
American Star would lie held accountable if unv
matter had !>e( n published hy them ol a nature to
warrant such u course. The document referred
to, he asiurt-d G *n. Hcott, was not received by the
court riorcn cred on the records.
Gen. Scott said that he, yesterday, said he would
produce certain additional preliminaries in the
charge against Gen. Pillow.
The Judge Advocate remarked, tliat there were,
in the charges preferred by Gen. Scott, some mat-
Oll.mofraiidlf#Aidi
of Leonidas being recorded,
proved to him, which he knew was an impossi-
ll y EXAMINATION OT if*. FttEANF.R.
J+igr AHmctm What tli. witnens know
of th. two papcfl now botore Man ?
Witnets-—Till* paper Onirk^ N'o. 1, I rccrived
from (fen. Pillow. He wfajhaainit bv C.nrral
Pi!W« qn*rteni,*nJ w*e Mtjnc.-.ti’d by him (Cm.
Pillow) to rail in thn ereninp. Witncu rrmirked
that bf- tvaa in a hurry, hut wan earnestly roquet
ed by Gon. Pillow to call. Hr told me if I would
come back to hi. house that night, he would give
me a comfortable place to write, some place to
alecp and aoldier fare—or words to tlmt effect.—
After having Mated to him the inconvenience it
would be to me to come beck, e* I waa going for ■
Ibt of the killed and wounded, and waa to lend an
account of thebwUleatbe next dayjieatill ergedme,
and I complied. It rained during tbe lime nf my
return. After haring rapper, I went with Gen.
Pillow into the next room, and, after having aome
conversation, he handed me the paper now before
me, marked No. I. Previous to handing it to me,
he read it and interlined it. He (witness) atated
tn Gen. Pillow that he did not intend Bending off a
detailed account of the hall lev—he merely wanted
tn send.off an acconut of the result aa soon aa pos
sible; he would aonda detailed account in a few
days, when he would have an opportunity of get-
tin? an account of the battles. Gen Pillow then
M hhraetr fit
ether <
•bowing report*. Me. .
The President aaid he nronld be glad if gentle,
men would confine themeelM* aa much aa poaai-
ble to the subject before the ConrL The trial waa
likely to be a long one,and be woo Id wish to econ*
omize time.
“ l have seen a note from General Pillow to the
Gefleral-in-chief which I supposed to be private;
I have lieatd tho note read.”
‘ Have yon applied to tny General for informs-
(nation in or ont'of the Valley of Mexico; if ao
whom were they ?”
-1 havo asked Gen. Cadwtlader and General
Pierce in relation to the march from Vera Crux
to Puebla aome months after We arrived in the city.
This la aa for a. my recollection serves.”
- Did yon not mention to Gen Pillow when yon
received the paper No l, on yonr refusal to make
nae of it, why yoa asked to take it away ?”
“ I thought there might be aomethirg in it I did
not know befflhe; it might sente me in giving an
account of the battles of Contreras and Chunibus-
- When the paper No. I passed out of your hands,
into whoso hands did it go, and by whose applica
tion ?”
“I do not recollect the date of its passing out of
my hnnda. It was with some papers which 1 gave -
to \f 9 Vlell/ilo u T> F 1'rial to lul»n .n wn nf I),, mo *'
aaid that h* (Gen. Pillow) was very anxioua that df- r .
lo Mr. Nicludaa P. Trial to take care of for mo.’
“ Had witness noplaeo to kepphisewn pa|>cr« ?**
Th»> President considrrfMi tho question out ofor-
thaf !• tier *ho ild go off* with tlie firs! impresaions v
and ho dosirtHl him (witness) to engraft it in his
report.
After some eoversation, generally, he (witness)
Gen. Pillow if he would keep the paper;
and no objections having been made, he put it in
his pocket. After h»* looKeff at the paper, he saw
that portions nf jt were incorrect; he did not look
at it afterwards until he got into the city, and put
it with otirer papers. When tbe Leonidas letter
was talked of, I looked for this pape r and found it.
I compared it, on brnng told that it was similar. I
tlren placed the pa|>er, together with the compari
son I drew, away. Some time afterwards, I re
ceived a verbal messago from (ion. Pillow, stating
that he wanted to see me. I rode out of town and
j ter left out which he would call his attention to.
' Gen. Scott said it was an error, and was of some j recollected having received a pa per from him
•topped nt his house; Iiq (Gen. P.) asked me if 1
ecoll
until
United Hmte — *r tlrenpp
I of r
fff»l
fillircr j>r
ell of Wliirh,
•!lt
I tlm
id confer
—rntir-li !«•** imy definin*
IH. nnd n
United Hi
raid I’iIIm
. any niMimtinn u i
I m t !»..'• - mTl' *M 0ji
Itedht Mexico. S ;
i-ral I!
fif HfpteinlitT, a
-.ni.t-y. l.
,r cii«|.uii.|-. i
I uni.a
i llig III • dotnih -if tin*
n I'm- I'll, nnd 13th »f
tlr- l.ftid nf it ;s»rt *.f
Krr
nplctely silenced hi*
of tin* prlnte I
pren-tlmq sp-i
»»••••: l diclated
idulnil* l.-i
lllllHM
la*," tin; Mitii.M-1
I therein nllnlircd t
i lio written hy tin* *n
hy one, ilit* other, or tettli of three
iinmuniniiion', ful - lv to nnirnily li
Will*, prow-os*, and
,• fie!.:* of <
' tlx- (.the
.III l-l
•tl ('liiirilhil'i
i<! hoi
I the
id lit III.
Milur
idMaifJ.
drounnfed in the premlimr s|NTdinitn
HfKl'lKlCATION 3 - III tills, that the
I'illovx lulling ill hi* ollieiiil re|*irl inn
Head Qiinrter* of the unity m Mexim. dated nt Misro-
ne. \ui>tisi 21, IH47, on eertain inditnry operations in
nnd tiln nil the hull I* field* of ('onlrern* and f'ltiiruhtt*-
co,tlie ItMli nml'iftth of AuKte-t, IH 17. clnimed for him-
relf the merit of having given, pre*cril)ed or ordered the
l*iriicidar plan of battle or attack lliut wn* so smeess-
fully cxocutetl enrly on the mnrniiiK «»f the said 20tli of
AuKiist ti|*m (hcci)einv’* entn nehed cmnp nt (’ontreni*
hy Brevet llriip Gen. Smith, the olficur* ami men there
nnd then under commnud of the said Smith; and Major
Gt'ti’l Hcott, the commandinq General of tin* ('iiltod
Stales forces in Mexico. ImviiiK, in 4\ •» oftleial notes,
dal -d respectively the 2<l and 3d ot Octolier, 18(7, both
addressed to the said Pillow, delicately l ulled the nt
teutioii of said Pillow to mntiy sneeifieif error* in the of
ficial re|tort* of iMttle* addn-M-ed a* uImwa bv the said
Pillow, vix: Ills said rejiort of Aimust 21, 1H|7. and a
second, dated Septemfter IH. IS(7, res|tnctiug tlie sai<l
Pillow’* military o|sTntion* hIkhU ami ainiiiiRt C'hapul-
te|s*c, the 12th nnd I3ll» Hcptetnl»er, IHI7, til onler that
Ihe said Pdlow mqtht correct the *penlied error* in the
snitl ollieml re|*»rlri bt«fure they were sent off' hy the stud
Hcott to the Se. reinry of War, nmotiji wliieh error* the
lie ; ami the said h.nui, in the potto
uhtht, farther interfered iu tiiu presc
a tug
nielli, tanner mteriereti in me presence mid henrinir of
tin* said Pillow, with hi*, the *nid Pillow'* pretended
I ami to onler and to accompany
ftth Infantry, and some detaehmeiit* of oilier reKimente,
to attack the said cainpoi fontreru*, in front, early tlie
next mominf, aeconliuq to tlie stigucstion of the *aid
Itiuf l
Hmith, hroUfltt to tlie sakl Hcott hy ilu; said ( apt. Iamv
H. That being at the said battle of Contrem*. provoked
thereto hy the menacinx uilvnnce of an feolatiHl Mexican
“ * Pillow, did rush at full speed upon
to to the said Pill'
the 31 of tlie *nid October, particularly specified the •
claim of the snid Pillow respectInp the plan id Imttle
attack at Contreras, lie, the said Pillow, did, the sn
day. in n note market! " prtxate,” reply to the t-unio/^i
note of the snid Scott, in |Nirt,u* follows: •* I have
clumped the rejKtrl in the hmt imrticulnr induated
your second note, iu. I do not see that dial ntntemeiii
my report, run, iu any possible degree affect you, i
knowing that the movement of ihe next inurniuc
carry out my original order* to (Jen. 'I'wigu*; nnd u* it
would place me in the awkward ptsdtionnt Imvinq pone
into Imttle uithnut any order of battle, or the force* in
the position of hnviup iUnregarded my orders. I n-k the
indulpemm of iieruiittiug my nqiort to stand unaltered
a* to that statement.” In which reply the slid Pillow,
whilst reiterating the said false claim, plainly endeavor*
to induce the wild Hcott to nllow it to stand uncorrected,
Ihnniuh eonsideraiion* purely *elli*hand dishonest ami
p rsotml to |Im) said Pillow and tin* raid Hcott. to wit:—
that tlie said falsi* claim rotihl not "ufibcl” tint said
Hci>it, nnd it* correction would place him, lit
from the said m-lie
‘dixity utenit yar.l*
iin|M»rtanc« tlmt it »huultl l»e corrected.
Gen. I’illow.aaid, that even at thin Mage of the
proceedings lie lnd no objection thut tho error
nhould 1h* corrected; ho wan ready to meet every
clmrgo G *n. Hcott had to bring a gui tmt him; lit*
begg' il of the court permission to rend a document
bearing t*jh>n his case. Tho following i» (he
document tie tt r* ad by Gen. IV
Cm ok Mexico,March 21st, 1S48.
Me. I>nsi,l,‘n/ and (imtlewn if the Court:
Tin: char^en and spccifirat’onH to b» investi
gated l y tin* court are » xi eeilingly voiumino i* ;
tho-.** already la* fore tint court occupying eighteen
pag- Hof cloaclv written foolscap.ami *• the cry in
ntill they come.” The lieu ring of the tealimonv,
on the part of the nrooerution must necessarily
require a eonsideralile length oftitn *. The pn h-
oeoior thinks it will be two months before he
re i- ltes his n- w matte r. In this opinion, I hope,
/hr hu ts of the ease w ill show that ho isrnUtaken.
Still, it will re.mire some time—in the ordinary
mode of procedure—before the defence of the case
Gen. IMlow said that if he were restricted in
his questions he should find it impossible lo get at
the truth. Ho wanted to show* that if tlie witness
hod any other place to keep his papers, he had
some motive in giving it to Mr. Trial.
“ I had no place to keep my |«pers unless my
pocket, which I considered unsafe.”
Did Mr. Trist see the paper—did yon draw his
attention to it, or did he examine it without your
authority ?”
“ After he took the papers I drew his attention
tn it and told him what it was.’”
“ Did it pass out of Mr. Trist’s hinds into the
hands ol Gen. Hcott with your permission and ap
probation ?’’
Yes.”
Gen. Pillow having declined putting any tnoro
Gen. Scott said he had
questions to Mr. Freancr,
nn li
••till th" >«At«l eOMli* hnd b
pen al. It i*
• member of thin
,nnd thousands (
\iy. that I have
nil.
within (lie knowlt dge of
try oflicer of this
r irvmeu fur from
ill’ red much (in
I hope to d*
Hi*
-in. .uiiiv 1-
—III tins, tin
l tlm s
id Miinr
the e
,.i rg-
H.) iVom false iu
putat
oii8 that have
(ion
I’illn-.v. in ,1 ,
tt plicate or v.r
I’V rign
•d by hi.
!) •< n
i broadcast a flair
-l tm
. 1 Imve par-
own
mi-1 ml in 1
is oxvii min 1 ,
nf a 1
imuniini-
tinliv
SIlliU
itted, for more tha
n four
months, to the
citior
In the S rr-
*try of War,
lalerl at
th.- citv
nio-t
.-rnit
ut attiirka of the
,-nl-l
c pro**, in tlu*
of M
vice, Nov. t.
. 1817, h.*u» u
.M-,i;nr
G.-m-r.il
flop*
iml c
niVU'tion tiiat ill
win
c* matter will
Hrott
cr-inm-ni<lin(j
the Aiiicrici
i n rin v
in Mm-
hero,
in tin
subject of leflul
iuve-
igation. This
co. XV
III a wrilt- n
to!ice endora
-il nml
-ign-ii as
count
• Id-
"in a projMT roj/urd to
military subor-
k!h»v«
, riving. '• 1
i.ix -* forxv ii«l
-1 ilunll
i" py
dinii
on n
.1 prrinrii-ty ro.juir
•dofi
k* 1 trust the
lie
of \V«i
nting for the hi id
lily to the «*:ud, Pil-1 it
that, lie, th/ sail’
riii'h nn l zeal tin
of till-
which rornmiMi'catioii, nr.
Scott’s supposed personal I
low, til" latter falsely h*hc
Pillow, opposed with f*r at
General s (meaning the slid H,-oil's \ i.-w* in c«m-
neetioit with the fatal Hrmintic"—meaning the
nrini-iice ngree«| uponnlvuit the L'g.l \ugust. IS 17.
Iietween the said Scott and th" Prenident of the
MexicHti Republic, and m aning that the saitl op
position had h a n mad • known to tie* said Scott,
III IMI!"
officer, he, tlie taki I
tin* *ak! Mexienn, siul *iugly, after n hwix and severe
VtheaaM “
iritkout (treat peril lo life
That reaMUi and the mule rut- -* I w
that the service aught he *(«n .l th.
in>—ligating Ihe ca*e* referred in in
aottvt’s rextunl—comhiited with my <
•inn* I wn* Mqrrxedvd, to return
oi i hr Kxerutive
udmrraremtuit of
he orxler* on tlie
u extreme desire,
illy, had n*
rouflit I, dimnn and «lnv the mid Mexienn ; xx herea*. tlie
snid Pillow hnd mmtirh cotiffict with mix’ Mexienn offi
cer nor other Mexienn, mi the mid 12th of Aiiftu*t, or nt
any other time; and wa* not. oo lhat day, at nny mo
ment, |ietaonally within musket »h«*t of tlie enemy’sen-
trenciied camp or any Mexienn line of trxMqw.
Hrr.cmc.xTioN 2 —In thi*, that the mid Muj. Gen.
IMIuw, Mug at Mi*rone, nenr the enpitnl of Mexieo. on
or ahmil Angu*t 23, 1817, and knoxviug tlmt Mnjor (•<
wmwem iuflueniT uuuti me, pnriwp*, a* nil the oilfer weigh
ty comiideratioiM 1 have prenenied, in *hni>ing my uxiin
frefera tin* tribunal, tewoixln Mn|. Gen Pillow, and not
a little on that tewaixi* Lieut. I ol. Duneaii, after life
UUgwor lo certain inquiries who h are rcc- rxlexl.
Inimpect tony own com, I did not *unpam it would
•May me beyond a very few day*, when 1 had expected
to fra leid by the court, that my attendant e on iu *ittinm
woe no Unger required. An lo tin* ense, my altitude
to M.I li.ro« iiriMOar
tonNwmr'.mwiiliT, unferall ih. lianl.M|>> b> whirl,
I km •llmi, wail. ■wawnv-'r ran la rad rotiirn
•—Wwhhwlra I aw irafiy.«, fctii I am cwirrnwd,
totoha up, wkMwvw tin warn .lull uy m, tin vwn «f
■q|arUra. Pfilow—ntawkkHUi.iun ,h|>nihatalilv tint
• wtiiad WM, of paw* wa, ruriy UShoml him, and rut
•Mn Invatljplim b, tin tirar, ,vrluip, tin roronfi
r tin wtonawa tint I akould <wll, il ilwro tn liwr,
nanyocl tin two rhw*w or Unit >|»< ilii.ltn>», man
aiftoaMi n nill, 1 Wm. iu thS < .omiry A ho.I
Iran iuve muni to dn I'miod 8i»i. «. Th.
I ainil tn md, to Inml to thr jirtf. ntvorw.
W worm. . in onin tint tiny nuy tv .umwomil, *r.,
win. Ihe curt tin* fawn, mn Mrly ailjcmmaml lo
|» rmpect to the >Utt witre-ree*. 1 do ire lo my. that
mumal warn ordered home by ilw first tram, (November
L) Mm I Imd fermiii any intention of arteettrer ihe
frul MBoer iu queMuu,
msm aoquafeited. eao^xrer^- partially, with a small
in Mexieo, luul
mander*. under. _
for tin* u*inxl re;*>rt*, lo nhl him, the said Hrott, in draxv-
intf tin hi* general report of the recent operation* of tlie
mid forx-e*, in ami about the mid fields of ('ontrem* ami
f'hunthu*r»), in ihe valley of lilt-xii'o, ami that the sakl
St ott xvotdd net he able to finish and de*;nleli the wild
general report in many day* after the mid 23d of August,
l»y rea*on of tl*' known delay* in rending in tlie snid
idiehiHi-
vident frem tin'
in hi* two re-
*uh-re(H)rt*; and the mkl Pillow ftirtln'r knowing or h
i . .. .. . (
Ifevmg lhat Jo*. L. Premier, l-lmj., then nt liami, a ire
and <Njrre*|)ondeiil of the nex*«|wpcr mihUshed iu New
Orlt'nnr, in the United State*, culled The Nexx Orleans
Della, or Tlie Delta of New Orleans, wn* in the Imhit of
rending off private expnxMe* te Vera Crux, in Mexico,
loxv, hi nn ” nxvkxvmxl |*i*itioti. '—tin
esty of which endeavor being the moe
t-xprereed xvillingutNi* of the snid Pillm
plies, texh of the 3il of the snitl OcloU’ .
note*of the *ait! Seott.tlntwl, re*|s*etixely, the '.’d an I tkl
«»f the miiv month, to correct, in tlie raid Pilloxx'* txvo
rept'rt* of the said Augti*t 2-(th, and the suit! Septem
ber lHili.manv. or most of the error* therein, wliieh hml
lieen imlienteil hv the said Hrott, mid which nimhi !*•
*up|M>. etl to “ affect" tin* unit I Scott. And the snitl Pil
low, *tmn after xxiiting and despatching the s: nl reply,
date I the 3! of ti e mid October, did reek nn iuterx ew
xvuh a tliinl (wrsoti n* n menu* of eniumiinienting with
thr said SntU. ami of inlhieuriug In* min-1 on the *uh-
l-ct of the said re| lv of the said Pilloxx. at the iuterx texx
did dei lnre to that thirxl |ienHtii. tliat his said reply of tlie
3d of ihe mid OeloK'r,—meaning the reply tpioietl a*> \e
—xvu* inteudetlhy him n* strictly private niul emifiden-
tinl.and would never have lieen written if the - aid Hrott
lull allowed him, the said Pillow, the op|*>rtimiix he hnd
requested, to ennverre freely xxuh him, the snitl Hcott,
prixnte, on the stilyect. Ami further, that tin
> iulliu'iice the icii I Hcott'a xicvvn on the
subject: whereas, tin* nid Pillow, on th • morning
of tlm 2J1 of the said August, when it wa* in
question to n|i|ioint Aiticr'cnn coihiiiisHioners to
meet commissioners on tho part of Mexico, to ne
gotiate nn urinUtire, was not only in fuxorof*nch
negotiation, but was willing to become cue of the
Aiiterican rommissionern for th it purposo; Inil,on
tin* following day, after the *aid Pillow knew that
the said commissioners of the two armies Imd
agreed upon u temporary armistice, ami tlmt tlie
•aid Hcott had, on the pari of the American army,
ratified tie* saute, the said Pillow iiisidiounlv sent
in. to ihe said Hcott u note recommending it cmtnge
in some of the terms of the said armistice, and
concluded tin* said note with the opinion tint th •
slid Hcott ought, in preference, to have demanded
tt surr nd- r of tin* .M".\icnn capital, orct leant the
surrender of the f’astle of CimpttUepce.
Hpk* iFteATtox 7.—In this, that the said Mttj« r
Gen. Pillow, at Miscoac, near the capital of M-\i-
co. on or aliout tin* 23d of August, IS 17. that is
the mine day on which tin* said Pillow delivered
in person to James I,. Frenner, Ksn„ the letter,
article or communication, addressed to •* Editors
New Orleans Delta,” set fortl
fixation of this second dcirgi
tin* said Pillow,and i
tin* said letter, urti. I • or com
said Eroam r, h t ftirili in tlmt specification, the |
till Pillow, with a view corruptly toinflnence the
tirir- lias nt length arrived, when these dark clouds,
which have lowered upon my reputation, may Is*
Jisprllerl. In order, as fa run |HM<si hie, to guard
t the inllnences ii|ioii the public mind of ex
f nrte stati-titeiiU and r--(*irt.s. 1 r>-sjM*cifully ark of
this court tlmt after having le-nnl »'l the testimony
nnd'-reucli sjiecilicatii'ti on the side of the prose
cution, I may lie permitted to intrixluce tny testimo
ny in defence, I rearing ii|*»n the same matter. I
ask this of the court »s nn act of simple justice.
I am aware tliat this is not strictly in accordance
with ordinary customs, hut inasmuch os there i
law that n.ililutes against it, I trust that the court
will find in the peculiar circumstances a justifica
tion for a departure from the usual mode of pro
ceeding. It certainly will simplify thn delibera
tions of the court—the labors of reviewing au
thorities for the public investigation of the merits
of the case, as tho evidence on the part of the
pri sedition and that of the defence will thus lie
brorght in jiixta-positiou ; and us the office of this
court is to report the facts of the case, which will
lx* gtcully facilitated hy the online* proposed.
Respectfully si;banned,
GID. J. PILLOW.
replied t! at 1 did. Il«* then asfeed if I still had it in i a question to ask him. The qiu slion was pi t hy
my poss» ssion. I told him! had. He then re- the Judge Advocate ns follows :
quest d that I should return it to him. I replied •* What is vour social relation with Gen. Scott
that I was on my r- ad out of town, a ml that on tny
return I would see aliout it. He said ho did not
want me to neglect it. In tiiccour.*eof conv r a-
tion. he (Gdi. P ) told me lie had that (meaning
the letter) prepared from an abstract of his report,
for me, and ill it lie was told while in New Orleans,
by the editois of the Delta, that I was a man that
could bt* relied upon; that fie would deem it a
breach of confidence if any improper use was made
of said paper. I left, nsxuring him that he should
hear from mcili.it evening. The sline evening,
I wrote to Gen. Pillow a letter, declining, for cer
tain reasons, to Mum said pa|ier; and received, in
reply a note desiring me to call.
On the publication of L*onid i*.’ letter in the
Now Orleans Delta, 1 wrote to the editors of tlmt
paper, requesting flint they should keep the origi
nal for me. On my return from Washington,
through New (Jrlenrs,:» few we. ks since, I riceiv-
ed i» fr< m Mr. Mnginni* of that p.ifier.
(i n. Pillow —I desire to have it recorded that
the witness wrote to the Delta, nnd that said j»a-
|»'T was kept for him ami afterwards relumed to
•l.idge Advocate.—At what place and what time
did you hold the conversation with Gen Pillow,
when ho gave you said i«|H.*r.
Witness.— About the 23d, orb* tween the 23d
and 25th, nt Miscmc.
Juduc Adwca'g.—Is the witness acquainted
with tlie liulid-writing < f Gen. Pillow, and if so,
whether le* can trace his hand-writing on the pa-
p *r I* fore him.
\Vitn:*s.—lain not acquainted with tho hand
writing of Gen. Pillow I have seen him writo.
I saw him make an interhn- ation of two
the paper marked 1
—when did you become personally acquainted with
him. and by whom introduced ?”
“ My social relations with the General are noth
ing more than a passing acquaintance, as it were,
meeting a gentleman in the street, and having the
salutatious of tlie day interchanged: my acquaint
ance commenced in Puebla; I was introduced by
G«*n. Pillow, at his quarters; I have very little per
sonal intimacy with Gen. Hcott. I have frequent
ly forwarded de.>p;’.tclies for li : m hy modes of con
veyance which I had at my command. Wlteii nt
Pitepla, communications were almost entirely ret
off—my courti r brought communications to him
from commntident dow n below, nnd Mimotiim’s gave
him such informant n, through bi< Adjutant (Jen.
Lt. Col. Hitchcock, as my courier brought.”
(i n. PiUntr.—** Who introduced you to me ?”
brought a small note of introduction frem Mr.
Trial to you, ns I understood, nt vour request. In
calling nt your house I mislaid the note, but you
said it whs no matter, hut took me hy the arm and
said ‘Conte in.*”
Here the examination of Mr. Freancr closed for
the j.r< sent.
Gen. Sc< tt said he would move the Court in re
lation to witnesses and their deposition*, some of
whom wrre in tho Cnitcd States. He supposed
General Pierre no longer belonged to the Army;
if so, he was no longer subject to the control of the
Court. Regarding the other witnesses—Judge
Walker, r no of the editors of the Delta, and Mr.
Mcginnis, of the mi mo paper, he would that the
Court issue summons lo the military wi Hies so,and
issue its commission in order to have the deposi
tions of Judge Walker and Mr. Maginnis on tho
rds— | subject now before the Court.
n. Pillow said Gen.Pierce whs h witness for
dttdue Adutr.uh —Will you bx-k nnd see if you i himself, (Gen. P.) and hs to Judge Walker and
After Gen. Pillow had concluded, the President
said, that tho court, in consideration of the length
of time the investigation now before it would take
up, it w ould uiueli rather that nuy < xtiani ous mat
ter would be left out hy parties introducing motion*
or evidence, &e , before tlie court.
Gen. Pillow suid, that he wished that the pro
ceedings In* facilitated a*» much a* |>oAMble,nnd that
no extranious matter would Ihx introduced hy him.
Here the Judge Advocate read tlie first charge,
tho second s(iec.i- which related in pnrt, to the letter of l*on das.
referred ngniiiHt ! Gen Pillow here niudesome remarks, to which
lv to the delivery of Gen. Scott answered that he had no objection to
micatioii to the | the course proposed bv Gen. Pillow; wTien tho
court hud examined w hat witnesses were present,
others could he sent for; some of tlx* evidence he
Pillow's writing in that document
(i n Pillow.—I ohjerl Oi tint question being
put; In* has admitted already tint lie is unacquaint
ed with my hand writing.
The court overruled the objection.
Witness.—From what I have seen of (Jen. Pil
low’s hand-writing, I should judge that the worda
—i ie./orinus—nothing—and-—Are»i heller—to be his.
Hero tlie examination of Mr. Freaner. on the
part of tho prosecution, closed. Gen. Scott said
that at another time he should again want the evi
dence of Mr. Freaner.
Tho Judge .Advocate then put the following
quest ions to win*»«, emanating from Gen. Pit-
Judue Adrocntr.—What were yonr social rela
tions with G mi. Pillow when he invited you to par
take of his hospitality ?
ll'i/fiMi.—My social relations with (Jen. Pil
low were sow* what on Ihe same footing as hia
rank and tny position. I have partaken of his
hospitulility—ho has often invited me to do so, hut
have shunned his invitat ons, ns I have done all
other officers of rank. On the night l received
thi* paper, his solicitations were so urgent that I
could not refuse to entne. I never knew Gen. Pil-
loxv until he arrived at Probla.
“ Did you ever eat at Geu. Pillow’s table, or fo
rage your horse at his homo?”
?d nl tlu* <
thing* l.nx*»
nn.! day. in i
tb»* nflsiitter*;
ring
li" Stilt" 1
Mirt «*f preface to
It** Imd requested ix L’c
rid tlmt tin* President,
«iy
inquiry, nnd before sneh n court ft" lltonglil it tireless to
waste time, nnd consequently, k*» far n* Ik* xvu* concern
ed. the trinl would end.
beyond doubt that the Prr*i«l"tii lm* trentetl ti e
I don’t recollect eating at his table; I might, in j tJru-ntl hndly. A Brigadier (Jencral broke open l i*
ting around the camp, but 1 foraged mv horse t dfspatyhe- toTnyli
passing around tlie camp, but 1 loragt
tlie ni^iit 1 stopped with him.”
• Where were you when Gen. Pillow wanted I IrlTIl’t
mind of tin* said Frontier to his, the said Pillow’s, wotild bring fotxvurd would be written, and some
dishonorable wishes md hcIiciuom, did, in tb.*pres- in the keeping of persons, some of whom were at
cure of an officer of the United Htates nrtuv, ex
press to tin* said Freaner ‘‘u w.-irm interest in the
prosperity of the said New Orlinn> Delta,” for
which news|a;ter th- said Fr*’.m*r was gt*n •rally
kitowu. nnd particul irly to the said Pillow, to he
the agent an I corrctpoiident, uecompinving tin
pre ent in NewOrJeit
The President said the court would hear wlial
evidence could be produced, and if tlmt was
deemed insufficient, it would then take the neces
sary step a to procure the remainder.
Gen. Pillow said he would wish t«i know of the
neipal American army in Mexieo, together with court the opinion it had conic to in regard to the
ihim intending and preparing lo rend off another *urh
rinres*. xvith (sanmunicatkuM to th* sakl irewqiaper, tlm
of th* aaid commanding general, and to fon**uil imlilir
opinion in tho United 8lalo*, thmugh th* jmhlie (ires* of
the am. iu Ixfe, the said Pillow's favor—!h*, tlu- sakl
Pilloxx , dkt, on or about thr 23d of August, and ut Mi*-
nunr, •* aforesaid, write, dictate, or «*«usi' to tx* written,
a tetter, article, or communicatimi, addressed to tire
“ Kdimra New Orleans Della,” which letter, article, or
cxNXMnanication, with certain interlineations and addi
tions in the proper hand-w riling of him, the sai.l Pillow,
was, by Idmself, in person, delivered to the snid Freaner,
WH*, liy IIIIUWII, III urinvu-M hi mr mm ■ imiiri,
bthrt daqaitctHHl by itanid FrortiM*. mihlioatam in
iIm* mi it iirn>,a|«<r. nr In ha inmrpnratr.1 in in
raf droranaanlafe lo hi. <ha,a". Byti^.nW
■Mtoiaiw, til. aaoood, UMomhcr V.ninl tin. ilunl.Ju.
■ary M—<ala> wilmaan awn allowlo rlaaan, ha-
■altiMMfhlilamuUba aa ra»y, un.l.-r Mi> i.iwri
~ i lalafel la lata ita*orinon. Iirro. lo rormll alt, aa
J ha la mall or la air tiro dopioiuoaa, hy ouao
, W th. tow.
haaa roaat down by tiro hro) imio
rtirodiwrrinn. oImy moi-raaf in rara
WINFIELD 8COTT.
IWa ISralu rhar,«-> aad Wirdira.
Jas]
„ LLOW, I'. S. 4.
ft • faaroat qpldii. ar
Ih. aid Mai- Ora Ftoow
. Mar ih. r-ainial fi Mari*
IT, write and da^atrh, ar
.. r lo ho inrorpnnriod in ima lo bo
wnlli'n hy tiro Mkl Froanor, and to ha do^wlrhod and
puhlMhed o a bo vo—whioh lottor, artirto. nr oivnmuni-
raihtn.rodoliverod by tho mid I'illow, i. in liu* wind.,
Arniv. and mark., including orarnmi and IniorliiroatiuM,
a. ddiuw, i
•T.RF.AT BATTLE OF MEXICO'!
Coroaroaorri aa Ike tdrl, mm.br the rmmmmt.it of Mm hie
Hm. Fillo», hmnmt a tone mf S.VX1 an. Thr ernrm,
*ad II.OW) aroa, (</ mhom 4,000 merr rara/r,) aad 17
" Frlioa. Now Ortcan. Holla:
" tian. PHIaw-a onlar »«tho attack ana tlial Ooni'ial
Ta ima abould advanro with noo bri|ado of hi. <liv irion.
and aroaaUlha onomy'a Hraq, work In flutn. whllo tho
otiror ahnut.i turn hb loft winr aiht aamull tlio aork ta
remit. H. oV> plaonl at tho dMf.oiti.Ni <>f (M.iH.ml
Twlraa Ctopt. Ma»rodor-a ballory. and l jout. ('allondor'a
kowitaao bnntry (l«ah of whioh bobatiH totha pnprt
dit ialon of Gon. Pillow.)
•• llavht* tint* opened tiro battle, he then advanced
Gen. OadvraWker". hricade to aappen the briaade nf
Ctd. Mar, who had aaorod m turn tiro enrtac-. loft,
I auarw in ■ " - ‘ '
rovawa; rad advaaeed 0m. Prorro*. brig-
adrkt aapper, Oea. Haith, who hod advanced to a.
•aah tiro warh in Saak
-Thaactinhad MW hrrirae (with tiro advannn,
i) very arvara aad Gea. Pillow, aeeiar live or Mi
radawaadvaartorlrira the city In roinfnroe the
he araroaended wnuhf kit iipan OaaT
roar, droarlrod. ham (Jam Fieroa-a hrir
ada. Cal. Momra'a Mkroal (which waa yet wttida
roach), aad ordaewt it iawaatiy to tlrotafrott ofUanX.
Oatlwalader, wtro, rot hro aa broa a daw apnaarhhro
" roar, tinralaata* la ovarwhaha hha, kahrd hh ihr
rowroyjaaroraa, peat-
hay. Tha fcrraa radar
hntiy ai>
linn, and laid hha ma^tamiy at W*I
Don. hmith. Cal today aad Dow fort.
Ills, the saitl Pilh w’.s ” uetennitution t'
iiifltmce in favor «*f the said u *wspap r” aid
ing, *• I me in to do sonv'thlng for the Delta: 1
in-’an to make it,” or words tn that eflec i. thereby
corruptly inliuni'.ng tint lie, tin* Maid Pillow, hail
tiionit»ney, or tin* jatlilical inlluenee, with which
*atly toIk'H ’IUthe suhl ii»*\\>|m:v*r, if the said
dd >ioM himself to the wishes and
greatly
Freaner
aid.
fa!*" claim of merit, >ct up hy the snitl Pillt
to the rani plan «»f luxltlc or Attack i* purely nn after-
tlioiiuht am! tl"!itn*mt" invcntnui on hi* |nrt, i* t-xidcul
from tls* fixcl*. that in quitting the nciglilxtrluMNl of foil-
trenxN lute on liu* evuning of the raid 12th of August, to
;«** the night at the toxvnof Sim Aiigitttin, from four to
rix miles off, the said Pillow, in onler to secure himself
frem all blame eourequettt on the failure of any atinek
dial might he made by tlie American force.-* thru ill hand,
upon the enemy's enlrenclied camp nl i'ontrera* the next
morning, or front the failure of •iicressiii nny iiMixcmeut
whirh might lie prorecutetl by the snitl forces in lhat
quarter—he. the snid PUIoxv, did say ami declare to an
officer or «*ffieer* of tlie American army, that he. the
mid Pillow, was going lo ihe raid 8e»»tt Io advise lorn to
wilhdrnxv the raid forces, ami to din'd them aguinst
soim* other |*oini, a* the enemy’s entrenched camp at
font rent* was too sireng to tie rarrted by the raid for
ces, (nr wools to tliat effect;) ami again, at a late hour
of tlie night, nt Han Augustin, that mid Pilloxx , after
haxing had fully explained t«» him, by the raid Scott, in
tlie presence of many Americans, the plan of tlie remov
ed attack upon Contreras, for the folloxx ing morning, us
conceived ami rrsolxed upon by the mid Brig. General
Smith, and rep«*rted to die said Hcott. threugh the En
gineer. ('apt- Lee—that is, the mme plan in all its mate
rial ('art*, xxhich was successfully executed by lltc said
Smith and other*, early the next morning,—ami after
the raid Lee hnd taken nfe departure from the said Hcott,
in ihe presence of lire raid Pillow, w ith tin* rani Scott's
*»nlers for die co-opcmtion ill front of Contrenu. while
the raid Smith should attack the left and rear of the en
emy's etitrenrlie«l ciunp at that plaee.thc snkl Pillow did
nl the sai l Mail
HtMrirn wrniN 8.—In this,
Gon Pillow, in th-* city of Mexico, soul** tint.* !*e-1 t<
txvooii tin* 21 -« and 30th of Ch tohcr, 1 s 17, alti r a j v
tp*xvspi|it*r f orn thcl'niti d Ftpum, containing th '} c
letter under the signature of •• U'onidus,” referred . n
tn in the first Mpocilieation of this charge, pro
femni against the aaid Pillow, had lieen received
presence of witnesses during the examination of
othera. He had seen in other courts all witnesses
removed during the examination of otlnrs; he
wool 1 Imvv lo any decision which the court might
com.* to on the subject, but li** would request that
his personal staff* Ik* allowed to remain in the court,
and also Col. Duncan, his persona 1 friend.
Ge;i. Hei ;t had no objection lo the staff* of Gen.
Pillow remaining; for his part, lie did not require
tlu* assistance ol Ilia staff; lie migltt he obliged
0 send to l.ib quarter* for papers, A:c.. hut that
vas all. lit*also, li.nl no olijection to (’ol. Dun-
an remaining, as lu» probably might havo to put
1 question to him himself.
The court said it had no objections on the sub
ject referred to. The Judge Adx oca to then read
you to call on your return from Tacuhaya?”
xvitnil
Irawal of the regular troops.
f bed i
Either in hia house or on ltorsolmck, 1 don’t i San Luis»«»Rncamarion. and shortly nfu-r feuglu Tny-
I dnl nut taks tninutps of the rati I lor « *»"• v ““- Eoribi. h»h nifonr,-
, publir d.x-ument, Gen. Scott preferred churgi
them to ihe Secretary «»f War. But no co
* ‘ After the capture of the city
know which
verixatioo
“ Did you ask Gen. Pil’ow for a list of the kill-1 d7ri*d
ed and woundod, and when ?”
icenv d it r
resrary, for the g«*»d of thr service, to arrest three * ffl
I did ask Gen. Pillow for a list of the killed I
tlir army, and arain sent charm** to Wn-hingfi
Tbi-x time h<- la»ped a Court Martial xvmild !»• eallrd, but
hr xxa* mistaken. One of thr arrested, who had prefer
red charges agninst him. was relere-ed without n t-inl,
xvliiUtn Court of Inquiry w a* ortleredto inquire into the
charge* preferred by tlie one released. Under the Hr-
xvmder tlmt 8coll (i-els rlmgrined ?
and wounded, but do not recoil* ct when.”
*• Did yon not ask Gen. Pillow fur an authentic
statement of the battle?”
*• 1 do not ro.’ollect list ing asked for an authen
tic statement: I often ask officers for statements i cumstance*
of fuels, for the purpose of comparing them with 1 f^J,Vjptory
my ow n. and if found correct, to use them. I might broken, and the firm step which
hive afk d G<n. Pd o.v fi r a m?m< randutn—-per-‘
haps 1 did. When the paper alluded to was hand-
ikI to me, I mentioned that I wou!! not use it.—
That was the time win. u lie (Gen. I*) aaid he waa
anxious it should go off with tli .* first inipreasinna.”
At the Mime tun • you got a cony of the killed
and \xo :nded frem (Jm. Pi low’s .V jutunt, did you
Mr. Maginnis, he would like to ho informed what
they were likely to prove.
The Judge Advocate here read the decision of
the Court on the nuhjcct at isaue : That the Court,
on tin* examination of the witnesses in Mexico,
deem the evidence insufficient, or should tho evi
dence be deemed insufficient, it would adjourn to
to the United Htntes. for further proceeding*.
Gen. Hrott said that the next witnesses were
Mr. Trial and Mr. Peoples, of the American Hlar;
he desired that summons be issued to them.
The Court then adjourned until 10 o’clock next
day.
f Correspondence of the Nexv Orleans Cresccntl
Citv or Mfcxtco, March 19.—Tlie Court of Inquiry
ha* lieen in session here for three days, the proceedings
of whit li aecompany Ibis. Worth withdrew hfe "bar
ge* ngninst Scott on the morning of the second dnv.—
Scott withdrew Ins ngaiiiM Duncan nnd PUIoxv. The
lntt>*r gentleman, because Scott rea I the "hnrge* he hud
preferred ngaiml him in ihe court, hunted on tho pro
ceeding* going on. nnd there has been considerable ►par-
ring in ihe mart ever since. Scon feels deeply uiortifi-
(lie
paper
!
'
the disi
xvonder’ tliat the preud spirit which feire him j
to victory in tl*i« valley, lias been partially
the firm step which was xxont to trend the
h so proudly lin* l**‘-ii changed to the slow pare * .
that my heart hied whcjr
lint
in the aaid city, and had there l»vome the suhject, a list of the xvitnesaeMon both aides
follow one «*f Um* party out of the morn of the raid S.
ami w hen the txxv were alone, in allusum to tho said
reiH*xxexl attack, so K*tlle«l ami agretsl upon and cx|4nin-
ed.the raid Pillow tledarod to tliat |x*rson“I'll!* fe
going to be a failure, and 1 now call upon you to remem
ber and to bear me w itness hereafter, tlmt I have had
muhing to do w ilh it," or did utter xvorxls to tlutt effect
SfsctrtCATioN 4—In this, tliat, at some time or
limes lince tiie capture of Chapultepec, September IS,
1847, by the ft»rcm of tha United State*, te wit, in the
raid month of Se;aember or the mouth of Gx'tohar or
Nox'emlier Mlowinf, the raid Mmor General Pillow, in
order lo macnifr hi* own generalship, real and energy.
•.ice and hearing of one or more American ofttrers, tnat
after the 8ih of the raid month of September, Major
General Scott, the cxuamamling General of Ihe Amen-
American ofBren, lhat
can forces in Mexico, had hecoam inert, inderfeive or
stunned, at what he, the raid Pillow, rolled the disaster
or disaster* at the Molinue del Bey meaning the battle
ef the 8th of September, 1847. between a portion of the
raid forces and a Urge body of Mexican troops, and that
the raid Scou would not have undertaken or ordered the
attack an the castle nr fort of Chapultepec, that was cor
ned on Ihe ISlh of the raid September, bat for hfe, thi
mid Pillow interpmiuaa —Whereas, laths first place,
the raid Pillow well knew, hi comraa with the prater-
ol much conversation, and after the firm of I 1
pies & Barnaul, mibliahcra or editors of tho news-
m
On. Si-nit then BulmtiUnd a jmMinn nf (lie rvi
(Itlien, which wrs ill thn siiaito of n lUx-timcnt
iiIIchI thn Daily Ainrrican Star, imblinhivl I which whs roi.iil lobe procure! from tho hind i of
In the BaiJ city, Itrtd rocnivod :i lnttnr dittiM Oct. Getierul I'illow, and iM-urini; ujion thn Letter ol
-Jlrtt. 1S17. from tiin I’illow, tlnnyin^ tlr.it he j le'-oiijat. ThisdtK-utiii nt is umrkml No. I.
know any tiling of tho mid print,-,I ‘letter signed lien. Pillow, Iroing r:illeJ i,|>on lo know if he
- IrtHmiriuB," orof itanuthort thn e&id I’illow did nvoptiiied tliat divmncnt, bbIJ hn uckn-,wl,-dpnd
tend for Joint II. I’coplce, Esq., oth- of the Baid j *onn> ol the interluartitions to Ire in his liand-
Itrm, to como tolii., the »;ri,l l’lllow’a quarters, in writing. Thn following hn acknowledge, to he
thn said city, and did then.' hold with the said I’no- written by hint: “ Battery," - it,” " ground," •• gon-
nle«. * long conversation with a viow corruptly to - oral," “conjecture," “want," “univcnial.” lie
influence the said Pnoplca' mind, nml through (Gun. I’.) admitted that thn aaid document hud
that, ftitnrf editorial notices in the snid newttpa-1 been handed lo Mr. Froanor, knowing him to to
per, on tho Buhject of the said Pillow, in hit, tho j a correspondent of the Now Orleans Delta. Gen.
i*al,l Pillow’s favor—he, the aaid Pillow did Hay.in J Scott requested that tho admission made by Gen.
that conversation, to the aaid People*—among , P. Ire recorded.
other things, as follows; “ I never ask anv
null'inn; but 1 have confidence enough in you to
believe that you will do mo justice. I never for
get my friciul*. You will recollect that 1 am the
second in command here, and lhat if any thing
wen* lo happen to Gen. Scott I should ho General-
Ill-Chiefor did use words und declaration* to
that effect—the said Pillow thereby making and
endeavoring corruMly lo excite a sordid and base
aaid Pe,
interest in the said Peoples, through thelmpcsand
fears of tiro latter, by a prostituted use of high
rank, its juwera and influences.
WINFIEU) 8LXJTT, Msj. Gen., foe.
Reserv ing to myself the usual right of prefer
ring an additional charge or charges, with speci
fications lo the above, as well as tbe usual right
of modifying the above charge*snd specifications
at any time before the arraignment of tho aaid
Pillow, I respectfully ask the President of the (J.
States to order a General Court Martial for the
trial of the aaid Pillow, 8ee \cl. May 39, 1830,
tec. I,Hctxcr* Military laws, p. 233.'
WINFIELD SCOTT.
Headquarters of the Army, Mexico, Nov. tl, 18X7.
Gcu. Pillow mentioned as friends to assist in his
rase, Lt. Col. Duncan and Major Brecltcnralge.
n. Pillow said that in substance the matter
contained in that document ivas true, and that the
fuet of his shooting n Mexican ofiiccr is also sub
stantially true, uc said the document was taken
from a rough report of his own.
Gen. Scott said lie next submitted a letter which
was printed in tlie New Orleans Delta ; this, he
said, was the actual letter of hnnv.Uii itself,which
he aaid was first addressed lo the Washington
"uion.but afterwards atklreascd to the Editors of
tho Delta, lie would show this letter alio waa
interlined by Geo. Pillow; some of the interlinea
tions, be said, wera done in the othco of the Delta,
but others he would show were done by Gen. Pil
low. He would then inform the court how said
letter came into his possession. Gen. Pillow said
tliat not one word of that documeui (Leonidas)
was in his hand-writing.
Gen. Pillow would remind Gen. Beau that hn
(Gen. 8cott) should introduce hi* evidence with
out nroftor.as his making a speech on the subject
might lend lo prejudice the court: it an* not in
outer.
witnesses, Mr. Meaner. ccrics|icndent ol the New
Orleans Della, waa called.
it get thit paper sl-o
*• Tt is i
my opinion that I got the list of kill.-1 and
wo ml d romCapt lluokci: I got the paper from
Gcu. Pillow,"
-Did Gen. Pillow give orjers lo his Clerk. Mr,
Eastlat d. ;o g : vc you a
and wounded?"
I do not recollect ?"
• | i- 1 -It J ro*tllrot,lllv "I Pllttvl
copy of the list ol killed lUTV .g * j ( h tlx* prerent, and it
him took *'>rn>xvful till then
xx ttaf r
!<i Scott *tandiup 1»"f«»re tlie mint, a rriiffir.al
(tn u-c life ♦ xx'ii Inngung".) I could scarcely nulifr; the
fact. To "«* hint there atnf»uc>t thise ! r l.ad itqnut-d,
•* nrroinhliitfr for ju*tin*.” mt| nt*"d tncxxith n fe< linv I
cannot p rtrny. I thniivht of the la** tix nva th*. «*f t!i«
irrrat rervice* he hat I rei.-hred Iu* countr)*. ^ \ f:»r tl.n
in 'twitt, thnttcht nj»;>li« able the raj ing, that “ 1( pnhlit * ,
nre unjrruteful.” I thought of th" hattle* in t 1 * 1 ' valh-y
— from t’ontreras tu the National Paine—oi tie time
xvlien thinj»« InokH dark'**t, and he we•! h.ntrelf u*
ih«* tronpr—xvlxat i-onfeh c.'e it iti'pirvxl in th- m, end how
clwcrfidly they xvnnhl in* xe fomard t*- attack the f-«e—
■ inguine of succea^ xx hen lie directed. I < outnul"d th'»*«
as (tainful. I never raw^
When t'horobu*<‘o xxas y
hi-in* htorincd, and lo* Itad rent hi* !**fv-ijunrd to the
-Dnl yon road the paper in Gen. Pillow* pros- j
one*, or xx non ulu you read It ’ la>t xxere du-pored of—xx lien the hartleM had tn fend off
hi* face, !*ut noufht like t-
1 read u portiou ol it, I recollect distincotly; ’ —there
as far as 1 read, 1 believe it to be incorrect.” 1 rexx. I
•• Did you atnie that you xx*c*re in the habit of i
asking Gem ml officers lor statements of their pro- , ‘ ,f
ccedinffs?” •
•* I did not say I asked General officers: I said I It » true that hfe lip xv.*uM ruri
offcera generally t and sometimes they cqpiplied I ally daring the prriffws of the trial, hi
xvith my request | nnd sometimes they did not: one | ^nU^T^Wnm^se*. t!xe fe,
jf Santa J
•fll dire, led rulunuts. Hut tlwre xvas nothing c
irt torlmneeth" critnienam-e in the Court of Inquiry.
!l"eutered it sorrowfully, and left it without n rhantre.
ith di*dain, ,xca»ion-
then It x
officer tefiiaed a list of the killed and wounded.*
•• You aay you have access to officer*’ re porta:
to whom ?’ r
** I dex’lino anaxx'ering that question, tmlcss com
pelled by the Court.”
On tlie Court huving decided the question xx*a* | with that handful of
feeling* that trio-
Gen. Hrott noxv for all the higli honor* that he lias
won. He cannot be under the lea*t nppreliensicn as to
the result of any court, hut tlien h" had a right to expect
better thing* from that eountry xx !s»e honor and cl arar-
ter in xvar he had *o far advanced. I believe that no man
hut Winfield Hrott, crippled n* he was in resource*, and
in order, Mr. Freaner said h« could not enumerate
the otficem xvhnoe reports he Itad
eiid hn
-tie his „
. . tnerol^
** There l nr r* ” Who feto reward him noxv for nil that lie er.^ f
durcl from Vera Cru* to this capital ? f* r the »leepli
aay into this capital, where he »
was pro.1t mrtcm’sion, in Jalairo.ralativntotiiBim. j h, hro growl,to Us tent, troring tiro line, nf tii
C xrrrctne»i* ol^ reports xx iiicli hud been published, i maps to find the oasiest acre** to thr city T \\ hat ran?
On lhat occasion I looked at tlio re|*crta ot the »>tfi- . compensate him for all thi«. I a*k. when tlie poxxe
ceraof Gen. Txxiggs* diviaion.”
’ Washington have hurlrd him fn»m commami. hreughl rJ
-• Where- JiJ you gel tl«« report..»" I J’™ » mn j , » r T ,h - lrmar.ro of thorn t* -
i bad arca-ed. and by so duuig sought to rob him ot tho .
Ill Jalapa, ut tin. office, 1 auppooe, cf (jencral . j aure | g which noxx deck the brow of the greatest General ?'
Twiggt.” alive! He xxill soon return to the United Htate*. and
“State if von over raw any report of the opera- should he raws through
UMIW „ j ... , .... city, I trust you will gix-a Jrl
lions in the Valley of Mexico,and ifeo, name whoa* j »“"» d»» weleowe the gallant Htate of Lnouiana knowa
" “ ■ao J »well how to bestow. Chaffaeal. J*
ware- they ? w w , _ , . tia
ware they
“ 1 saw noiro
Citv or Mexico, March **.—Little new* rime m no
Gen,
Ev":.f^yo« -civrei the paper, No from j
i. Pillow r ; of the enemy. Pillow has insisted on hfe trial gatr* ao,
*• 1 have seen aome reporta in mannacript; I taw bat I think he will be tbe ns»t fortunate of men if ha
Cel. lisrnov-. ; either raw it «-r iroarri it read, and I **'•««
I raw, 1 thiik, •written roaroment of Gen. Smith’., I SSSjSL^JlS^VTt^tiJ
I won't he pooilive, a rrwgh eketeh of nuxemnito.” | .rkhnr, wa* any thing hot fovumUctoMro, ao yeo ha.
Gen. rirott here remarkrd, that in the coon* of j roe.
bringing forth facts, lie dnl not like to era soy-
thing which might he considered on attack upon
individuals. Ucn. Pillow'srosnro olcummstiaa
Tho court being ready for the examination of waa perhaps unnecessary in hi, own defence.
L-- - J ..i - .■ .. I I., . —:11: i__
Gen. Pillow said he would not willingly attack
any individual, lie (Gen. l’.J wanted tu tin* that
teen guns wrs find la New Orieaue on the 30th alt,-V
in honroof tiro mural ef the gollait Gcs. Twigge. *