New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-29
TIE CAPTURE OF CAPT. COOK.
0.~ssp.pS~nse Of Tie N. Y. Tribune.


Philsdsphis for this town did not start till O'Clock
nk morning. and it was not until O'Clock this ater-
seer that your correspondent arrived in Chambers
buYg. Just in time TO be too late 10 C,pt Cook
Night before last be was brought into town to day
at ncsn be was taken from the jail and carried 10
CAsrlsstewn, Virginia.
Truly "their ieet are swift to shed blood"
Alter inquirDg in every drection-at the pison
ansrg other psces-I found that the arrest Of Cook
was generally attributed to treachery and that the
agents 10 it Clsggett Fi,zhugh, seb.asserted
pesbev Of Gerrit Smith, and one David Logan, who
Has the reputation Of being worth slO,Ooo-which,
am told lis quite pile in these parts-snd Of being
enc Of the hardest characters in the county, which is
By no means "soft" one.
TRACES or COOKS COMPANIONS.
Before speaking Of Cook, however, let me first al
lude to the latest excitementthe discovery, this az
ternoon, by three boys Of three Snaps carbines,
uant,y OF Ammunition adsgueneotype, and piece OF
men hich had evidently been used around running
ssre They found lying in the woods, abont half
From Emanuel Hale, one Of the boys, sscsrtsired
that the Iaes covered with snow, and must,
therefore, have remained there several bours before
they found them. A number Of corn cobs we're aIso
fouEd near the spot. TIE corn from them mad evil
IDENTIFY been bitten of raw.
q. another the initials b c." while the third
which il a one had no mark of any kind on H.
Ivss unable TO see the dsgueTeotype, as the man
who round it had lett the city and taken II with him.
y The cartridges found are for Sharps sporting
rifles not for the csrbnes which have bore of twice
the size.
No pistols were found, but there were pistol balls
and bulet nolds.
Az there is no reward for these fugitives they will
probably e'cspe.
pamphlet Of 1913 passsges was also found. II has
10 cover; it s thumb marked and dirty, aad there are
peneehpgs almost every other Psge: Sometimes
fentence il thus marked and occasionally passage
The pamphlet is entitled " Extracts from the Man
~, for the Patriotic Volunteer Active Service IN
Res ulsr ard Irregular Wars being the Art aud Sci
ence Of Obtaining and Maintaining Liberty and Inde-
pendence BY Hugh Forbes. To form army, it
not sufficient to collect ard put arms in their
hands '-Drtour. New York: w. IL. Tinson, prioter
aud ttereOtyper Nos. 43 and As Centre street. 1857.
Among the sentences marked in pencil are these:
"GIvE PRECEDENCE TO PRIscIPLE OVER EVERY
OTHER CONFEDERATION" Smal capitals in the book
"Wbat, except CONSCIENTIOUS conviction, will stand
Me oIde al Of persecution 7"
"Unoer the ircub Of royalty, privilege, supersti-
sthion diplomacy, SLAVERY, pet, and prejudice, the
noble qualities OF man have been suppressed-there-
fore Revolution has become necessity, and, what Is
more, Duty"
In one long sentence, page 49, in which the soldier
and Of letters conrsstsd these words are uuder.
kned:
"a The man Of letters as generally ford Of theories
spon whsch though often imprdcticotfe, he can for
hours elogueniy deeiam and asutely argue, whereas
Abe soldier, ne dOh0TS NTdHgttHg.
Liberty and Slssery as opposed TO each other
a. be ht and darkness" fEmpbsticslly marked.
1T must keep alive the democratic spirit among
the population, because the of Insurrection must
lean for support upon the popular element, or it viii
fail" lEnphsticaly marked.
Nothing short Of total deficiency Of ammunition,
food water, can justify surrender-to deter which
catastrophe, every species of procranation must be
praeticed."
Let it be well understood that the only way to OBJ
tain respect ard esteem, is 10 show an example Of
GOODNESS and courage in the hour of batleOf psteucs
and frmness in moments of suffering and prvation-
of such exactitude and precision in the fulimen of all
duties az will stimulate others to do the sanle.'
Every nation Which as RESOLVED to be hee |
must eventually become So"
"Iet il always be remembered that although the |
Yes nag prepare men MINDS for a change II as the
stoerd sokek ultimately wM decade 6etUeea Sidrery
In times Of civil connection, when citizen is ar |
rsyed against citizen and the ruled against the rulers,
10 man does his dr. if he I''""'" neutral I
49,. ;'S' IA why, among public men, ooes evil pre-,
,.-uerate over good Why is 1t that ambition isSen
does not induce men TO perform iaudaoe deeds INC
fault Res with the people, because they do not hsnor
truth and frown down intrigue; because each lndivuu
al concentrates bis thoughts upon his private interests
70 the exclusion of all public spirit In Short because
man ia not faithful 10 PTtncsVse.
There are numerous pencihngs to direct attention "
strictly military rules, but it is not necessary ss~
IL .h,ow no light either on the character or pans
OF the insurgents 10 uansetioe .ue" n ,n,daSi
one exception, however: !; Is the most decldediy
marked parsQrspb in The book, and tends TO dmly
forethsdow the desgrs OF the insurgents. here Is
Jsni cribed from page 100; .,.
"He saws in conclusion, THAT is Gen. Dutour saysI
The sum Of all that pTecedes Is, that m0thta,H ~oyIe
ought TO dsplsy remarkable audacity aud actlVty
that all depends on rspidy of movement and toe .kni
in taking the initiative even while On the defensive
that not by attacking the enemy IN MS position
that he is 10 be oislocged, but by manuveing 80 as
torn him; that in enscing his flank or rear The enemy
should be forced 10 quit his vantage ground ana 10
attack under Disadvantages; in word that one ougnt
rs much possible 10 maneuVer on the offensive anu
fight on the defensive"
/ carefully looked over every page Of the book, IN
presence Of the Counsel for Virginia here to see II
there any written comment or hauie' On lnc
edges Of the book, lie the name OF
And on page l62 ia one word IN pencil" Hes ana
II ia so characteristic of the spirit OF the insurrecnon
sts thai the sentence which called forth the oref COM
nent should be quoted. Here it is:
ga GOOD general a well-orgsnzed system good 10
stYucton ami severe discipline, aided oy ehective
perdenty of the cause for which they hght.-NGpo-
len." LIES is the peDciued addition.
"Yes there is no two ways about IT,, SAID the
Council for Virginia, "these fellows al fought irom
prssciP'e,"
JUSTICE REIsnfR's STATEMENT,
liz order TO ascertain the truth OF the various Iuuo
with reference to the capture OF Capt Cook cauea
on Squire Reifher, the Justice before whom the iug
tive WAS brought and asked for pemisson 10 COPY .ne
evidence produced in the case. lie lie resPsc1ao,e,
mild-lookipg gentleman who has already passed. inuae
AGE He stated that the testimony had lot been COM
mted TO psper but that be would rePest tns
of the evidence of Logan ard Fitzhugh desired IT,
took down his statement IN senographic hoes neie
it ia:
came in and asked ne to go down with them to the
Erspkhn Hotel They said they had a man whom they
supposed to be Capt. Cook. told them they shouid