New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-15

eaough be for him tie tncr
s,d that be did authorized The natter and te
he conssred improper to do nythng before the case ia
turned my way to ard my own camp knowing would
better ans;on there arhved viii the Person IN CAMP 81
One my men asked oncof the prisoners the wsy low
near the egs,9y picket. wee TO 70, HI TO which DC ise,
gently the side and s,d No. YOU mistaken, su
J. CRAFTSMANSHIP. Lieut. commanding Co. ].
Can't saywbether the report was received when the
prisoners brought that day the next morning;
the conversation with COL Allen at the bedquar
tiers Of witness III the esmnary tbepslsoners referred
to came from the Buckrow Farm; they were the same
mentioned IA the report OF Lieut.. CbristiansOn nc 81
tborty had been given by witness to cause their ares
thought be might recognize some Of them; witness
! was confronted with five men, three tf whom he
recognized among enc prisoners referred TO- aud
mentioned 30 Lieut. Chri,iiaDsons report; they gave
their names james Arlington Patrick III. Hopsins,
Robert jackson; the arrest OF the men recognized
were reported to witness by Col. Aliens officer, who
reported that the arrest had been made by authority
from Col. Allen; some of the passes found the men
were signed by Geo. Bailer, and others by Col Allen
when the men were discharged they were allowed TO
retain tho passes signed by Gen. Boiler; had been in
formed Ly Gen. Butler that he only could give passes
Col Allen Informed witness that be had issued thirty
passes by the authority Of Gen. Butler; II N the
duty Of all under the command of witness 70 report
any Internationally may obtain of tue enemys move
| ments.
Qaestion By Col Ager--By virtue of what power
| did you command Col. Allen 7 hnsver-By virtue Of
detail by Gov. Andrew Of Mass, to report to Cen
Butler IN person and TO Gen. Scott by letter. and by
virtue of am order by Gen. II. to assume command Of
troops in camp between Fortress Monroe and liamP-
| ton
Q. Have you commission IN the U. s. army
Objected to, and objection not sustained a. have
not.
@. How long was Col. Allen under your command
Have you ever had occasion to listen 10 complaint
against him officer and gentien an, and did he
ever di,obey your orders A. Since the 4th Of June;
do not recollect that be disobeyed orders
@. Was not Col. Allen always prompt In obeying
Your orders aad did you not consder him an efficient
officer A. cannot recoect of anything that leads
to say he was not prompts a. far as military quail
| 6cstioDs 40, he was eficiens.
q. Can YOU say Of your own knowledge that The
| pickst-guard extended to Bnckrow farm A. There
Is place where it did not extend near the Bridge.
Q. When the prisoners told you that there were
orders to burn the wheat did they tell you to whom ii
belonged A. They said i. belonged to one Thomp-
son, who in the Secession service; that he was
indebted to them and they we're endeayoIing to get
| their pay by taking the wheat.
z. When Col. Allen told you that he did not care
whether the wheat took fire, he IN earnest A.
| understood bin 10 he III earnest.
Q. What disposition did you make OF the prisoners
returned by Lieut.. Christlnnsen A. L was going
away at the time, and ordeIed them TO be retained
by tue Of the guard till returned, and could
have time 10 attend TO their case they brought
| TO my headquarters, Immediately 0isehat ged, and
ordered guard to 20 with item SEQ them safe out
O. Dad you not consider them under arrest till your
returnl a. l did.
O. What facts did you learn 10 lead you to discharge
the prisoners A.. Tie fact that they bad the sale
! guard OF Gen. Butler.
Q. Have yon any knowledge, Of yoor own obser,
walton, that Col Allen or any Uf his men were beyond
the picket A. l have not.
q. Would Col Allen, under any circumstances. have
The right TO 60 Icy oad The picket 70 make arrests or
TO destroy property without specific general orders!
Objected to, aud the objection sustained
q. Do yol know positively that PICKET was estab,
hshed on the dny IN question at the mead OF siin
Creek A. There one ordered; did not do II
mysef.
Qreaion by Liept..CoL Ha,kbr-s-Was The order
in force on that day AHscer. IL was.
QUsstioH BY Col. Allen. Did you not rank Col
Alien senior IN command under YOU by order Of Gen.
Batter ifnsrerGeD. Boiler did direct me TO recog-
nize Col Allen senior colonel Of the camp ut GER
tain time, but never had any writing from the Gene'al
showing that be regarded him as senior in rank.
q. Have YOU a commission from the State Of Mas
sacbusetts as Biigadier General. A. have.
Qsesl,gn By Coi. dRcA.-Was Col. Allen not the
senior officer Of and entitled TO command the
brigade in you had commission. or In ycur ab.
or removal to another post. Objected TO, and
| objection sustained.
q. Did you make the charges uIon which Col. ALEU-
is now arratmedt a. reported certain facts; can {
cay wLehefthey Are the basis of the charges.
Il. Did you sgn draw mp any Oh rges Against Col.
Allen, did you eonsder yourself the prosecutor A.
have not signed or drawn up any charges, nor do
consider myself the prosecutor,
Quest,oh ~ Ljevteaant-Coiond WasiLwt-When
did you learn that the prisoners were areeted-before
or after they were taken to Fort Monroel A. After
thew bad been taken 20 the Fort.
Adjourned till tomorrow morning.
1t is probable that the Col. Delaney reported to
have been killed in tue skirnish which Capt. Ham,
neil had with the Louisianans near Newport News
was no less than Col. DE Rusey brother Of Col. DE
Rusey, chief Of the Engineer Corps at Fortress Mon
roe. He was a, Great Bethel, and there is but little
doubt that hs was the officer killed the occasion re-
erred to.
Following the example of Gen Butler, quite num-
Der of officers u the different regiments have brought
their families here, and many more are preparing to
do So that before long shall have The novel spec
tacle Of the stern realities Of and the gentle amen
| ties Of the domestic circle mingng In the camp.
When the Rebellion first broke out, Col. Dimick or.
dered the families Of officers and 10 be sent away
and was among the first to obey the order for what
he required Of others he willing to submit to
himself Gen. Butler, perhaps with more liberal or
civil IDEAS not with better notions of camp life came
and with his family occupied the fine quarters which
Col. Demmecks family had 30 lately given up. The
social characteristic is contagious if not universal In
this it supported by logic for the greater
includes the lesser what is good for the Maoren.
is ut least exeusabe in the colonel ard even the hum
bier private The argument Of the camp, hear it
laid down, is that the example Of the commandngofh
Ger is eminently worthy Of imitation and, as have
already aaid not few are preparing to signify their
appreciation Of it. What the Army will become is
another, if not secondary question. Let US have
wives Is the word; aye, aud children too. If wives
make better men Of us, why not better solders7
venture TO say that from their ranks might be selected
better Brigadiers than some that might be named 1t