New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-12

one bang he road by tie tavern, md the other lead
ing 70 The marshes caufed the eountersl3n 10 oe
al ag,ged aud gave out The word Star y then
put "A poprd of 10 men IS feet from the taVerni hd
sent Cant Gusper with men along the road leading
e. Wiieetone; 1be latter went oil the rom. anu
erssed the bridge in the marsh gave them orasfs 70
roke anmnni,ion and load If necessary did this be-
clurs leant that Cresto had got - fonnds OF car
ridges from Major Smith, / told them to change the
gnarl al anOh.r vi oe and gave orders al Iounu "
hold ;he isee against any man ma or U" ID ronie to
within 100 yards Of CrestOs position, and dutaDei
did as ordered being in such position tnaI he eouiu
no, be Feen by Capt. CrestO; told MAJOR onlth W
locate himself with twenty men, provided Win mus
ket, aud ammunition in such manner that he couid
not be seen by Capt Cfesto, and told 1m to stay un
reeevng further orders; then told Lieut. Streuoer
TO 20 to Capt Crerto, and cay that wanted 70 zee
him on very important bnsi,ss IN relation 20 toue
company about leaving camp Capt. siegel -, ana
Or, TO replied that be would not Gomez then wfote
an order 10 be handed TO Capt. Cresto, and Sreuoer
repled that no would not come; that tte men wee
armed with rey0lyers, ana that be bad been received
Ia manner that caused him 10 think il daul erons 70
90 again; then started myself and got as FAR as the
tavern, when the firing took place.
In ,ealy 20 questions from the Jury, Col lie GeDdre
said. did not tell my men TO fire aud could NOT, nn-
les had been present ia the eXigency. lt was not
Necessary sf they might have been able 10 mahtaln
their osition with the bay alone, but it was their
duty 10 hold the lace at all hazards; L raw Lieut.:
BarbetO and Ssrgt, Thompson at the tavern w0piGed
while sent my men 10 occupy the road, and directed
them not let any body go that way with or without
passes; they said The road was guarded by Capt
tre,tos men, and then determined 10 20 my elf for
surgeon and went; tue men mad all boon duly swon
into The State service for three years ior the war.
Alonzo Breyner, swou-l belong TO Company Z,
csp. GufaneT, NewYork Rilesi was sleeping IN my
tent when Capt. Gusaner told me was wanted got
a mn ket at headquarters; loaded 1t, and went down
with Li.ut. Georgias Company; when we came op-
pose Cfesto's men, Georgia demanded bis surreDder
/ thought it was Company h, Capt. Siegel, because
they had made similar attempt mat same day. We
were formed 10 line and told 10 keep them from going
out; Cresto said he a free man, aud he gcio5
70 take his Company 10 kew-lork; Georgia sand he
could pass that night and Cresto replied that he
would; Lieut.. Georgia told him lie must pass first over
his BODY; 1 heard some one say, Let us go IN day
lI.ht and good many Of Cr sios men asseniedi but
others saId, "We'h 70 Tonight one person said,
Let us stand by the captain then they gave three
cheers for Capt CTesto; Sergeant Thompson tred hls
Lie pistol ia the air aud Capt. Cresto stood aside put
bis hand to hs head, and atked, WHO hred thAt
Tistol :" Serg- ant Thompson said al" then heard
Inc command TO fire; fired at Capt. CresiOs Com
pauy and stood still for furtaer ORDERS could not say
whether they Grei or not; did not see anything OF
Cresto from that time.
Sergeant S. w. Edwards swon-Am Orderly Ser
qesut of Company T., Capt. Gusaner; about clock
m the afternoon toe Major 70 aud said there
was rImor of Capt. Sleges men being in the woods
with tLeir bundles, and trying to leave the Major
said he would give - cents for every man found
In the woods with bundle; went skirmishiug, and
found no men, but found some boards, which Thought
were intended Tor ratL % leave IN the nights went
10 the Major AID told lin my opinion and he told mo
20 take fix men with loaded muskeis, and proceed
with Lieutenant Georgl u the beach; aferward
we got orders to 20 10 headquarters, aud the
Major ordered me- 10 take ten men with loaded
I nu,kets aud TO 20 around the road that
would bring us 70 the guard-hOuss; my captain could
not speak English, and gave me the commando lis we
proceeded heard somebody doubling mp the road, aud
ioou recognized Cresos pnriy ordered him to halt
| Ie ttepreG up with his drawn sword. sDd n ked who
! 4 vas, I told him would let bin know who | WIS
be fonIished his sword about and told i'm that II he
s,etped another foot without The eoubtelsn would
rat ball through him; be then told me " l did not
ttind nv men 10 one side he would show me tOfne-
Thing: ulacsd my men Two feet apart 10 occupy
the whole Of the road; m about tgo minutes heard
the voice Of Lieut.. Georgia iehnd ne, saying,
Edwards Is That you T. i ,aid yes, and that l
/ w.nteI rrgntorcemenfs; he MP with his men,
aud placed them obliQcely from mine, TO faux
Cant Cresto; Lieut.. Georgia aud Capt. Crrsto
Rad great many Words Georgia demanded
Cfesio's awOrd, which the latter refused, saying
/ Tue men were hia, aud lac no niger,
nor would his men be made niggers; they had
quite die pute; after IL subsded Capt. Crcst,s men
taid let us 40 ia the daytime" and Georgia told
them that rghtthey ought not TO 20 like tnieVtsi
Geofgig rtOod in the center Of my bank; | went 20
lim AID sail Lieut. Georgia, they certainly will
Gre on YOU and cautioned him 10 stand asde; Ger
g,ant Thompson fred bis pistol toward Lieut. GeorpiI
and Capt Cfe-O fired bis 20 that the ball passed with,
in tv,o f.et Of me-nenrer TO NE than any one else
though could not be simed az me- saying az the
came lime " Boys hre' and throwing himself into
the dit b. on the edge OF which he bad been slundng;
before biz did fire. men obeyed the word and
fred, ami they reireated; our orders were about
fae," ard we marched out along the road
blinking Capt. Crestos men wOuh 20 through
tie woods and aorOrs the bridges We marched
abolt q miles, and occupied the road for some
three miles during the rest OF The night
Il ~. Of fba laN h.. In
his post.
Lieut. A. Edward Georgia swOrn-I am a member
| of Company A, Capt. Link, Nev-Nork Rifles; was
at headquarters whore the MAJOR bad command of a
/ dozen more men; bsing we'll acquainted with the
road be asked me 10 lead the way 10 tho guardhonse
J which did, when got within 90 rods | heard "a
dispute between Cresto and Lieut.. Streuler; five
! minutes afterward heard some balloo, Guard
! No. /, &c, up 10 number ten fall in' the guard
! was stationed along the swamp 20 the bridge, and
/ were all numbered i went up 10 hear
C,esto and the Lieutenant talking, hut did not under
stand their language; heard Capt. Cres,o give the
! word, A" Now, boys, we'll goi after tho guards were
called In | returned % MAJOR Smith an told him II
| you are going 70 ttOp him you will have 10 do 50
/ quick because be Is on his way toward Wbestone,
marching dOnble-quick" " the Major gave me command
OF the squad aud handed me his sword; | marched my
men double-quick and caught Capt. Creso, who came
| 10 "A bait as we got near at the time another
party came around to head them oil the other way
Major Smith mad given me orders TO stop The men, aud
demand Capt. Crestos sword; said Capt. Cresto,
! / demand your sword in the name of the Colonel"
lie replied 10 an angry voice, What, you Ltutenanti
| What do you want Go away go awayP juml ing
toward L. with the blade; several times he made
motion toward mo with his sword told him rot TO
attempt 10 do any such thing, but as be did not STOP
| drew INV sword; then said, "Captain Cres'o
Quire yOu u return 10 the cmp; be said Will hot
do it," and oOmmenced curing the oiicersi I'd
Captain Crerto, you cannot get out bere 80 like a
mau in daylight, and you will find no serious Gidi-
culty;" Lis men seconded this, aud / appealed to