The New York herald., 1862-12-31

Gsssrsi McDewslfs sors, rs moving o. Gainesville
1sa Naaassas Junotiea and viii ooms !. on your left
must return 70 ths plase tonight Or by tomorrow. on
account Of subsistsncs and forage. JOHN POPE,
Major General Commanding Army o( Virginia
General sgs thought this order rsosved about Ten
oolsek.
Qssstion-You state that yos did not know up 10
twelve or O'Clock that Reynolds your
Is and therefore you ocald not mako proper disposi
tion a. General schsncks troops, which obliged
cover your left you not send to General Reynolds
division before y,u commenced the action requesting
Answer-r believe not, for I wrote 70 General Pore
that night asking who was on my left, and whether It
was Rerv
fsrther inquiry witness said that two officers came
In kB quarters and had hasty conversation with him.
H did not know that they belonged General Reynolds
sommand supposed they belonged General McDowei's
corps bnt was not aware there was any argument be-
tween shem. A. -MF
The OF the testimony Of General sigel only served
" show thai there was but very little communication
between himself and General Mcdowell fighting
began and that General Sge although he acknow edged
That he considered himself under General McDoweils
command until the LIST September never reported
supposng that bis communication TO Pope
would be sufficient.
when the cross examination was finished tho Court
put the following question you information Of any
matter or thing, not within your personal knowledge and
not ss lied 70 by you tending to show or
want Of proper qualifications in General Mcdowell as a
general officer and which information, your Judgment
requires the consideration Of the Courts have,
please communicate In writing the facts 10 be establish
cd and the names Of witnesses TO the Court?
General Sige said this was very important matter,
and he desired 70 reflect. he should have such nfor
nation he would communicate II at future session. He
requested opportunity review and amend his testi
mony, to which the Court assented
Captain Clrick Dahgren, an aid OF General Sgel, was
sworn and testified that the 26th of August p he
was sent back mile or so, to General Mcdowell, for
more definite instructions. they having received orders
70 malt, with their - resting on the railroad. He
found General Mcdowell under tree consulting large
map. He told him he had sent orders to General
Sige except 70 march 20 Manassas. Captain Dshlgren
then asked, for his information. how They should be
posted ut Manassas, and General Mcdowell replied,
General sigcl must fight his corps" emphasizing
the word eight He also deed thai, General Sige should
be particular TO take the nearest road to Manassas
showing him on the map the road which went TO
the right and near the railroad, In coutradistinc-
tion to another road The witness said that the
OF General Mcdowell when he said General Sgel
should light his own corps could hardly be called angry,
but Il was somewhat rritated somewhat Indifferent
70 what should happen 70 the corps appeared to tho
witness.
On the crossexamination Captain Dahlgren said that in
their march towards Manassas they had information from
scouts that the enemy had left Manassas
Groveton He thought this niorma ton was not com
Municated TO General Mcdowell, but to General Pope
About dozen more witnesSes are to be examined in
this case. Count Gurowski is still attendant
but remains more quiet during the proceedings.