New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-26

he ws,a man of fine and e18sy eviden that ks
.asnent C@aey tss ns% es.eia and guarded n ms rs
w-' dspo',d 20 WITH depth and solennity Of convicon
Of the 10 which be we, be
endesvored isy bare the foundacus on which 81
OF the aecnsecs msdita.ed treschery rested.
The task however, was difficult one and hs may not
have been entirely suece.. In reference lsrge ousn
ty Of ammunition ordered BY and forwarded to the
but which hsi not been received, he manifested utter ndf
ference stating that scing whels 81 belonged that IL
the road to Alexandra, where all scias-e
fsvce thought ,ppesrs bis dis patches His manner
wos sneerng throughout Whenever sgsion was made 20
matters connected with Gen. Pope aud his lo0k ls
Of man having crime on his MIND"
1t was physically impossible for the witness to reproduce
the the or voice and tho expression OF tue
and the play OF the features which have much inH
enced his judgments yet those often AIsrd Language more
before the Cou for its inspection appreciation the
'neer OF which he spoke and yet know that nee as
pslpble to the ena az smile il to the nsturaI vson
IL 10 eong experience that souls read eseh other and
that there ercOumunings Of splits through ilstrn-
men aes which while defyng all human analysis never
tbees completely command the homage Of human fsith
Ofest cne' too like gest virtues often reveal tIeife'es
TO close observers Of character and conduct
sJsn aan'uHSe' " presence ~ the 'd''
The witness my msconceivod this look bot from
the cslGnles likely TO follow such trea;neTy, II
indeed IL then contemplated, Il be admitted
altogether probable that 'hs shsdow OF crime struggling
into being would have mads Itself manifest. 10 view Of the
fearful per which then msnsced the Army Of Virginia 20
which they owed common DUTY is At not passing strange
witness word Of kindnsss cordiAity of
or determination IN reference to the Imaginary coDac In
eDsmyi
wh this exhibition of the disposition of the accu,sd
ward tn. ID which he engaged will proceed 70
review briefly possible the testimony in is Tearing
upon the charge. aud specifications Of the record
Inc order Of Cen Pope set forth in ,hs specification
i the ht charge directed the accused then at Warenton
Junction 70 start ct O'Clock on the morning Of he 10Th Of
August aud to march with hiI corps be Br
tow station, distant nine miles. at daylight
u recsd that Gen Heossr bad had severe engsgemsnt,
with loss OF 800 killed and wounded bat euemy
retiring along the rsroad and that it we, Necessary 10 drive
them from Manassas and clear the country between that
which ,uod fGrthsr expressed n these
words; 1t Is necessary all dccoun that you should be
this Dispatch who will conduc. YOU 10 this psceD The Or
der delivered by the officer referred Capt De
ING Of the 27lh.
On delivering Il he stated to the accused The thing
Gen Pope sad to on leaving BTiOw Station, that
should Temaiu with Gen. Porter and guido the column to
brstow station leaving at O'Clock, and tia. Gen Pope
command was out OF ammunition, and en- attack from sha
combined forces Of Jeckson and Ewe expected cary
tbs morning tho 2Sto and hence the urgency With which
th prompt and vigorous pressed upon the
cu.ed. The order Yves not obeyed.
The march according 10 several Of the w did not
be- until dayNgnt Capt DE Kay who guide and
the had Of the column that he walked
Capt Moreith called by the cccused, when asked
IT, point Of fact. the march commenced before daylight,
reg.bd " think IL was about dawn Ofdsy"
Sykes the CepOsed that
dlshon led on that mornings that be generally allowed nom
and baltic two hours between Teyse and the advance
that on tho morning Of tho 2h the syee was beaen rera
quarter to hApast TWO O'clock and shat the adv snoe was
sounded they could distinguish the rosd thereby
evaeny fseIfog 70 the dawn OF day. Gsn Pope having
been ake wnstbsr the receipt Of certain from
the accused the latter wss on his march IN obe5sncs TO the
order OF the 21th August. AnsWered:
90 not know mat he On the contrary, ftom
note had received from him did Understand thst hs
would march until daylight N the morning"
While tho weight OF the testimony to the effect thst the
n en- a. avins dome 20 esrie than O'clock
sni the arrival tow Station took place, no, at daylight
directed ~ bot 1t twenty inmates past ten of
II our srmys large par. Of Il withou: amm1nitiorh.d
rot IN the meanwhile been fallen upon aad tsaen twas not
because Of effort made BY The secused to prevent such
vic atom Of his psremptory order Is sought to be
eused rather fully justified by tho sccusedo three grounds
ts the fatigue Of his tgoops secoEd the dsrkness Of the
ngui thId tne oosLuctons on me oao, goNlHg ous Of
b,sks aud the difficult places IN IT, aud the presence OF
par Of ths troops had marched on the 27h nom seven
snd Of Gea sykes had marched bu from Twelve 70 fourteen
miles perou Of them did not arrive o. their encsmPment
Narreron Junction until about suuiown6i O'CLOCK The
balance sIrysJ ss,,.., go" 's e S',y d ~ eeees in
determination not 20 a. O'clock, deposed nst their
troop. ware very much EXHAUSTED.
camp snt earliest would have had een hours while tno's
arriving latest would Lave bad dx hours and ahsf for
ma Oh OF only nine miles Had they reached Drsow Sta
tou daylight the meh for none q thaul wou have ez'
cs.ded twenyeight mites H. weniyio hours while for
Args part Of the command ii would haTe been less.
Doe. the military history OF the world show tha. H. ,eat
forced oon and that soldiers
liy capable Of endorlns theni
The early pAn Of tho nigh. sisr, and not unusually
dark Al about II o'clock the sky became overcast aud the
grew very OF the Witnesses H. tex
trorner daEs" and continued uuti morning. 1t
however not complicated with cola, or RAIN or
storm ha noticeable fac, slso, that the determination
at O'clock IN obedience to tho order was 90,
0ceE0ued thi extreme Darkness but hsd been taksa be-
lore Cspt DsKay lay down, which was at IL oe.ock-
The 70 tAe position taken IN the desenss that
consequence OF this tsTknes II impossible to obey
be order Is found in thu testimony Of Capt Durysa, who
that tho MIGHT Of he 9Th Of August he marched
Will his command ifom NFuenton and dd nos hai until
a., ftt lie ulu an
di'.i 'ut!e. gtoNing out Of the night"
Major =. D. Bafstow also the march that NIB. until
O'Clock ard up mo following morning before Dwight
have no VIVID recollection Of hist rsn beyond
o.he nsh l. sssd e me 70 ?. se ma as ether
experienced In marching the troops up to tho hour AZ which
hy ensaTs5 ss6 s c VINO o. =; 0not o 0S',
over this the ,ht u he 2h, states that he up
nearly all that night lie asked the following questions;
have de'gbsd g. and also the character OF the right.
was not movement Of troops along that road practicable
that uishtf
10 not know anything kinder troops marching along
the oAd there Thofe road running each y 20 Of The
rs,lro1d shond thuk hwond have beer easy for troops
70 mevs along there although msy BE- ni'tkon n ;ha'
" strong cti1ste Of ths dac.,ies IN the way 81 tho
ef ofttOop. the night Of the 5Iih over the road 20
Iri,io station edod that C4rk as
w. the might oops could have marched provided they had
IsI road ard guide 70 coudGc; tLeEbr.h Of which tie
Gu nan textiles that II was not impossible for
ns to have that road the isht Of the 2th
M th ID ~ would have oeeu great merry sr4ggers, OF
b.h he said there are lesI ali nigdt marches
lie escrbe, the road bat in toeraSy good con-
dfion" -
diem Pops VIC asked the following question::
Dueslio there any obstacles IL the n snch
c a. vour lated. either growing out Of the
rh " tao character OF the rosd Wal you please state
n. answered: "Th.re difficulty In marching 40 far
"a lilo night was Concerned. have several times made
chr, with larger than Gen Porter had during the
h There was obstruction the road IN wagon
su aetched along the rood MARCHING toward me
M,,,,,,s Jurcou Of uOoksrs Division hot sui
G-t In my nd sucu to bsye Delayed fox any considerable
length II tiue, Ito passage OF artillery.
u even the rosds been blocked up the rerosd track
xa aud that track had passed the larger portion OF
don uo'Arrs iuury. There wts no OBSTRUCTION 10 me id
v,noa of Infantry"