New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-27

A. ana came right down here. and they were n.s,.,
ueio 'Vah Ws "efei aad this couary is such ths,
whef.ysr you give them tao or three we 70 a ~
ny, ioO,VVV me- me- cen make sny place iupreppsN.
= TO any other lOJ,cO men.
fIO0KER's PLAN.
.Dy Mr. Gooch: '.f..H Ia ID .r... "a -.....
Q, What was the strength Of your commas :.
Ii srtn,oOii "'"nd a.
A. It .,Vas - men.
Q. Woald there have been any diflcnltvs,,.
plies 10 NOhE moving down The OTHER Ia =, 'ap
river, ~ you propoe1? 'os
| a. b d ibrss DAYS ratiors then; ws,,r.
lrg 70 ua1cn iowa toroagh Caroline Counlv ,r 1paN
The feope had Jnst gathered their erots, aad essy
nave got plenty OF forage and provisions ~.
week or fortnight. AT tie uDo OF the eons.,'s
ilon between Gen. Hseck, Gen. AIe9s. And c'
BuInslde, there vas come talk OF Forwarding 49,.
supplies up the RsppahsnnCck Islid tbst " po.-
ll'g Green could draw my snpyliee from p
Royal as easily as could get them when Va, -
llnt1ood. | k6ew that 1 could take a no.','a.
with 'OOOO men that tho whole Rebel army ooaa
81 OF move mo frooi. . ~As
Q. Would that movement ha been ,s,so,.,.
view Of the fact that this army had not The man.
Of crossing herei '""'
! A. Yes, Sir; because coold take the hiyb,,,..
VII my conInsud and put them in a eoodil;oa -
oeiense. III had gons there DOT nan Of Tho ~
my would have Come 10 Frederick .blrg. In. ~
"A a 81
ere If we had given them time. as eiisctoeiv az
they have here. regard The bel position on m.
Rapr ahannock rs q strong one; mean tae o,a IT,.
retired " from Manassas. They had lie siysnt,gs
Of Two rsilrodds-ole 10 bring tbslr suppI "a I.
them from the west, aud the RAILROAD from Rebmood
to bring their troops up from there. II il ths
roDsest position they mad In Virginia. Tie adj.
vsntsges Of this roriion, to hold sgaiust foses
seeking TO cross the river aud attack IT, ara snch n
have never before seen. ,...l..
.. How far apart are tie bridges al the I've
poinis where our army crossed here "a
A. About four u.iies. nn
@. You speak Of the telegraph road; win yos
state definitely what that road is
A. The telegraph road leaves Feedsrieksburs
from Hanover street, ana runs through depresssa
in The hills in the direction OF Bowling Green.
Q. How DO , Oh explain the fact that the enemy
did no. shell the CITY when our troops crossed
there Ar
A. | cannot ex plain it. II IL iDexrlicabls to m
that they did nos 90 50. As have before staed Il
10 reported unler flag OF truce that they had AZ oas
time sho. beating with which to trs the city, and
tnst wonld have made terrible tine OF II.
THE WITHDRAWAL or THE TROOPS
O. Was our recrOssing made unbeknowa TO tbs
eneEyf
A. I think it was here; how i. was down below
| Ca mot eay. 1t was late when got the order to
withdraw my command--bet weeI three and four
O'Clock in the moruins-aod &c was between eigat
and nine o'clock when the last troops were with
drawn. The eueny did not seem 10 realize Do! lhss
there were troops IN the houses. ! withdrew my
exterior line Of pick-ts hast OF all, and they were
not followed by Tue enemy.
O. Had they discovered that our troops were 70
DO fscrossed, " at could they have donsi
A. do Dot think we should have Suffered mncA
fruo their W. cry IRE on euon night 10 that wa.
as it would have been but radon hhns. -.