Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-09-06

Seventh New York regiment national
guard, aide-de-camp to Gen. Butler,
who desires to communicate with Col.
Butterheld." He was permitted TO
come on board. He had orders from
Gen. Butler that / should land my
troops Immediately and report in per-
son, Having already accepted the Or
ders and directions of General, then
Col. Reyes as representing Gen. Scott,
waited to receive Reyes directions as
to whether I should report to Gen. But
Ter, Gen. Keyes did not go ashore un-
til morning. While Gen. Keyes was on
shore, premature message came again
from Gen, Butler directing me to report
In person without delay and to land my
command which could not do until ]
got the lighter. went ashore and
found Gen. Keyes IN consultation with
Butler In his Office, waited until Gen,
Keyes had finished his interview when
asked him If should report to Gen,
Butler lie said he thought had bet
ter do so and | entered the headquar.
ters and found Gen. Butler, whom had
never seen before, sitting in his shirt.
sleeves with no vestige of uniform,
lie demanded in very sharp, grufr
tone why | not reported before, re.
piled that had never heard Of any
Gen. Butler, and did not know by what
authority he was in command, and had
reported to Reyes, of Gen. SCOTS
staff, and had been waiting for his in.
structions as to whether | should re-.
port to Gen. Butler and he had just dc.
cidcd should.
How soon will you land your troops,
sir?" was the very sharp demand,
"Assoon as Gen. Burnside's vessel
can lighter them, My steamer cannot
come to the wharf" answered.
"How soon will you be ready to leave
for Washington?'
"As soon as get ashore" was my an
swer.
We'll, you're the first man ready to
move Immediately without demanding
something"
said: General, have no trans
portation. My men have ammunition,
muskcts and bayonets and canteens,
but nothing to carry any supplies. l
should like II couple of wagons to carry
rations, Those ought to have"
Maj, Millcr!" shouted the general
to an officer of the quartermasters de-
partment, furnish this officer with
wagons to carry rations for his troops
immediately
"Dut cannot do it," said the officer
addressed. 81 have none. What am
to do? There's only one wagon in the
town-hcre is the sergeant just come
and reported about it. You'll hear
what he has to say"
The old regular sergeant Of the
quartermastcr's department saluted
and said that 1.-THE gentleman that
owns the wagon says he will shoot the
man that takes it."
lie does, does he?" said Butler. pull
ing on a coat and drawing SLOUGH hat
over his eyes. Come, we will see
about this.p
Naturally went along. We went
outside of the naval academy grounds
and came to rather nice,lool1ing resi-
dencc, with family carriage house
and barn of the old style adjoining.
There was very rcspectablc-looliing
gentleman standing outside, The SER
geant pointed to the barn and said:
"The horses are there, sir" and the
doors of the place were opened and we
saw very fair team harncsscl to a
good farm wagon, evidently ready to
depart out of the reach Of seizure. The
sergeant pointed to the gentleman
standing near by and said; There is
the gentleman who owns them,
Eutlcr walked close up to him, leav.
ing not six inches Of space between,
aud said: II understand, sir, that you
will shoot the man that takes these
horses, Shoot me, sir-l am the man
who takes these horses for the govern