A. He said he hadn't forces enough.
Q. There was no force on Fifth street, was there—running out Fifth avenue?
A. I suppose I could have done all these things, but I didn't conceive, in view of the reports I had, that it was wise to undertake, and my views were fully confirmed by the dispatches that came from Guthrie himself, after I had ordered the movement, because he wired me as follows—after I got him an order for the concentration he wants to know—a Pittsburgher inquired of me what route he shall take.
Q. Did Colonel Guthrie have any ammunition?
A. O, yes; he had some seven to ten rounds, I believe—I know he had some ammunition.
Q. How many rounds did General Brinton have with him in the round-house?
A. I reported twenty—that is my belief.
Q. At the time you sent this communication, on page 7, with the message to General Brinton, could you not have ordered him out of the round-house, and could he not have marched, at that time, down to the Union depot?
A. I cannot answer whether he could have marched down. I could have ordered him to do so.
Q. What is your opinion about his having been able to march down to Union depot, and cut his way to Union depot at that time?