Q. What was the nearest port of entry to where you were anchored?
A. Norfolk, Va.
Q. How far from Fortress Monroe?
A. A mile, or 1-1/8 or 1-1/4—not a great distance.
Q. How long did you lie there before you were transferred to the Harriet Lane?
A. Several days. I did not keep any account. Some two or three days.
Q. And you were brought to this port in the Harriet Lane?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. And all the prisoners you identified to-day were brought here?
A. Yes, sir, to the Navy Yard, Brooklyn; there transferred to a ferry-boat and brought to the Marshal's office here.