their direction I made out a list of the regiments represented at some four or five of the principal points-that is, where the largest number of prisoners were taken-which I left in my book here in this room when I came up some two days since expecting to be examined. That I do not find, and I have with me only a list of those regiments represented by the 952 prisoners who appear in this report under the head of "Place and date of capture not recordedJanuary

Question. Can you ascertain how many of them and whether they belonged to regiments which are otherwise represented as a part of the force which invaded Kentucky last summer?

The nearest answer to that question would be to make out a report of the regiments represented at each of the various places mentioned in this report. It would require, considerable time to do that; more than it has required to make out this other report, but it can be done.

Question. What is necessary to obtain an answer is to ascertain the number of those prisoners by referring to your reports, to observe the regiment to which they belong, then to refer to your previous report of prisoners captured in Kentucky belonging to regiments which formed part of the invading force, and thus ascertain whether there are regiments in the one class which are not represented in the other. Will that take long?

I could not tell how long; I will attempt to do it if the court wishes it.

If you please, get that information, captain.

The JUDGE-ADVOCATE. You may present it in a written statement.

General BUELL. State, if you please, what you understand the order of the Commission to have been with reference to the information you had to furnish on this occasion, captain, and state in what particulars the information you have furnished falls short of that which was required.

The JUDGE-ADVOCATE. I object to that question.

General BUELL. On what ground?

The JUDGE-ADVOCATE. I beg to state, Mr. President, that we have worked our recorder till he is fatigued and I suggest an adjournment.

CINCINNATI, OHIO, February [?] 14, 1863.

Captain S. E. JONES' examination continued.

General DANA. If I remember aright, when Captain Jones was last examined the court was adjourned on an objection. I move that the record be referred to and read.

(The portion of the record referred to was read.)

The JUDGE-ADVOCATE. I withdraw my objection to that question if General Buell wishes to put it.

General DANA. I move that the last question be read to Captain Jones.

(The question was read.)

General SCHOEPF. I object to General Buell's reading a private letter while the whole Commission is waiting for the transaction of business. The question was read, and I want to have it answered, not that the witness is waiting.

General BUELL. Out of deference to the Commission as a body I will state in answer to the objection that I am reading a paper connected with the investigation and the testimony of the witness now before the Commission.

General SCHOEPF. The question was read to the witness, who was nothing else to do but to answer it, and if General Buell is not prepared to listen to the answer let him state so before the Commission.