Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-06-20

From the Baltimore Sun, OF Friday, June lA.J
TIE BATTLE AT GREAT BETHEL.
Additional Interesting Particulars.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF GEN. BUTLER
We have received the following additional
particulars Of the late engagement az 0feA'
Bethel, Virginia:
Correspondence Of the Associated Press
particulars OF the Conf, ct at Great Eetnsl
AH.Ths Conf d IRmtirry Abindnneo,
and their Forces Withdrawn ~ fofh-
toWn. mt.
FORTRESS MoSRos, June ~, G P. M.~The
county bridge where the battle OF Monday
morning was fought is near the head OF u
branch of Back river, and is better known Us
Great Bethel. After crossing the narrow but
apparently deep stream. the road objects some,
what TO the lett along lis Side. Just beyond
The bridge the Confsderates planted their bat,
tery. consisting Of 1t least ono twelve pound
,iae cannon and Two field pieces. The ine Of
;otrencbments then followed the RICH: side OF
the road, with u ditch only between them
The position vas excei!eHtiy cnosen-ine
e,ream and u,urass on The left VI the rtad WI
danirp so as to render futile my attempt TO
cuff INK tic ConleLerates on that side. The
formation Of the ground on the right made a
n'at mov.,nent yery c.rcui:ors. The nrst in,
timatiop of the battery WAS Il sharp discourage
of artillery upon The Q u.vcs, who t"ire al
trmptsd to carry the ~uIk, but were uhaoie u
mas; ,ay stream, and had 10 !all BACK among
the trees. The Other regiments came up III
The order given in ms FIRST Dispatch put 'oF
want Of a povd COMMANDER fell in;o confusion
A council uf the Colonies WAS held. and the
order given to retreat aiier the men Gau pee"
exposed for an hour and q hall 70 u ucstruc'
tive fire. lob
In the meantime Lieut.. Col. Washburn, Win
200 mcn, had By Is ":;'s circuit rescheo 'He
rear of the battery, and it Is no" quite e'lueh'
that the CohG d. crates, whom It's no" fca'lt
certain did rot exceed in number 6Oo men,
were on the point OF leaving the field, "heh
the order was given for tie federal troops u
retreat. notwithstanding tho report 81 Fu,'
suit. the Con!edrraIes were net seeH !eis s'e'
of Great B.tnel. It is fortunate THAI Inc Con
feders,e cavalry did no, pursue.
Oh the i sappearance uf the Fcders! troops
the whole force uf.the enemy, !earinS en- a.'acA
under better auspices, LEFT their c2;!eicntnch's
; and hastily Withdrew towards Yorktown, car
rying away their artillery and OuTniDg the Su'
jacent building.
Myi IT Winthrop ftli MORALLY wounded In the
arms OF o Vermont volunteer. lie was ois .:
the aids ard acting SECRETARY To GeIeIal But
Ter. and xas the author Of the brilliant "se'entp
R.ermenl' article ia The luxe !uIuber II tcr
Atlantic Monthly.
Brigadier General Pierce ms not get given
al ,.flcal account OF this important III 'lr.
Colonel Taylor, with nearly ll,OlV incn.
Yesterday made Z recoDnoisSa.cv irCm Newport
News, bu. returned to camp in the evening
With this txc. p,ivn no military luoTtlarht
has occurred.
A captain Of the 2 ,uaVc<, With taelf ASSIST,
ant surgeon, has toby gone 10 Great GstEel
under u flag Of truce, and bearing 4 letter IRON
General Butler, respecting the burial OF the
dead. They ha@n not yet returned. The OF
hcial returns of The lost is not Yet COMPLETED:
Here is o list ui Colonel Duryea's killed ard
woundeJ:
Elled-George II. Tlehout, c~SinFsay y;
James Grigrs. company ii; David r'e5ur;,
COMPANY /: Patrick White, company j.
founded -Adulph Vincent, company q,
dangerous; Jas. 5. Taylor. company 3, dan
gerOus Corporal Drinhelhtf, company Z,
slightly john B:oecher, company D., slightly;
Edward Moore, COMPANY u. slightly; James
Knowles, company E, los, righ: hand; I. W,
Cartwright, Company G.. not dangerous; Cap'.
Fitzpatrick, company Ii. Tot dangerous; CAPT.
Cohen, Company j, shoulder disioca!cd Jehh
Dunn loot Ls right a'tn Jas. \: Cochran
slightly ; J. II. Cun~Ay. company Il, 81 ghHr'
Kissing Sergeant ll"lteT, company T.
and Alien Dodd, company |.
The casualties, | ALI confident. will numoe
not less than e5 killed AID over 50 wounded.
T,>. Z ~. ,,.,,,,I.,t .r fIn. D. ,rIIa hrsCI,Ai
died yesterday. SO,
Col. DendIA's Reg'neat has :hrro killed
and seven Wounded und t@o missing.
An accident occurred in the uiorniDg EsaE
Little Bethel, that cost Col. TowtschG's Reg
ment two lives and several wounded.
At Great Bcthe! he had one killed and two
MORALLY wounded. Ql!;ea large Lumber are
still missing.
Lieut. G7eble, whose funeral is now being
celebrated with imposing ceremonies, wps Kill
sd on horseback. His head was sIiuck oE &
rifle cannon bail.
The L. S. steamer Monticello has Just arrived
here from Washington, with a large amount OF
ammunition.
The weather is Intensely net he:v.
General rutler's HmcIal rcposs of The
1atiIcs.
The following is Gem Buffers o.Hci1. Teyor,
Of the affair at Little pnd BE- Bethel:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA,
Fortress Monroe, JuLe 10. 1851.
20 Lieutenant General Scott:
GESERAL:- Having learned HAT tho cneInT
had established MI outpost OF some strength
at q ,lace called Little Bethel, = stnall church, |
ab ,us eight niles from Newport News, und
the same distanc. from Hampton, whence they
were accustomed nightly 10 advance both Oh
Newport News and the pcSe. guards oil
Hampton to annoy them, and aIsu from whence
they had come tuwu III small squads Of ceval-
~ and taken Il number Of Cnion men, some OF
hom had the sal. guard ard protection Of the
troops OF the United States, ard forced them
into the rebel raj Ks. and that they were a,sU
gathering up the Slaves Of cltiz rs WOO had
moved away and left their la:;:.s in charge OIL
their negroes, CARRYING them 10 work in the
intrenchments at Williamsburg and Ioiktoxn,
| determined :: Se'd up q iorcc 10 drive then
back and destroy t.e!r e.lup. tho headquarters
Of which vas this small church. | had ulso
learned That n 4 place a Sh"rt distance further
on, on the road ~ YORKTOWN, was az ot;wurk
Of the rebels, on the Hampton side Of q p!acv
called Big Bethel, 4 large church, near The
head Of the north branch Of Back river, and
that here was 8 very considerable rend, zrouS, |
with works gilmore or less strength in process o.
erection, and from this point lne whole coun.
try was laid under contribution.
Accordingly | ord=rel G.h. Pierce. WHO is
10 command Of lamp Hamilton. at Hampton,
TO send Duryea's regiment Of Zouayes to be
ferried over u.lnp.on creek at on. O'clock hi.
Inor: Ing, and 10 march by The road up 70 New.
market bridge, then crossing the bridge, TO 60
by a by.Ioad, and thus put the regimen: IN tho
rear Of the enemy. and between Big Bethel and
Little Bethel, IN part for The purpose Of cutting
him CT, and Then TO make an attack upon
Little Bethel. directed Gen. Pierce to sup
port him from H1mpton with Col. Townsent's
regiment with TWO mounted howi'zars, and to
march about an bour later. At the sane time
| directed Col. Phelps, commanding 1T New.