The national Republican., 1861-06-14
FROM yoRrRxss MONROE.

~ t FROM fOhTRkss MONROE. 10
Ths steamer adelaide arrived at Baltimore
yesterday from Old Point Comfort, which place
she left Wednesday evening. The following
pszticulss We CLEAN from The Patriot:
Captain Taylor, quartermaster of the I. 8.
army, came up as passenger in the adelaide,
and stopped ct Fort McHenry, where he would
procure an escort for the remains of Lieuten-
ant Greble, on their way TO Philadelphia.
The remains Of Lieut.. Greble were brought
6n. They we're under charge of Capt. Taylor |
and detachment Of Zouaves.
? In the fight, Lieut.. Greble had only one cor.
poral and four privates Of the artillery with
him, and was killed by the side Of his gun.
The escort from Fortress Monroe to the boat
wss composed of men Of his regiment, com.
'msnded By Lieut.. W. p. Small, ofthe second
regiment Of artillery, the regular forces in the
garrison, Gen. Butler and his staff, and Com.
Pendsrgass and the officers Of the frigate Cum
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Tie father Of Lieut., Greble, Who had gone
on to visit him, also accompanied the remains,
and the news of the sudden death, Of his son
bad : very melancholy and almost fatal effect
Il hss been ascertained that the actual loss
Of the Federal troops in The battle. was twelve
killed and forty wounded. OF the killed, seven
bodies had been buried at Hampton.
A large number Of those previously reported
% among the missing had returned to the fort.
Their absence had excited apprehension for
their safety, and their return accounts for the
reduced number Of the casualties first reported.
The masked battery at Great Bethel was
commanded by Col. ]. B. Magruder, and there
were $500 men in the entrenchments, two
Louisians regiments having arrived an hour
after the fight. They are reported to have
thirty pieces Of rifed cannon in position.
[Another account says three pieces Of cannon
and Eve hundred men.
Another battery is situated four miles above
Great Bethel, on the road to Yorktown, and
occupied by about four thousand men.
The number of troops at Richmond 10 esti'
mated at about thirty thousand. ...
1t is supposed that it was the intention Of
Gen. Butler to make an attack upon the bat.
terry at Great Bethel with the whole Of the
forces under his command, leaving only men
enough in the fort to garrison 1t.
One Of the men who was in the fight said
that, st the time it was going on, General Pierce
was one mile distant from the scene Of action,
seated on his horse, and appeared to be en-
tirely speechless. No order was given by him
q proper head, the troops were compelled to re-
treat in rather disorderly manner.
. Great indignation continued to be expressed
at his conduct, and the universal opinion was
that he was utterly incompetent for the position
He is said to be near relative to ex.Preaiden'
Pierce. (Doubtfal ..t..
Provisions are said to be very scarce anc
high at Norfolk, Richmond, and among tht
Confederate forces in the vicinity Of Grea
Bethel--water was especially scarce, no rail-
having fallen for some time; and the troop
we're compelled to drink the water from tn
river. 49,
Provisions we're plenty at Fortress Monroe
and the supply Of fresh water was abundant
the boat taking it down from Baltimore ever,
day.
TIE ASSOCIATED PRESS CORRESPONDENT ON TH
AFFAIR AT BETHEL.
Fortress Monroe, June IL, r. Nm
county bridge, where the battle Of Monda
morning was fought, is near the head Of
branch of Back river, and is better known a
Great Bethel. After crossing the marrow br
apparently deep stream, the road defects SOM
what to the left along its side. Just beyon
the bridge the Confederates planted their ba
tery, consisting of one twelvepound rifle cal
non and two field pieces. The line of entrencl
ments then followed the right side Of the roa'
with ditch only between them. The positio
vas accidentally chosen. The stream and IN
rsss on the left of the road widening so as
render futile any attempt to outfank the rebe
on that side. The formation of the ground o
the right made flank movement very c'rcu'
Gus.
The first iutimation of the battery was
sharp discharge of artillery upon the Zouave
who twice attempted to carry the work, b
we're unable to pass the stream, and had to ts
back among the trees. The other regimen
came up in the order given in my first dispatc
but, for want Of good commander, fell in
confusion. A council OF colonsls was held, al
the order given to retreat, after the men h'
been exposed an hour and half to o destru
tive ERE.
In the mean time, Lieutenant Colonel Was
burn, with $50 men, had, by wide circu
reached the rear of the battery, and II is nj
quite certain that the Confederates, whom it
now nearly certain did not exceed, in numb
600 men, we're on the point of leaving the fie
when the order was given for the Federal troo
to retreat.
Notwithstanding the report of the pursu
the Confederates were not seen this side
Great Bethel. 1t is fortunate that the Conft
crate cavalry did not pursue.
FORT MONROE.
On the disappearance of the Federal troo
the whole force of the enemy, fearing an alta
under better auspices, left their entrenchmer
and hastily withdrew towards Yorktown, car
ing away their artillery and burning the ad
cent buildings.
Col. Taylor, with nearly 1000 men, vest
day made o reconnaissance from Newport-Ne
but returned to camp in the evening. W
this exception, no military movement has
CURED. A captain Of the Zouaves, with tn
assistant surgeon, has to-day gone to CIR
Bethel, under a flag of truce, and bearin
letter from General Butler respecting the bul
of the dead. They have not yet returned.