The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1861-06-20
miscellaneous.
The Attack on Great Bethel.

4 special dispatch to the New York
Post contains the following details of
the attack made on Great Bethel. We
copy:
BALTIMORE, june 11.-The special
correspondent Of the American return
ed from Fortress Monroe this morning
with a full report of the battle at Great
Bethel.
For several days past Gen. Butler had
been advised Of movements of u con-
siderable body Of Confederate troops in
the vicinity of the village called Great
Bethel, which is about twelve miles
from the Fortress, aud near the road
conducting to Yorktown.
Believing from reliable reports that
they had thrown up entertainments and
generally extending their outer line of
pickets, he determined, after consulta-
ton with other officers, to whip them
away, and accordingly gave orders to
several regiments to hold themselves in
readiness to march at a moments warn
ing.
At the same time, the Chief of the
Ordnance Department received orders
to send battery of howtzers, which
was soon under line of march, compris-
ing four twelve.p Founders and a detach-
ment Of United States Artillery, with
Lieutenant Grcbe and other officers.
A party of the Naval Brigade was al.
so quickly mustered for the purpose of
conveying troops across Hampton Greek,
which was done by means Of fishing.
boats sent down on Saturday from Sus-
quehanna river.
The detailed force of the volunteers
consisted Of three regiments, the Alba
ny Regiment, Colonel Townsend; the
New York Zouaves, Colonel Duryee
and the Seventh New York Regiment,
| Colonel Bendiz, with companies from
other regiments, comprising a force Of
nearly three thousand men.
The command moved at half past
twelve o'clock on Sunday night, with
the Zouaves nearly one hour ahead; and
owing to q most unfortunate mistake in
relation to signals, two Of the regiments
got into a collision; when the regiment
of Col. Bondix mistaking that Of Col.
Townsend for that of the enemy, fred
into them, and did not discover their
mistake until the dawn of day, when the
supposed enemy left them masters Of
the field 1t is not known exactly how
many were killed or wounded, but tho
number will not be considerable.
After an explanation and a mutual
understanding, between the two regi.
ments, it was then agreed to move on
to Great Bethel, and the entire force
took up the line of march, which is
three miles from the place where the
error was committed
As soon as the right Of the column
got near the place, they we're apPrised
of the presence of the foe, who was very
strongly entrenohed and who opened a
fire upon them Nth battery Of rWeid
cannon. The Federal troops promptly
responded but the volleys Of the infant.
Try and a small park of howitzers were
unavailing against such a formidable
battery, aud in the course Of half an
hour a retreat was sounded and exocu,
ted in good order
The regiments moved well, and the
men, it is acknowledged on all sides
acted with a spirit of determination
The most melancholy feature Of the bat.
tie was the killing Of Lieutenant Gre.
BILE.
1t was almost impossible to tell the
number Of killed and wounded on the