The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-15
THE FIGHT BETHEL CHURCH.

4 red = nt,m,or OF rounds into eetch otner, XIII
,ns and gripping number Of their own men
This is decidedly the hest Joke OF the season
The following ar" the kilograms referred 10 |
R.rTtvoEr lime y Gen Dntier move"
several rrgtrnpn e to dislodge the Sou therncf-
at ar.nt tathel nine miles from ii tmpton.
At iittl. Bethel, n German regiment, ms
taking the signal, fired on Coz Townsend
column, marching in close oruer, Win t"o
pieces of artillery. Other accounts say Town
send regimen nj fl red first. L s flre was harm
less hut the Germans fire Killed one abu
wounded two The Albany reg "Snt being BE-
hind discovered hv tha aScontreinehts on t,i'
field that The supposed enemies were TRENDS,
pui nreyiousiy they hid fired nine rounds
DURYEA'S Zouaves hearing the firing, hred OF
the AlbapNans At daybreak two regiments
moved from the tortre to support the main
BODY. Little Bethel was burned ana M
army advanced towards Great Bethel ar
rivIng there they could see no men, no oat.e
rips but only the Il lsh ana their coinfhuee
falling A well-concerted movement might
,.ye s.cpred the position, but Brisadler Gen
.ral Pierce seemed to have lost his wits
Lieut. CREDIBLE, L :. A, and - others Were
killed, ana 100 wounded ih|Ie 10 ihtehse III
aiynation against Gen. Pierce for not having
ordered an earlier fight of the k deraiists
WAsHIsGros June lt.-Itis not kno wn how
raEy were killed and wounded AT the capture
If Little Bethel, where the tedtriilsts
whipped them't ives. Inc hre VI Tue cue
ralists At Great Bethel was apparently harm
l.ss The attack I1stsd bat hri5H7o ho"r, " hen
:, retreat was sounded, which order was
promptly but orderly oh2ted. y Is estima-
I'D that about 20 were hillcd and zoe wound
I'd Major Winthrop, aid to Gen: Butler,
nd I.iet;t 20. Grinnell, OF the Ne" orH
First Regiment, are missing Inc atta2klns
force was Duryea's Z0uaves, Town send Al
tany Regiment, Col Burdick's Regiment
detachment of the Vermont and Massdchu
Its Regiment Col Aliens Regiment, and
Col harris's Regiment. The defenders mum
bered only 900 heroes at Little Btthrl
Southern MAYOR ana TWO StCessiollSts were
captured
twill be observed that there are some ar
rant fals.boo,,- n tie above, one of which
| We have itaiicised. The account shows, how
ever, that the Federalists cannot derry that
I they were soundIy thrashed.
! The following letter is from a popular
member of the Young Guard
HEADQUARTERS "YoUSG GrARD,"
YORKTOWN, une II, 1851.
| doubt not before THIS you have r. eeiyed an
| .cc0uut OF The great battle fought at Bethel
| Church on The 10th last but sun, repeu-
non, | think, VIII prove IN Interesting.
A t;u hmeut OF the HoWltZar BATTALION,
the North Carolina Regiment,a portioh OF Col
| .ugt>t's Regiment, Con>lstln- uI the 1ounS
| tinard the Virginia Life Guard and the Hen
| leo Sou thern Guard, under Lieut.. Col. Stu
4rt and Major Montague's Battalion, had
i,.en marched to Bethel Church lew days
.reyious 10 the fight, and there quartered
IN AlOnutf lnijIDiASJ db - " N'pNn, t'S eA''''A
,ores of thu bugle called all hands to arms,
! md in a few moments the entire force under
/ Col Magruder had taken up The line OF march
| for the expected battle field. tor some
| ,Ours every thing remained IN que
| -u.upnsp when suddenly II sharp report from
he +. lie OF Il scout, announced the ARRIVAL OF
NJ enemy. At three minutes to nine CLOCK
the HowitZer Battery belched forth IN thuh
ttr ZONES, causing The New York Iouaves u
mt no an uGrarIhIy Yeti. Then, indeed, hto
ne battle commenced Shot after shot fol
owed each oher in quick succession. III
Yo,,rv Guard" the - Life Gunrd and tn
D., H.u,ico Southern Guard" held the redoub
% the right OF the Battery and retained
until one OF the HoWitZer pieces became acci
s. .i-utally spiked, by the b1eaking OF the prim
ig wire when the command was given 10
| -nrm TO fall back and take possession Of tn
| frdoubt i'll rear OF the ChuTch, which po
| tition they held until the end OF the en
zagement In the meantime, Capta
| ATKINSON arrived on the ground, and /
/, | company with the rifle company troi
North Carolina, were ordered. As soon as IN
| iamaxed piece had h-en supplied. to march I
he redoubt on the right OF the battery. Tn
| | tI.ht las ted four hours and quarter. Bonn
, shpIl hot shot grape. rife ano musket BALI
y .y.re poured INTO Us as thick as hail, and we.
..turned with deadly effect. Al one time III
.netny were engaged on the hill opposite
e; .hrowing up an en!baukment, rs II was SUI
!, osed when the HoWitzers, by well d
u reel ted shot, caused them 10 sctmper IN ever
: ! direction | learn TO day, however, that ii
i. 5ankIneut they We're digging trench 10 hui
| heir dead.
:, ruere is no means by which l can correct
:, ,scartalr the number of killed and wound,
. II the side OF the enemy 1t Is estimate
q {, t,e be Wten three and i've hundred. Ii
\ killed al d wounded on our side Is rs fellow
:, Wounded, three Howitzsrs, aud two Nor
! .,aro!inia!s slightly; killed, ON. North Car
~, .ir,, Thus Won " III sre that IN all WI
r God was with US / r0ughout this entire hgh
h.. 1t one O'clock the ui"in ot The -neiny 'ou
IT heard loudly b-ating hasty retreat WIN,
the enemy did ia douD.e Il ulck time, and We
olIowed by the Cavalry within
mile Of Hampton. The Cavalry r
III tort that they carried with Them Sc
e. raj wagon loads OF dead ana Wounce
$500 g,led one upon the other Tie forces OF
III .upuy are sid 10 have been between 10
Is thousand five hundred and nve thouSan
l.. while that OF ours amounted to about tWel
- II fifteen hundred. After he enemy
ies reated in company with some of our office
WV | walked over the battle field, and the sig
-: that met my eyes was truly >ickening. He
NIL and there lie the dead and dying i'll one pla
nd | saw fifteen bodies piled one upon anoth
as if i'll the retreat the enemy had DUMP
ost hem from cart. In one place we saw
DIV | officer lying dead. who, upon examlnatl
:. proved TO be a captain in the Fifth Regime
les Of New York volunteers. he wore Il swt
upon which was inscribed, presented oy
ladies of New \ Ork The most piltfI
sight that met my eyes was mat OF SCOT.
a nan who had the whole OF has LETT leg 81
1, IL,
ia session OF his faculties. He was immediat
re- taken charge of and all proper medical att
ton rendered. Upon conversation "
th. him. We learned that he enlisted rs Il nut
g. clan with the promise OF salary OF 300
- month but upon the morning that Il
les. marched against US his instrument was TAI
from him and he compelled to enter the TAI
'ls- rs a private. He remarked thar what
ey him most was that the Northerners TOO
b; dead BODY living next 10 him and placed II
cart 10 carry back 10 the fort, while all OF
rEtreaJles tor SINH II disposition Oh
tho were unayailng. He thanked the Southe
in ers tor their kindness 10 nm, ana s'tu
rial they We're even hinuti W mn s ~ h
in the hour OF need.
was IT, So,,,ar, forcas deserve much praise
the their GOODNESS and bravery, particularly
North Carolina Regiment and the Howitz
under Major Randolph, who stood 10 /
we'd work mantully. Colonel Magruder remaI
,n+l that 1t was as decisive victory as any
- gained in Mexico. In the thlrkest OF the
Fh'' | noticed our mutual friend, Harry Tins
Of your office.
itf- We have at our quarters several curios
lies u,cked I'D upon the field OF battle by the N
)ck- hers of the "Ioung Guard which l
to endeavor to send TO you for puoilc inspect
rs 1t Last ,ioht lust after the drum beat
pro TAI too and all were preparing quietly 10 IN
We themselves INTO the arms OF Morpheus, on
wear our mem bers proposed that we should IN
he blessing OF God preparatory 10 rem
-: Immediately each man ieii upon me- ~
matt xhrn Private Lawrence Alien, OF the "
ba> (iualdn put mp mostappropriate ana 0
FIN liiulIy -worded prayer 10 the arone OF VI
49, which being ended, all quietly laid u
selves down TO rest -
,tate IN. amount of work done by our Richu
+ so re-iment on the day OF the battle was
mense We were IN inc trenches |"
hours, engaged alternately IN hsntlns
rday Working aliFr Tue o" "nn If cntfre and
1Ai' ~ hole force TOOK up the ilHc Oh