Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-06-13

FALSE REPORT OF A SECOND FIGHT.
LATEST PARTICULARS.

Yesterday the following false despatch was
sent over the wires =
New YORK, june PA special Washing
ton despatch to the Herald, dated one O'Clock
this morning, says a special messenger has ar.
rived from Fortress Monroe, bringing intelli-
gence that Gen. Butler this Tuesday tore
noon proceed with large reinforcement to
Great Bethel, and, after a severe fight. cap
tured their batteries, one of I guns and the
masked battery of IA guns, and also took 1000
rebel prisoners.
The Times special despatch states that Post
master General Blair has stated that General
Butler assaulted and carried Great Bethel by
storm.
Some scamp at Washington invented this
report, and we should rejoice to hear that he
had been shot or hung. The report was I'M
true and there was nothing whatever to excuse
it. 1t is fully contradicted. OF the disastrous
fight that did take place, as previously report.
ed, we have the following additional partcu-
lars -
BALTIMORE, June 12-The steamer from
Old Point has just arrived here. The account
of yesterday, of the battle at Great Bethel,
embracing all the intelligence received at head
quarters up to the departure OF the steamer,
is correct. No further military movements
have taken place. The soldiers are resting
from the great fatigue of yesterday, conse-
quent upon the march of twenty miles and an
action of nearly two hours, without a complete
meal for more than twenty four hours.
On tie withdrawal of the federal troops the
rebel cavalry and infantry, in considerable
force, followed as far as New Market bridge,
this side of Little Bethel, inhumanly charging
in one instance those bearing off the dead and
wounded. The enemy had in the action six
guns behind the batteries
The following is a list of some of the wound.
ed:
Third Regiment of Neac York-Joseph Rich
ards, slight bayOnet wound in the thigh W.
c. Cady, MORALLY, in the abdomen; James
Garbett shot in the thigh; E. w. Stone,
slightly; Frederick A. Baker, in the leg,
slightly George Boyce, shot through the left
axla; VIM. Hall, shot in the wrist.
Fifth Regiment of NeW Yorb-John Dunn,
shot in the right elbow, dangerously, ambuta-
ted; Joseph Knowles, shot in the fore arm,
amputated John Conway, shot in the leg ;
Adolph Vincennes, shot in the chest; Joseph
Yeager. shot under the scapua
Seventh (Germdn) Regiment Neao York-Con-
rad Ganth, wounded in the chest Joseph IL.
Weston, sun stroke.
The New York NavaL de.--Joseph
Reed injured.
Fourth Regiment Of Massachusetts,. Francis
l.. Souther, shot through the chest, and lost
both arms since dead.
A gentleman OF responsibility, who came up
from OLD Point this morning and spent some
time at the fortress during yesterday and
Monday, says the passengers were greatly as
tonshed on reaching here to learn of the great
ly exaggerated accounts relative to the repuIse
evening he was in conversation with both Off
GERS and privnIes who were in the engagement.
Some modification was expressed at the bad
management of Gen. Pierce.
One of lieutenant Greble's command as
sured our informant that had an advance been
ordered instead of a retreat the battery would
have been taken in five minutes more. Lieu.
tenant Greble had sienced all their guns but
one rified cannon, which was fired with great
rapidly and concentrated entirely on his COM
mand.
The body of lieutenant Greble did not cone
up to-day. 1t is expected tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, June 12.-Intense excitement
is caused here by the false report of Gen. But
ler's renewal of battle at Great Bethel. Lieu
tenant Butler to-day brought official dispatches
of the engagement under Pierce. They do
not vary essentially from the published ac-
count. They state the federal soldiers killed
at fourteen, wounded torty-five. OF the killed
eight were by the hands of their own friends
by mistake.