New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-15
The Truth Out at Last.

We have always thought, says the Petersburg
Express, that sooner later the truth would come
out about the fght at Bethel. We felt assured
from what we gathered the day after the battle,
that at least three hundred Of the enemy were
killed and wounded, and SO stated in the Express
of Wednesday, June IL. This statement IS now
fully confirmed by Yankeewho was engaged in
the fight. The witness is New Yorker, and pub
fishes the following in Northern paper
As soldier ready to serve my country feel
myself constrained to protest against the garhled
accounts and false statements made by some Of
the Northern papers concerning the fight at Big
Bethel Such reports do us great injustice IsY-
as these papers state, we were repused with a.
loss of but thirty or forty killed, every thinking
man must say that we were the most m arEant COW
ards on earth. Such was not the case. We
fousnS aaraualy and did not leave the field unM1
after the number OF 81 ana Woundsdsproved 10
US that further attempts Mo1sd n; he asstF1etige
We had some $500 men. The number of In
enemy is not known, as they fought behind SOM Q
earthworks. Their numbers could not haVe-bef n
very great, for the works were of no eHieI IT.
Their batteries were SO well served to rende it
impossible for us to cross the stream, which vas
some fifty or sixty feet.
We were exposed to a calling fire for some two
or three hours, and only left the feldIwllan our
men were falling in numbers from the deadly shots
poured lhto u.s. ihe ueisae 6as, uissracelil, but
complete one, and no soldier wishes to min ee the
Hatter, ior tne oiheers aIe lo'giaie ~ .s incom
petent manner in which the whole afainH az CON
Quoted. Our loss has been SEVERE andfs ia an in
suit to tell that have been repulsad with ion
killed and wounded. We Dave suffered 90 much
| from the ncompetency of our officers, nd do NOT
wish to be insuted by lies of the pressh reference
| to our want of courage. We stood o. nurderons
fire for three hours, and were driven Jack nv an
enemy we. could not see, but who killed and
wounded about three handrad of eurrm en- tt wac
then time for Ito retreat, and thaa retreat Wa,
effecteGAin disorderly manner, itWas because on,
officers. were incompetent to parfors their dutias
Lieut. Greble and his regulars 55ha red eallantjv
but the fire of the rebels was 100 W. d, directed to
| make any impression. One bhlngfa certaiu-tbair
pieces must have been served. by good men for
| though few in number they Werts fired with,araat
rspidity
FRoA WASHINGTON JEasbipzs on. Julv 81 Thn
Evening Star has an extra ahpa Coz Tavser wIo
came here under flag Of tay ce ye.stesaay and
says his business disposed rof in a fe "a mpntas
The President not deemng .as, complr4nieationhe
communication with DAVIS, Col. sTavIor VAS
marched back to Gen. Rfenowelps headauarters.
where he was kept under strict 3 nsrd until ass,v
this morning, whom he was escorted back IA. the
Confederate lines and turned hoo se to find LIS wau
back to Beauregard without hav irg accomplished
what was evidently his msiD gaint naIssly 10
communicate with the traitors. ID our mias&, Who
had doubtless prepared to he ssat to Rg2age, rard
through Taylor, important Information caaaa, ming
! alleged contemplated movements.
u The company of Garibaaaps who rau t;n;eY
II were surrounded this mornlag and age ow ;rn
{; prisoned. Ths ring-leaders viii be saaa !, esam
T Piles Of
/ The disnatchng of the news of army n ova.aants
!, J. by the telegraph has been forbddaa py General
~ Scott,
III The undue mortality in one or two Nav York
d regiments is attributed to the exosasi ge eonsnmn
ton of lager heer.
tE ANOTHER YANKEE DEsRRTs-Tk a Norfolk Areus
tn of the 9th inst. says:
N On Sunday morning young man named Ray
mond deserted from Grimes bat terry stationed near
Pigs Point He left in q little batteau under pre,
IT, tence of going fishing and ept on the tenor Of
of his way !" until he reached T. lie enemys lines near
II. Newport's News.
ct Wien he had got too fs r. out for o good fisher
d. man. his object was susp ected and he was purspod
ny in saiboat, by Capt anderson and Aid-de,Camp
he stoddard Of the First Louisiana Regiment, and
ir Corporal Bunting, of Grimes battery who followed
he him within gun-shot of Newport's News. Had the
re- wind held good they would have eaught hiU :
ire though he sculled like troubled spirit moving th
)iy waters.
nd RAYMOND Is a mere lad of eighteen, ana, IT i
IN, said is the son of the President of Gle .eneak
at College, who is Northern man. and s n,w With
or the enemy's lines.
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My FRENCH ZouAvEs AND TuReos JOINING HERE
me The New York News has the fol- owing item in il
Paris letter of the sth ult:
-, l find that among those Y tho sailed for New O,
nth leans some time ago, were a Iaraa nnmher Of III
OK old African Zouaves of - French service and off
Of GERS who go to ofgah 4e baalions on that and tn
not Furco and chasseas d'Afrique principle. So yo
49, may have chance of seeing little Of the Africa
100 and crimean ST., lie of hghting--the Same whie
made an lnPre' sion at Magenta aud SolfeEino.