The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-25

at Bethel Church, which we hho i" 'No
Raleigh State Journal, of Saturday last; O
Hon. J. w. ELLIs, ,, ,,
s,s. Ibaye the houor to report that in ODE S
dience to orders from the Colonei eoin nlanu -.
inp I marched on the 6tn INST WIN III! |
Regiment and iour pieces OF hia]' f'ahuoifn
h,stery from Yorktown, on the Hampton roao, |
to Bethel Church, miles FROM Hampto
We reached there after dark; on WEI |
,;,ht and silent without tents. Early ON the |
,nerning of the 18th, l made reconnaissance |
Of The ground. preparatory to loruiyine.
fonnd branch OF Back River IN oui iI"ht,o"o |
ancirling our right flank. On our lelt was
- - almost impossible wood, e1cep.
bent 150 Yards of old field. The breadtn OF
no road a thick wood, and narrow, culu-
ya ted field covered cur rear Inc nature VI
,La nrornd determined ne to make an enclosed
work and had the insaiuabie ana Oh Lieut.
Col Lee, of my regiment, IN us pifh ahu .oh-
struction. Our position hau the lni,el gu 6o,d
fact ri being commanded by an immense helo
i,nm eaiatalv in front of il, upon Wnlch lhe
masses of the enemy might be readily aepioyeu.
Presenting an attempt would De maoe 70 ca.ly
+be bridge across the stream, q battery was
md. for its protection, and Major Randolph
,,laced his guns so as to sweep all the ap-
proaches to il. The occupation o. TWO corr,
mandug erninences beyond the Creek, anu
on our right would have greatly strength
ened our position, but our force was 100 |
| yveak to admit of the occupation OF more
| than one of them. A battery WAS iald o''t on
| !, Tor one of Randolph's hOWitZers. We mad |
| nnIv - spades, axes, and picks; but these
| were busily piled all day ana night OF the ''u
and all day on the SIN On the .ternoUn ~ ~
| the Sth | learned that a marauolng parry q!
| III. enemy was in Il few miles of us. called
for n party OF 81 men to drive .heIn oack.-
| Lieutenant Roberts, OF company o. my re-
| pimant promptly responded, ana III HNe min
| n3tes MS command was en- route. l detached
| Mai Randolph with one hoWitZer 10 JON nun
| ana Lieut. Col. Lee, 1st Regiment n u VOL
unteers, requested and was granted permits
sion N T. ke command of the whole. After
march of five miles, they came across the ma,
RAIDERS busy over the Spots u piuhuereu
house. il shell soon put the pluaoeIers 70
! Hight and they we're chased over New Market
Ride where our little force was halted
in consequence OF the presence OF con
siderable body stationed on tae otheI
side' Lieut.. Col. Lee brought in one
prisoner How many OF the enemy were
, killed and wounded, is not known. None OF
our command were hurt. Soon AFTER Lieut..
Col SO lett, q citizen came dashins III with
, tho information that IS maranders were on
the Back River road. l called for capt NC
;! | Dowelrs Company +, OF the LIST Regiment
g. Volunteers, and in three minutes IL
mos in hot pursuit. Lieut.. West, OF The
: | uowitzer Battalion, with one piece, was de-
. 1ached to Join them, and MAJ. Lane, OF nay
!. r~cimpnt volunteered to assume command OF
Il The whole. After Il weary marcn, ihey en-
: conutered dispersed and chased the WretcheS
over New Market Brioge-this being the sec
20 ond race on the same day over the ne" 4u -
&c | Ltet course, in both of which the Yankees
reached the goal first. Major Lane brouSn
u in one prisoner. Reliable citizens reported
u that two cart loads aud one buggy loaa O
y wounded were brought into Hampton. W.
- bad not a single man killed or wounded. Coi
= Magruder came up that evening ana assumed
Id command
of On Sunday, the 9th, a fresh supply of tool
ca o,ahled rs 10 put more men 10 WOrE, ant
~ han not engaged in religious du ties this ne
=. worked vigorously on the entrenchmehIs =
"A We were aroused at three O'Clock on Monda.
morning for gGn 81 Tias When we iearne
no | that the foe in large force was within II ieN
80 n,,ndraj rds of us We fell back hastil
n upon our entertainments and awaited the al
rs rival of our Invaders. Lieut.. Col Stewart, {
RAJ the 81 Va. Regiment, having Joined US WIZ
nie some $50 men, was stationed on the hii 0
led the extreme right beyond the creek, ana coz
re- pany G. Of ny Regiment WIS also thlo"
n. | over the stream to protect the th0Wltzer III
In der Capt. Brown. Capt. Bfldgers, OF comp
our nv A, ist n. =. Regiment, took post IN |.
oa- | dense wood beyond and TO Inc lett OF u
bridge Mai. Montague, with three comp
nies of his blttalion, was ordered up from t!
raarand took post on outright, beSlnnlhga AZ Il
Cbnrch and extending along the entre FRO
mr. on that side This flee body OF men, ANA 1
are gallant command CT Lieut.. Col. Stewal
W., worked with great Tapidity, and III an no
: of had construc ted temporary shelters again
and the euemy's fire. lust at 0 o'clock a. NJ |
ont heavy columns of the enemy We're seen a
yer preaching rapidly and III good orueF, D
de- when Randolph opened upon tnefn M
az | o'clock their organization was compAete
;th- | broken up. The enemy replied with MS
n OF tillecy, firing bris!iiy and wildly ana maze
ton attempt at deployment ON our Tlgnt OF
you road under cover OF some honST ".l4 u -
DOn They were, however, promptly drl'eh "a
d. bv our artilley, Virginia company the -
nope GuarC) and companies Is, 4 ana u OF my re
only ment. The enemy mace no etioS mem ;" =
,esS | in musketry range during the oay, exec
rva- under cover of woods, fences or pallLs
m Hinder cover of the trees he moved slfS
ar Of column 10 an old ford, some .hres "ai tti
you Il mile below where hao piaeTo d p n. :
f re- some forty men. Colonel MtgTnder :
but Cautaiu Werths company OF 4uontt
the command with one hoWitzar under Serge
evils Crane, 10 drive back TINS coluILn' WIZ
This done by Il single shot from the howitze
. nm Eafore this printing wire had been pro-
In be in the vent of the hoWlzer commanceo
N the Captain Brown and rendered II USELESS USELESS
mere | farca estimated at 800 was now attemp
here TO ouJiiank US and get IN tue lsaI oI III
q ac- | Dol Stewards small command. lie was
nd to cordingly directed to fall back, and the "h
have Of onr advanced troops were wlthdraWn
This critical moment 1 directed Lieut.
es of Lee to call Capt. Bridgers out OF the sws
injury | and order him to occupy the netIesi
,Ttion vancad work, and l ordered Captain IL
man Company g, lst Regiment r. q. FolunLs
to the support Of Lieut.. Col stewart. l
two Captains, with their com panies, Gro
Shar- over 10 Randolph's Battery under
heayy fire, in the most gallant manner
ary Lieut. Col. Stewart had Withdrawn, OaI
iuio- Eoss was detained at the church near ]
q rise aClDh's Battery. Capt. Bridgers, howe
IN on crossed over and drove the Zouaves Oh
y an tho advanced Howitzer Battery and REQ
nc TO NED II tits impossible TO over estimate
ot to service. 1t decided the acton IN ouT NV
State In obedience 10 CrueiS Ii oiii ~ -
,onta- | TiaUt Col. Stewart rushed BACK, ana spl
the presenCa OF q foe ten times MS SUPER
,n in numbers res umed III the most heroic ma
ldren nossession CT his entertainments. II
which howitzer WAS carried across ana ttaceu /
Let battery, and CdpL. Avery " SOi'iP,'"
exist vas directed to defend it at al hazards.
n Won ,rara now As secure a. at the beginning G
. | be- fight ard as yet had no man killed
TAR az enemy finding himself ioiled on our
tenn dauk next made his final oenonslrati
A n,
worst sist of volunteers from CliIeieHt ~ ~.
art of and under command of Captain " mi
-inian. aid de camp TO General Butter, crossed
bstan ! the creek and appeared at the abg
snce, ] our left Those in advance LAD
stabii- on car distinctive ptoSs u d " nito
sSEx. around the cap ana 1asy 81 GFl &c " oe
tisa9 no enable the whole column 70 &c
Come the creek and form in good oraef. The;
began TO cheer most Justify, thinking
ave al. our work was open at the gorge an
s not 80 -, nonId pat in by a sudden rush.
lately o3{as y and e. however soon dispeil
ieve.- rnne;on nv q cool deliberate and we'll
III sio- ed fire Col. Magruder sent over pofu
Ire hCt q @ and panies OF my regiment
more suppeIt And now began as cool M
20 err our side as vas ever witnessed. INT
10 Iorce tield officers OF the regiment were
broken, .s raissinn -he men repeatedly saying,
hnes.- fire? think | can bring MIN" Inc,
one but :; iii ,,s. and seemed 10 EMO
it-cah much as boys do rabbit shootlpg' I
; goins Winthrop, while most CALAMITY rrg
W. hs his men, was shot through the near
Irah teu' all rushed back with the almost PIE
Re must - ,ha III ons az the enemy who G
az some ". - On ammo xi,natiou TO courage
stop al The whole day The fight at the angie
OF ne" bnt twenty minutes IL completely q