Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-06-21
Iron ENRYRESS MONR0E.

- Particulars of the Conflict al Great Bethel
The Confederate Battery abandoned and
Thar Force Witairagn 10 Yorktown.
FoeTREss MONROE, jane II, P. M.-The
county bridge where the battle OF Monday
uorni0g was fought is near the head of branch
of Rock river, and is better known as Great
Bethel. After crossing the narrow but ap-
Darenlly deep stream, the road defects some
what to be left, ard around its side. just
beyond the bridge the Confe derates plsnted
their battery, consisting. at least, of one
twelve pounder rifle canDon and two field pieces.
The iine OF entertainments theu followed the
right side of the road with Z ditch only between
them The position was exeellentiy chosen
the stream and swamp on the left Of the road
widening 50 as TO render futile any attempt TO
out Tank the rebels on that side.
Tie formation Of the ground on the right
made flank movement very cireuitous. The
first intiuation Of the battery was sharp
discharge Of artillery upon The Zouayes, who
twice attempted TO carry the work, bat were
unable to pass the stream, and had to fall
back among ihe trees. The other regiments
came upon the order given in my first dispatch,
but for want of a good commander fell into
confusion. A council Of the Colonels was
held and the order given TO retreat after the
men had been exposed an hour and half
70 adestructiVe fire. Ia the meantime Lieu
tenant-Uolonel Wsshbufu, with $50 men, had,
Is vide circuit, reached the rear o. the bat
teFAs aHd il is now quite evident that the Uonr
fessIa.es, whom il is nov nearly certain did
20 exceed ia nambei 600 men, we're on the
peiu, Of leaving The field when The order was
gigsJ fer the Fe deral troops to retreat. Not
withsianding the report of pursuit, the Con-
tedsr-tes we're not seen this side Of Great Beth
81. Il IS fortunate that the Confederate cav
alfy dil not pursue,
90 the disappearance of the Federal troops
ihavbolc force of The euemy, fearing an at
tack ualaF better auspices, left their eDfrenoh-
meats aud hastily witid sw toward Yorktown,
sarr3ipg away theIl 4gtllery and burning the
adj .scut buildings.
uel. Tayler, With nearly one thousand men,
4sstefday u.aie reeonapissaBee from Newport
Ness, out returned 10 camp ia tie evening.
Vita this sxeeption no military movement has
sccuTred
A Captain of the ,uavss, with their As
.istaes Surgeen. has to-day gone TO Great
Bethel under flag Of truce and bearing
!s..eg fFm General Butter respecting tbe
barial of the dead. They have net yet return
ed. The official returns Of tie lost have not
set been completed.
Here is a list Of Col. Duryee's killed and
wounded:
Killed George H. Tiobent, Company A,
jas. Griggs, Company A; David Tleforth;
Company !; Patrick White Company /.
Wounded.-- Adolpa Vincent, Company 4,
daugerous; Jas S. Taylor, Company B, dan
gesous; Corporal 3riakerhciF, Company c,
slightly; Joo P-5eeber, Company D, sllghtIy;
EdRsra Isors, UnGaa7 D, slightly; James
Kuowels, Con4psuy E, lost righs IaE3; s. g.
Cartwright, Company 6, moi dangerous, . lpt.
Fitzpatrick, Company II, not dangerous Capt
Cohen, Company Il, shoulder dislocated, John
Dunn, lost his right arm: Jas. 4. Cochran,
slightly; Jaa II. Conway, Company II, slight.
ly.
Missing. Sergeant Hopper, Company G,
and Allen Dodd, Company l.
The casualties, sm conident viii nun
Der not less than 25 killed and over so Woun4
ded Two Of the wounded at the Hygeia
Hospital died yesterday
Colonel Benedix's regiment has three killed
and seven wounded aad two missing.
An acci leat ia the morning near Little
Bethel cost Colonel Townseud's regiment two
lives and several wounded.
at Great Bethel he had Que killed and two
mortally wounded. Quite large namber are
still missing.
lieutenant Greble, whose funeral is nov
being celebrated With imposing ceremonies,
was killed on horseback His head was struck
by rife cannon ball.
Major Winthrop fell mortaIly vOunGed 10
the arms cf Vermont volunteer He was
one of the aids ami acting Secretary TO Gems
eFal Butler, and was the author of the brilliant
Seventh Regiment article in TIM June "Atlanr
ticn
Bticadier-General Pierce has not yet given
an Official account Of this unfortunate affair.
Tie United States steamer Monticello has
just arrived from Washington Aith large
amount Of ammunition.
The weather is intensely bet here.
{ INTELLIGENCE BY THE ADELAIDE
|. FUNERAL HONORS OF LIEUT..
GREBLE.
The steamer Adelaide arrived here about
eight o'clock this morning, bringing the United
States mail and number Of passengers, one
half Of whom were military officers, one of
whom was Capt. Taylor, of The Second U. 5.
A. He stopped It Fort MeHenry ter The
purpose OF nDtaluiug cOmpaHy VI 'ho eaiHe
regiment to escort the body OF hleut Grehse
from the steamboat wharf to the President
street Railroad Depot enroats for Philadel-
phia.
The funeral solemuities, which took place
within the fortress on Wednesday afternoon, is
described as one Of the most solemn and imPos-
ing occasious ever Witnessed within its walls.
The body was laid out and placed 10 metallic
coffin hy alr. Weaver, of Baltimore, and the
chapel where it lay was illed with troops
The exercises therein consisted in part of
brief aud eloquent discourse BY tho Chaplain
Of the New York zOuave Regiment, aud sing
] ing BY the choir with organ accompaniment,