The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-06-14

afterwards placed in position where she
could render tho most aid. Previous to that
time General Bragg was notified that the
Fort was strongly blockaded, and vessels
would DO dealt with according to tho laws
against violating blockadcs. To this Gen.
Bragg replied, but received no answer.
BALTIMORE.
Gen. Cadwallader has been superseded in
the command at Baltimore, by Brig. Gen.
Cooper Of the regular army. That is one
story.
Another is, that Gen. Banks is appointed
Commander of tho Annapolis and Baltimore
District, vice Gen. Cadwallader, relieved.
The Tribune's Washington dispatch says
Governor Hicks has warned the government
of the peris menacing the capital from his
state, and requests that force be sent to
Frederick City, and that there are 1000 Sc
cessionists in Baltimore with concealed arms
waiting for favorable opportunity to rise.
Troops will be sent to Frederick, Me-, on
Thursday, to protect the Union men. 1t is
intimated that there is u plot on foot to de-
pose Gov. Hicks on that day by tho sccos-
sionists, and establish provisional govern
ment.
Troops from here have gone to Chambers.
burg, Pa. Entertainments have been thrown
up on tho Virginia shore of the Potomac,
above Georgetown, and commanded by
large force of District volunteers, to prevent
the retreat of the rebels.
Two regiments from Wisconsin have been
ordered to Washington forthwith. Four
Others have been ordered to be in readiness to
march for the same destination ut 4S hours
notice.
Beauregard is said to have stated that no
intended concentrating GO,OOO to 10000
men ut Manassas Gap. and make their posi-
ton impregnable, and when the Federal
forces are spent in trying to dislodse them,
then he is going to utterly overwhelm and
destroy them.
A letter from Manassas Junction to tho
RichmondWhig of the 9th says that the Ia
Dor OF certifying that place, by men unac.
quaintcd with labor, has quadrupled tho
sick list. There is no hospital there, and it
is difficult to get water to drink, it being
dealt out with rations. The same newspa-
per of the 9Th announces that after that date
no passports will be issued topersons leaving
the state. No ono will be admitted except
for reasons Of pccuicr force. Also that
Tennessceans in Virginia were authorized to
vote on the secession ordinance OF Tennessee,
though stationed in Virginia.
10000 troops, it is said, are to be sent to
Baltimore.-The troops ut the Relay House
will remain there.
The Boston papers Of Wednesday brought
news of an expedition sent from Fortress
Monroe into Virginia to dislodsc forcc Of
rebels at Great Bethel. The account Of the
affair is as follows -
BALTIMORE, juno 1.-THE special cores
pendent of the American, who returned from
Fortress Monroe this morning, gives full
report of the battle. Great Bethel is about
IL miles from Fortress Monroe, near the
road to Yorktown. and Gen. Butler having
reliable information that entertainments had
been thrown up there, and the rebel pckcts
were being extended, gave orders to send out
battery Of howitzers, which soon were on
the march.
A detachment composed Of four l2 pound
ers, under Lieut.. CREDIBLE, and party ofthe
Naval Brigade, with fishing boats, conveyed
tho troops across Hampton Creek. The
The force of volunteers comprised Col. Towrs-
ends regiment, Duryea's Zouayes and Ben
dix's regiment, with companies Of other reg
iments, the whole comprising nearly 5000.
They moved ut half past twelve Sunday
night, but owing to an unfortunate mistake
Us to signals one regiment fired into another,
the mistake not being discovered until day
break. After mutual explanations 1t was
agreed to move on Great Bethel, and the en-
tire force marched on that place, when the
rebels opened fire from battery Of rifed
cannon. Our troops responded promptly,
but the yolleys OF the infantry and their
small park of howtzcrs were unayailing, and
a retreat was sounded aud executed in good
order.
Lieut.. CREDIBLE was killed by rifcd can
non ball striking his forehead. tearing away
the upper portion of his head. Licut-COl.
Grcnnell is supposed to DO killed.
Our loss was at first estimated at 30 killed
and one hundred wounded. Subsequent ac-
counts make It less. The expedition, which
was under the command Of Gen. Pierce, OF
Mass, who, it is said, lost his presence of
mind, seems to have been badly managed,
There was dispatch published in the N.
Y, Herald of June IL, stating that Gen.
Butler subsequently captured the batteries
at Great Bethel, capturing 81 guns and TAX
ing 1000 prisoners. The dispatch has not
been confirmed.
The correspondent Of the NY Times under
date Of the 10Th says that the government
will accept all troops offered whether coming
on their own responsibility or that Of their
state.
The accounts from Harper's Ferry arc cx-
tremely contradictory, some Of them stating
that the rebel troops were cvacuating the
place, Others that the rebels were there in
great force. The Federal troops arc gradu-
ally taking positions nearer the Ferry and
there Is great excitement oil along the limo
of the Potomac above Washington.
ST. LOUIS. Mo. June ll.-Goyernor 1ack-
son, to-day, demanded Of General Lyon INC
dishandiny and withdrawal OF the FEDERAL