New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-14


# troops were accordingly put in uo'ion ~ o.
d. aud Lbe march wa =" Tin d mat Co'ouei Dui-
zee had OF ~ the pOsi'i N noted upon the accompany
lug sketch, and Leu'..Col. Warbborh, IN :omi.ha Oh
tic reg;nr 1t from Newport News bad go' ino u el'
siii u indi Wed upon the sketch, and Col B"idlSs
regiment nd beu ported and ordered 20 bold the ,'rh
OF 'he ad, with Two pieces Of artillery ana Co';
Towneu regiment had got TO the pl 'ee int,'ated
just behind, ana about 20 form Jobcoh aS Tic
day dtwned.
Up to s point the plan had been vigorously, accu'
rtely, and successfully carried ont; but hie, by some
rahge iatuiy, aud AZ yet mex planned oi.t., "i'n
out any wVr1 If nOti1e, while Col lownteno Was IN
col nn en- rnnte sud when he head IT The column WIS
within one hundred yards, Col Bendix'e regiment
op. nd fire with both artillery aud mu-ktiry upon
Col Townsends eolomn, wi ich in tue hurry and con
fusion Was irpguary returned by some of Vol. Town
s. nds men, WHO feared thai they had ioii.n MO an
aIuJnsrtd de- Col Townsend's column imu.editely ne.
treated to tie euien by, and were not pnl.ued
hy Col Beudix men. BY Vie almost c.inti al blum
der two en- Of C,L Townsend regiment were bIiou
and eight more or lees wounded.
HCimg this ciuuOnadiuc end hrlng IN hit reh',
LeGt. Col. WashLuIn hot spOwing but that his con
nunic,On might he cut oil, immediately reyeIso1 h'
nHr,h, 4, did col Duryee, and marched back " 'oih
"a jpneti,n with is reserves.
Gen. Pierce, who was with Col. Townsends reti-
m, ILL., fearing hat the enemy had got notice OF or ai
preach, and lid posted hs.lf III force on Tue ne "a
march, and noi getting any COMMUNICATION no'1 vi
Dur, ., sent back o. me for reehio cemens, ava
4 lfliNeChit ~ u ftO WI Ahich
u vion, aud they reached HAMPTON about O'clock.
L. the mean Tins true stsio vi facts hAViB peen
soergiued 10y Gen. Pierce, the regime b'7 'lS'teu n
Junction and ,etGmeO the tue OF mhrh. AZ We mo
Inent of tie firing of Col BendX Col. Duryee had sur
priced part oil the cut yiug quad OF the en' my, c'-
tisiiug pertOns WHO have Jecn brought 10 NO
or course BY ths fin . all h0pesof snp lie 1OoVe
the camp az Lille Bethel was ll> AMI, upon mt'Ghlt
urop il il " y found 10 have b. en- vacated asa the
vAIiy had lresscd tow rd Big Bet e. Col. Dnr,
wee however destroy ed The camp At ,le Bethel md
advanced Gen. Pierre tbtD, ar he i'orus me, WIN
the advice Of his Z lc eli, though to', a"enpt W
di yositi ,us TO mat effect the btark commeneed "a
am adorned for have not yet received any oilu'i
rupOrt.--.it a O'Clock.
Al about - o'clock Gen Pierce sent a note to me-
saving that there We shaJp eupnseD'ht win Tue
eieuy and bat h. thul he should be able W m'lu-
tan Gis ,osou until rec f'fcehent, eonls eOi-e M.
Aching o,on Ills luio nation, Col Cssrrs keSm' NJ
WuiE had Leeu OrG, rd III the morning 10 piO,etd a.
Tar ~ newmarket Bridge, allowed 20 20 forward
~. civ tr iuOfmstih, for when itd cent tl+-
ciN ut sq:ger, about ~ O'Clock. iDmrdldlty uaue
dispositions from Newport News 70 have Col. fheipr,
GC the four Sc! nets there forward all Nee ssry
s.. soy, a. tbess orders colld DC rent lOrrAd ~
Uai,,G Hampton, Tor tie purpose OF haNi fFol or
| am al .ces and wagons for the nvk a'd "J'ndrd,
! itr, di 10 go forward and )Oih tle coihlha. d.
W lie Iho wagons 9eye gong forward NEE sebttf
cane ANNOUNCING flat the en- sgcmenl hai " mi leo
bad that be troops were reci.ing III COCA 0!ler 10
camp.
,cmnlIed upon me trOUEu AZ lau'P'Uo, Ie4H'h"'y
seeing tie wounded Vut in boats and lowed rold 10
lie LGgi a. and ordering forward Lieut.. Noun, Win
two bat no ,Itzefs TO the rear OF tie Returning
column in cs- H. should be- attacked. Haviug been III
jormrl that the ammunition Of the artillery had been
expenGed and SEEING The head OF the column piodsh
Hampton ia good order, i waited Tor Cen Pierce %
| come DO. an iuiO med by hun that The dead ana
wunnd bad al bean BROUGHT Ot, and that The 10 u
bad been conducted III good ORDER and without haste
lear al from him thai the men behaved witu great
eadiuvss with The exception Of zone 4 insta ce9
AID tl,, the etack made with pro,fi-iy, 'i-or
ld cuurage but hat the enemy were iVnd ~ 20 cup
ported bs battery, ylrOusly estimated rs VI lnm n-
ie,n o twenty pieces 81 W LIB were filled cir-
non, wticn w,I- vc,y well served and protected from
| being - tiiy turn,d By eIeek 10 front.
OAK ls Il very Cns!deIDbIc, amounting rf'hais 70
forty nifty, quarter part 81 which you VIII sce WIZ
lr,l .h- unfortunate mlsaketO call IL by 10 worse
| ndIne--oi Col. BenciS.
will. as soon as Official returns can te got Rive
fnor detail OF The .ir, aid viii only add low that
We have regret especially The death % iIeul Grebie
Of The ID Artillery, ho webt out with toll Narhburn
hou Newport News, and Who very efficiently nld gall
lny fought HE piece unit he was etTack ~ cans gu
.Lt 1 qrill cndeavor grb accurate staten snts TO
fotw ri Ly the peAt mail. think Ia the un'ortuniie
eonbH alton of crcun. ncer, aud the reruit witch We
exl ,eu.ed we gained moie tbhn We have lost.
Our troo,- hs' leaned " have confidence IN them,
,ey,s urcer FIRE tic euey have shown that Hey viii
not rect va iu the open field and our ohi ers have
learned WHEREIN their equalization and dI1li are ineni-
80 {.
| While waiting for the of, i'll rporis, have the
hos or 10 submit thus far the Information OF which
Possessed.
| have The hoBofto BE-
| BENZ. :. Bu rl.Eh MAJOR General C0mnsndiDs
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