The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-12
sypoITs0P THE-BATTLE ON M0SDAI.
THE ENEMY ROUTED.

l,.ppears that the rumors VII ich prevailed
-A.,srday in regard TO a battle near Newport
ysV. on Monday. were well founded w
McKKssoS, Esq, of Morganton, n. g..
,rr,yed here yesterday, by the York River
ara. having left Yorktown in a small skif
- Monday morning, by which means he
,.aehed We-t Point in time for the train --
Va brIngs with him a muskei taken from the
r,soner mentioned below, which H. 10 be
se,tto Or J + Hardy, of Asheville, n
{ a. trophy, captured by the company
from that place. Also, q large knife taken
nom the same prisoner.
Nj. McK,sson furnishes us with the fol.
lowing particulars
sKIkNIsH on SATURDAY.
The Confederate forces under Col MAaRr.
De, were stationed at Bethel Church. on the
line between Elizabeth City and York coun-
ties They consisted Of not more than /, 500 or
2.s0 men. This place is six miles from New
mort News, ixteen from Yorktown, and eight
from Hampton
On saturday afternoon, Captain Mellow
els company from Ashe Vile North CaroiIna
one hundred strong, were out on a reoonnoi-
,sTiug expedition, with Lieu isn1nt Gregory
aad ten men some distance in advance
Coming Wi thin a mile and three quarters OF
Hampton, they encountered 200 OF the enemy
On : similar excursion, who also had al ad
| vance guard in front. Lieut.. q. and his
guard OF ten men approached within
thrtytve steps of the enemy, when
& par!ey TOOK place between them, each
patty endeaYoring 10 quiz the other
finally, large man of the en- envy, who
stood near Lieut.. Gregory, cried ont, 81
know you are friends l belong to the Sec
end New York Regiment 3" whsrenpon Lieut.
q placed his pistol near the New Workers.
head and exclaimed, drop your n usket, or Iii
blew Your brains out You are my prisoner -
Al the same time calling upon his men to fire
The order was obeyed by Lieut.. Gregory's
Guard; and twenty Ave of Capt. Mcdowell
command, some eighty steps in the rear, also
fired The Yankees returned the fire, but
none Of our men were injured. From twely %
10 fifteen OF the Yankees were killed
and wounded by this discharge and
Lieutenant Gregory secured the prisoner
Gap: Mcdowell, Observing the retreat OF
ths Northern party, thought II prudent 10
withdraw his command, as a large body Of
Federal troops were within half a mile, and
our little handful would have fallen an easy
prey
The Northern soldiers fired very badly
Lieut.. Gregory was on horseback, aud the
balls whizzed FAR above his head
In their retreat, the Yankee carried their
dead and wounded In two carts and a buggy
10 Hampton.
The prisoner was sent to Yorktown In
charge of gallant youth named William
Torrance, and >aother private whose name we
have not heard.
This account of the skirmish varies essen
TALLY from that given by our Yorktown cor
respondent. The Howilzers, it seems, are en-
titled 10 no small due of the credit
Nothing Of interest occurred on Sunday.
TAR BATTLA AT BBTBEL CHURCH.
On Monday morning, about 3 O'Clock, tn,
Confederate force at Bethel Church wa,
aroused by Il report that the enemy were ap
preaching. In 4 We minutes, says our infor
mant, The men we're under arms and prepared
to march-determine ed TO meet the invade
and drive him back at sysry risk. The mel
wers in excellen spirisu, and apparently wei
pleased at the pros pect OF an encounter. T he,
started In good ORDER with every ing read,
for immediate action.
Altar march of three and half miles L
the direction OF Newport News, and findin
no enemy, they abandoned the search and re
turned.
About Sill o'clock, while our troops were 4
breakfast, another dispatch arrived, Stain
that the enemy-supposed about $500 stron
were advancing, and were then within thre
miles, with several pieces of artillery. On
troops had but six cannon.
They at once made preparations for deadl
conflict.
AT this point our informant left for York
town, and on arriving there, met Col. De
Russy's Louisiana Regiment, 900 strong, i
rapid march towards the scene Of action.
Mr.. NICK, while on York river, three hou,
afterward, heard heavy cannonading, al
saw volumes of smoke.