The national Republican., 1861-06-14


ports--ahout half past niue o'rlnck.
Al about ten o'clock Gen. Pierce sent note |
to me, saying that there was sharp engage.
mert with the enemy, aud that he thought he
should be able to maintain his position until
reinforcemcnts could come ur. Acting npon
this information, Col. Cars regiment, which !
had been ordered in the morning 10 proceed as
far as Newmarket bridge, was allowed to 20
forward. received this information, for which
I had sent a special messenger, about twelve
o'clock. Immediately made disposition from
NewportNews to have Col. Phelps, from the
four regiments there, forward aid, if necessary.
As soon Is these orders could be sent for.
ward, l repaired to Hampton, for the purpose
Of having proper ambulances and wagons for
the sick and wounded, intending to 20 forward
and join the command. While the wagons
were going forward, q messenger came, an.
nouncing that the engagement had terminated,
and that the troops were retiring in good or.
der to camp. l remained upon the ground
at Hampton, personally seeing the wounded
put in boats and. towed round to the hos.
pital and ordering forward Lieutenant Nor.
ris, with two boat howitzers, to cover the rear
Of the returning column In case it should be at.
tackled. Having been informed that the am.
munition Of the artillery had been expended,
and seeing the head Of the column approach
Hampton in good order, waited for General
! Pierce to come up. am informed by him
of, and that the retnrn had been conducted in
good order, and without haste. learn from
him that the men behaved with great steadi
ness, with the exception Of some few instances,
and that the attack was made with propriety,
vigor, and courage, but that the enemy were
found to be supported by q battery, vsriously
estimated as Of from fifteen to twenty pieces,
some of which we're riasd cannon, which we're
very we'll served, and protected from being read
| lily turned by creek in front. -
Our loss 10 very considerable, amounting
perhaps to forty or fifty, quarter part Of which
you will see was from the unfortunate mistake
to call it by no worse name-of Colonel Ben.
dix. 49, sf TO
give fuller detail Of the affair, and will only
death Of Lieut.. Greble, Of the second artillery,
who went out With Col. Washburn, from New
port.News, and who very efficiently and gal.
lantly fought his piece until he was struck by q
cannon shot, will endesvor to get accurate
statements to forward by the next mail. think,
in the unfortunate combination of circumstan-
ces, and the result which We experienced, we
have gained more than we have lost. Our
troops have learned to have confidence in them
selves under fire, the enemy have shown that
they will not meet us in the open field, and our
officers have learned wherein their organization
and drill are inefficient.
While waiting for the official reports, have
the honor to submit thus far the information Of
, which ! am possessed.
have the honor to be, most respectfully
your obsdient servant,
/ BENZ. F. BUTLER, Maj. Gea. com.
MOVEMENTS or THE WESTERN DIVISION OF TIL
FEDERAL TROOPS.
Cincinnati, June IA special telegram tc
, the Gazette, from Grafton, states that eight.
. army wagons and one hundred and fity horse;
were sent from this point to Webster, about 81,
miles distant, on the Parkersburg road, intend
: ed for the Federal troops at Philippi.
: All is quiet at Cumberland.
Col. Wsllace's expedition against the Con
:, isderate camp at Romney ION the east side o
= the south branch of the Potomac, Hampshire
u county, has not yet been heard from. Train
!, cannot run beyond Cumberland, owing to tn
. . bridges being burnt. A forward movement
therefore, cannot ut present be made BY tn
= = way of Cumberland.
Under Governor Letcher's proclamation
= Union men are constantly being impressed ii
= the remote counties of Western Virginia, T.
q. a. recruit Colonel Porter6eld's command nes
~ ~ Huttonville. Many are fleeing to avoid impress
~ ment.
Col. Stedmand's command would move t
70 Buckhannon tomorrow; he would prevent ful
y y ther impressment Of Union men there.
~ Captain Crawford of the fourteenth Ohio n
y, giment, was shot last night by sentry, VIII
stupidity fired without calling for the counts
\ sign. The unfortunate man died instantly.
ell Louisville, June l3.-Our markets here 81
IN bare, arms and provisions having been inte
~ dicted from shipment from the North our pr
IS vious supplies were all sent South. In cons
d. quence, business here is completely prostrate
,l. Springfield, N., June 40. H. Browniu
mt has been appointed Senator by Gov. Yeate
On to fill the vacancy occssioned by the death
N. Senator Douglas.
of ADVANCE OF FEDERAL TROOPS FROM RocKVILL
nd Information from Rockville shows that pc
re ton of the New York ninth, Pennsylvania fri
and the New Hampshire regiments, togeth
Or with the Presidents Mounted Guard and pa
It; OF Magruder's battery, yesterday made an a
ct, vsnced movement from that town.
~ ~ Louisville, June l3.-Three citizens Of th
,sa place, who were detained at Memphis BY &
Va secessionists, undertook to walk here. Th
nd were arrested twice on their way, and one W
nv nv hung. The others escaped to this city. Ne
m IN, the road they saw man lying helpless and
H. dying condition, pith his head shared AZ
an his ears and nose cut off. His crime was th
m. be was Northernsr.
BY, Philadelphia, June lathe entire Sta
KS loan of $8,6O0,OOO, for war purposes, has be-
zen taken at par.
Louisville, June l9.-The Nashville pape
h;s of Yesterday report that in the affair at Gre
wv. Bethel, 1900 Confederate troops, under G
mt Magruder, repulsed 5000 Federal troops, W
Id left 100 dead on the field.
Roafon lime l2-The ten officers Of I