Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-13
NUMBER 139.

lambs aud both occupying high social position in Yam
ke land should be the first TO fall in this unholy and
dabolicsl crusade against the South.
Colonel Duryea will be rec1llcctel by many the
farmer commander Of the famous New fo'k Seventh
Regiment He il was who commanded that regiment a
few years ago when they visited Virginia as en escort
Tor the remains OF President Monroe
! I'VE are reliably informed that but one man OF the
Confederate forces is thought TO be mortay wounded
| He is North Caronian, but we have been unable 10
learn his nsmc He received bullet IN his forehead,
producing fghtul wound aud although alive ycster-
day morning. il thought that he could not possibly
)ng survive. Seven eight Others wounded, bnt
| their II juries not considered fatal.
Such remarkable exemption from fatality, where tho
danger and peril were 30 mmineat appears really in
credible. II be attributed 10 nothing else but d.
rec, nterposon Of Him who rules the earth, snd
who has promised to shtld and protect from Danger,
with His Almighty Arm, all who rely upon Him for
succor in every time Of need.
We pleased to add that the North Caronians, as
al.o the vrginians who shared the dangers with tbom,
demeaned themselves with great cooness and displayed
a courage amounting to heroism throughout. the whole
engagement hail to the brave of the Old North
State whom Providence seems 10 have thrust forward
in the first pitched battle Virginia soil in behalf OF
Southern rights and independence.
Our troops fell back, hear, after the fight to tho
main Lody of the army at Yoktowp, not knowing in
what numbers the Yankees were entrenched in and
around Hampton and Fortress Monroe They will doubt
l,ss march irncdiAtey toward Newport News, if they
have not already done so.
We Deem it but proper to add in conclusion that all
accounts estimate the number Of Yankees Gu
gagged at coo. If the reports which have reached
from Northern regarding the number encamped
ct Newport News be correct, we think 5000, or even
nore are probably the correct figures, but have
adopted the lowest number-4 0O0-ihat VIC may ceT-
tl nly be within bounds
The paper which furnishes the foregoing account con-
t,ins also the following items:
TEE FIGHTISG IN THE PEsISsULA--We are informed
that fling was again heard yesterday in the vciuy Of
Newport News ami also Old Point. This would seem
to indicate that icrces had egain engaged the YAM
KEGS or the Ya KEGS ours. These reports brought
by passengers from Norfolk, who heard them ia that
vicinity aud a. SufFjk. Under existing circumstances
there is no mode by which can Immediately ascer-
tain the Of the cannonading
EyAcUATISG.-A gentleman up from Norfolk Gays tho
Yankees were ,mbarkng troops all yesterday forenoon
at Newport News on board the Harriet Lane and other
Lincoln vessels l is also stated that Gag of truce
hyng at that point. This looks AS though they were
removing the dead and wounded. We trus: this view
NAV prove correct. We DO not desire TO see Virginia
soil desecia:ed with their carcafes.
From WILLIAMSBURG "A gentleman who came up
from Williamsburg Yesterday informs that Mr. Pascoe
Latiiner, Hampton merchant who has been reported
as recently seized Tor shooing Yankee Lieutenant and
hung in Fortress Monroe is at Williamsburg, AMI in
cellent health and spirits
row. who had been reported seized in the ttr,es OF
Hampton by Yankee troops stripped of his clothing and
matched through the streets in nude condition 10 Fort
rcss Morroe in the Confederate Army, aud fought gal
lsntv during the engagement at Bethel Meeting House,
Monday.
Tne Misses West who have been reported heretofore,
as taken prisoners News, aud c5n1ed within
the walls of Fortress Monroe hostages for the good
beaayi UT Of tht father who Is known very decided
Secession At, are also q, WlIansburg.
NoRE VANDALISM "A gentleman reached tbs city
from York ccunty yesterday. lie informs us that the
Yankee VidAls continuing tbeir depreda ions in the
country around ampron and perpc'rtag deeds ct law
lessnes- which have prGduceda panic among the people
The bou.e OF Mr. William Anderson has been broken
OPEN Ill the yausbes taken thereion aud the furniture
DESTROYED Esen his bolds AID other private pipers
re,e torn into small pieces Bis ouLou-es and growing
crop. shared the general ruin.
ST. VIM Turnbul AIRED similar fate 10 Nr Anderson,
saving nothing bu. horse and wagon, in which be and
, wife and children reached the steamboat wharf
yta;erl,v, and are nov in this city.
TIE house of Mr.. Algeruou Whiting was robbed yes
terdsy morning. cary dawn uis gfSnaFies desf5oyed
AID theu the torch applied and all the buildings buried
to the ground Th- last ouuige supposed TO have
been committed by porticu {; the 'ccun 'res wlo are
nov quartcreG between Hampton and the Fort