, 1861-06-17

in Arkansas few days since as spy
a gentleman direct ffcm Arkansas Eay3 that
Ben McCulloch has, 500 Seminole Indians aa1
5,t0, Texas rsge1a under his command in tnat
State and calculates on giving special atten-
lion to Mont somery.
AFFAIn AT CHEAT BETHEL.
Further and 1fore Reliable Particulars.
Trem the New York Eazald.l
.-cAsp DIX, FORTRESS MoxhoE; june 10, 1861.
INTERESTING ACCOUNT oE TEE. RATTLE At 1l1a
BETHEL, u ! SOLDIER WHO VAS ENGAGED
THEREIN, &c:: =
hive It last come interesting though not
very good neTa to communicate to you. Yes
tertay morning the camp was called to arms
ty bcnt OF drun at3 o'clock, to march, where,
VIC knew not. We-:were supported BY the
Second, Third, Fifth, and seventh reeim ents,
hut no artillery; Col Dnryce's ZouaYes were
sent in advance about two. honta aheaa, but
tic Ge2cral Tho had command Of our brigade
knew Nc more about his business than child,
sne his incompetency caused us to suffer the
way We ..did without gain;ng one single
rclnt Cur repul:e Kas Ehat I would cali a
palTable defeat We marched about ten miles
through road closed TN each side with
:tickly sct trees, when sndd euly the encmy's
=
afre1 One lieutenant; ara the only sergeant,
we're killed st the first discharge. They used
ttle canuon, and, theirar1du balls: came crash
ing through the trees, scattering the branches
aid ftuDps among us. 0urmEn never dInched;
they marched steadily on, ,undera hsoilng sun.
lean never forget the eigh'; TWAS terrific. Hare
AID there nc would meet some Of Duryea's
Een lying, some dead and some dying. We
r9saed d one leg and one hand, which had been
tCrn to pieces by. those trided- cannon. We
marched up q lane directly opposite the
Southern batteries, and theEe-sh1n1e to our
Genesa1-he exposed US to . most rakiag fire
OF shot and shell f;r some time. We halted
5mmcdlateIy in front Of q picket fence, which
we we're ordered to tear down. We did so,
and werethen ordered to charge the battery
One single regiment to charge twenty riflsd
cannon in line, and an unknown force! Il
wc lad ever charged, there would not bs a
, Ean Let to tell the tale. We were then OF.
there fc7 one hour ard fcrty minutes We we're
exposed to tt2t awful lire. The balls sang
Dixie" and p1oHed up the ground in front
inc behind uS. The shells tore up the sand
ard Eea!telcd it In our mems eyes. To hava
/; tsltn that battery re ought to have had two
one ElrPle siS:po1nder, served BY eight rs.sn>
lars .nLd ono, lieutenant, Who, poor fal.
,]oT;; tic 1ast ehot that he fred was
Struck By cannon ball, which carried
isway tEe hack part Of bis head, scatter
HEe his 11sAns over oUr dOctorH coat, VINO
~ belrlng to cary wounded man oI the
neie. ~ soon as Inc regulars HaW their Lieu
ore Of our companies took It home, NE werc
obliged to best retreas, which We did In good
order. E1riug abont forty Oh the deid. As
HnI Anpu@anSe, WIN "oundeoi WAS gong
ItnA ~ 1oNo. parry Oh catalI dasned QUE
~ .pc sooas o Aaa n,Ha roH tne Nagon, Hnica
~ vul msn setutaeef h1ul1s tWentT of them anQ
f t hs,t.Ev ~ 11,id Sgy snsy haa a cone oas m
Hner S1e1 ~ nah 1na e9o 1eeepfaoE oot tnef
~ =, rs;.ea ca,,,d =. saa IT.. ht slo nos
oia...4 th-,rt ~ aes ~ snss s oeyua5ts
es oa'~N1 3 o~s'Ae0 ~ 'o0 oeu11s ns~
PARTICULARS OF TIE FIGHT, FROM AN OFFICER
II TIE EsGAagMExG.
n R,+ns5 +ino55o~g RncTfs o. the Patio at
anti x,,o arr;rcd IL thts cstv ;ast si3ht ~ ~,
fnrrxa lad 1,etr o11s;n@ T.; ranrd h,tt. ny
n sha enernr o,d IA - oftasra1 s;.a ;n uAsse1y
noints xsijh i;ftIo 1os. rho., nv .da - ~
fTfat aas 1;ren A. thIa ~ tsn 1uT1 Tamta W r.
Clark. of the Massachnsetfa n,asa v;tb Gia h;a
tn crmnanies fay on he lei ffsnE Il encS No No
Him r. 4 1ha w,r,s ~ IL ~
warn IN mi Sierr ,rba No. Van1.nst ,ats1
mrnt Ti.nt ~ we.hh,+r,. ,,aS ,Siava .stas tS
tIa rsto1a ,n3 ,r.,nsS .,ns,4 - 49, .ess
sn6 novrea IN ira ,.tp ~ battars a. 1ue ~
inreS # fnr trnnn. IN IN feont ~ ~ II aau ~
,hn,;bt 49, 1rt- - 1onL VI lHe eaemy,
T., a9. 1aeI & were 9a1 oI ammunition, Taen
Eojl d;rsc+sd NJ o ~ 4ha mot gssaa osass tae
et +h;s tiI,c E ~ pt tnu amonees. .i vuss
1a.sa @ e.. ssi ra.-lo+ easa @ae olAeI 70
~ vcront reais., ,,,,t;, ,v; ~ 49, ~ Aut. VI
- ,he3r nrirr au-l y. suT lSoe.s teeuh"
he,.an r. re1I,1 Wi ,;ah s so M gos1n T.; te9ops
~ ,.e.,h, ~ ~ ~ 1-oey oto ~ eoo0 of-
~, .nire;. mshnsr OF tae vermont regiment =
= f5"1.d ~ ~ ~ io msrs "oauoe!; y
.s az ..aea ~.S;a s.rs tts mEf!4s uaa Na1 k1ueos
AN. s .;.hts ""9 ne*ao u III" UP W "eones'
~ ~ ~ E.r,,,,,,. ,-,,uo. nx,- nt
A.rEed ~, ernrae psmA1eu psarnhaa a aoo'5' ansy
tLejr dtches ajmos. to IE;tb1n WV ~ onS 9osa u u
the,n he ns Is,s1u sno oIenea gan nse npon
~ rfsct3t 11r;o str1ncto IA " i5n WEE
+ - ttv IN ther aa ie'e eas oifch -
IassnnhnGlatt. 20 x:d.es5 nac p4theu ~ y ta9
y, sesnt sna htFaro neao6o tney ATTEMPTED
hsd gained their tmE ortant position, Captain
Ciafks nen had doie such good service with
Il elr T1nes fAat the febeB dare not chow their
Ieads ABOVE Their bfeastWork, but discharged
TIER r'lle6 at random: 4 large number Of the
Gy Enemy are hnoTn IT to haSa been shos 9y Capt
enemy were Iemostd IN horse csrta In the
nischss; N1en our troops retfeated, the chsp.
,aln o. INC MaSsaeausetta rdea Fas cut of
;lcm tne Msin ooa{. aqa e1rroHly escaped be.
,rsetirehoufe Thss g sca,lem%sp M % s;atss ' thu tns
tle s1ee,ine.hocsc WIS Ssc1 As 4 fosp5tsi lei
their loss sss ~ t no 4 4ttvtn ssusntS nEa
f,e IiIlsd ~ aud ~ abaut T hnnaest, s ~ wnands53 9e3
liz nm ~ tbe V.rnn,t ranieusn1 ss5 ~ua1aS T,at
rn,'t's m % aonn.n,ss aIso n ~ aau @ Gaps.
stn;t fhe saInc F ths r,1sa .ns sre n9eF e
~, pncrnr m ~ ''t' '''4'A '1Ao -"o"1iaea u
aI"a dhs den a "Mea nc Hemont rlgas Wing
5nr " {1r III. % 1nsnogs f eastnr tn 70 nA7o
r r. f5anabt M ~ ~ sn17," thot NJ ~ raaanc nar
ri p;5ren o3ra IL nrdnr ~ rstraat ~ III
-. - soso ~? utust ~ III ta3s