Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-06-14
on a Masked Battery.
Painful Incident.

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FoRrRr-s Mo~RoE. VIA BALrisoRE, June
lO.-This has been an exciting and sorrow
ful d.y At Old Poin, Comfort. Gen. But.
lsr hasin: learned that the rebel. were
farming an eutrenched camp. with strong
batteries. at Great Bethel. IL miles FROM
Hampton. on the Yorktown road, deemed
n necessary 10 di.lodge them.
A battery OF hosiirers we're soon on the
march, and battery Of tour y FOUNDERS
under Lieut.. CREDIBLE. and party OF the
Naval Brigade. with fishing boats, convey
cd the troops across Hampton Geek. The
force OF volunteers comprised Col. Town.
sends regiment, Duryea's Zoaave-, aud
BendiX's regiments with companies OF other
regiments, the whole comprising nearly
sOOO. They moved at half past IL Sunday
pirht, but owing % an unfortunate mistake
A. % signals. one regiment hrcd into an
other, Killing one man aud fatally wound.
IN. two Others. beside other slight casual.
tirs-,he mistake not being discovered un.
MI day brCak-allcr mutual explanation IL
was agreed 20 move on Great Bethel. and
the entire force marched ON tha, place,
when the rebels opened Gre from a battery
promptly. but the yoliies Of the Infantry
and their small park hovitzers were un.
availing. and a retreat was sounded and ex.
ecuted IN good order.
The rebel battery Was completely masked,
o. that 10 men could be seen, Cnly flashing
OF the guns.
There were probably lees than 1000 meu
behind the batteri,- OF the rrhcls.
Awcll concerted move might have secured
the position. but Brigsdicr General Pierce,
who Commanded the expedition, appears to
have Lost hi. presence OF mind, and the Troy
regiment stood 80 hour exposed TO the gall
ing ere.
The order % retreat was a, last given, bat
AZ that moment Lieut.. CREDIBLE Of the rrsu-
Lars. In command % the artillery. was struck
by cannon bali AMI instantly killed. lie
had spiked his gun. and was calamity en-.
deavorinr 90 withdraw his command.
Capt Geo. ". Wilson. % toe Troy rcsi.
rnrut, after the order 20 retreat. took pos
session OF the gun, and. with QuartcrmAstcr
Macarthur, brought 70 OF tbs Geld with the
ccrrse q the Lieutenant. which was brought
O. the FORTRESS this evening.
ten. Batter estimates as loss 50 killcl
am 100 wounded. IL i feared that MAJOR
Winthrop. AID % ten Butler. - killed, a.
he cAnno, De found. when the news Of the
retiring Of our i0rccs reached FORTRESS Mon.
re. General Batter repaired instantly 90
Newport News. and Col. pimmick ordered
additional mortars and hovitIers O. De-
mounted on the rampArts on the land side.
About nine o'clock the steamer Catalina
reached FORTRESS Monroe with some Of the
dead and wounded. la the meantime near
" all the armed feet proceed up james Riv-
or % Newport News Point
Lieut. CREDIBLE was killed by riaed can
non ball striking hi- forehead, tearing away
the upper portion Of bis head.
Lieut.. Gen. Grennell Is supposed TO be
killed.
Great indignation Is manifested against
Brig Gen Pierce.
Gen. Butler has been ubiquitous, doing
AL m bis powei 20 save our men, and the
honor Of the cause.
B.trmoET. June L. Ca the withdraw
al Of The Federal troops, the rebel cavalry
and infantry In considerable force followed
~ far a. New Market. this .its Of Little
Bethel. and inhumanly charged, in one in.
stance on ihOse bearing % the dead aud
wounded.
The enemy bad SIX guns behind the bat
cries. There were about ~ killed and.
wounded.
our los u .ail to be less than was At
frst reported.
The soldiers were resting from the great
fatigue Of Yesterday, consequent upon their
march Of - mile., and an action Of nearly
two hours. with not n complete meal for
more than 20 hours.
The llerald's despatch saws IL has been
informed hy person IN the battle az Great
Bethel that the Federal cannon was not ta-
ken, but moved back with the troops. The
Zouaves Suffered severely in their charge on
the battery When this informant leit For
tres. Monroe with dispatches for the Gov
eminent. Gen. Batter was ssnlln; q large
reinforcement 10 zen. Pierre. and said be
would take the place before morning.
WASHINGTON, June IL. II is stated tha,
Col. Magruter. formerly Of the American
army. commanded the large rebel battery.
have just rcccived the following regard.
ins the killed and wounded, believed TO De
authentic. the rolls having been called at
the fort before the messenger EFF.
Killed by batteries, and in chance encoun
ter, II. Wounded in all. 80.
MAJOR Winthrop is thought TO be either
dead or a prisoner. from the tact tha, he
left the road during the Eight, and wen, in
q the woods to rcconnolirc, and has not
since ttcn heard from.
Number Of Confederate troops in the hgh,
thought 70 b. in The neighborhood OF f'tees
hundred
The three baiterie. q the rebel. played at
the same time upon the right, left, aud CEN
TIRE
IL !. believed tina, over two hundred OF
the enemy were killed aud wounded