New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-15
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
SEVERE. FIGHT WITH THE REBELS.

FoRTREss MONROE Saturday, July IS, 1861.
A scouting patty from the Seventh NewYork Regi-
ment, Numbering q men, under command Of Leuts.
Hertngen and Mosebeck, fell into an ambuscade yes
terday noon, nine miles above Newport News, aud
lost - men, including the two leutenants killed or
missing.
They were attacked by a company of cavalry one
hundEed strong, and OH retrea.ng to the woods were
met by a strong force Of infantry.
Two or three Of the Germans are known "a be killed,
and Lieutenant Henengen seen to fsn under his
horse, which was shot.
-Four or five Of the horsemen Were killed. Of the
missing those moi killed undoubtedly prisoners in
the rebels hands.
Seven companies Of the Seventh went Out in the
afternoon, and picked up some straggegs, and found
one or two dead bodies Of the rebels.
The conflict was most sanguuary. The expedition
wac undertaken without Col Phelps's knowledge or
consent.
Col Bepdx was Of Col Aliens court martial, and
knew nothing of the movement
1t is impossible to-day 10 give namesof the kedand
missing as they were not known this morning when
left Newport News. will furnish them a, the carLes.
moment.
The court martial in the ease of Col Allen of the
evidence was taken. The Court held Il secret session
aud adjourned siae de at o'clock p. Nothing has
traneIired as to the cause Of this adjournment.
I.eut. Morris, QunrtermRster 1st Maryland Regi-
menr, arrived from GAINESVILLE, Md, on the Potomac,
near Willamspor, to-day, with dispatches for the
Government He reports the regiment ajl strcng in
good health and discipline.
Lieut.. Morris leaves this evening on bis return, via
Chambersturg, with dispatches from Gen. Banks.
A distinguished newspaper reporter in this city was
arrested last night by Capt. Murray Of the Twenty
fourth Pennsy regiment bearer ofdspatches from
MaItinsburg for uttering rebellious sentiments. He
released on taking the oath of allegiance.
The Massachusetts Seventh, Colonel Couch and
tho Thirty sixth New-York, Colonel Innes, passed
through this city to-day for Washington. Several
loads Of horses wagons, &C., were on the trains
Hon. Henry May returned from Richmond last night
sick, and is now under physicians care. He says
the confidence OF the Soutbeners 10 their ability to tr
umph over the North is untoundod. Tie Richmond
papers advocate the conGscaiion of the property Of
Northern farmers in Fairfax County, who are lending
aid to the Union troops.
| letter from CharlestOwn, Western Virginia. says
that Governor Wises headquarters then there,
| and that the Governors health is RAPIDLY improv.
| ing. The writer says of the Governor that he
| seize. traitors, and the enemy cICeses the river
somewhere and selves citizens who are loyal,
to hold as hostages. The Generals time is half taken
up with trying traitors The other day caught n
spy, German jew, with a clothing store worth Eve
thousand dollars. He was csugbt fair and too plain to
deny and so he forfeited all his stock which clothes
! our poor mountain boys.
Yesterday morning body Of three hundred and fifty
Union troop acting under the orders Of Gen. Banks,
visited Bellar, the county town Of Hartford County,
Nd and arrested Cart. Archer jarrett Of the Bclsir
Light Dragons. They demanded from him the arms b,
longing to his troop, accompanied with a threat
that if he did not comply they would carry him
to Philadelphia. The result We do not know,
| as informant on post haste TO 90
hc the Intervention Of the authorities at Washington.
Prior to bis departure. however, Mr.. Henry ID. Far
dandis well.kDown citizen Of Hartford, and foruer,
q prominent member Of the Legislature, WAS also
arrested, but released afterward, party, however,
having been sent to his house in the country TO search
Il for arms.
The military were also in pursuit OF Colonel Herman
Stump and Richard Mitchell prominent citizens Of the
county, whote sympathies wore with the South. Our
nfornsn is .olegraphing 10 Washington to know
whether he shall come on there, or whether the re-
lease of the parties referred to be effected other
wise.
Gen. Butler, this afternoon, went to Newpor, News
| to inquire into the matter.
Col. Bendix was Yesterday at Old Point, attending
the court-msrtihl Of Col. Allen, which progresses
slowly.
A large number Of rassengers have just arrived
from Boston by the steamer s. X. Spauding.
From the latest information there must be con-
siderable force at Great Bethel.
Later.-A me- senger from Newport News, just ar
rived, states that twelve of Col. Bendxs men sre
missing.