Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-06-15
REPULsE OF THE U. s. TROOPS.
A MASKED BATTERY
TWENTY-FIVE KILLED AND ONE HUNDRED
WOU.vDED
GREATLOss ON THE REBEL SIDE.
LIST OF KILLED d. U'OUNDED

LIST OF KILLED g. FOUNDED.
BALTIMORE, June IL, 10 o'clock, A.
M.-Ncws has just been received here By
boat from Old Point, bringing report
of an engagement having taken place
between two regiments of Federal troops,
under General Pierce, and large body
of Rebel troops, on Sunday last, mine miles
from Norfolk.
The Federal troops are reported as hav-
ing been defeated, with loss of one hun.
dred killed and wounded. Many of the
enemy were also killed.
The rumors at this time are conflicting.
ANOTHER REPORT.
BALTIMORE, June ll.-The steamer
from Old Point Comfort has arrived with
the following intelligence, dated at For
tress Monroe last evening.
This has been an exciting and sorrow.
full day at old Point Comfort.
Gen. Butler having learned that the reb.
els were forming an entrenched camp with
strong batteries, at Great Bethel, nine
miles from Hampton, on the Yorktown
road, he deemed it necessary to dislodge
them. Accordingly movements were made
last night, from Fortress Monroe and
Newport News.
About midnight Col. Duryea's Zouaves
and Col. Townscnd's Albany regiment
crossed the river at Hampton by means of
six large batteaux, manned by the Naval
Brigade, and took up the line of March
The former were some two miles in ad-
vance of the latter.
At the same time, Col. Benedix's Regi-
ment and detachment of the Vermont
and Massachusetts regiments, at Newport
News, moved forward to form a junction
with the regiments from Fortress Monroe
at Little Bethel at about half way between
Hampton and Great Bethel.
/: ! he Zouaves passed Little Bethel a
t about o'clock p. NJ. Benedix's regimen
d arrived next and took position at the in
tcrsection of the roads. No. understand
ing the signal, the Houavc regiment in tn
e darkness of the morning fired upon Col
e Townsends column, marching in close or
der and led by Lieut.. Butler, son of Gen
Butler, and also his aid, with two pieces 0
artillery.
Other accounts say that COL Towsond'
| regiment fred first. AT all events, the fir
of the Albany regiment was harmless will
that of the Germans was fatal, killing on
man and fatally wounding two others, wit
l. several slight casualties.
5 The Albany regiment being back of til
= Germans discovered frcm the accoutre
ments left on the field that the suppose,
; enemy was friend. They had in tn
meantime fired nine rounds with smaI
: arms and field piece. The Zouavc
e hearing the fire had turned and fired ais
upon the Albany boys.
l. At daybrcak Col. Aliens and Co
Carr's Regiments moved from the rear {
the Fortress to support the main body
The mistake at Little Bethel having bee
i, ascertained the buildings we're burned ian
# a Major with two prominent Secessionist
e named Livery and Whiting, were mad
:, prisoners.
n The troops then advanced upon Gre;
e Bethel in the following order-the Zol
), avees Col. Bender, Lieut.. Col. Washburn
% p Col Allen and Col. Carr. At that poll
- - our regiments were formed and successiv
rs ly endeavored to take large masked bait
b ry of the seccssionists.
The effort was futile, our three sma
ii pieces of Artillery not being able to col
with the heavy rifed cannon of the enen
- according to some accounts thirty in nun
Der.
The rebel battery was so complete
m masked that no men could be seen, but Il
T. flashes of the guns only. There we
probably less than 1000 men behind L
Y battery of the rebels.
so = A well concerted movement might ha
1Dsd secured the position, but Brigadier &c
oi Pierce, who commanded the expeditio
seemed to have lost his presence of min
= and the Troy Regiment stood an hour c
posed to CALLING fire. An order to
n treat was at length given, but at that n
= ment Lieut.. Greble, of the U, S, Arm
and in command of the Artillery, "
&. struck by cannon ball and instan
killed. He had spiked his gun and v
L gallantly endeayoring to withdraw