Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-06-12
Ero1n Por.t,rEaaa Mnnrne.

following Intelligence, dnted at Fortress
AlonrUe lat evening: Tbs has Geru an
exciting and sOrrnwful DAY nj Old Point
CumtUrt. Geu. Butler huviug learned that
The rebels were forming an eutrvnvhed
camp, with str0ng batteries, at Great B ath-
81, nine miles from Hampton, On tue York.
town road, he deemed 1t necessary L, Ills.
lodge them, HHcordingly movements ware
made Inst iiSnt from Fortress Monroe and
Newport News. About midnight Colonel
DurI cas- ZOuHvcs and Col. TOwnsends
Albany Regiment, crossed the river 1T
Hampton, Gy means Of six barge batIetux
m'nued by tue naval Lr.Rude aud took up
the linz VI nprvh, The former were suue
two miles in advance Of the latter. Al the
same time Col. Brneiix's Regiment ANITA
d tarhmsnt Of the Vermont AMI Massh.
vhusstIs 4 RtplvRIs, nt Newport News,
lnoN ed forward to form II Junction win the
Regiments from Fortress Montve, at Little
Bethel, about bali way between Hampton
aud Great Bethel. The ZUunvvs pass,
Little Bethel At about Il. m Benrdix's
Regiment arrived next and took position
NJ tue Intersection of the roads. NOt,uus
derstnnding tile signal the Gernnn Regi-
nent, in the darkuess OF the morning, fired
upon Col. TOwnSend's column in Close orr
der, and led BY Lieut.. Butler son OF Gen.
Butler. and also his aid with Two pieces Of
urtIsery. gt
Othvr accounts say that Col. Townsends
regiment fred FIRST. At all events the fire
on the Albany boys was fatal, killing one
man and t"ta ~ wuunjing two others, with
several Sill ht casualties. The Albany
Regiment being bhck the Germans dis.
cove ed FROM ncGuutremcnts lett ON the
held that the suppl. cd enemy was II friend.
They had in the meaIutime fired nine rounds
with email
ZOuaves hearing the fire had turned aud
Tired also upon tile Albany hUys. AT day
brenk O"l. Aliens uu,l Col. Carr's reIi-
ments moved from the rear Of the Fortress
To support tile main body. Tue mistake
at lutte Bethel llnving bt en- nscertuinud,
the buildings were burned aud u Major,
with, TIVE prominent ssrcessionists lnmeu
Livery aud Whiting, were mnde prisoners.
The lrOUps then advanced LpJh Great
Bethel III the 2tpiiUwlug order: ZUulves,
Col. Bcucdix, LIEUT., Col. WH>hbulTi, Col
Allen, |i,i Col. Curr. AT that p"imt our
regiment turlned nnd snccrsrlV,ly cnueav-
cred 10 tmkc. the nrGe mask d battery of
tue secessIUnlSts. TLe effort was fulIic.
Our thr small pieces of artillery not he
lug able to cope with the heavy rIted
cnnn"n Of the tnemy, according to sUme
acc umtS 30 ia humber.
Tue rvlri battery WAS SO completely
masked that no men could he sttn, hui the
flashes OF the guuS only. There we've pro.
'banly less III ,G .UUO men Irh,nd IN. bat
try ut rebels. A well concerted move
meat might have rcWrrd the pU iiiOn. tut
Brig. Cen Pierce, VIVA comm IInlr,I the eX.
Pvt.iiu,l, seemed lU have lost his preseu, Z
ri mlnL.
The Troy Regiment stool an hour, cx-
posed To u CALLING Die. An Or,ier To re-
treat WIS NJ LIST Y sen, Tat NJ that mu-
nirut Lieut. GrehIe, Uf the u S A.. mud
ia v0intuaudBF de Artil cry. WAS situk
10y " cHnm"u tall and instantly lied. lie
had spiked bis guu, AID wts calamity en-
d avuriug to Withdraw his cuInuaId.-
Cdpt GrU. W. Wilson,, of The Troy Rcsi-
meht, after the order 10 srrtreaI, 10 * p.s-
session Of the gun. ami with Qtnr,vrrnas-
ter NJ Arthur, bruushI it10F the field, with
the corpse Of the he.UNed Lieutenant.
Th"y brought them tO the Fortress til 5
evening.
Thtre are probably % killed and 100
wonudvd. Lieut.. BuIlvrdrserves the gre. l.
est credit FIR bringing off the killed and
wounded. Several vi the latter are now
in the hospital here.
1t should have been stated that Co.A
ArCheSney's regiment formed II reserve,
aud that Col Hawkins regiment moved
from Newport NeuS during the day. Tile
armed vessels went up tn Newport Nous,
excepting the Cumberland.
All the regiments are now probably
at their former quarters. Much indigna-
ton IS manifested against Biz. Gen. cree.
Gen. Butler has beeu duiug all iu his pow
er 10 save our men aud the honor OF our
use.
have enlenvorel to get list Of killed
anu wounded III tie atialrHt Great Be hel,
but succeeded only partially. as but lew of
them had reached tue fort at tue hour or
the departure vi the bUit, which usually
leaves att p m, but was detained toriy"ur
correspondents, up to 9p. M, On this uccl-
slot.
The following Are the names of those