Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-06-12

| Accordingly, movements were made last
night from Fortress Monroe and Newport
News. About midnight Colonel Duryea's
Iouaves and Colonel Townsend'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 some two miles In adj
At the same time Colonel Bendix's reg
iment and detachments of the Vermont aud
Massachusetts, regiments and regulars ct
Newport moved forward 70 form q junction
with the regulars from Fortress Monroe at
Little Bethel, about half way between Hamp-
ton and Great Bethel The ZOuaves passed
Little Bethel about four A. M.
Colonel Bendix's regiment arrived and
took up position at the intersection of the
roads. Not understanding the signal, the
German regiment in the darkness Of the
night, fred upon Colonel Townsend's column,
marching in close order, led hy Lieutenant
Buffers son aud aid de-camp of General
Butler, with two pieces Of artillery.
Other accounts say that Colonel Town
sends regiment fred first. At all events,
the FIRE Of the Albany regiment was harm
less, while that of the Germans was. fatal,
killing one man and wounding severely two
others, with several other slight casualties.
The Albany regiment being back Of the
| Germans, discovered from the acooutrements
left on the field, that the supposed enemy
was friend.
They had in the meantime nine rounds
with small arms and small field piece,
| The Zouayes hearing the firing turned and
also fred upon the Albany boys. ...f
At daybreak Colonel Allen and Colonel
Carey's right moved from the rear of the
fortress to support the main body.
The mistake at Little Bethel having been
ascertained, the buildings were burned and
Major with two prominent Secessionists
taken prisoners.
The troops then advanced upon Great
Bethel but our three small pieces of artil-
lery were unable to cope with the heavy
riiled cannon of the enemy.
The rebel battery was completely masked.
No men could be seen, only the flashes OF
the guns. There were probably less than a
thousand men behind the batteries of the
rebels.
A well concerted movement might have
secured the position, but Brigadier- General
Pierce, who commanded the expedition, ap
pears to have lost his presence of mind, and
the Troy Regiment stood for IN hour exc
posed to CALLING fire, when an order to
retreat was at last given.
Lieutenant CREDIBLE, of the Union Army,
and il command Of the artillery, was struck
| by cannon ball and instantly killed. he
| had spiked his gun, and was gallantly en-.
deavoriDg to withdraw his command.
| Captain George W. Wilson, of the Troy
Regiment after the order to retreat was
| given, took possession of the gun and brought
it off the field, with the corpse of the Lieu
tenant. Both were brought to fortress Mon.
roeshis evening.
There are probably about twenty Eve
killed and one hundred of the Federal
troops wounded.
General Butler deserves the greatest
credit for bringing off the killed and
| wounded. g'F a..
Several of the latter are now in the hos.
pital here.
Great indignation is manifested against
Brigadier-G General Pierce.
| WARRINGTON, June 1.-THE time for suO
| mission of written arguments in the Mo
Cormack Patent Extension -.,i S42ilbbs
on the goth iPstlL PstlLsSi s9iH give his decision until
| the lst of JniV