The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-17
Additional Particulars.

| For several days past General Butier, com
| mandIng the military department OF NIIgiuid,
| had been Adj ysed of the movements CT = con-
| siderable body of Confederate troops IN the
| vicinity OF a village called Great Bethel,
| which is about twelve miles distant from the
| Fortress and near the road conducting to
| Yorktown. Believing, from reliable reports,
| that thew had thrown up an ENHANCEMENT at
| that place, and were gradually extending their
outer line of pickets, he determined, alter con-
| suitat ion with other officers, 70 whip them
| away, and accordingly gave orders TO several
| regiments TO he Id themselves III readiness 10
| march at n moments warning. AT the same
| time the Chief OF the Ordnance DepaTtm ent
| received orders TO send cut forthwith battery
| OF hoWitZers, which was soon under l!Ee OF
| march, comprising tour l2-poundeTs, detach-
| ment OF United States artillery, with Lieut..
| Cfrtble and other OHiCors.
| A party OF men belonging 10 what was
! known The Naval Brigade was also quickly
| mus tered for The purpose OF conveying troops
| across Hampton Greek, which was done by
! means OF fishing boats sent dow II on Saturday
| from the Susquehhnna river he detalied
| force OF volunteers consisted OF three TegI-
| ments, VIZ: The Albany Regiment, command
| ed by Col. Townsend; the New | ork ZOuaVes,
| Col. Duryea. and The Seventh Regimen com
| manded by Dol. Ben1dlA, WIN companies OF
| other TeSi tnents, tie Whole comprising force
| OF nearly Z, 200. The command moved At ~
| o'clock on Sunday night, with The Zouayes
| LeaTy one hour ahead, ANA owing 10 q most
| unfortunate msuudeT landing III relation TO
signals, two OF the regiments got INTO collision,
| when Col. BenedlA's cfsluteht mlelthIug that
| or Col. Townsend for the enemy, fired into
! them. aud die not discover their mistake until
| toe dawn of day when their supposed enemies
lett them mas ters OF the Held It is not known
! how many we're killed and wounded, but the
| loss VIII hot be- considerable.
After explanation and mutual under
| Standing, il was agreed - IQoSe Tor Great
| Bethel, and the entire force took ~ the Iua OF
| march for that point, which Is tAIee miles
| from the place where the error was committed.
| Soon AZ the right OF the column got near the
| place, they We're very soon apprlseG OF the
presence Of the foe, who, strongly en treno he'd,
| opened a fire upon them with battery Of Ii
| lie cannon. The Federal troops promptly Ie-
| s,OuueG, but YOlieys OF Infantry and Il small
| park OF hOWIt1erS we've UuaYtIilur, g,ia~t
| such Z Formidable battery, and IA the course
| Il half an hour retreat vas sounded, and
| executed III GOOD order. The regiment moved
| we'll, and the men, 1t i acknowledged on all
| siue, acted with spirit OF DE- termIue iAes-. --
! : he most melancholy feature Ct the action was
| tn killing OF Lieutenant irebie. 1t was al
most lIpposziD Ole TO tell the mum Der Of Killed
aud wounded Ou the SIDE OF the fetle raj troops,
but tod by General Batter that MS
| inmate WAS about thirty Killed aud one hun
| drci wounded.
1t was feared that Major Winthrop, aid to
Gen. Butter, had been hltied, as lie could not
be found when the news of the action
rea chpj the Fortress, the utmost sadness pre-
vailed, ana there was a mOurnIul ASPECT WISH
Ole throughout. TIE first wounded man that
reached the Fortress was private james Or n
| bett, he came III an ambullnCe, which was
| very carefully driven. Soon rs Gen. Butler
! heard OF the affair, which Was about : O'Clock,
| ne mounted his horse aud rode at the Top CT
speed to Newport News Point, for the pur-
| pose OF asCpr tanning all the facts II the case
| Col. DilniCk also rode around The Tamparts
| ana inspecting me side near The land approach,
| ordered hoWItZ r. and moItars to Ue gotten
| ready. About nine O'Clock L. II. the steamer
CutAliEe reached the wharf with some OF the
dead and wounded. In the meantime nearly
all the armed fleet proceeded up tie james
| river to Newport News Point
l han .2a,. lT-Htn craT fnl lisF of h.
killed and wounded III the affair at Great
Bethel, but succeeded only partially, rs but
few Ui them reached the place up TO The time
! II the departure OF The boat. The following
are the names OF those who first arrived
I J oseph Richards, OF Company Z, 80 Infantry
| Now York, slight bayCnet wound III the
: thigh; Wm. &. Cady, CT Company t, same
! | regiment, wounded BY II MInNle bali III the
abdCmeu, and supposed To be dyIng When l
Ielt his room James 9 lrbett, Of Company
q, same regiment, sust tanned "A colnnihuteu
, fracture OF the tniga l. very bad, and mus
suffer GmputatloA even II b" survives.
James Connolly, Of Company y, same res-
! neut, shot III the knee OF night leg, the bail
! not penetrating he joint.
Philip Sweeney, Of Company e, of 81 Iu-
: f;.ntTy, also sustaius Z very severe wound IN
the thigh, but may escape am putaton.
: Lieut.. Y. W. Stone, OF Company II, came
regiment slightly wounded in the les.
: Frank \. BIker, OF Company A, shot IN the
calt OF the leg only 4 flesh wound.
! Amongst the killed was Lieut.. Grehle, q
L
= upon the right side OF the forehead by a r!1td
: | cannon bali, which to;e away The upper part
{ OF the head. He was an efficient officer and
: | greatly beloved by his brother officer, who,
IS nav he eX pee ed, are keenIy grieved By the
. | bereavement. His funeral viii take place on
: | "Wednesday, ana his remains viii be deposited
= in 4 metallic coffin specially ordered from
, ! Baltimore.
! Orderly Sergeant GCodfelluW, OF company
: | ID, First New \ ork Regiment, was struck by
/, u cannon ball aud dropped dead. Three mem
: bers OF the same company were badly wound
! | Ell. Ii appears that the Albany regiment
: | under Col. Townsend, was III reserve 1t was
: thought that Lieut. Col. Grinnell had been
= | killed, as he was missing. Capt Judson hi
: | patrick OF Company IL, of the Zouaves, wa:
= wounded III the ileshy part OF the thigh by The
= | bur. ting OF shell, but gailtn1ly led his com
pany across the ibid 10 the attack.
ANOTHER STATEMENT.
The Baltimore Sun, of "Wednesday, in us
"lltest account" Of the affair, says:
Information was Yesterday derived from
| passenger on the Adelaide that The slaughter
Il OF the Federal troops was fearful. The Con
u tederates had small battery OF five guns II
- front OF the heavy battery O rified cannon
and that was supposed 10 be- al they had.
= The small one VA attacked by the ZJudyes
Il who fought bravery but The Confederate
|. forces, but few III nGuiber, yielded il gItnou
II much resistance, and retired 10 the heavy bat
= terry, thus drawing the whole Federal column
u within range OF their dies tTuctlye fire
. The number Of killed and wounded was es
= timated ut Fortress Monroe at one tbOusHns
h At least. Up TO the time the Adelaide lett
. O'clock on Monday night TWO hundred anC
eighty wounded had been brought 10 the hos
J. piraI, and still there We're more left.
+ The fire of the CUntederates was eXtTaordl
q nariiy fatal and they Were so well pro te,
!. behind their works that nothing was seen o
II any OF them until after the Federal column
, began their retreat, when some OF then
u mounted ON the Top OF their works.
u Who was in command Of the Confederate
e was not ascerttined, but il was thought tha
IL Col. Magruder was there. The guns are sal,
- 10 have been served with great rapIdIty am
l. unerTiug aim, not one having Missed Its mark
- LIEUT.. eKEBLR.
/ This officer who Is re ported among tn
# killed, belonged 70 rtle regular army, ana wa
q a relative OF Mayer Henry, oil PuIlaGcl phia
Al BkIu4piBR GENERAL PIERCE.
This officer, VINO commanded the troop
L during the engagement, Is il Massac huse Il
, man. and has held a military commisslo
Il under the laws of that State Tor Sc yeral year
Is later Account. Girect from the Fortress
Interesting Details.
p The following account is from the BalLmor
3 Republican of Wednesday afternoon. Their
:, are inaccuracies in it, one OF which is Tia
ie oyer-sta te1nent of he Confederate loss. III
ie loss of the Fedelalists is put down at 40 !
n ! killed, wounded and missing, which colnCi ut
with the accounts We have received froI
l. Yorktown, and is, we doubt not, correct:
:, BY the arrival this morning OF the steAme
III | tieorgeanna, Capt. Pearson, from Fortres
id | Monroe. We are III possession OF addi tlOul
se particulars relative TO the late battle, and III
Is further details show that the defeat of III
Of Federal troops has been more complete an
u. disastrous than was at first reported TIL
is deraiIs they come to hand from othe