Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1861-06-21

.3.''i' - IleNf - 10y esnVSu,i tusy were
taken prisoners, With great difficulty,
Col. Townsend succeeded in rallying the
remainder of his men, for the action,
though the shot was not returned with
very great yigOr, The charges by Col,
Bendl1F's l(dIl1's men men were repeated and lively,
A6 length, "a suspicion was aroused on
Col. Townsend's part that their opposers
in, the way were not rebels but another
branch Of the same, expedition, The,
wounded were gathered up ,(at the close.
Of the encounter about fifteen in number),
and carefully carried to a house. back a
short distance by the roadside. 1. .......
The firing from Col Bendiz continued
at intervals until the dawning light re-
vealed about the same time to each of the
regiments the startling fact that they bore
the same, colors, A meeting Of most,
touching sadness followed between the
two commanders and caring partially for
the wounded in the melancholy affray,
they proceeded together on the way toward
Little Bethel Col. Duryee's Zouaves,
who were even in advance Of the Massa-
chusctts and Vermont detachments,f hear.
/ ing the heavy firing began to turn back,
supposing that a troop of secession caval,
Try we're engaging Col. Townsend's regi-
ment. By this delay, the object Of the
whole expedition was probably lost. Had
the whole expedition rushed on as intend
ed, an advance guard of the rebel forces at
York would have been captured at Little
Bethel, and the alarm being cut off,, the
surprise would have been complete at
Great Bethel as anticipated.
AS it was, the two hundred were driven
hastily forward to Great Bethel, dispatch
es for reinforcements were sent to York
town, and when our troops approached
their masked Notifications the enemy were
ready to give them warm reception, and,
as it proved, successful repulse.
1t would seem strange that after the
rapid and heavy firing Of Col. Benddix'ss,
regiment, only enc was killed on the op7
posite side +. and, twenty-onc {ofciaD
wounded. This is only accounted ,for
from the fact Of the protecting position,
though seemingly exposed one, occupied
by Col. Townsend's regiment, ,ae The road
at the point held by them is cut. being
some two feet lower in its level than the
fields adjoining. Townsends men thus
falling upon the ground and in the ditch,
es. by, the roadside, and the principal fire
coming at an angle with the road instead
Of, raking; directly down. it, they were
able to escape much Of it, The firing,
too, from the hoyitzers is said to have
E mostly been at such q defective range that
the grape and shell were thrown nearly
mile and one half over and Leyopd
them, Most terrible must have been the
consequences but for these proyidential de,
9 fenses. p "a q, a. 4... t...,,,,...,, ~,
THE, SCENE AT IAMPToN---rHE DEAD CARTS.
! 90 Hampton, at 6 o'clock in the morning,
was wild with excitement, The cannon
aiding had been heard, and the action was
g supposed to be pending between the secess
sion and Union forces. Col Aliens men,
t who were just arriving, were anxious to
press on and join in the battle, and soon
: the command to march" was fol-
lowed bya quick movement onGltoward
I the scene. Next came Coll Carrs Second
!. Regiment, with their havelock caps row.
J ing as rapidly as possible across the river,
: and then rushing out to-thei conflict. Ieh
!. 1t was not till sometime after, when
L the first dead cart arrived, ladened with
d the wounded, that the real nature yof the
d engagement was understood, and the sad
l. fact revealed that our own arm, had been
o employed against cur own men. People
II rushed to the side Of the cart, which, like
G all those employed for the purpose, was
g drawn by a little donkey, and gazed
y surprised and tearfully7 into the features
+ of the wounded soldiers, and inquired Of
o the driver the Issue of the battlesd The
s bodies were cafcfullyremoved onmatress-
s. esfto an oarcboat prepared. and armedIsfor
n the purpose, and then onveyedacross the
a. stream to the opposite shore, where a