The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-12

Bethel about seven miles from Hampton, on the direct
road to Yorktown and that at point called Great Bethel
five miles further, they fortify ing the church as
base from which maraudng parties constantly issu-
ing peaceful Union and negroes into their ser
vice, and also to threaten Camp Hampton, we'll as
Camp Butler at Newport News, be determined to make
demonstration against them.
Last evening therefore, General Butler ordered Colonel
Duryees regiment TO Hampton creek and march
Little Bethel This order promptly executed, and
the regiment moved from Hampton at about past
O'Clock, having been ferried over Hampton creek by
Lieutenant Crosbys otila of boats manned by recruits
from the Naval Brigade
Colonel Duryee to be supported an hour after by
Colonel Townsends regiment. At the same time Colonel
Phelps, commanding officer at Newport News, was d.
rected to move two regiments along that line to aid
Colonel Duryee the rebels should be force Brgader
General Pierce to be in command OF the expedition
when the forces were united
All the movements were promptly and properly exc.
cuted except that Of COL Bendixs regiment At the
ment Of enectng the junction he in collision with
Col Townsend's forces when shots exchanged with
the loss Of one killed. VIM. Carey Of Company A. Albany.
Ten others wounded the part Of Col Townsend
While this mistake being corrected, Col. Duryee
had pressed forward and captured the Little Bethel and
made prisoners Of several officers and He fired the
bading.
Meanwhile Col Bendix captured two rebels in the act
Of firing on bis in guerrilla fashion. 10 fred the
house. cent the to Gen. Butler at Hampton
where he receiving reports, forwarding reinforce
ments and giving orders
At ten O'Clock, Col Duryes, Col Townsend 'aud Col.
Bendix, having formed junction, reached Great
Bethel where they found the enemy FORCE and
gaged them Meanwhile, Gen. Butler had sent for rein
forcements.
On engaging the enemy they were found TO be strong
y fortified and in great FORCE with heavy cannon. Our
forces maintained the conflict with determined courage
for more than TWO hours but finding that 1t would be i'm
possible to carry the snemys battery they in good order
fell back toward Hampton It is impossible gain any
thing reliable as TO the oss
The enemy numbered between three and Eve thousand
Their battery had twenty guns OF them the Whit
worth gun The battle ragged three hours Oar men re-
tired only when ii became evident that the enemys bat
could not be carried unless supported by artillery.
They retired in good ORDER and the enemy in
dition to pursue
The whole number OF casualties does not exceed fifty,
o; which not over twenty fatalities. No prominent
officer was killed Captain Fitzpatrick OF the Zouaves,
received bad flesh wound in the calf or his leg Lieut.
Grebe, of the regulars, is reported killed The battery
located that it could be carried except through
marsh. charge attempted repeatedly.
The following the wounded OF this morning all OF
Col. Townsend's regiment
John Connolly, Company A, in the knee in no danger
Frederick Bacon, do; severely.
Joseph Richards, Company O. baysnet in the thigh;
slight
Philip Sweeney, thigh bone fractured; bad.
W. @. Cody, Company F. shot In the abdomen mortal.
James Garbette Company G, fractured thigh bone b,I
shot; not mortal
Lieutenant E. W stons, Company q, 6aSoust wound in
the knee; slight lin the list Of officers Of the Third
regiment We do not find The name OF Lieutenant Stone
OF Company H. but in TIE list Of thosscf Company the
name OF T. NJ Store appears Second Lieutenant
Ipis 10 doubtless the gentleman who has been
"'un"so 'n V-n epgasenent-Ep HERALD