St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-06-13
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Unfortunate Affair at Fort
Monroe.
100 UNION MEN KILLED AND WOUNDED

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100 UNION MEN KILLED AND WOUNDED
Especial to > Tribune. ]--Ten thousand
troops will DO in Baltimore within thirty
six hours. That city is in a fermentation
and there arc preparations for a"thorough
rising. Arms are stored in warehouses;,
and nightly drills lave been going on
At the t1rst sign Of uprising. the city will
be bombarded from Fort Mcllcnry. lbs
: is authoritative. .@1... '-.,''':.'
> New York, J une lO.--I he Posts spec
ial Says federal troops at the Relay House
continually make arrests, and detect con-
traaaud goods in transit through that
place. The contraband goods which are
seized almost daily consist of percussion
caps and military clothing.
New YORK, June l1.-Orders re
calling Harvey sc out on Wednesdays
steamer: Were not al our ships Of war
absolutely required for the blockade, he
would be brought home in = man-ot-war,
as prisoner. Under the circumstances
he will be allowed to choose his own con.
veyance to America. His guilt is denled
in some quarters, but this is useless. The
evidence is overwhelming.
/ It is reported that the rebels are re-
treating from Harper's Ferry.
/ l have reason to believe that Lieut..
Gen. Scott leaves to-nig ht for Frederick,
to command in person. His horse went
forward to Baltimore to-day.
4 Fort MONROE, June lO.-Gen. Butler
having learned that the rebels were forti-
flying their camp with strung batteries at
Great Bethel, nine miles from Hampton,
on the Yorktown road, he deemed it nee
essary to dislodgc them. Accordingly
movements were made last night from
Monroe and Newport.
About midnight COL Durrea's Zouavcs
and COL T ownsend's Albany regiment
crossed the river at Hampton by means of
six large tatteaux manned by the naval
$ brigade, and took up line Of march, the
! former some two miles in advance of the
3 other.
, At the same time Col: Bendix's regi-
i ment and detachment Of Vermont and
e Massachusetts volunteers and regulars at
Newport marched forward to form juno
e ion with the regulars from Ft.. Monroe at
Little Bethel, about half way between
t Hampton and Great Bethel.
y Tide Zouavcs passed Little Bethel about
. four A. NJ, Col. Bendix's regiment had
. arrived and took position at the intersec-
! ton of the road 49, =,
2 Not understanding the signals the Ger!
B man regiment fired upon Col. Townsend s
f Column, marching in close order and led
v by Lieut.. Buffers son and aid Delany Of
n Gen. Buffers staff, with two pieces of ar.
tillery. iii: -. .. IT,:
e Another account says that COL; Town
c sends regiment fred first. At all .eve1t;
l. the fire Of the Albany regiment was harm
J. less, while that Of one man and woundins
It. seriously two Others. >tr.& .
> Several other Slight casualties occurred
Y The Albany regiment being back Of
Y the Germans discovered from accoutro
o ments left on the field, that the supposed
e enemy was a friend. They had in tht
!. meantime fred FIVE rounds with small
r. arms and a field piece :. r. "
" The Zouaves hearing the, firing tqrpct
2. and also fred upon the Albany boys, II
a AT day break Colg Allen and Celone
= Cars regiment. moved from near the for
It tress to support the main body.
The mistake at Little Bethel hayin!
e. been ascertained, tho buildings were burn
p ed and a. Major with two prominent seces
= sionists we're ken prisoners "" - ''ss
Is The troops then advanced upon Grca
= Bethel but our three smathpieces of artil
1T lery were unable to- cope with the rife
Of cannon Of the enemy: IL. t1'o: - >*74&
ne The rihed battery was completely mask
rs ed; no men. could be seen, only, at tn
nv flashes Of the guns ~a1,','~ !.
be There were probably not 1less than on
A. thousand men behind the batteries Of Il,
re rebels. r.! - ,~' E'':5' r. ..
: Concerted movement might have S,
is cured the position, but Brig. Gen. sPiero,
er who commanded the expedition; appears ,
at have lost his presence Of mind: The Tro
"a regiment stood for an hour exposed to Il
ry CALLING fire, when an order, to retreat ".
te- at last given. Lieut. Grebbill,' of til
so United States Army, and in comhan9 Z
u artillery was struck by cannon ball al
ng instantly killed. 49,, >,,>,,,a. 10 >..s, -:
OF he had spik ed his gun. and was ga
he lantly endeavoring to withdraw his con
mt mand.sr 10 a:s's'' t"9v0 - - nj i III %:
Capt. Geo. Watson, Of tn; Troy reg
'nt ment, after the order to, retreat was give
of took possession of the gun and brought
i'm Oft the field, together with the corpse
nit the Lieutenant Both were brought
INT Fortress Monroe. - " ~ 80, ~ ,S@'a
bel There ore probably about Is killed al
100 of federal troops wounded. ->hn,
sh Lieut.. Butler deserves the greatest Gre
arl f. for hrinu;no off tho L;llod ena ,,o,,.Jo