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

some additional particulars. ItAppears that
The officials a. Fortress Monroe are making All
effort TO conceal The amount OF their loss from
.Ae yuHlc eye ~ tie North, fearing doubtless
hat tAe truth would have a d.scour1ging
rae,t The oGl>ial dispatches Forwarded TO
Washington. according t. he slatelueu Of tAe
Northern Associated Press state the loss OF
n. Federal. at ious fceu killed, eight OF whom
fell hy tnr hands 1t their friends, and the
l.uts.F 81 Wounded q :Jrty tyr. This is an
aylAut ial~rhu.t fol more than tnat number
We're buried ~ tae C-uteder ties AFTER the
b..tr
lac Suu says
Ihs LAEa BATES.
Susn WAS ,he condition OF AFFAIRS 5,t Tor
,r,-- Mohroe HAT but lew additional particu-
irl~ .u-II hr uStulac.i # tie bu lille o. 4IUuday
morning ai Great Bethel. II was learned
however. hat IA the mistaken Assault Nv
t.I.at B'neaiEs regiment Cu thu ALBANY
regiment i've OF the latter were killed ana
quite "A amber wounded.
The Whole OF tAe Federal foICr Il IS said
did NOT -, pud fUHT thousand men. while tina [
oI the tCntederatss was about eight hundred
with 50 pieces oi artillery in tWo batteries.
two oT three yoMIstIl,5 Of rlheLleu. and line
cavalry CpTIs-
Ia. cavalry. II is said Nv one Of those who
pITI, iIat,a Oh The tvoeTHi side, attempted TO
charge upon the Federal troops, but the fire
from the latter drove them buck with The loss
oI un. ultu klIed or wounded He was Sect.
u Iatl from hls horse.
TN. hummer a; ,iIipd and wouuted +, not
definitely aScrriaIurt, bat II vas admitted i.t
F.rtr,.. Monroe. 10 have hon Nm uI,u.u.-lt,
large per crutage OF the tOsCe. The troops AT,
SAID 10 have exhibited great bravery, BAT
were compelled 10 br;-' Il nasty retreat from
Cnrf, tprat.-
l. >u ms tauce Of ;be precision Of their MIN.
q. carmen bah from tne Confederate battery
struck the barr! OF III" m"sket OF one OF III,
foo"Ed troops Aoo9i us centre, 3eroin8 II 80
t11' the enc ne'Iit s,!ht toSeth and tht
iu!4o"iIE btll toYh 81 tL'' Hcd- vi me sOiuleI
40 MO- - ~ ~ ~ t,,., -
AttrT Tie Tttta- @! IN" fedeidl troops be
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.'ofFet eAIeLct 81 The Baltimore SUM
tiU PoINr CoNFoRT, JuueIl.
The hI~t bstt!e b-twern the cont"ndir
forces II he United States ana the Coined
crate States has taken place. resulting in III
c-tr;lt OF the former. Il midnight on Sunda
aaout nineteen hundred men advanced trcI
NrWpurt News POINT ana thrr. 1ha,i.,u
from Old Point Comfort, win IN arrange
rent TO meet near NeWmarAc, Bridge, v1ileI
they would ,oUJoin under the command c
BIIg. T-u Pierce, OF Mass. tor the uurpoe
OF checking the iucursious Of a corps OF Nir
GINA dI"Foous who had arranged the picket
ii tbe Vicinity OF Hampton.
part 81 the troops from Newport Newf
point MISLEADING the Federal trugps fer IA
Southern forces, at about three o'c.ol a IN III
morning, Opened lire on Them and killed spvt
I.,I, b.sia,s Wouudtug quite a number Thi
revealed their approach to the C0nf-deratp
and he delay caused by the cuutusIun result
lug from HE mistake, enabled the Gontrat
ra'es 10 thooIaughiy prepare Ter tn, IN. VIII
GA the WUUE Cant. \. " hitting. of HAM
ton, Who was on picket duty, was capture,
IL l. represented To be- Il splendid specimen
III admiration OF the FeGt lal officers An,
Their picket Was discovered and fired on, bg
he escaped
bigtT oIder was restored among tue FEEDER;
troops, they advanced rapidly towards Qres
Bethel uutou> tious of any tUrmida BE oppo.
Ing force | pom approaching the brink Of n
LNrruH creek which separated them frcI
thos" lying IN WaIj fer them a CALLING iii
from TWO batteries, one Of Two ana one ,
lv4- RuHt, opened on them, while they pre-
trCteI Il large BODY OF pert Iifiernen. II
want OF able general hip, the Federal fore
biL'l stb"I@' bold q sAuiiS, were rCIu PEELED
retire. \ hi>d they did IN toIerahjy fair orde
N'lf Ettl HaraSSed by troop az COnfedera
cavalry. ne loss 10 The edtTal troops ";
very considerable, but / CanuOt state II
number
tol pGI}ta New Crk LUuaVes had seN5
hiIed, i"rtJ TWO wounded and four missiu
NJ fuur other regiments, Albany, Col. Tow
emo Ntenh'h oiunteTls, Ma>sachusatt
vi !!7hVuIN Troy tui. Carr, and Far
%" ! oIki 1oI. Alien, all suffered severely
dhout l"rHy aluiIcTlsls Oh me regular arm
nha"I Lieut. Gre Die, acted gaitantly, Al
Lieut.. ~ Was SHot uead WhiIe "cl sang one
a4S Guns, ~ hhi iAItt IL pound ho"ltZci
NJ l. S',u 10 lave itlh liu!is IN ''iLiinoFP, al
V - 4''Aht9 ts'tt4hte ~ MS leIIo =" uiiCeFH,
az io1'' u Tue 'oii dtes III the conn
- Nali"lsil ~ iiiha'to ~ IRON tlsht hunur
10 twenty -hNe hhhoFed, anu was said TO
an AdfhAte OCuy from Inc forces AT or
.,,'a,,i , "a -, - -" I ' = -
Durypt Lieut. Coi Warren Ool ToNusel
MAJ Davis, Lieut.. dIebl- and Capt. Up