Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-06-13

Fortress Monroe June Q.

ADVISED OF movements OF a considerable body of
confederate troops in the vicinity Of Great Bethel
which is about twelve miles from the Fortress
near the road conducting to Yorktown. IA
ieVing from reliable reports that they had
| thrown up entertainments and generally extend
ing their outer line of pickets ne Determined AZ
ter consultation with other officers. to drive
them away and accordingly gave orders 10 sew
erai regiments to hold themselves in readiness
| TO march alta moments warning At the Same
| time the chief OF the ordinance Department 70.
celved orders TO send battery Of howitzers
winch was soon Under line of march
Ao0nt midnight Col. Durye's Zouaves and
Coi. io"nsend's Albang regiment, crossed the
river at Hampton by means ofsix large hat
teaux manned the naval brigade and took
/ up the line OF uharch-the former about two
miles IN advance Of the latter. AT the same
time Col. BendIxs regiment and detachments
OF me vermont and Massachusetts regiments
at Newport Newi, moved forward to form
junction " 18th the regulars from Fortress Mon
! roe at Little Bethel about half way between
Hampton and Great Bethel.
| The Zouaves p ssed Little Bethel about four
| O'Clock a. m
Coi Bendixs regiment arrived next, and took
! q position at the Intersection of the roads
Not understanding the signal, the German
/ regiment in the darkness Of the night fired
/ upon Col. IOwnsends column, marching ia
close order and led BY Lieut. Butler, son and
aid Of Gen Bullet with two pieces Of artillery.
Other accounts say Townsend's regiment fired
hrst- AT all events the fire Of the Albany regi-
nent was harm lqss, while that Of the Germans
vas fatal killing one man and woundIng seri-
ously two others with several other SLIGHT cssu.
/ allies.
The Albany I'd giment being back Of the Ger
( mans, discovered from accoutrenents left on the
held, that tie SUPPOSED enemy were friends
I lhey had IN fhe meantime fired nine rounds
with small arms hnd field piece
! TIE Zouaves Hearing firing, turned and also
| fred upon the Albany bows
AT day-hreak Col. Aliens and Col. Cars
( Regiments moved from the rssr Of the Fortress
/ 70 support the mF1 body, the mistake a. Lizzie
+ Bethel having bee en- ascertained.
/ The buildings we're burned, and a Major with
TWO prominent sdcessionists made prisoners.
Ihe troops then advanced uPoa Great Bethel
I in the following order.
/ Zbuaves, Col. Bendix. Lieut.. Col. Washburn
/ Coll Allen. and Col Carr! At that point our
/ REGIMENTS formed and successiyely endeayored 70
/ take large mas ted secession battery.
The effort was futile our three small pieces Of
artillery not beinE able I" cope with the heavy
/ rihed cannon Of fhe enemy. according 10 some
/ accounts being dirty n number
The rebel b4ttt try vas completely masked 50
! tha5 no men coG II BE seen. bur only the flashes
Of the guns.
There were probably not les than one thousand
men behind the batteries of the rebels.
a well concete movement might nave Sc
cur4d the p7slr1 q. but Brgadief Gen. Pierce
Wild c8mmardej the exradsrior af,r,Aar. n ace.
7 lostIhis yresenct Of mind and the Troy re,i
med: stood for ali hour exposed 70 q Ealing FIRE
whan an order % retreat was ~ last given. bat
81 that moment Lieut.. Grr5bie. a. the United
States Army. AMI IN command Of the artillerv.
was struck 9g cannon bail aDi instantly siled
he hal spiked H. -un and was CALAMITY a.
tempting TO witaEraw h.- command.
Capt. ". Wilson. q the Troy regiment.
after rh. order I'd retreat was given. took posses
sion Of the gun. I'D with Quarter Master Near
thur, brought 1t III the field with the corpse
Lieut. treble Both were brought 70 Fortress
Agynroe this eve1ing.
IeEs III. pfg1@3'2 t"enty five killed and one
A1 Tsl-. % 90 ,4e IIedeF@l troops "7anaed-
80 90. DL-.Ti l77g' e' ne greatest cFedt igr
-. ~ Oh '4 ~. "-| "OuhaeA- 'Di. -lc
1-5'HEt l@@ife1t formed reserve.
~, ,- IA" an i'e-'LA-4l moved from New
pr -'Trs az +"e ~@.' ana an armed
tes7-t ".h' up Newport News expecting the
I.H ~, '- Ii''i-.-
~ ~ 49, -h'' -'- 10" PROBABLY up at
'h5 5t 'offneI quarter.
u-s@l InaIGSa1Ion-i manifested against Brig
"1LeF zen FIeri
zen Dl'ieF ~ been uoiqnitousr dong all N
MS power % say our men and the honor OF our
cause.
washington June II.
mere IS graf leHcl'emeut here over the news
OF me Great betbel fight The general opinion
among military pen i that there was gross
mis- management by the leaders Of our forces
~ ne secesslon's'7 are looking up emooldened
oF our Fepalse-
Z, u o4'u'hore@h mere says several secession
ha27 are again tEing IN Baltimore.
pc hefa.d ioFEespou4ent gives the follow
'h7 ac1oLu' % re hghl
AlIeF the uni1rtunate mistake was rcciihed
the forces comprising the first, second and third
lev OK if1ents joined by detschments Of
inc -ouf III pass It's the hrst Vermont and
.liS =, u ana SIn Pc iments with two hight field
pieces uaaer LIdut. CREDIBLE come upon an ad-
Fanc7 guard OF rFoeis, defeated them AMI drove
.lie!I '1c lahILe thirty PrIsonerss-lHcludln NJ
I51Jo. anu d Lieut. and adyanced on Great
80. ~ OK 20 %here they come upon the
enemy, four thousand strong, and drove righ.