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

ana about MY or cue hundred OF t"e troops
were Killed and two hundred WounUtd
The battle began about four o'clock IN tho
morning., and continued for three hours, when
TIA" Federal troops were driven lack.
Great excitement exists - tcTtivss monroe,
and Gen. Pierce is censured Ter having ex-
posed his men to the destroying fire OF the
Confederatea fer such length OF time.
The troops returned to Fortress Monroe,
and il was thought another effort would be
made t. Glsl0dce the Contederates from their
position. The battle was on the road leading
- Yorktown, where there Is SAID to be Il
rye reserve force ready 10 reinforce the
forces u. the bridge.
The Hayyitud Guards and City Guards, OF
I!ltlmore, are supposed to have assisted III
the defence o. ne battery, rs they were order
- 10 that neigbborhoOd from Richmond near
y we weeks ago.
from another cores pondent Of tie SUM
The F..s' N,,cs IF The B0Hls-trTtr"i - Tie
kiLe4 ,;"t HJuHded--gerrij'e Fire Of the
F,I@ln,a Buttery-A Sn"gntorry Engnge-
OH PoINT, June 10.
on nIOnGsv morning firing was heard IRON
the II rjrrse Al. Inc direction OF crk River,
" hicu Wis uO!. riUded 10 be the III tended at
tack upon the e Moderate forces reported to be
conc 81 u.ar Bethel and at some two or
three hours > messenger was seen on horseback
.,tit,slIEg a,r,4> the Hampton bridge towards
Forlr, - Mynlue. This messenger 1T Is suEpos-
eu brought iiie an welcome tIdiTsS OF Ditl:eat
Bethel. Soon after boats were seen bringing 10
| Old Point Vila,fa large number OF dead and
wounded. Upon inquiry, IL was a<cAEt&lheA
| dat 5000 Federal troops moved towards
! BE hct ia two sc!.trtte bodies, ? pofion itad-
,rg GA the tXt oime eide OF the creeK sotne uis-
TT O.. b+IoyE, whilst the rest proceeded across
| the creek directly opposite The Confederate
/ lurces, supposed about l,5-J strong. iE2
| landing OF III latter was effected without OPP
| position on the part OF the NirglnianS, and
| presently the Federal troops who had marched
| up from below closed III on The 'lTgidians
almost sim ultaneouSly with those atjat KING
III trifol JAat {I-I
| from be tween the Ivy . fires, and tuis seems 10
| account tor the subsequent confusion, and
loss OF life, on account Of the Federal forces
| mis- taking their friends tor the NrSInlans,
and Il is stated that the latter had proceeded
| but q short distance II their 'Frttrtat when
| their terrible masked battery opened its de
! sIru"IiVe tiIe upon The Federal troops. he
| first Intelligence OF the result OF the hatut
| from General Butler put down the number or
| killed ;t twenty five, and the wounded at one
| hundred but from personal observation, ana
| Information from pTiyates ana others engaged
| III the battle, 1t was suspected that THIS state
| lnpnt was tar from the truth. / he steamboat
| buund TO Baltimore thus having been kept
| back two hours after her intended time OF start
| ing tor Baltimore, / am enabled to send a
| more reliable account, to the effect that II has
been ascertained that there were one hundred
! killed and two hundred wounded. Ana even
| now it Is thought from the scenes witnessed
| ii; Fortress Monroe that the battle was tar
| more sanguiuary in its effects than the latter
version would indicate. They axe stlli bring
! ing i'll the killed and wounded by boats ana
| other conVeyances, as l close this letter.
| ASSOCIATED PRESS ACCOUNT.
The following account Of the repulse was
| revised and corrected by Major General But
Ter for the Associated Press
FORTRESS MoHRoE, June l0.--This has been
| an exciting ana sUlroWtul day 1T Old Point
| Comfort. General Butler HAVING, learned that
the COnttderatcs were forming ~ ehtTenehed
| camp. with strong batteries, Al Great BE thei,
| nine miles from Hampton, on the I Yorktown
| road, he deemed il Necessary TO dislodge them
| Accordingly movements were made last nigh
| from FORTRESS Monroe and Newport News
| About midui yht Col. Duryea EouaScs and
| Col. ToWnetEd's Albany regiment crossed the
| river al Hampton by means Of six large bat
teaux manned by the Naval Brigade, and took
| up the line OF march, the former some Two
| miles III advance OF the latter.
| AT the same time Col. BendiX's Regiment,
and detachnents Of the Vermont and Massa-
chusetts regiments at NepCrt News moved
| forward 20 form Ii junction with the regiment
from Fortress Monroe at Little Bethel, at
about four, n. ID
Gel. BenedIxs regiment arrived next, and
took Il position at The intersection OF the
roads. Not unders landing the signal, the
German regiment, III the Gai kness OF the
| morning, fired upon Col. Townsend = column,
| marching III close order, ana led by Lieut..
! Butler, with two pieces OF ARTILLERY Other
| accounts say that Col Townsend regimen I
fired first. AT all events, the tire Of the A /
| hauy regiment was harmless, while that OF
fatally woundins two Others, with seVera!
| slight casualties.
The Albany regIment having fallen back,
| the Germans discovered; trun. their accoutre-
| meute lett on The field, that the Supposed
enemy was !, friend. They had Ia the meam-
time fired ai1e rounds with the small arms
| and a II-iG piece.
| The ZCuayes hearing the firing, had re-
| turued, ana fired also upon the Albany boys
Al day break Col. Aliens and Col Carr
regimen Is moved from the rear q the Fort
r,ss To support the main body. The mistake
al Little Bethel having been ascertalned, the
LuIdIugs were burned, and a Major, with
, two prominent Seceseionists, named LIVey
and Whiting, made prisoners.
The troops then advanced npon Great Beth
/ 81 in lie following ORDER, w: The Zouayes
| Col Beneuix, LIT Col. WashbUrn, Coi Allen
and Col. Carr. AT that point the troops found
! lad su,eessiyeiy endeaNored to take a large
masked Confederate artery. The effort was
fufite, their three small pieces OF artillery no
hslua able 10 cope with the heavy Killed cau
: | uon 81 ne enemy, according 10 some accounts
numbering thirty.
! A- Goa irderate battery was SO completely
| masked that no men could be seen, 0nly Ia,
.,shes 81 tlte guns. There was probably no
les Than ont thousand men behind their sanl
bttftIl.s. 4 well coucen rated movement
might hiyo secuTed the posl Jon, but Brig adiel
,ieu-r.u Pierce. who commanded The expedl
ton appears 70 have lost his presence q
iaibd, Lt.d the Troy Regiment stood al hour
expt-rsf ~ 4 g}Itng IRE.
An order 10 retreat WIS NJ last given, hut Il
that LleuLenL Lieut.. Greble, oil the u. =. Ar
| nl, aud Ia command oil the artillery, VA
struck by a uosa ball, nnd instantly killed
, lie nad spiked his gun and was calamity en
. aeayoiing TO Withdraw his command.
Captain George w. Wilson, " the To,
II Regiment after the order to retreat, Loul
, possession of tue gun, ana sith llaarterinas
Ter u cArthnr b. ought u OF the field, wtt, Tia,
= body oi Lieut. GEet.e. They brought then
TO the For tress this evening.
There are probably twcuty five killed ane
( t.one hundred wouuded.s Lieut. Dol. Batse
deserves the Creates credit Tor bringing Of
. the killed and Not ndad Several OF the lat
ter are now In the hospital at the Fortress.