Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-06-19
THE GREAT REBELLION,
The Array at Great Bethel.
R,IrIMoREs June IL.


arrived with tie followiDgi intelligence dated
at Fortress Monroe, last evening:
This has been an exciting and sorrowful
day at Old Point Comfort Gen Butler hav-
ing learned that the rebels were forming an
entrenched camp, with strong batteries, at
Great Bethel nine miles from Hampton, on
the Yorktown road he deemed 1t necessary
to dislodge them.-Accordiuly movements
were made last night from Fortress Monroe
an Newport News
About midnight. Col. Duryea's Zouayes
and Col Townsud's Albany Regiment crossed
the river at Hampton, by meaus of six large
battaux, named by the naval brigade, aud
took up the line Of march. The former were
two miles in advanc of the latter; at the same
time Col. Bendis's regiment and detatchmeDts
from the Vermont aud Massachusetts, regi
ments at Newport News, moved forward to
for IN a junction with the regiments from Fort
ress Mouroe at Little Bethel. about halfway
between Hampton and great Bethel. The
Zouaves passed Little Bethel at about four
Q, clock a Nj Benedix's regi Ient arrived
next, and took position at the intersection
of the roads.
Not understanding the signal. the German
regiment, fired upon Col Townsend's column,
marching in close order. and led By Lieut.
Butler, and also bis aid. with two pieces of
artilery. Other accounts say that Col Town
sends fred first At all events the fire of the
Albany regiment was fatal, killing one man
and fatally 9oundiug two OIbeas, with scver-
al slight casualties The Albany regiment
being driven back, the Germans discovered
/ from the accoutremer's left on the field that
the supposed enemy vas friend They had
! in the mean time fired niue rounds with
small arms and field piece. The Znuaves
| hearing the fire, bad turned and fired also
upon the Albany boys.
/ at day break Col Aliens and Col. Carr
( regiments moved from the rear os the Fortress
/ to the support of tie main body. The mis-
! take at little Bethel having neen ascertaiued,
| the buildings were burned, and a Major,
with two rrumiuent secssiOuists, named LiY-
cry and Waiting. were made prisoners
/ The troops then advanced upon Great Beth
/ el 10 the following orier; Zouave. Col. Ben
I edix, Lieut. Col Washburu, Col Allen and
| Col Carr. At that point our regiment form
/ ed snG successfully eDdeaYored To take large
masked battery Of the seeessionicts The
/ effort futile-our three small piece, of
artillery not being able 20 cope With the heavy
rifed cannon of the enemy. (according 70
| some accounts, thirty in number. } The
/ rebe! battery was so completely masked that
no men could be seen-but the flashes OF guns
/ only. There were probably Dot less than
/ one thousand men behind the battery Of the
rebels
! Well concerted increment might have Sc
cured the position but Brisadier GenerTi
/ Pearce, who commanded the expcd di,ol.
seemed TO have lost his presence Of mind The
4 Troy Regiment stood an hor exposed to .
CALLING Ere. An order 4 retreat was at last
given, but at that moment Lieut. Greebl. of
of the United States Army. and in command
Of the artillery was struck by cannon ball.
and instantly killed. He bad spiked his gun
/ and was gallaDtly endeavoring TO Withdraw
/ his command.
Captain George " Wilson, of the Troy
Regiment, after orders had been given to re-
! treat, took possession of the gun. and with
Quartcrmaster McArthur brought il of the
! field with corpse of the beloved Lieutenant.
They brought them to Fortress Monroe this
| evening. There are probably twenty-five
| killed aud one hundred wounded.
! Lieutenant Butler deserves the creates,
credit for bringing of the killed and wounded:
several of the latter are now In the Hysriral
here. 1t should have beeu stated that Col,
McChesney's regiment formed a reserve. and
/ that Col Hawkins regiment moved from
Newport News during the DAY.
/ Much indignation is manifested agaiusi
Br!gadier Gererai Pierce, Gen. Bull has
been dong al! IN his power TO save our u.eu
and the honor of our cause
l have endeaVOred TO get alist of the killed
and wounded in the affair al Great Bethel
but succeeded only partially.
Among the killed was Lieut.. Greble. oI
the Uni'd States Artillery. He was struck
upon the rIght side of the forehead by a ri9ed
bali, which tore away the upper part of hi.
head. He was Efficient officer aud greatly
beloved by his brother oficers. who. As NAV
be expected, are keenly srieved by this be.
reavement. Orderly Sergeant GoodTellow
of company ID. 1st New York regiment va.
struck by cannon ball and fell dead.
Three member of the same company wer,
badly wounded. 1t appears that tue AlbaD,
regiment, under Col. Townsend. were in re-
serve. 1t was thought thar Lieut. Col Grin
neE was killed as be was missing Captair
Judson kirkpatrick, of company A. of Z,u
aves, was wounded In rhe feshy part OF til,
thigh, 10y the bursting of shell. but gallant
ly led his company across the field to th,
attack.
BALTIMORE June 16 "A correspondent o
the american writes from Harper's Ferr,
that the rear guard left there at noon yester
day, and that last night The army vas en-
camped on ShIrley's Hill, near Charleston
on which John Brown was hung. and uin
miles from the Ferry. A full regiment @
one thousand men crossed the Shenandoah
and proceeded towards Lee-burg. but the
may have taken side road leading TO Win
chester. The batteries of powerful guns sa
to have been erected on the mountains on th
Virginia side had no existence There wa
but one battery of small guns on the heights
commanding the bridges, all of which hay
! been carried off The secesSiopis,S ,llo,.