New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-04
A Reconnaissance Toward Bethel.
Rebel Plckets Leave Coats and Hats.
WHAT WAS FOUND IN THEIR LETTERS.
roRrRrss MosHox, Tuesday, July 2, 1861,

via BALIIxoRE, July3.
The Sd Massachusetts, Regiment and the New-iork
Naval Brigade occupy the deserted dwellings In Lamp
ton where bat sbout thirty Of the inhabitants remain.
Col. Wardrops headquarters are at the mouse oi ue
Hon. Joseph Segsr.
The old church, occupied as saughter-house In Ine
late war, IL used for guard-house.
Two companies are stationed in the graveyard,
which !, surrounded by high brick wall Some Of
,bs ombs,oues in the yard date far back rs the sew.
entsenth century.
Col. Packards Regiment, jus. from Newport News,
are posted in the new cemetery,
Col. wardrops pckets extend mile and nan De-
yond Hampton.
The 4th Massachusetts, Regiment will eneamp jass ee-
yond the village. -, ,.,,-
The bridge burnt by the rebels viii be rseaii within
week
Col. Max Weber's Regiment is erecting strong BAT
terry on this side Of the bridge.
Isdies begn TO make their appearance ct Old Point
The families of Gen. Butler, Cos. Duryes and MAJ
Weber are here.
Great ureparations are being made 10 celebrate the
anniversary Of ipdependenee. Grand parades Will DO
held a, the eamps and The fortress while he guns OF
the new batteries aud the shpsoi-war IN he harpor,
including the Minnesota, Cumberland, Sastee, koa'
poke, and several gun.boats, will appropriately salute
the day. The Goth Regiment Of Ncw-fofk have Or
dered ifty barrels OF lager-beer from Ban@ors' to
fresh themselves ON the occasion.
Yesterday afternoon, Lieut.. Yelverton and 10 men
Of the 7th New.York regiment made reo'nnosuiSe
from Newport News up the James R'ver h@a, up
vs;,b;o n mile and half Of Great Bethel. AT that
poipt tbey came upon five Of the rebel Pscksis who
precipately fed, leaving behind, with other trophies
tbeir hats and coats which showed shat fse owners
were officers
In the pockets Of the latter were severalletsers tuS
finished. giving complete account Of the lfie advance
OF $500 men from Yorktown 10 attack Newport News
They describe the wretched fare Of the tps, and tho
manner in which they were obliged 10 Veg or steal.
One Of an amusing character from the pcket Of Jas
Steele bookseller, Richmond describes troops As
net Of balloons 10 be speedily driven fron the sacred
soil OF Virginia.
detachment Of vermonters from Newport News,
coming suddenly upon our piekeu beyod Hampton
yesterday, cansed temporary alarm.
Gen. Butler and family are this Hftsrpon ai Now
port News.
Col. Aliens regiment will 60 up to-mcrpw.
Hfattuffufs OF the IsouistnAu LsunSees
Tssn Oar Special Correspondent
FoRTRIss MONROE, OLE PoUr cosyssr,
JulyI, 1851. )
BY permission Of Gen. Butler, this morning bad an
interview with toe four Louisatns Zouses who wcro
brought from Newport News yesterday. fbssc are
James Clark, Wm. Morton, John Adgr iit, ~nd -
INNATE. Clark formerly worked for tie fIarpers as an
engravsr Morton Phiisdelphian, ard Een W Texas
Ia 1855 in the United States seryicsi on beog dis
charged, he went TO w-Orlssns. Adgrodt and
Minute are Germans, the former pnBtsr, formerly
from Illinois; Minute arrived from Gvsmany IN New
Orleans, and ia d shoemaker.
CLARK's STATEMENT.
About tie 93d u April last in Nev-Orloaps, he Pc
eeved notice thai lie must either enlist or leave the
country. Being unable TO get away he enlisted in ths
Eew-Orisans Zoasves, and went TO Fort Pcksns,
where the regiment remained upward Of two months
On the lst day Of June they LEFT foe the North by way
Of Montgomery aud Wilmington, and arrived In Rich
mond, where they were received by JEFF. DAVIS who
complnen,ed them highly, and called them his "pe.
wolves" The manner al Transporting troops from The
South u the sane eaItia and logs carried 90
railroads in the North in close and platform care with
few or 10 comforts They eDeamped vi Richmond
week Leaving there by the steamer Glencoe they
came as far down the James River theJ dare and
landed, and marched 10 Yorktown, and arrived
there three days after the affair at Great Bethel.
Remaining three days, they were ordered ~ Bethel,
where they remained two three weeks digging
trenches, and throwing up Notifications After the
battle at Bethel the place was deseded, but subse
qrenty reenforced by two three thousand troops.
One morning while d ling, ae forcee received orders
to march mueiaieiy and they all went 70 Yorktown.
Iumor prevailed that large force was marhing on
them. On arriving 1t Yorktown the entire force ut
that place placed in readiness TO receive IN at
tack the twenty thousand Federal troops reported
to be advancing. There then ut Yorktown bs-
tween eight and ten thousand. Early Friday morning
last the Zou rece we'd marching orders together with
enough others to make about W thousand men. They
SUPP IOeed they going 10 Bethel, but they passed
that place toward evening, aud continued toward
Hampton. About o'clock it commenced raining very
hard The officers had told them during the day that
they would have plenty Of lighting before morning and
the understanding was thai they were sent forward 70
attack regiment OF Federal troops sent out pickets
that they were ll back when larger force 10
finish The work. They did not however fall in with
any Federal forces. Passing well, eight or ten
zouaves stopped to drink. Il was rainng hard, and
Clark aud four others took shelter under she'd While
they were there The column passed by. They all lay
down and slept till morning. when they fell in with
forty or fifty others who rad also fallen out CLARK
and Morton became separated from the rest and duing
the day fell in with company Of Federal troops, by
whom they were takon prisoners, and taken to New