The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-06-19


Of his regiment with their field pieces, caisson,
aud suitable supply OF ammunition. and
| take their position at the burnt bridge near
Hampton. 1oionels Allen, Carr and AcCnes-
nry viii hold their eli tirs comm md in readi-
ress, fully preptr-d to ni,rch at rlioI,ent .
nrtice All the troops Will be supplied with
| one G4y rttious, and each man with twenty
| round OF bali cartridges.
| That no mistake may be made, all the troops,
as they charge the enemy, will shout-'Bos-
| ton " ,
Coronele Allen, Carr, Townsend, Duryea
and McCnesney will take notice and act ac-
cordingiy. BY command of
+ w PIERCE Brig. Gen.
| +. L. Pierce, Brig. Major.
| Prom FORTRESS hoEaoE.
The following rich aud racy summary is
from the New York Herald, OF Sunday last
| FohTRsss MoSRoR, june IA !
| VIA baltimore, June Is, 1861.
The list Of the killed and wounded of the
FEDERAL troops 81 the FL h Ut Big Bethel is not
yet com plets
| No IN form. alton has reach ed here day rel
| alive to the movements of tie rabri troops -
| Fortress Monroe is in reality invested. "a
| gre-s and egress by the sea, aud few miles
| IA extent OF the james river, are open to us
bat no aggressive movements can be N ado
| with safety without dou bic the present num-
Der Of troops and means OF transportation
| The camps near Hampton are now confined
| to q narrow space,
An exchange of prisoners is to bs made to-
diy. Those in the For Lress VIII ba produced :,
| but al yet Colonel Magruder has failed to
spOnd.
| The afoir of the New York Naval Brigade
| is eliminating. Some fifty OF them yest-r-
| day received their naval accoutTements.-
| Pc D ably not three hundred of them will re-
main here. They complain Of the army pay,
| they having been promised twenty dollars
| per mouth Instead OF eleven.
| The large rlfied cannon, brought by the Ma
| val Brigade, Is now mounted the Rip
| Raps, only three miles from Seweli's Point -
| LIS range will be tried III II few hours
| The Cumberland this morning fired one or
| two rounds with i Tlfied gun at 4 tug boat
| which is seen every morning al SeUell's
| Point, ounoitering our movements There
| ire many vessels III the HOdds, aud lmmeuS1
| supplies daily arriving
| F0hrKEss monroe, June i, lS6l.-It is
| derstoOd that movement Is on foot, aud that
| al expedition Will leave TO night, accompa-
| nied by heavy artillery
Gen. Pierce will not command.
| The Naval Brigade are being sworn. 1t is
| expected that about five hundred Will BE-.
| mustered under the following officers II.
| u. Whittemore, Colonel; james Millwaru,
! Jr., Lieut.. Colonel; y. IL BURNETT, Major.
| OFFICIAL REPORT OF col. ALLEN, FIRST EBdI-
| SENr, n. w.
| CAMP Hamilton, VA, June Il, 1861.
| MAJ GEN. b. + BCTLFR
| SIR: | have the honor 70 report that, in &C
| cordance with orders received from General
| Pierce the night OF the Hth lost, nay com
| mauG WIS Oriered upder arms at ii +. NJ and
| marched to Hampton creek 10 support Uols.
| Townsend ana Duryea | returned 10 this
! C~mpat@A III OF the 10th lust. and was again
| ordprst out At e A IL. to proceed forward 70 Big
| Bethel, where the enemy was reported to be
| statioupd i'll force. After rapid march OF
| twelve miles l reached the ground aud found
| the action going gu Upon reporting 10 Gen
| Pierce. ne directed ma to proceed 70 the front
| and deplOy my regiment IN front OF the
| battery, which did, and 80 remained tor
hour and forty minutes under a heavy fire OF
! lals ~ of no i f1a1 a M
| about four she'll guns, the enemy depIUylng in
my front with about 1890 men and 'To guns.
| but made 40 sdvtnce They, however, threw
out tTO heavy Il linking parties on my right
and left the former with TWO guns, and com
| pletav outfiauked the eutire brigade, ut W hich
| tIIne Gen. Pierce deened il proper TO RETIRE
| From the most reliable in formation. | am GER
| tain there were ut leasl four thousand OF the
| enemy on the ground, with cOnstant rein
| forcenents from Yorktown Very respy,
| WV. 4. ALLEN, Dol. LIST Reg't.
| A cOlored man s just come in from about
| two miles bry Ond Big Bethel, and reports III L
i'm ne,iitt-Iy nfterour retreat the rebels anti
| ciptting that We would return with heavy
pieces and give them another try, destroyed
| their batteries, burned the Big Bethel Church
| and o her buildings, deserted the town and re-
! treated to Yorktown
| At12 NJ. to day l was in Camp Hamilton
| aud sa three Secession women under
! cort, and with permission from Gen Butler,
| searching the tents OF the First regiment ior
| property which had been taken b the scouts
Upon lIQ iiiry, / found that the husbands OF
| these women, and the women themselves, has
| fed and lett their habitations, and the scouts
| finding the houses deserted, had taken the fur
| niture and brought il Inro camp. TIE bed
| ding am ulo-t OF The furniture were carefully
| stOTed away in the GUAR termHsters Depart
| mrDt; hut the boSe had taken some of the
! chairs and looking glhsses and put them IN
| herr tents, ana were feeling quite comtorta-
| Die il heir we'll furnished quarters, and dis
not mach relish the presence of the fair ones
| of Virgins vi their horses and carts
| Never h"lt ss everything Was ylelded up qui-
| city, because that was the order; bat they
| seemed 10 think ii WAS an Easy way 10 conduct
| a Wharf.-The husbands of theer women one DAY
| firing upou them, and the next day seudins
| their wives 10 search the TENT and carry away
| whatever they claimed belonged TO them o!
| course they have every opportunity to learn
| the position and force OF our army, and theS
| We're shrewd and sharp enough 10 do IT for
| noticed that TWO of them looked after the pro
| perty, while the third with pencil and piece
oi p fper, was sketching the position Of things.
| I thoughts first she only taking u list OF
| articles; but, inadvertently stepping behind
| her, discovered that she was sketchlng In
| stead Of writing
| The heat here is intolerable during the mid
! die Of the day, but Ut evening baimy and
! sweet a few Of the troops are sick
| | understand, from very reiAble authority,
| that Gen Blu tier IL tends giving he boy some
more work SOON, in the direction OF Norfolk
! ann Richmond Upon telling this 10 .quad
| of the men TO- day, they ali cried out, " That's
| good We shall have the privilege of seeing
| come more OF their ladies after the battle Is
| over
TIE LATEsT NORTHERN ACCOUNT.
| From the Baltimore sun OF Monday we
copy the following:
| The steamers Adelaide Capt. Cannon, and
| (ieorgiana, Capt. Person, arrived on Sat
| urday and yesterday morning. from Old Point
| Comfort. They bring IN IeIIIsrnce that &
| movement was 10 have been male on York
| town Saturday night by IA large body OF