The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1862-07-04
Rumored Arrest of Gen, Benham.

FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE FIGHT-TIiE KILL
ED, WOUNDED AND MIssING--PREPA ArioSs
FOR THE DEFENSE OF CHARLESTON, &c.
Neao York, June 27.-It is stated that Gen.
Benham is under arrest, with orders to report
to Washington. 1t is stated that Gen. Hunter
left James Island on the l2th leaving Benham
in command, with orders to make no advance
towards Charleston without reinforcements OF
further orders 1t was reported by descrtcrs
that the whole rebel force at Secessionville a.
mounted to only two battalions, with six guns
mounted and seven more ready for use.
On the 10Th Gen. Stevens, with 1000 men,
was to make the attack at daybrcak, while Gen.
Wright and Col. Williams, with 5000 more
were to support him. Somehow the movement
was delayed an hour, and aFour troops rushed
up the field they were in broad daylight, and
were met by q murderous fire of grape and cam
istcr Two regiments only reached the fort,
much cut up The Eighth Michigan and Sew
enty-Ninth New York, and the Twenty Eighth
Massachusetts regiments broke and scattered,
and the Forty-Sixth New York did but little
better. The first two regiments drove the rebel
gunners from their guns, and some even penetra-
ted the work, but the other regiments failing to
support them, they had to retire after holding
the battery twenty minutes.
Meantime Col. Williams coming to the sup
port, was separated by a marsh from the fort
and exposed to a severe cross fire from nine reb-
el guns in the woods. His troops, the Sd New
Hampshire and Sd Rhode Island fought nobly,
and met with considerable loss. For three-quar-
ters OF an hour not a gun was fired from the
fort, and the prompt presence of a few hundred
men would have carried it. But they were not
there and the troops had to retire.
The foregoing is from the special correspon-
dence of the Express. Another account con-
firms the above in the main facts, but states that
the Massachusetts 18th regiment did well. This
account gives our loss as follows KILLED 84,
wounded 366, missing l24.
Our camp is now within range of the gun
boats fire, and in safe condition. Entrench-
ments have been thrown up, and reinforcements
are awaited.
Gen. Brannan's troops, numbering 1000, had
arrived at James Island from Key West, but our
forces must be largely reinforced before opera
tions can be resumed. Rebel troops are con-
stantly arriving, and preparations for the de-
fense of Charleston are being extensively made
A Beaufort letter states the losses of the Sd
New Hampshire at LOG killed, wounded and
missing, and the Michigan Sth regiment 800.
The same letter asserts that Com. Dupont
says he can take Charleston with five good gun
boats. Will run by Sumter and the other for
tifcations without the loss of more than two,
and with the others shell the city.
A letter from an officer of the 6Sth N. York
regiment gives the aggregate losses as follows:
28th Massachusetts, killed g. wounded al miss
ing "a; 10Th New York, killed 6, wounded go,
missing 40; 46th New York, killed 5, wounded
Ia, missing 16; 7th Connecticut, killed Is,
wounded rs, missing2; 7th and 8th Michigan,
total 1914 Total loss CIT.