Year: 1861

one hundred wounded. Lieutenant Colonel
Butler deserves the greatest credit for bring
ing. off the killed and wounded. Several of
the latter are now in the hospital at the
Fortress


should have stated that Colonel McChes-
ney's regiment formed reserve. Colonel
Hawkins regiment moved from Newport
News during the day.


The armed vessels went up to Newport
News, excepting the Cumberland. All the
regiments are now probably at their former
quarters.


Considerable Indignation is manifested
against Brig. Geu Pierce.


General Butler has been ubiquitous, do
ing all in his power to save the men, and
for the honor Of the cause.


The above is the despatch received by the
Associated Press, reported as officially cor
rccted By General Butler. Another account
gives the following additional particulars


The whole Of the Federal force, it is said
did not exceed four thousand men, while
that Of the Confederates was about eight
hundred, with six pieces of artillery in two
batteries, two or three companies of rifle
men ,fand fine cavalry corps


The cavalry, it is said by one of those
who participated on the Federal side, at
tempted to charge upon the Federal troops,
but the fire from the latter drove them back,
with the loss of one man killed or wounded.
lie was seen to fall from his horse.


The Federal pickets captured Capt A.
Whiting, of Hampton, one of the Confede-
rate pickets, and he was sent in to Fortress
Monroe. Another was pursued but escaped


The batteries of the Confederates, which
are said to have been only temporary affairs
consisted of six pieces, all told, one having
two and the other four guns


The location of the battle ground was on
the brink of low, marshy creek, the bridge
across which is not more than twenty-five
feet long.


The number of killed and wounded is not
definitely ascertained, but it was admitted at
Fortress Monroe to have been an unusually
large percentage of the force. The troops
are said to have exhibited great bravery
but were compelled to beat hasty retreat
from the well-directed and devastating fire
of the Confederates.


| AS an instance Of the precision of their
aim, cannon ball from the Confederate
battery struck the barrel of the musket Of
one ef the Federal troops about its centre,
50 Jiat tie ends nearly came to.
gether, and the following ball took of the
head Of the soldier who had lost his musket.
After the retreat of the Federal troops
began the cavalry of the Confederates follow
ed them nearly into Hampton village and
then retired.


There was no intention expressed at the
Fortress to send out another force to the
scene of battle, as it was thought the Con-
federates would remove their position, and
if it should be captured it would require a
force of twenty-five hundred to hold it, with
five hundred additional to keep open the
communication between that and Hampton
A large number of wounded had been
brought in to the hospital at Fortress Mon
roe, many of whom were fatally injured
On Tuesday two of the wounded died. A
passenger by the Georgianna stated that
! twenty-five Zouaves, besides those known to
have been killed and wounded, were still
missing. Two who had separated them
selves from the regiment in the retreat came
into the fortress on Tuesday afternoon, but
could give no account of their missing COM
| rades.


A good deal of depression is said to be
exhibited among the Federal troops because
of the defeat, but they do not lack the cour-
age to renew the contest as soon as they re-
ceive the word of command to march


Major Winthrop, one of the aids to Gen.
Pierce, who was reported missing, is said
to have reached Newport-N -Newspoint in safe
ty He gave the order to charge on the
| battery, when the fearful havoc of his troops
took place.