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SATURILIY, JUNE 15, 1SW.:"1
WELsti.—We are inleitol to our
lot (.7(k!. Wet, A for a very handsome pho
mph of the three ssuperior officers ,of the
floginumt —Col. Stumbougli, Lieut.
.Ish.anil Major Given. it was fiit
riled per 11. 11. Yrs, I;:sq., and Nve offer
'.incere thiniks fur a girt which we high-
T.rine. The likeness of Ciih T u rn I s fi rs t_
e. .W,c will not shock his well known
desty by e.oirni . illi,tenting his giitoil looks—
, .ee it that le appears every inch the
old soldier boy that he is.
RomaTtox.—We are Ncceedingly grati
d to learn ttiWt 1:442 n.f our Columbiana
s Leen protnnte , l to a lieutenancy in Ilia
rularnrtuy. Lieut. d. C. }lnver, of the
"'km" 11, ng‘v' , has received a commie
" as First Lieutenant in the Twelfth
giment of U. S. Infantry. Lieut. lloyer
his brief ser‘ ice in his late position as
omni Lientenc.nt 0f the Cockman Rangers
him4elf an apt military scholar,
I made 0; tln• right stuff for an officer..
• is a gwnl dt ill nia , tPr and a in ime
rite ,v;th tilO tllOll. ItiS• to the Utti-)
rs is keenly felt. WO congratulate him !
toer,lv his pl . :1111 , 6(11h WC to ,k
Id L., f,.,...r.‘l:stinction on the part of the!
nointee.
by the letter of CIA:Dr.:II.v from Omar, Cur
-1 it mill be ,eel th.tt John 1... Wright hat
4.:fl eleete I to GPI the vat.tney o.!e.ojeae , i
prom ,c:.at. 1 a are
alewhat inter e.te I in thi. all I Cur
all V eingv.ttkil tte him It ‘pit;; tll it he will
Iris new p.u.ition with hon.r.
h 11C ahotat einal 1 1 , 0 j,?
pct the m 1 le tiny bear the
di,:ing,11:54.21::e.....1
AVTAIN Ill' lisvettit.tyr.-71t, ,
•retttry ofVor bas done a l tbil,g in
pointing Capt. II imbright or the Jackson I
tics (company F Firs: Regiment, I' \
0 captaincy in the regular service. This
-Rion well tle•orve.l :toil one In « Lich
• g alma tnea:mrian calmet rail t.i tli.:-
guiNh hintself. Int ser‘ice nn
• M.c.%.1c., pro:e him no paper s
eommutitl ti the
tit's lots tatttle him tote of the. Lott driaed
hers in the :tats. Ills bravery is a by
not, awl our wort for it, if he gees into
ttle at the heal of hi. present c.mtatand
will vindicate the sagacity of Mr. Conlo
n ...to selecting him for a command in the
titel States serviee. \Vc congratulate
ptaiu Lt., uml , itzkl.l hint all succe:,,,.
ScannoN is; ant. Au‘tv . .-IYO are glad to
:frit that Dr. B. llohrtfs I.f this phwe has i
etltes•fully passed an eaamination fur S Ur-
•on at !Harrisburg. lie it)11 l' probably !
itointed to one of the Reserve Regiments.
fitly 4pplicatits 1,31/y W 1,113 passed—fifteen
irgeons and fifteen ..-sistant Surgemis.—
e. R., was am MIA' the former. Tais is nu
tall honor when there are so manyeager ap-
Wants from all parts of the state. We eon
,lt,2ltte tie Doctor on his approaching
rtioipation, in so lionurdhle a position, ill
strug4le against the tel foe. Where
r towilton in will I' stationed n C don't
low. Ilk commission hill nut be issued
nil a regiment is funnel and to which he
1: Lc ;tl+paintel. The regulation
r the appointment of Surgeons «ill best be
plaitted from the fullowinAt from the Hat- '
!Jar,: r tp, l l:
The Sar . 4e m t motall h.t , adopted the rule, ,
ter the ea.:intim:6 ;11 al.- - tlista ws for ups !
, intment in his department, to select from
1 a certain number, and then 111\ITIlig
t. 11 111.1.1 . 1 . /1.;.111..111 . .11 . Salr,!el/11`..
01 .\ ssistant Sorge ms, they are notided
.r; middy by letter from the Surgeon Gen
-4.l's trtuwur to hold themselves in
1.,r a (24.11, end as they :tr.! re l oir.
1. they are commissiotted by the 1.1 tvernur.
he role has also been a.f ,pted, as far its
to appolat -....urge tits awl ass:k
-m.3 ;rot..t the beatify where the companies
cite enlisted, S i as to gi%c the volunteers
i. benefit of physicians ateguainted with
.ein personally.
C tPT ti' Ml' LINt. S LtUrltY
• e rod.: to L tneaster in the no in train ill
enp Iny with e tptain 1i Iwar•l Mel'hers trt
'id hi , 11ettyQburg (2ompany of Volunteers.
'he Company AV:lq 111 a few day:,
rineilially through the esortionq of the
and ova; destine I for Camp Wayne.
lie 1 nyi Wt`l.,2, all yuita,4, hearty Inuking
••11uw-t. evidently :iluntifniiy ciil/1 , 1 with
he spirit of the soldier. opt. Nl,l'. , ..rsoti
rpprr , ente 1 17th Irt.triet of l'••nii••• • !„.1-
ani.i Jllth C,,zigre ,, . 11c hill also
0-, it th • -ante the e•Ora
;on al,•1 fdhmitig, (20.1gre.s. The Captain
11;,4 /1.0 tle in wordy encounter
o thr halts
'0116.101111y t.i ith eytal
it., Ann.. the ~ anie comic, should
Conyany 1,0 called into active. en ice.
Tuc ( . . 1.1:14111% —Oll l.itit MOna.ly
'V .1 , 1 e+peolal favor we were adtuit
ed to the fiatl to wittie,s the drill of the
-Gray." by Lieut. Ilo.)er. We were high
ly *alined N% ith the under till prompt in
teiligeiwe of the tnoventent , r, as well
lightly a•binisliel at the proficiency ar
:%;:d .tt by the l r t-h irt a time.-
1.41 not spent !ail tint ! ut Camp
!urtitt a clear ed•C!. lit sva.
, e rfcctle ut
. /it,/ iii the drill, and put the
thr,,u,411 pretty .ditirply Thi ,
'ittiptitty, %%lab pa,,per di - Li:jog—such a
officer, are with.int doubt y.b.ilified to
lie --it ill improve rapidly. The taab.rial
and even by the lottrtli
.f -July sic expect t ice some very cre,lita
,le marehing. Volt [lie I, tniaa all be
egtilarly at drill. If a few green hand: ,
-et into a I Ilitoolt or bection it, nlinle tnole-
Nit way ba thrown int., colifit,ion. There
ei.•tt.itily in thi-t company an amount Of
tellig,eiwe which will sollie for attaining
any eAlt,it, of funiliarity with the 'twit
trieate drill-and we hope to see the tinet.t
,7111,.1i,) , ever got up io the town, before
All ll .S. teinpqrary
coif' nn trill
: Ira., cap, gray Alirt ,tn , l blank
I Wily cut gray trmi.er , ?L-E1..1
‘‘b , ,•!l C.,inpmey m.ill appear tai th ,
..i.th They \sill ~,Ireoir t!,.•;r
ti...•
Passanr. 9r Tim Vounnt Ilinmr.Nr Cox-
N Eel' c I rott.usti:r I:Mts.—l'll Al. it a I tr.o.‘o
AcinuENT.—On Wednesday about 1 o'clock
P. M , the Fourth Connecticut Regiment
passed through this place over the Penna.
railroad, bound it Chambersburg. This
Regiment is under command of Colonel L.
Woodhouse, of Hartford. and composed of
it.an companies nf one hundred and one teen
) each, The men are generally young, and
all well clothed, eomfletely equipped, and
models of gentlemanly ilebavior. The'r
uniform consists of grey jacket, trou
sers and overcoat, with gray slouch bat and
I Coigne cap. The trains stopped at the
lowkr end of tov:n rod the men, who had
had no regular met t 1 since leaving home
were or the cars iu numbers, obtainingsuch
refreshments as were freely proffered by the
citizens of the neighborhood. When the
hindmost train started one of the volunteers,
George Barrett, of Company 11., in endea
voring to regain his place missed the railing
he aimed to grasp and cell between t.ro of
the cars. Several of the hinder cars passed
over his leg cutting and cur:tiling them
badly below the knees. Ile was also struck
in the side oed severely injured irdernally,
but in the confusion no one scenic 1 to have
notice. how this latter injury inflicted.
The train was iminediatad j t ,
st ipped and the
unittrtitnate min removed to the s id e walk,
where his injuries were examined by the
surgeon and assistant surgeon of the regi
\s Ito proo moved them falai without doubt.
The ee,.thet h wooled just at the crossing
of Perry •0 root. The injured man was re
ci% e 1 by restoratives and earrie I into Mr.
M.lr: t. M 11 i i . nn the corner of Perry and
the railroad o hoc he died in about half an
hour.
nneeisarily passel on in a few
minute:, (2 ,1,1;01 NVoo , lliouie leaving two
effinra the (lying man. 11,..:fere
leaving liwt the Chaplain ,if the reziment,
1 .1 :1 . 1: I,s .1 tn.tde an alfeeting
prayer.
Ifutten-toin and Brune: xrere in at
tentlottev, but there 1100111 A done
to ttneviate the suircritt4; of the eqtiring
volunteer. Ito lived as we have said only
about half an hour after the accident.
An inrinest tray hell (at the instance of
the I'ean•ylr.uti.t l tilrund Company---a. re
quiremcnt of the Coinpany in ea , e , of noel
death on the road) by Davies 11ru
ner, and the
,iiiry found that the de
,'"eased "came to his de;,th lochlent.tily, in
attempting to got on the train of ears Whilst
they W" ere in inition."
JU'i as the accident lice.itue known
the b won4h authorities took meastu'et,‘ for
the proper disposition of . the I, ly. Mt.
Shenher4or tvas dirootel to furnish eoflin
and outer Los. which were made ready at
()nee. The corpse of the young man was
properly I..tid out, the .shroud, being
furnished 1.. y the la lies of the neightborhood,
also laid wreaths and 11 Psers in and
upon the c 411 n. The borough assumed the
privilege of bearing the expense of the cur-
fin, &a
The ladies generally- were most kind and
attentive in this afflicting ease, but their acts
of mercy are it fur the public eye and car.
We woui t not trespass upon the reserve
properly surrounds the kind deeds of
our ladies, but we cannot but think it emi
nently priper that Mrs. Mcßride should
thus publicly be tua4.kea for her ready hos
pitality, an 1 untiring attention in this sad
instance. She devoted her entire house and
all that wa , - in it to the se:vice of the unfi
titillate strange', and her kindness is recug
nized with praise at all handl.
Tim soldiers left in charge of the lead
g IN C all m concerning him in their
knowlelg . e. li,trrett Wag alhnit twenty- I
three years old an , l had been a sailor. lie
enlisted in the conqmny Which is front
Hartford, at that city. Ile leaves a muthcr
NVIn) 11 a secoliil time rrvirriel and lives, as
we understood it, at ..,I*.Ln* llcs.vsroun, n
ronnll manuf.let wing t,nrn new Hartford.
We are not pisitive that we hive the its.me
of
the town ciirre.:.t. Tile decease I was
spoken of by his emilniailes :1.4 a fine, sturdy
young loan of much promise. His uncle
teas on the train—one of the volunteers—
au l NNa , overwhelined with grief at the sud
den and terrible death .1 his nephew. Il e
was outeto2l:ed to proceed a ith hit regiment.
It will prhably be a to the
friend- of the unfortunate young soldier to
know that he revive I et..ery at LulaJa here,
both before an I .Lf;er The body
takon to ti M at o'clock in the
evening, awl a largo o , :ikt.purse of driven,
gathere! at the ti n )40, of the guards—
a sailor e•,toir.Lle of the tletfoascrl —spoke
feelingly, thanking the pettple f.tr their sy c t•
and then offered an earnest pray
er. •I•he oeoasion was most solemn ant im
pressive. There has seldom boc.t an acci
dental death in our harough which has eli
eite.l snore feeling, on the part of the edm
tiunity. livery one seemed filled and de
p7es,wl « ith
The ru•p-u w.ti pit t):1 dt3 train, and
w i t h t 1 o par.; iu char stactel fur 1.!,,n-
=MEI
DU" TIII; TIII 1171:1: TII SEX -
• T II TueNtlay afterre»n
1.1, , t the Toirtectit 1: C
left C.tlllp f Charnhor,lairg. They
left the Camp al., it 11.11f-la , t threc o'clock,
c , c..rte l hy tiro Si ,, ,:teentli It-„intent, and
inatvhed do..rn Main -trect to 132,trer, down
Beaver .11;,1 iip l'hila,lelphla to Geor , e, and
therwe down I ;,:01',4.! to the car., where a
larg‘! 0.r1w.1 w-zo a-eenii',lc 1. 'rile train con
taining the Regiment met eon.,4,,ting of
twenty--ato InareJ at!' ediortly before
live An alter train oon , d•ding of
.is ear.; and c•mt.tioing the bagznge,
etc., kit imaiediattly aftorward4.
On S.itur.l.tv morning, after the pregenta
ti m of a tlig, the Sixteenth I:o,4iment pro
ceeded to the deprt an 1 int ate liately eta
barked. .14 the no,t,linent emit.litts tat)
comp:mils fr.mt this pl.toe and two from
!knower, a 14r40r cr tic.] waq asset - 0)10J or:
t 11.171 or. the 'lop:Wore of any
of the other ro,;ilo elite. Shortly after ten
the trains inure 1 orr aoti , l the eh:-'r•
tlao erm.va. Ihefua Ir.tin ~ : tt, i ,t4, l 4,1
tv 1:1: , e • 1 ,!
(;/,
,Our Army Correspondence.
c.t ti CeAunges,
June sth, ISGI
DnAR Srv.—l shall probably be too late
for ,tbia NVeCkS issue, but to keep u,p the nar
rative of events as they occur I send you a
few line:. We are in the midst of excite
ment, eager to move forward, and anticipate
the order very soon. elombersburg is
bristling with bayonets—are 11:11e not less
than 12,U00 men under arms in this imme
diate vicinity. Major-General Robert Pat
terson arrired on Sunday to take command
of tkis Division of the Army. On Monday
he issued the following proclamation:
HEAD Qt:AETERS DEPARTMENT or PES:CA,
Chamberbburg. Penna. June 31, 18GL.
To the IL S. troops of rids .Depurttnent.
The restraint which has necessarily been
imposed upon you, impatient to overcome
those who haveraise 1 their parricidal hands
against our country, is about to be removed.
You will soon meet the imurgents.
You are not the aggressors, A turbulent
faction, misled by ambitious rulers, in a time
of profuud peace and national prosperity,
hate occupied your forts and turned the
guns egotist you; have seized your arsen
als and armories and appropriated to them
selves ;•uverntnent supplies; lucre arrested
and held prisoners your companions march
ing to their homes under state pledge of se
ct rity; have captured vessels and provis
ions voluntarily assured by state legislation
from molestation, and now seek to perpetu
ate a reign of terror over loyal citizens.
They have invaded a loyal State and en
trenched themselves within its boundaries
in defiance iir its constitutional authorities.
You are going on American soil to sus
tain the civil power. to relieve the oppressed
and to retake that which is unlawfully held.
You must bear in mind you are going for
the good it time whole country, and that,
while it is your duty to punish sedition, you
must protect the loyal, and, should occasion
offer, at once suppm ess servile insurrection.
Success will era vn your eiforts; a grate
ful emmitry and a happy people Nv i 1 I reward
you.
I.ll* 01110131 03 N13.1,11-3CNCR.II. I'ATTERSON
P. .1. PORTER,
.I , ; s i. , ,lant Adjutant General
C.\ ell ‘mncrt4,
June 11th, ISGI
a Se r.—Another week gone, and here
we still are in Camp Chambers—impatient
to push forward, but knowing little better
thou yourself when we shall get the route.
When we do m tve, It mover, we shall go in
company, for there are several of us, I as
sure you. Troops have been p.ll/ ring in from
all quarters, and we have not only the main
holy of our Pennsylvania forces assembled
under General Patterson, but regiments
have arrived front the North, East and West
—Vvluateers, a t.l 1.1.Tt1ar..; Artillery, Dra
goons anti inianirs'.
The Bri! , ade of General Thomas has
moved forward towards Greencastle, to lied
:mita Ide camping ground, all eligible sites
in an l around Chambersburg being already
occupied. Oar Brigade, under Gen. \Vyn
hoop, consists of the First, Second, Third,
and Twenty-fourth Regiments of Penna.
Volunteers, and will, without doubt, occupy
a prominent position in the attacking col
umn. Of course we are not made conver
siint with the designs of the commander,
but we can only be destined for an attack
on Harpers Ferry (should the rebels await
us there) and our minds are about made up
to clean out that nest of tre isun come what
will. Our boys have settled that the rebels
must be iciipped out of it, and are ready to
undertake the job, regu•dless of the "loss of
life or limb" which in ty ensue front "stand
ing on the platform." I don't want to boast
of the Columbia b )ys as exceeding in bra
very, when so many brave men arc assem
bled, but you at home may rely upon it we
will do our ailioie duly, and if in the assault,
and it shall not be our fault if we are not,
will be well up iinotrils head.
While we are giving an account of the
span enemy itt front, we hope the press will
attend to the insidious foe in our ro ar—the
p dusted thieving contractors, Q tartermas
ters, .S:c. We don't care a straw hew much
they rub the Government—it must pay the
penalty if nut discrimina , ing in its appoint
ments and contracts, and we hare no sym
pathy to spare u•lren we are so directly
called upon to feel fur our own wrung., 1
do trust that all hottest men men at home
will settle town upon the contemptible
scoundrels who pick up a comfortable little
competence by robbing the poor soldier of
his rations. These ‘illains play a strung
guile at Chatubersburg. Yesterday we got
tie rations at all: to-day we are supplied
„
o - ith bacon sides that a starved dog would
scorn to smell at. Oar 05zers exert them
salves to the utmost to effect a reform of
these aliases, but from the System in vogue
in the array being rather calculated to cov
er up than discover the tricks of roguery,
the rascals manage to elude all ‘igilenee.
During the famine yesterday the Express
wagon arrived directed to CA. Welsh, upon
opening which the starved b lys were rejoiced
with no end of delicacies and substatitials
from home, into which they went with
will. Your Tin eTV MC having lett no girl
tiehind him, and moreover hunocr not being
suppo-eI be his chronic ailment, was la- 1
t °red with it smell of the dainties; but
neitl er cake nor pickle.
Since my last we have added to the sick
list lienry Wike and John Tyler. Win. 11.
Miller is e,inv.ileseent and has returned to
duty. Sullivan i recovering from his at
tack of rheumatism and will probably sth.n
be well. Wike acei-lentally lodged a pistol
slug in his leg. where it is likely to be a
life tenant, is it cannot be extracted. lle
s running about, lmwever, and will soon re
cover. Tyler is suffering very severely from
rheumatism. Capt. R. nbu is endeavoring
to make arrangements to send hint home,
but we are SO situated that this is a difficult
matter.
Friend ."j',, what do you think of a drill
under our June sun—he who hid his face
so per-i-tently daring .Ipril and May, when
~ re 1.11./ 113% c been glad to welt om:: him?
; Film: it's tremendous. Seine of the regi
me:As still keep it up—eight hours a day;
but we think three a sufficient average, and
to-day we Joni drill at all. This is not be
eau-e we wish bi shirk any expo.nre. In
aN eases 1,1 extra duty Company F is fully
reprcs^nted wonting parly forty men
w.,. -eat out t.e 1 to be gone twenty-four
+/t. ono; md i.t cc»
Eli
For the Colutgibla.fspy
nand, and tette!' our boys are of the party,
Capt. Rambl, with eighty men from the Sec
ond Regiment as jAist started for Chambers
burg to quell a riot now in progress between
drunken stragglers of different regiments.—
The Captain, with Corporals Griffin nnd Mc-
Cann, and eight of uur men were selected by
Cul. Welsh fur the service, on account of
their established reliability in similar enter-
gencieb
We are glad to hear of the progress of the
"C. okman Rangers" and the "Columbia
Grays." Auwerter 2.1 thinks that if they are
I good boys and drill hard they may be made
useful in filling the ranks of the "Shawnee
Guards" after the fight at Harpers Ferry.
What says Capt. McClure?
I believe that in a short time every able
bodied man north of Maryland will be re
quired by the Federal GJvernment, in order
to make effective work of the crushing pro
cess about to be applied to the rebels. The
companies now organizing at borne (in the
north, I mean,) sh)uld put themselves in
readiness to take the field at short notice.—
Many of the men in the three-month levy
will claim their discharge at the expiration
of their term of enlistment, and well drilled
companies will be required to fill up the
regiments to the war standard.
Jose 12th.—Last evening we were made
glad by a visit from A. M. Rambo and 11.
11. Fry, with a plentiful supply of provend
from home. With them we had n jolly time
last night. Their familiar home faces put
us all in the best of humor. The farther we
get from home the more charming aro the
countenances of our friends. Rambo was
good to look at, and the P. M., had a posi
tively celestial expression of mug. Send up
some of our nyig friends, and we'll see if 'tis
distance lends enchantment. Yours, &c.
THIRSTY SQUAD.
DEAR SPr -I owe you and your readers
no apology for not writing last week, for I
had not a particle of news to record. This
week I can give you but a meagre supply of
items. The first in chronological order was
the receipt on Friday last of a lot of cap.
fur the boys—the generous gift of the citi
zens of Columbia. About the same time
Ilavlocks carne for each, fur which the
boys are indebted to the ladles of the same
place. They were greeted with three cheers
for the fair donors. The boys are now com
fortably clothed, with the °sceptic!, of rants,
which are very much needed by many of
them.
To the surprise of the Coolunan Rlngers,
it was announced to them on Saturday last,
that Lieut. Myer had received an appoint
ment as First Lieutenant in the 12th Regi
ment, U. S Army. We were sorry to part
with him, for he has been on efficient officer,
and has at all times won the respect and
love of the men under his command. The
same day Quartermaster John L. Wright
was duly elected to fill the vacancy, lle,
doubt not, will be equally as great a favor
ite with the men. The vacancy occasioned
in the ranks of the privates has been filled
by Levi E. Linfield.
By some mistake the name of John M.
Albright was omitted from the list of names
I sent you two weeks ago.
On Monday last, Johannes Steinmetz, n
member of the Iron Artillery Company, of
Lebanon county, was drummed out of camp
for insubordination, in disobeying orders
and personally assaulting one of the officers.
' lie was arrested and committed to prison,
where he was confined fur live days, and
' dieted on bread and water before being
drummed out. Iletried to commit suicide by
drowning himself in the river, but was
rescued, and nest day sent home.
Another accident has occurred in camp
the result of gross carelessness, which may
result in the loss of a lo,;. On Monday
last, whilst a volunteer was handling a
loaded pistol in a careless manner, it went
off and shot a persln some fifteen feet off in
the knee, causing a very painful wound.
A death occurred in the hospital yester
day (Wednesday) the first ill camp from
nature( causes since we have been here—a
member of Campbell's Company of Artil
lery, who had been sick for some weeks.
I believe there are two or three Regi
-1 meats, (virtually) formed. A few days will
determine the matter. The Cookumn Ran
gers will undoubtedly be in the one to be
commanded by Col. Gregg. Cols. Kane and
niel ;e t respectively, will also, I thank, oh
min command of one.
It is uncertain when we will got away
from C.unp Curtin. It may be in one week,
and perhaps not fur several weeks. The
health of the boys has generally been g
There are about four thuusantl volunteer,
in camp.
FROM FORTRESS IVIONIIOI3.
Exciting Military Movements.
BATTLE AT GREAT BETHEL
This has been an exciting and sorrowful
day at Old Point Comfort. General Butler
having learned that the Confederates were
forming nn entrenched camp with strong
batteries at Great Bethel, nine miles from
Hampton, on the Yorktown road, he deem
ed it necessary to dislodge them.
Accordingly movements were made last
night from Fortress Nlonroe and Newport
, News. About midnight Colonel Duryce's
Zottaves and Colonel Townsend's Albany
Regiment crossed the river at Hampton, by
means of six large batteaux, manned by the
Saval Brigade, and took up the line of
I march, the former sem: two miles in advance
of the latter.
At the same time Colonel 13cuedifs regi
ment and detachment of the Vermont and
Ma4sachtmetts regiments at Newport News
moved furvrard to form a junction with the
regiment from Fortress Munroe at Littl e
nettled The Zouarei passed Little n'ethe
about half-way between ILimpton and Great
nethel, at about 4 A M.
lunel Llene•l;f:4 regiment arrised nest
an.] t ,, uk a imsi(mtt at the interseeti9n of the
C.041' SCUTT, June 12., 1301
GR:VND
Defeat of the Federal Troops
Foßrness IllusitoE, June 10, ISGI
roads. Not understanding the signal the
Geram.n Regiment, in the darkness of the
morning, fired upon Colonel Townsend's
column, marching in close order, and led by
Lieut. Butler, with two pieces of artillery.
Other :accounts say that Cu). Townsend's
Regiment fired first. At all events the fire
of the Albany Regiment was harmless,
while that of the Germans was fatal, killing
one man and fatally wounding two others,
with several slight casualties.
The Albany Regiment having fallen back
the Germans discovered from the accoutre
ments left on the field that the supposed ene
my was a friend. They had, in the mean
time, fired nine rounds with small arms and
a field piece.
• Thd Zouaves hearing the fire had returned,
and fired also upon the Albany boys.
At day-break Cul. Allen's and Col. Carr's
regiments moved from the rear of the for
tress to support the main body. The mis
take at Little Bethel having been ascertain
ed the buildings were burned, and a Major
with two prominent Secessionists, named
Livey and Whiting, made prisoners.
The troops then advanced upon Great
Bethel, in the following order, viz: the Zola
ayes, Colonel Benedis, Lieut. Cul. Wash
burn, Colonel Allen and Colonel Carr. At
that point the troops found and successively
endeavored to take a large masked secession
battery. The effort was futile, their three
small pieces of Artillery not being able to
cope with the heavy rifled canon of the ene
my, according to some accounts, numbering
thirty.
The Confederate battery wasso complete
ly masked that no men could be seen, only
the flashes of the guns. There was proba
bly not less than one thousand men behind
their sand batteries. A well concentrated
moveraent might have secured the position,
but Brigadier General Pierce, who Com
manded the expedition, appears to have lost
his presence of mind, and the Troy Regi
ment stood an hour exposed to a galling fire.
An order to retreat was at last given, but
at that moment Lieutenant Groble, of the
United States Army, and in command of
the artillery, was struck by a cannon ball
and instantly killed. Ile had spiked his
gun and was gallantly endeavoring to with
draw his command.
Capt. George W. Wilson, of the Troy Regi
ment, after the order to retreat, took posses
sion of the gun, and with the Quartermaster
McArthur brought it ofl the field, with the
body of Lieut. Greble. They brought them
to the Fortress this evening.
There are probably twenty-five killed and
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 For
tress.
I should have stated that Culonel MeChes
ney's regiment formed a reserve. Colonel
Llawkins' regiment moved front Newport
News during the day.
The armed vessels went up to Newport
News, escepting the Cumberland. AU the
regiments are now probably at their former
quarters.
Considerable indignation is manifested
against Brigadier General Pierce.
General Butler has been übiquitous, doing
all in his power to save the men and for the
honor of the cause.
LATER FROM FORTRESS MONROE
No Further Military Movements.
OUTRAGES COMITTED 131 THE REBELS.
The Loss Not so Great as Reported.
Exaggerated Reports.
133 Immune, Juno 12.—The steamer from -
Old Point Comfort has arrived. She brings
intelligence comprising all the particulars
received at head-quarters. No further mil
itary movements had taken place. The sol
diers were resting from the Fatigue of the
previous day, having marched twenty miles
without partaking of a complete meal fur
twenty-four hours. On the withdrawal of
the Federal troops, the rebel cavalry and
infantry, in considerable force, followed
them as far as New Market Bridge, this side
of Little Bethel, in some instances firing on
the Federal troops while bringing off the
dead and wounded. There were about
twenty killed, but the number wounded is
not exactly known. It is not so great, how
ever, as previously reported.
Among the wounded of the Third New
York regiment nre Joseph Richards, slight
bayonet wound in the thigh; W. C. Cady,
mortally in the abdomen; Jas. Garbetts,
shot in the thigh; E. W. Stone, slightly;
Fred'k A. Baker, in the leg, slight; Geo.
Boyce, shot through the left asilla; W.
Ball, shot in the wrist. Wounded in the
New York Fifth regiment: John Dunn,
right elbow, dangerously—amputated; Jos.
Knowles, shot in the arm, amputated; John
Conway, shot in the leg; Adolph Vincennes,
shut in the chest; Jas. Yeager, shot under
the scapula. From other New York Regi
ments—Conrad Garth, wounded in tr_•e chest;
.Jas. 11. Preston, sun stroke.
ORDERLY
Wounded in the Naval Brigade—Jas.
Reed, John Foley.
Fourth Massachusetts—Francis L.Pouth
cr, shot through the chest and both arms
dead.
BALTIWORE, June 11.—A gentleman of
respectability who came up from Old Point
this morning, and who spent some time in
the fort yesterday and Monday, says the
f assen g crs were greatly astonished on reach
ing here at the greatly esa ,, merated accounts
of the repulse at Great Bethel.
Up to the time the boat left last evening,
he was in conversation with both regulars
and volunteers, who were in the engagement
Ile says that some mortification was ex
pressed at the bad management of Gen.
Pierce, but none as to the extent or the loss,
which was found to be less than at first sup
posed, or as to the character of the tempora
ry advantage gained by the Confederates.
One of Lieutenant Grelde's command as-
sured our informant that had an advance
been ordered instead of a. retreat, the batte
ry would bare been taken in five minutes
more.
Lieutenant Grade had silenced all their
guns except one, a titled cannon, whioli
fired with great rapidity, and was concen
trated entirely on his command. The gun
was worked well, but all the rest were bad
ly managed, their balls cutting off the tops
and limbs of the trees over the heads of the
troops. Had the battery been well supplied
with experienced gunners, no doubt the loss
would have been heavy.
Lieutenant Greble spiked his gun at the
moment he received orders to retreat, as it
is supposed on account of his surprise at the
orders, presuming that Gen. Pierce had dis
covered attempts to cut him off, and that if
his gun should be captured in the retreat,
he would make it harmless. He had just
driven the spike home, when he was killed
by a ball striking him on the head.
The New York Zouaves, under Col. Dur
yea evinced great bravery, and could with
difficulty be restrained from making au as
sault without orders.
Five rebels aro known to have been killed
by the Zuuaves outside of the works, and it
is presumed from the effective firing of Lieut.
G rebble that considerable damage must have
been done to the rebels inside of the battery,
which was built of sand bags and hidden
from view by the bushes.
The number of the Zouave.s killed is five;
wounded 27. The whole number as ascer
tained last evening, was DJ killed, 47 woun
ded and 5 missing.
The Zuuares attribute their heavy loss to
their bright uniforms, and the regulars say
it was owing to their great bravery.
The rumored loss of Major Winthrop was
unfounded.
Several of the killed were inhumanly
slaughtered while engaged in carrying off
their wounded, causing a most bitter feeling
among the troops.
Last evening, just as the boat was leaving,
the Zouaves brought in three prisoners, a
Captain of the rebel cavalry and two pri
vates. They were splendidly mounted, and
the elegant trappings of the Captain's horse
attracted great attention.
Another attack on Great Bethel was shcrt
ly expected. The picket guards have been
extended nearly to the battle field.
The News
Col. Kelly, wounded at the affair at Phil
lippi is reported much better, and there is
now a strong probability of his recovery.—
The position at Phillippi is being rapidly
strengthened by the Federal troops, some
four thousand having been concentrated
there since the rout of the Virginia troops
who are now supposed to be in force at Bev
erly the Capital of Randolph County, about
twenty-four miles south-east of Phillippi.
By overland express we have California
news to 20th ult. The news is unimportant.
It was probable that there would be four dis
tinct State and Congressional tickets in
nomination at the approaching election.—
From Oregon we learn that ex-Senator Lane
had been seriously wounded by a gun-shot,
but how received is not stated.
The State of Missouri has furnished thir
teen regiments fur the Government.
The G ivernment has ordered the First
Regiment of Cavalry and the Second Regi
ment of Dragoons of the regular Army, to
Washington. They lately left Leavenworth,
Kansas Territory, fur the East.
Colonel Fremont, who it is understood,
will be appointed Major General by the
Government, by the latest arrival is report
ed to be about leaving Europe on his return
home. He has purchased and will ship ten
thousand Enfield rifles and several batteries
of rifled cannon for the United States Guy-
ernrnent
The Secretary of War has directed the
employment of female nurses fur the soldiers,
in preference to male nurscs whenever suit
aLle and experienced women can be obtain
ed. Tl.o well-known philanthropist, Miss
Dix, has also been appointed Superintend
ent of the Female Nurses, and is authorized
to employ those who have the necessary
qualifications Uhl character for the position.
A letter to the Richmond JVhig from
Manasses Junction, an extract of which
reaches us by telegraph from Louisville,
gives a discouraging report of the condition
of the Confederate force at that point.—
There was, on the Gth inst., a large sick
list, and it was feared that one-fifth of the
free would soon be sick. There were no
hospital arrangements and water so scarce
that it was dealt out with the ratioi.s.
The steamship Fulton, :alive(' at New
York, brings foreign advices to 29th ult.—
The political news is unimportant. Mr.
Russell, the Lyndon Times' correspondent,
writing from Savannah on the 2d of May,
reports a marked change of tone in view of
the energetic military demonstrations of the
Government. There was no more talk of an
instant march on Washington or Faneuil
llall. The cry was for peace, and the grav-
ity of tho contest which the Secesbion lead
ers had invoked was beginning to be under-
stood
The steamer Arabia, arrived at New York,
brings Liverpool dates to 21 inst. The
steamer North American had rut back to
Queenstown with a damaged propeller. A
Union meeting of the American citizens in
Paris had been held. Colonel Fremont, and
Ministers Dayton Clay and Burlingame
were among the speakers. Mr. Dayton said
that he had discovered no unfriendliness in
France to the United States, and was certain
that no privateers would be sent out from
the ports of that country. Colonel Fremont
announced that he had been called back to
the United Statcs, and would lose no time
in responding. In the Rouse of Commons
Lord John Russell stated that an English
man had been forced into the Confederate
service at New Orleans, but the British Con
sul had obtained his release. Assurances,
it was stated, had been obtained from the
"Confederate Government" that such acts
would not be sanctioned. Lord John Rus
sell had also rebuked the esultat;ons of a
member at "the bursting of the bubble of
democracy in America," .and said that in
common with a great bulk of Americans "he
was horrified at a civil war which arose from
the accursed poison of slavery left them by
England."
The steamer Adriatic, formerly of the
Collins, now ache Galway line, has achieved
the long talked of feat of making the passage
across the-la/136e in six days. SI.Po arrived
at St. Johns yesterday, bringing Liverpool
dates to the sth inst..L9rd John Russell had
made the important announcement in Par
liament that the Govorumenthad determined
to prohibit privateers from bringing prizes
into any of the British ports. This decision
nullifies all the advantages that it was sup
posed would inure to the Confederate Car
-1 ernment dy their recognition us belligerents.
France it is also stated, will enforce her
law against privateers remaining in any of
the ports of the empire longer than twenty
four hours. The London Times complains
of the bitter feeling exhibited by Americans
in Paris against the neutral position of Eng
land. The commercial news by the Adriatic
exhibits a dullness in cotton and breadstuff's.
Belgium has given satisfactory assurances
to the Government that there will be no rep
ognition of the SJuthern Confederacy in any
form by that government,
Cumber:and city is now occupied by an
Indiana regiment, and the trains are run,
ning between that place and Wheeling.
General Morris, commanding the United
States troops at Phillippi, has issued a proc
lamation announcing that Western Virginia
is now free from the enemies to her peace,
the United States forces having routed the
Secessionists at Phillippi, causing them to
flee for refuge to the passes of the mountains,
and he therefore calls upon all loyal Virgin
ians to come to the support of the U. S.
Government, and serve in the defence of their
own soil.
The permanent Constitution of the Con
federate States has been unanimously rati
fied by the North Carolina Convention.
The Quartermaster General has ordered
the construction of one thousand wagons
for the army, to be equally divided among
ten different manufacturers.
From additional news by the Adriatic we
learn that Lord John Russel not only stated
that the Government would prohibit priva
teers from bringing their prizes into British
ports, but also aided that England and
France had sent propositions to Washing
ton based on the declaration of the Paris
Congress in relation to privateering, and
that an answer was expected by every mail.
The Western Virginia Convention com
menced its proceedings at Wheeling on
Wednesday. Forty counties are represented.
The proceedings have so far been merely
preliminary.
Fresh troubles haveoccurred in Missouri.
The State troops, by order of the Governor,
have burned part of the bridge over Gas
conade river and destroyed the telegraph
lines between St. Louis and Independence,
the Capital of Cie State.
From Grafton, Western Virginia, we
learn that the Federal army in that portion
of the State is assuming formidable propor
tion s. Two more Ohio Regiments were en
route for Grafton, ria the Parkersburg Rail
road. Go.neral McClellan had not reached
Cumberland.
From Washington we learn that General
Sickles' brigade of five New York Regiments
has been ordered to be mustered into
the service for three years or the war, and.
the Boston Irish brigade was accepted on
condition that they report at Ilarrisburg fur
duty within ten days.
iNTEREST ECG THEORY OFDEPRESSION AT TEE
POLES OF TIIE EARTH- Tropics in the Arctics
and Antarctic& —lion. H. W. Taylor, of Can -
andaigua, recently delivered a lecture in
Patterson, N. J. on the Phenomena of the
Pular Regions, in which ho developed a very
plausible theory with regard to their forma
tion and physical aspect. He endeavorel to
show that the commonly received notion,
that the earth forms a complete oblate sphe
roid, is incorrect, but that, instead of being
flat around the poles, there is a large depres
sion into the earth, somewhat in the form of
a hollow hemisphere, that this, for various
reasons, is quite warm, and probably consists
partly of land and partly of water, and is
the life source of many vegitable and animal
productions found elsewhere in tropical as
well as in temperate climates. In support
of this position, the lecturer cited the opin
ion of Sir John Herschel to prove that there
is no physical objection to this form, but on
the contrary that such a depression at the
poles would be the necessary result of a
globe of liquid, set in motion around its
own axis, with the velocity of the earth.—
It was then shown by a variety of facts,
what is indeed now generally admitted,
that there is a warm sea around the North
pole, extending nearly or quite 2,000 miles
across; which warm sea seems to be incon
sistent with the notion that the polar re
gions are flat, as in that case all known
prineiples of physics would require that
this pert of the earth's surface should be
colder than any other on the glode. If
there be such a hollow basin, having the
icy circle fur its rim, tho rays of the sun
during the summer, striking the inside of
this cavity, would generate a very great
warmth within, which, in connection with
the increased heat arising from a nearer ap
proach to the. earth's centre, would be quite
adequate to the production of all the heat
necessary to make the interior basin tropical
in its productions. Such a formation of the
northern regions, will fully account for the
hitherto unespiained phenomena of the ex
istence of trees and timber collected in vast
bodies all round and within the circle of po
lar ice, and of the still more extraordinary
accumulations ache remains of the elephant,
rhinoceros, hippopotamus and other tropical
animal which are extensively embedded in
the soil of northern Siberia around the Polar
sea, and are constantly washed up from
that sea upon the northernmost shores and
islands ever visited by man. The accumu.
1 1160ns of elephant remains are truly won ,
derful for their freshness and abundance,
exceeding in quantity, as one traveler af
firms, all those animals now living in the
world. The warmth of the sea, which, at a
short distance from the frozen shore, exceeds
the temperture of Like Superior; the vast
bodies of fossil and floating trees and timber,
representing the species grown in all cli
mates, and the remains of countless multi
tudes of tropical animals existing in all con.
ditions, from the utmost freshness to those
fossilized by the lapse of centuries, are facts
altogether inconsistent with any heretofore
known physical causes or influences, and
seem to demand some esphinatiun quite dif
ferent front any previeuNly attempted.