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Latest News.battle at Bethel Church !authentic account.the Successful Skirmish on Saturday.advance of the Northern forces.Col. Magruder's forces prepare for battle.heavy cannonading heard.reports of the battle on Mondaythe enemy routed. It appears that the rumors which prevailed yesterday in regard to a battle near Newport News, on Monday, were well founded. W. F. McKesson, Esq., of Morganton, N. C. arrived here yesterday, by the York River ears, having left Yorktown in a small skiff on Monday morning, by which means he reached West Point in time for the train. --He brings with him a musket taken from the prisoner mentioned below, which is to be sent to Dr. J. F. E. Hardy, of Asheville, N. C. as a trophy, captured by the company from that place. Also, a large knife taken from the same prisoner. Mr. McKesson furnishes us with the following particulars: Skirmish on Saturday. The Confederate forces, under Col. Magruder, were stationed at Bethel Church, on the line b