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From Yorktown.[special correspondence of the Dispatch.] Yorktown, June 11, 1861.
An engagement; lasting four hours, took place yesterday (Monday) between five regiments of the troops from Old Point and 1,100 Confederate troops, consisting of Virginians and North Carolinians, under General Magruder, at Bethel Church, York county.
Before telling you of the battle, I will give you some circumstances preceding it. About two weeks ago, a party of 300 Yankees came up from Hampton and occupied Bethel Church, which position they held a day or two and then retired, leaving written on the walls of the Church several inscriptions, such as "Death to the Traitors!" "Down with the Rebels!" &c. To nearly all of these the names of the writers were defiantly signed, and all of the pensmen signed themselves as from New York except one who was from "Boston, Mass., U. S." To these excursions into the interior, of which this was the boldest, General Magruder determined to put a stop, and accordi
The Peninsula battlefurther accounts.
From persons who left Yorktown two days after the battle at Bethel Church, we learn that on Wednesday morning our camp was approached by five New York Zouaves under a flag of truce.
The object of their mission was ostensibly to be permitted to bury their dead and to effect an exchange o
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.Eject of the News in Norfolk. Norfolk, Va., June 12, 1861.
The greatest excitement was witnessed here last evening.
out of the announcement that a dispatch had been received by Col. Huger, stating that 4,500 of the Lincoln hirelings were met by 1,000 Confederate troops under Col. Magruder, at Bethel Church, between Yorktown and Williamsburg and defeated with great loss.
At night, tar barrels were burned, and the utmost enthusiasm exhibited.
The dispatch says our men fought like lions, and the greatest skill and bravery are to be awarded them in the struggle.
Col. Magruder receives the lasting praise of our people, as he will the whole South, for his action in this contest.
It is but a part, however, of his military character to be expert in war.
The event has been received here with such glowing delight that I could not forbear making mention of it, although you have probably been advised of the minutest particular
Matrimonial,
--A member of the New Orleans Zouaves, a splendid specimen of the Southern soldier, and a gentleman, we learn of considerable property in that city, conducted to the altar of Hymen, on Wednesday evening last, a young lady of Richmond.
We happened in at the ceremony, which was performed by Or Duncan, of the Methodist Church, of this city, in the elegant and spacious parlors of the St. Charles Hotel, and could only learn that the name of the happy Zouave was Angus, and that of the bride Pocahontas.
The happy pair started at six o'clock A. M., on Thursday, for Yorktown.
Thirteen prisoners of war (including sounds persons arrested as spies) were brought to this city from Yorktown on Thursday, and after an examination at the War Department, were deposited in the county jail for sate keeping.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatchthe battle at Bethel Church.additional particulars. Yorktown, Va., June 14th, 1861.
In the various letters written from Yorktown giving an account of the late battle at Bethel Church.
I see no mention of the battalion that was first on the field that occupied Bethel a week before the battle was in the heated the engagement, and received the thanks of Col. Magruder himself for its mootness — I refer to the Virginia battalion, under command of our gallant Major E. B. Montague, consisting of the Halifax Light Infantry under Capt. John Grammer; Chatham Grays, Capt Werth, and a part of the Old Dominion R tl s. Capt. Dickerson. Tuesday evening, June 5th. Capt. Werth was ordered to Bethel Church with his company, and one Howitzer, Capt. Brown commanding, and on the morning of the 6th, Major Montague followed with Capt. Grammer's company, a part of Capt. Dickerson's company, one Hawitzer; Nottoway Cavalry, Capt. Jones; Charles City Cavalry, Cap
Yorktown, Va.,June 14, 1861.
In the special correspondence of the Dispatch, dated June 11. I perceive some inaccuracies, which I know you will cheerfully correct.
Your correspondent states that "on Saturday last the first excursion of considerable importance was made.
A detachment of 200 infantry, and a howitzer gun, under Major Randolph, and a party of 70 men and another howitzer, under Major Land, of the North Carolina Regiment, started different routes to cut off a party which had left Hampton." The latter part of the sentence above quoted is correct; but the former is not consonant with the facts of the case.
When information was received at camp that a marauding party of the enemy were pillaging the house of Mr. Whiting, three and a half miles from Hampton, Col. D. H. Hill, of the North Carolina Regiment, asked for a detachment of 30 infantry to volunteer their services as a support for our howitzer under Major Randolph, and immediately 34 men of Company F, of the North
Headquarters Company a,Third Regiment Va. Vols.Yorktown, June 13th, 1861
In the various communication published in your paper relative to the battle of Bethel Church, no mention is made of the remaining Companies of Col. August's Regiment, the Life Guard, Young Guard and Southern Guard, being the only companies referred to. As a simple act of justice to those interested.
I solicit the publication of a brief explanation of their absence.
On Wednesday, of last week, the Regiment was ordered to Williamsburg, and that night six of the companies marched for that place, leaving Company A of Henrico, and the three companies referred to above, to follow next morning.
Early on Thursday, the order to Williamsburg was countermanded and the four companies under command of Lieut. Col. Stewart, in company with the Howitzers and North Carolina Regiment, took up the line of march to Bethel Church.
About three miles above that place, Col. Stewart's command was detached from the main body and