Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-11-26

/ the Ot the rebels Wouiu
as complete as that Of Napoleon
Owing TO the circumstan hbove-named the intentions
of the enemy not apparent on the AN Inc moment
his retreat discovered the following morning ne was
pursued by cavalry the Cashtown road and IN the
Emmettsburg and Monterey passes aud by Sedgwlcks
corps the Fairfield road His rear guard was orsky
attacked at Fairfield great number OF wagons ana am
balances captured IN the passes oil the mountains
the country swarmed with his sraggers and his wounded
literally emptied from the vehicles containing mem
into the farm houses the road Gen Lee IN bis report
makes repeated mention of the Union prisoners Whoh no
conveyed into Virginia, somewhat oyerstatng taelr NUM-
Der He states also that such Of his WouhaeI as
+! in condition to be removed were forwarded " WI
Transport He does not mention that the huoef " MS
wounded not removed and left 10 the Christian care OF the
vctors 1910 not one OF whom iaed OF any atteston
which il possible under the circumstances VI tne
case to afford them not one OF whom certainly mas peeh
put upon Libby -pron arengering death py saVatlon
Heaven forbid however, that we should claim any merit
| for the exercise Of common humanity
| Under the protection Of the mountain rldge whose
narrow passes are easily held by rereatng army,
Gen Lee reached Wllsmsport IN safety and took up a
strong position opposite to that place Gen Meade ne
cessarily pursued with the main army by Hank move
ment through Mddletown, Turner'S Pass having been Sc
cured by French Passing through the South NOUN
TAIN the Union army came up with that OF tue reDes on
the 18TH aud found it securely posted The helghts OF
Marshs Run His position reconnored ana prepa.
rations made for attack on the 18TH me depth OF
the river swollen by the recent rams, authorized the e1
pectaton that he would be brought to general engage
mept the following Gay An advance accordingly
made by Gen. Meade the morning OF the IAN put IL
was soon found that the rebels had escaped Ia the night
with such haste that Ewes corps iorded the river where
the water breast high The cavalry, which nad rem
dered the important during the three days
and in harasing the enemys retreat, was now sent III
pursuit and captured two guns and large NUMBER Oh
prisoners. In an action which took place at Falng
Waters, Gen. Pettggew was mortaly wounded zen
Meade further pursuit Of the enemy crossed the 70
tomac at Berlin Thus again covering the approaches 70
Washington, he compelled the enemy TO pass the Dine
Ridge Of the upper gaps and IN about SIX Weeks
from the Of the campaign Gen Lee found
himself again the south side OF the Rappahannock win
the loss of about third Of hs army.
Such most nadequatey recnunted IL the history OIL the
eyemrmoabe three days and OF the events immediately
preceding aud following 1t has been pretended 10 order
to diminish the magnitude OF this disaster To the rebel
cause that it merely the repulse Of attack on
strongly defended position. The tremendous losses on
both sides sufficient 10 this misrepresentation
and attest the courage and ohstnacy win Whch th hee
DAYS battle was waaed Few of the great conflicts OF
modern times have cost yctors and vanqushed so great
sacrifice On the Union side there fell III the whole cam
pagn Of General. killed Reynolds, Weed and Zook and
wounded Generals Barlow, Barnes, Butterfeld Double
day Gibbon, Graham, Hancock, SlckIes and Warren;
while of Ulcers below the rank OF general and men, there
were 834 killed Is 709 wounded, and CAB missing On
the Confederate side there we're killed the field
mortay wounded Generals Armistead Bsrksdae Gsrnett
Fender Pettgrew, and Semmes, and wounded Heth,
Hood, Johnson, Kemper, Kmball aud Trmbe. Of off,
below the rank OF general and there were taken
prisoners, including the wounded, 1851, an amount
asce rtaned officially. OF the wounded III condition To
be removed Of the killed aud the ssng, the enemy has
made return They estimated from the best data
VII ch the nature Of the case admits at $4,000 Gen
Meade also captured three aud oryone standards
must leave to others who can do 1t from personal OBJ
servation describe the mournul spectacle presented
by these hsdes and plains at the close OF the terrible
conflict liz a saying of the Duke OF Wellington that,
next IT, defeat the saddest thing victory The hor-
of battlefield, after the contest is the sights
and sounds If woe let throw pail the scene,
which words adequately depict to those who have
not witnessed 1T on which no one who has witnessed
it, and who has heart ia his bosom, bear to dwell
One drop Of balm alone drop Of heavenly, hfe-gvg
BALM mlngle in this bitter cup of misery Scarcely has
the ceased to when the brethren and sisters
of Christian benevoence ministers Of compassion angels
of pity hasten TO the fed and the hospital to moten the
parched tongue bind the ghasy wounds to soothe the
parting sgones alike If friend md foe and to catch the
last whspered messages OF love from dying lips Garry
this miniature back to my dear WIFE, but do not take Il
from my bosom TIL | gone" Tell my little sister
not to greye for me- am willing to die Tor my country
| Z" Oh that my mo her here! When since Aaron
stood between the living and the dead there
ministry Ike this 1t has been said that IL cbaracters
tic Of Americans 10 treat women with deerence not paid
them in any other country will not undertake 10 say
whether this but will say that since this terrible
has been wagrd the women OF the loyal States if
before, have entitled themselves to our highest adm
ration and gratitude alike those who at home, often with
fingers unused TO the toll often bowed beneath their
domestic have performed amount Of daily labor
not less than hers who works for her daily bread and those
who in the hospital and the tent Of the Sanitary Commits
sion have rendered services which millions could not buy
Happily the labor and the their reward
Thousands Of matrons aud thousands Of maidens have
pared with which the pleasures If the ballroom and the
opera-hOuse tame and unsatisfactory This earth
reward enough but richer in store for them Yes
brothers sisters OF charity while you bind up the wounds
Of the poor sufferers the humbest perhaps that shed
their blood for the country forget not who that will
hereafter say to you, Inssmuch ye have done it
Of the least Of these my brethren ye have done
| to me-"
And now friends fellow citizens as We stand among these
honored graves the momencus question presents itself
which Of the parties to the responsible for all
this suffering-or this dreadful sacrifice Of Hfe-the law
full aud constitutional Government Of the United States
the ambitious who have rebeed against il say
rebelled against it, although Earl Russell the British
Secretary II State for Foreign AAalr ~ his recent tempe
rate and coucatoy speech in Scotland to intimate
that prejudice ought to attach to that word nasmuch
ngsh oreathers rebrled against Charles aud James
H. and American fathers rebeed against George III
These certainly venerable presidents but they prove
only that it is just and proper rebel against oppressive
Governments They do prove that il was just and
proper for the Of James IL to rebel against George
bis grandson Charles Edward TO rebel against George
III nor, az II seems u ought these dynastc struggles
little better that family quarre 10 be compared with this
monstrous conspiracy against the American Unicn These
precedents do not that just and proper for the
disappointed great OF the growing States 10
rebel against the most benefcent Government of which
history gives any account" The Vice President OF
the ConfedeIacy in November, 1860 charged them with
doing. They do not create presumption in favor
of the dsoyh shareholders o the South who living under
Government Of which Mr. Jefferson Davis in the ses-
aion of 1860 spd that il the best Government
Instituted by man, uuexceptionaby administered
and under which the people have been prosperous beyond
comparison with any other ps0ple whose has been
recorded In history. rsbeltd against IT, because their
aspiring politicians himself among The rest were ia dan
al heir nj ynuld