The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-06


corps. They are saiat to have st frs. slightly
fatersa, ku their ofileers cried TO them ID IRE.
member GaaHss'lorseiila, when they rushed
INFO tae fight with fnry that was irresistible,
aad tha whole line Of ths enemy gave way
bsgovs them
During the early par, of Thursday. up to
poon, st which hoGr our informant lott, there
had been 10 general battle, though heavy
ek'Eroshiug had been going on all the morn
ing, sasntiDg in heavy ioss to the enemv and
the capture of nearly ). 000 prisoners. In ali
thsse skiTnishes, which were conducted under
the direction Of Gan. Meade, our arms were
entirely sueeessfuf; b1s the enemy studiously
avtIded general engagemept, and il was
thought there would lie ncns before to-day,
wien is was sad 10 be the intention of Gen.
Meade TO press the enemy along the whole
line.
Tho pru'ecca and skill displayei bv Gen.
/ Meade IN the management Of his army aad
the strategy evIncei by him in coping with
Lae, bad already won the confidence of his
TROOPS, end bis pTsssnee along the lines drew
forth the strongest demonstrations of attach
mant TIE army evinesd determination to
win st al hazards, AID had been strongly i'm.
pressed by their officers with the dreadfal con.
sequences that wonia ensua to them and the
country if islStsr should occur TO our arms
III tbs coming conflict.
| The enemy 3ras rapidly concentrating has
| ''f"l'' ScStriuSy sipiA tue AuEHpcI SitCJ
! towaris Che mbersburg, and General Meade's
! f9A0fs army he'd reached tie reid ot battle
VI Gen. Goa1n presses on tise enemy down
| lhe Valley with his troops from Harrisburg.
which is confidently expected, we may look
for 2 glorious result.
| THE FtGRTING ON DNEsDAY-PURyHER
PARTICULARS
A correspondent of the philadelphia In
q"s"er, writing under date of Wednesday, July
!, 3 % coeE, A. NJ, says.
This morning, early, the First aud Eleventh
army corra which had heen during the night
saeauped near Emmettsbure, advanced--the
| lst corps marching In the following order
| lst tivis;ou, under Gen. Wadsworth; Sd diyi-
! soa, Gen Doubleday these followed by i've
| raj! batteries under Col. Waiaswright bring.
| iug m tl.e reat the really splendld divi
| sion 0f Gen. L thins"n-ihis corps h.viog been
I IL tie auvaeee during the vhol1 time of our
. nc lrch from Falmouth wara the frat force of
. infantry to rasscl. Iettysburg, and 10 come tsp
! y m agl3 il rdt the enemy.
| - i.iag to day tnis corps had baen under
/ the direction OF Gen. Doubleday, Gen R.y,
! noiGa leDg il command cf th. light wing,
| comprising tus ist. ) Ilth aud 18th corps,
When eoue thres miles from town, and
| while quietly marching siony, the sound of
heavy add rarid cannon firing was heard
C ming from The direction bey ond GattyaburR.
al noss at The game instant Can't Mitchell, q
gallant ai-i upon Ga0 f. -yaodss sta Il, came
d9sbins iowa mo road with orders TO tho
. various division commanders to p;ish forward
.Aeir divisions 50 raoid'y rs possible The
, order ,vae ,iv4u 10 doaJhe qHsck. which wac
ias .utIy o5ayed, AID key: np histi! the intsr-
veniu2 space where our batter,ea we're on
laged was passed over Tnsse batteries, two
il .umosr, were Il part of the artillery be
longing 10 General Blfords division, and
were stati0nsd eoDne half milo to the
| South of the Gettysburg Theological Semi
; rary, whiie the opposing force We're stationed
aud s,lugiy sntyenohed upon .hs East side
cf M.fsll Geek, and about the came Distance
fro 81 th., Seminary as wers cur own forces
IEe latter IS tae fcs5 to open fire, and were
fos Il hrno compelling our oatter,e, to retire
/ fcn NJ tlloir position. TGis they ,.oFs quietly
doing, aai IL COED order, when taa division
OF Gan W;siswoItl aAins /, .A9.r support the
two anis Tsgilna, +, 10 - WisGoi sin aud 9Th
atichjEan, .IisbiuQ up And driving from in
lrVns of raem tha iufantry force who wsro
making dezpssata eiofss 10 ..,t;ne the pieces.
When these supports arrived the batteries
* i.ll took mp q ccmlaaudlng p05Ition. which
tley wsra e14bled 10 hold dasius shs t,y.
III rear Vi tie Position ~ taken up, @rd TO
TIE gigGs, the division of Gsa Wadswosth
wGg drawn M ia iine Of battle, with tbs t.ivi.
e;on Of Gsnesai + 5oinson leidsag the sscond
w-f~- tAr,y II 49,
, tha:r partial gnooess in driving from position
the batteries, attempted anohsr charge, with
+ the oliscs IF sezing the piecss, wasn the
! hrigadas of tbs II division, with fixed bay
! onef9, made u charge uqon sham, ana sueh az
were rot .IIiIsd were taken prisoners. Two
entire reEincAts--a Tennessee and Mississippi
re3iueGls-~were then bagged-
I1lmsciiteiy after the arrival and going into
position of tho first cosps The eleventh, under
ihe amIable aud brave Gan Howard, who mad
, been N tie rear aud marching ON the same
road as tho Iics5 made their appearance, march
ell directly through the town and at once
formed IL line of ba'tlo on the !. .ht Of the
ChamV- fsbars road dad soEe half a mile west
OF ths college uhich is located al the ex
treme end OF the town. Ataer some three hours
Of artilisr ydielllag ihs rebels commenced 10
retire There were niassed too infsnsry
corps, bnd III This formation a pursuit OF their
r.teea;bng eoilan was commsncei. Al
Ter driving them back towards the
morutttn, something over mile, soon
ator fur O'Clock ii was discovered tha. with
a. eE ensiva force OF infantry and cavalry,
they were eudsaYotiag to turn our LETT HANK,
! with y ysw prob TO get bet ysen us and
oar supply trains. Before this being noticed,
and 1t DeiDg evident that onr reiIforcemanta,
the 81 suG i1tii corrs. Who haa been anxiously 7
/ inquired alter dar,1g the entire day; wore not
yoJ u, 10 osder alGsfoaivo VAS offsred us
thaa 70 retire 10 the E ,st of the town, and
take up bottar position upon tho top OF hill
aud eio,fy the iue OF road leading to Enmetts
burg. rh4 was done but i'll admirable order,
I'D unusuai haste being apparent, while at the
Same Tins q aiamnuulIiCn AMI supply wFgons
s.s Iea,e up to tho front were sent TO the rear
little ai.er 4 O'Clock the 81 cofpe, undsl
command Of General Sick!ss came upon the
tia.d, and went into position upon tho left ol
thai held early III ths iuorGing by tho lst corps
Ine Twelfth undar General slocumb, a. well
arrived about tia sams ,iUe, and were sta
toned upon the right OF the ll.h eorpa After
thosa two corps, as well as those who haC
borne the heat AID burthen of the day, were
formed il battle array, they made an advance
and with but little resistance succeeded Ia driv
irg the rebels from the town, aud back into the
position ttey first occupied early IN the morn
iue Ia this manner, and In these locations
both armies are resting for the night.
TIE Second, sI.th, aud Sixth Corps arr
moving tnis way, ard by morning will be vi
and ready To do battle with us
While the later mentioned movement wa
being made the snsmy kept up continna
, rsil, of shot and shell upon the town, an'
> when eeasing thsir cavalry dashed through
the town, Capturing all stray parties thar
esngreg,.ted, together with the wounded, wht
were occupants OF, and the surgeons AM
nurk5s wno were III attendance III, tae man,
, hastily organized hosptsls there located -
Whie lne firing Was III progress some few
buildings were ses on tire, bat the town 10
.being e3moaetly bull. only such buildings q
. ware struck by tho shells were consumed.
: A REBEL BRIGADE CAPTURED.
They so Il. .de an effort 20 cap.usea wsgol
train sn tee left and rear, aud IN at.emptin
TIL. movement nearly d " hois brig ate Of rebel
wers captured, a4aong tnsm Bfia adior Genera
!, Archer, Of ihs Rebel Army, formerly of th
, Uaisad States Array.
= = SO rapidly pere the retcss reiaf5rced spif
= fresh .,oops taesr dtten.pt 10 tarn the fefl g