Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-07-16
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H.EEAtpQpARTERs7 Army or THE PoToM1G,
July 44;.-Lees ARMY, withdrew from their
position around Wilifamspoft, Yesterday and
last hightb and retr3ssed the .P0tdfii8c ION "a
srent0ong9ridg, sat Ealing Waters, anti5un fiat
bYats IL ms e. Wlllamsport ferry. a. portienef
tIen. PleasantUn's cavalry entered Williams
port at seven O'clock ms morning and can
tured many prisoners. Leesfhad 5breyi6psiv
sent over all his plumber trains, etc. A gen
aeral movement was A0fdefejT tins hofhIhRf and
.auE sol umns erie i'll laluti6n a6 an ea rip oug
but found the entrepchnlents, vacatetl.f ,,..-l
~ WNsAssHINtGTo,N, July 14,TThe following dis
patch has just been feceived':: '''"''' 10 S'''"
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE P6foN4c,
July IA, 3 P. Mf+46 ~ ~ dfalleck, General
ails't'htet' :+-My cavalry now occupy Falling
Waters having oyertakeni and In1tiirsi e
brigade of Infantry, fifteen ,liundred stIrlbng
two guns, two caissonis, two battle fags, and
9iAarEe, 9Iulmher IF small arlns,j The enemy
7aEe al across the Potomac. Isl no .1.n1r'W
al"tI ,a'@R1 nedqsG. g.. MEADE, $40 .mrG
oaa4 y ,'":+l Major General Oohlhlai1dib9. Il
~ fiE3D9U AkMf' I or T iiIF PdToo5Mds
3Q P, July h. 70, 4aiiqr General H2i
lfe&;i m My cavalry have aptuFedA velhunared
prisoners. in addition to thos67 prewiousIyirdi
ported Gen. 1PettigHew5 ofatheIfe belsarny, |
was Killed, this morning lin 4heA attatk On tHe
s j, rear guard? His body is iii our
i4IanfqSs 1i,J,,.. GEO. g., MEApE, H.
p b:vs1.l y. Major General Commanding.I |
u IlEADoUARTERs ARMY1oB THE Po,romAd. !
July' l4-1 lur officers report that they Have !
about 2000 prisoners, twp guns, sew /
eraF caissot1s, and standof epfors, this morn. 4
ing, at Falling Waters. The following esti Il
g testIhsyeybeen made bYscompetentr officers l
n Uses losses SINCE he crossed the Potomac 4
pte9 Maryland :7-9, U0Oi wounded prisoners. Il
1900 aninjured prisoners, besides his killed H
and the fv0uhded wlF0Af lie Carried off. His i
iled are estimated at 1000, md he has DIobs 4
lbty Carried away as many of his wwonnded as Il
Ye haYe taken, Its known that ,O00iwound- i
y rebels passed through Winchester three 4
rays a&o''rc % .srr q Re = -rrlsL ,t.1 .n-t.i 4
..BALTIMoREy July 15-=The American of
MS city has the following special ttlegraphic
lispateh:- : ,'a.'"a n hlh r., 2 ~
5,i.WILaIA.lsfoFr, July Al teiegraphed TO
on ron Boonsb9ro. This morning that Gen.
4ee was retreatlpg and WOULD probably escape \
cross the river. Our army was tnder OF.
ers to moveliat daylight this morning. 1t |
lowed only. to find no senemy in front Of it.
followed the advance rIowndto this place.
nd a cleaner clearing out than the rebels
aye made here could not be Imagined. The
'Del' commenced retrqanng yesterday morH-
e. 1lelr Infantry crossed principally on
'ntoon bridge at. Falling w alters; their wag-
Is and artillery crossed lat the fords here
ne EVER is net,sq high as repofteda:3 odT
n he .people at Willipmsport say the rebels
eaded an attack yesterday, as part Of their
rec was already across the FLYER. The Ireb-5
worlssin ffontiare no more than temporary
! HiiN d!!ll9 v easily been caEred byassault,,
G ~; y alted just one day too long There was
sonopa h @'lu 1It rs reported that some ;. 900
SY''s4S AhVe been captured nam -, ,'