Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-07-11
LATEsT FROrI THRNORrE.
THE BATTLE AT aETTYsBURG-NoTHINa DEFINITE SINCE
FaIOAT--G ENERAL MEADEs coSGRATULAFoRY ORDER,



THE BATTLE AT GETTYsBURG-NoTHING DEFINITE SINCE
FaIOAY--e ENERAL MEADEs coSeRATULAFoRY ORDER,
Erc.
Wshaye received copy Baltimore Gazette Of the 7sh
TIE following Is the editorial iu umary Of the news:
The intense desire everywhere mnno ,sd 70 obtain the fullest
Is 10 surrender considerable PARTON o. space this mornlH
'he connected narrative 81 IA, Me- soIk tfioaHe es,n3
the an rsPuSe Tie Cohd.s,es Frdsy evening weslsO
particulars y two rereii wtes cf the closing 6gh /
day We have nothing add TO hess Seeouats except be
mr ry rede-s, -y bs ossther unnecessary We
would ossrys hn Tint "a, eat a@3i'n e. amy sorsssPon,
ets are usually grossly exaggerated and their dedueozs
they invent more and tie cons qlsnes Is, that the
which they pr tend - tgpc,' and the in
edtn Nhca they undertake 10 warped and d
hat The oundWork Of truth freely discoveabe
meath re Of pigment aud VsTnsh rh shcd oysTad.
VIA. really know regard battles before Gsy,-
We,neday By the Federal SdvAaee cosng % army
under Rsynals and Howard rs'es''sy, which hey drove
day srnoonhs whole Of he Fsisr Toes having then reach
I'D the scene Of seon latter vers m IN attacked IN the
positions selected for hsn al rsy fortified BY Gen.
CONTINUED un'u le N Tie night AT cry dawn on Friday The
again aenP ed % storm hs Federal ponS TIE
battle lasted through the whole day. and resulted In signal
repulse than was that Of the previous day.
The losses 10 the several are have
been exraordus both es the Federal loss 10
general oeer being beyond all precedent and at eSng alike
The derceness oftte struggle and the tenAo vita which II
Il impossible 70 i've Meade heights occupied with
the whole cfh nAnd and fen back towards the
cavalry a. puzzled forward In pursv and al this oin
the sS,qs narrative ends 80 fr as Oea Adycss are sonoer3
Watcher Lss eonoued his retreat towards The Ponmao
VI sr Ne b sSI AIn draw az ssd. a ' him u
tons which one appears q be abs to ansTe With any
usrtsTs thst another and perhaps greater bas sa
At has yet taken place viii be tsUgat IomsTheee : ne
passes the South Mountain he elect to hsht %
my detsie We Glls no cred nee 10 go tss
capture Of aores Of wsgonss mAgDlhoett specimen 81
TO hvs been captured or 70 the ene hundred and ego guns
which desPAteht e te mo the hands Of M tcdth
doubtful whether he has captured single gun he sssSs II
lge num-er Of bashSgs ken, but Is eatIey tsp "a %
AID six thousSnd many srsgger8 may al
dsi 70 that nqsaosr We shall probably ,eas seresi,e Ta
yet been except VAFusy and BY u oparsou
We learn, however, y telegram r. HArrs5us dsttd
four thousand ave hundred pone-s lave been pa.
rolled By Gen. Lee and forwarded To Harsbueag tAoss
believe which were captured d1nS hsh on Wedaesday
Tst there we're Others taken during the tEo subsec ief days
least highly Probsb although We cannot SPEAK IN regard t.
telegram nom Frederick las night states that the poutoo1
bridge wnAmsport VII ca Cen French rePouei D.
sOyed by force under his command rot destroyed at ell
that Nhen the attempt made, the Preence Of isgs
Ccn eierAe WsmsPOri Induce me ocer In command
Of tSe FedeIal troops 70 abandon the entsrpriIe.
We also learn that the forces sent BY Meade from Giburs
poon somswhers direction OF Grsencase sonSrty
and the latter being strongly posed, checked The Parrt
NEADEs ooSGRATUL>rozY
The following the "SOngraula'1Iy order upi,ss5 lssed
By the Yankee commander
HEADQUARTERS AUT TGs PoroN,n, SEAH GEITYslTao.
jay 8, 1855.
GKSEHAL OREER
No. 6S.
The Commsndg eneral in half OF the country, hsa, the
Army Of the Potomac for the glorious result OF the recent
e-y superior in numbers and flushed with the pride
sci nvason, attempted TO destroy hi
T. @ ld and defeated, hstas NilhlraHn from tie coz
test
Prions an fsgues the army endured
coz, I'D gaauy has displayed win be matter Of hp,
% % 81 embered.
OIta ks YET accomplished, and the Commanding eher
eok % army for greater efforts 20 dive from our soi
Ysst!ge 0f the presence OF the invader.
l. 4 nigh. snd pl-er that should, lutabe occasions
Ease banks 10 the Almighty Dsposer Of Eyen;s
10 tn els u Ills Providence, He thought ct give
tory T. ths cause of Just.
By command Il Major General Geo. g. Meade.
(Inged) s. A WILLIAMS A. A. G..
Ng4DzS LATEST OFFICIAL DISPATCH.
HELDcr ARNY POrSAC, l20 NJ, JAY 6-Msjor
General aaec The sstIed under the night and
heavy rsD, la tie Lieesn Of Fairfield and CsGhOWn. hy
esysly pursuit. IesHnSt live the details cap
10 soneiS, eoors and Upwards Of tSeny &s
as E be turned 10 Jz corpI ny wounded and those
= tSe enemJ are IA cur hands.
e. G. MEADE, MsJor Gthssal