, 1863-07-06

= sent to rs support. Falling In this. the eu
my opened q cannonade allafong the line.
The attack on tha right Is believed to hav
been teias to cover more formidable fan
movement 81 the left. The cannonadtns
LOW heavy In that direction, ard appears t
be extending.
The Sd corps suffered greatly. yesterday
The number Of wounded Is heavy, with larg
humber Of officers. No estimate can betorm
ed Of the killed at this writing. Heayy mus
ketry has opened now on our right again. The
cannonadipg on our left is slackeniug. Tht
enemy Is fighting with the greatest despera
tIon. Nothing can surpass the yigor and pre-
cision ct our artillery. ;. '.
Yesterday the rebels took two Of our guns
for want Of horses and infantry support, but
the division, Humphres's I :think,} rallied
and recaptured them.; We took one from the
enemy. : =: -. ii:
Comparatively. few: prisoners hare been
taken On either side up to, this hour. :: =
10 M--The canaouading has slackened.
Rebel prisoners say that when their infantry
charged Oh our left wing batteries yesterday
the massacre was beyond parallel. Some Of
the guns were masked, and did not open
until the enemy was within canister range.
HARRISBURG, July 4-The best informed
parties at headquarters are in excellent spirits
as the news from Meade. Tie battle is still
IN progress.
A General who left Bridge 81, Northern
Central Railroad, at 8 o'clock this morning,
heard firing. It was also heard in Harrisburg
for about half an hour. AL quiet in our i'm
medtate front.
Tie rebels are supposed to have left this
immediate vicinity entirely. Our wounded
are a1l brought from Carlisle to Harrisburg,
and doing well. =.
Eighteen thousand men arc in motion on
the flank Of the rebels. ::
'Telegraph1c communication is kept up with
Gen. Smith. A large number Of men are at
work on the Cumberland Valley Railroad, and
trims run to Carlisle. =, y
GEN. MEADE7s DISPATCH OF FRIDAY.
HEADQUARTERS ARAx or THE Po7o4Ac, [:
July $3.50 P.x.
To Major General Ha1leck: :: -.
The enemy opened ut one p. m. with about
$50 guns on my left and centre, continuing
for about three hours without interm1ssion.
At the expiration Of that time he assaulted
my left and centre twice, being npon both oc-
customs handsomely rcpulsed with severe loss
to him, leaving in our hands nearly s. 600 pris-
onerB.
Among them is Brig. Gen. Armistead, and
many Colouels and officers Of lower rank. The
enemy left many dead upon the field, and q
large number Of his wounded In our hands.
The loss On our side has been considerable,
Major General Hancock aud Brigadler General
Gibbons are wounded. After repelling the as
sault, indications led to the belief that the
enemy might be Withdrawing. An armed re-.
connoissance Wis pushed forward from the
left, aud the enemy found to be in force.
At the present hour, all is quiet. Ny cav
airy have been engaged in harzassing and viz
orously attacking him with; great success,
Notwithstanding they encountered superior
numbers both Of cavalry and Infantry:
The army is in fne spirits.
(signed) GEO. G. MEADE,
Major General Commanding.
GEN. MEADE'S SECOND DISPATCH.
HEADQUARTERS ARax OF TIE PoroxAo,
July y4-no0u.
10 Major General Halleck:
The position Of affairs Is not materially
changcd since my dispatch Of 7 an. We
now hold Gettysburg. The enemy has aban.
doned largo numbers Of his killed and
wounded on the field.
shall probably be able to give you return
OF our captures and losses before night, and d
return OF the enemy's killed and wounded in
our LANDS. {sIgned)
GEO. G. MEADE, Major General.
About 4:s0 P. m. the artillery Of the enemy
elackened, and had entirely ceased at 5 o'clock,
Tue last shots they fired Were far beyond
their original position, and tho infantry COL
umn had Withdrawn to their Covers.
We took upward Of 10000 prisoners. The
enemy captured but few, if any, Of our men.
Tie rebel prisoners report that Gen. A. P.
Hill was killed outright upon the field, and |
that their officers suffered far greater casual
ties than in any previous engagement.
So terridc was the fire that the small house
where Gen. Meade and staff we're quartered
was perforated by several shots. Many of the
staff horses were killed around the house.
ieue1al Butterdeld was struck on the breast,
I'D it is feared internally injured, by piece
# shell that exploded in the buildlng.s
Several Of our general officers wera wound
ID in the engagement. Gen. Hancock was
wounded in the leg. Gems. Glbbon, Warner,
md Hunt, we're wounded. In consequence of
he excitement and difficulty in ascertainlng
heir location. the names Of many prominent
Ulcers reported as killed or wounded, can
lot be ascertaincd to might.
Too much credit cannot be given to our
batteries, which tor hours stood to their guns
|nder burning sun and surrounded by the
missiles Of death returning only to give their
positions to others when their calssons Here
Exhausted.
The infantry engaged also nobly did their
uty, md the enemy, to-day, ut their hands l.
ave received the greatest disaster eyer ad-
by the Union forces,
TIE NEWS ON SATURDAY.
PHILADELPHIA, July 4-Col. Forney, Of
he Press, received the following highly i'm
'ortant dispatch tonight, from the army Of
he Potomac: :.
HANOVER, Pa, July 4-5 P. m.-There has
een no fighting up to this time to-day.
Last evening We drove the enemy back to
gettysburg. Our lines this morning extend
igLt miles around Gettysburg, Our batteries
eiug on all the hills looking on the town
rom the south. We occupy Enuud Top
lidge, commanding the Chamhersourg turn
Ike, and have cut of all their lines OF 1e.
reat. -
Our forces occupy the strongest possible
osition.' 4 flank movement on our left is
ppossib1e.
At about o'clock Inst night, the Fonda
iIgade Of Gen. Longstreet's division, with
'5gadier General in command, advanced to
1ithin our lines, and guye themselves up,
18th their colors.
A bearer Of dispatches from JET. Davis to
len. Lee has been captured. The dispatch
rders Les promptly to return to Richmond, and
fates that The increment into Pennsylvania ras
aode srAo1ly against his ac:shes. :"
We have captured 8, 1000 prisoners.
WASHINGTON. Sunday, July 5th, p. H.
he latest official dispatch received here up to
bis afternoon from Gen. Meade, is dated
Z O'Clock a. M, 4th, which
lerely states that the enemy has withdrawn
ON his position occupied for the attack on |
'riday. .
The information in the possession Of Gen.
feade q. that hour did not develop the char.
cter Of the enemy's movement, whether It
las o retreat or ] maneuyre.
Reliable Information recetyehher to-dav |