Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-07-13
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Saturdat AFTERNOON DiSnlfches.

Saturday Afternoon Dispatches.
Position of fairs in the Armies ON
I the Potomac.
4 j iCHANBERsBURG, July 10.-The news from
! Williamsport shows that the rebels have
ferry boats, by which they crossed during
the late high water. Very little of their
1 Transportation has reached the Virginia
shore, but most ofttheir wounded have got
! oyer.
Reports from Gen. Smiths advance state
kthere is no material chang Insthe p6sition
of Lees troops from yesterday, and it is
Enpt believed that Lee will attempt to de-
fend theslines Of Antietam creek, but Ehas
Concentrated hisEarmy near Hagersto@n,
where he will, without doubt, await an at
tack. e ls;y E.l95 Il 10 g9Ia9s ga5aHG
Stragglers and deserteFsl fromyLeess army.
Estill Continue to arrive in latg numbers.
+ Lees Headquarters are still at Hagers-
I s5Ta5z. "a, Special to the World. .s,,,,,,,,q
CHARACTERISTICS, July lo-The rebel pick
cts and ours meet at Greeneastle. 5 Gen.
Couch istat9 this point.i A battle iis looked
for at any moment. IL ia thought that we
have Lee completely hemmed in.
FREDERICK, MD. July 1Oth.-From refua
gees arrived here to night Who left Hagers-
town this morning, 1 learn the ,enemy's
force is .abont $4,000 men and about $50
pieces, Of artillery Ny Informant states
that the train of Lee cannot numbergle
than 5000 wagons and are on the road from
Hagerstown to Williamsport and Shop
haFd's Ford. !, The river is still very high
and the whole rebel army is on this side.
WAsHIHGToS,s Jqpe 10s7-Rpmors are rife
here that Beanregard has passed down
Shenandoah Valley with 10000 men to re-
inforce Lee.
| gst7 Special to.the N. Y. Tribune. -vs,
HEAD6UaRFBRs ARaY OF dTHE PoToMAo,
Friday July l0.-A vigorous artillery and
cavalry fight took place this morning over
Antietam creek preparatory to the expect
ed conflict. The cavalry and artillery of Bu-
lord aided by KiIpatriek made an attack on
on the left. flank of the euemy from the
village of Benetola on the, road from
Boonesboroi to iHagerstoWn, driving him
miles beyond Beaver ek.
This morning sharp skirmishfng con-
tinued with equal success, 1ntilthe enemy
rested in a strong position near Fuuks-
town. ejartillery was then replaced by
fresh batteries. To. detail positions and
locality of the corps would be improper.
It is thought the enemy will make Wig
orous stand. To- cross aSportiop Of their
forces would enable our army to attack
with ease their'rear, and they will proba5
bly, resist taking chances of victoFy r7disr4 :,
Organization. svSd yo, aessa IN *, 4 .,, ~
I 6P.M!-The utmostla activity now,prevails,
id the Army of the p Potomac, "A ,deserter
who came into our lines last night, reports
that Lee has but a single bridge across
the Potomac near Willfamsport, and has
succeeded in getting over his ammpnitioh
and supplies, although he could mot move.
his army over it with safetyor expedition.
/ he reports Lee as now fortified, his ar
ltillery placed and ready to give US battle
whenever we attack. He 'thinks Lee has
about $4,000 elective men, Theyare still
hopeful ofconquering ms, end think! il was
about n.even thipg,at Gertysbnrgsl.iMe
in the rebel army had not heard of the falle
lof Vicksbnrg p fUee, is evidently driven to-
the wall, aud willifig his men to the bits
tier end. $3.50 'i,4ili = 4
Gen. Meade says, to meet and conquer
an army of so; 1000 veteranfir troops is most
serious undertaking, the result being de-.
ttermIned not by hnman might alone. s.5
Our cavalryidrov .agcousiderable force,
of their scouts fromithe front of Boonsboro
again last night, through and beyond this
neighborhood, to their entrenchments near
HagerstowH.
At 10 O'Clock this morning the enemy
beld the-Fight OF Hagersr0wn; andaour
forces the left, At, 2;20 very heavy and
rapid cannonadiug was opened upon the
rebels and was continued for about an
hour, resulting only in driving them from
the woods. .,Iss..sfg
NEW YoRK, July ia correspondent
of the Herald, dating Greencastle, 9Th.
says he had been inside the rebel lines to
Hagerstown., The rebel trains are nearly
aflsat EiIIiansport .a3ffIi@:ls
The rebels failed to CROSS the Potomac
twice, with loss of fifty men, They tried
to swim their horses across above Clear
Spring. some of whomewere drowned, a
few reaching the opposite shore. 3
Therebels line extends from Hagerstown
to St.fPahl's Clutch west of ,Hagerstown.
They occppy- all the heights around Ha-
gerstoRnI throwing up earthworks.
The rebels threatentto press into arms
all Copperheads,t and are stealing horses
from Marylanders. 7a -sts 10
Gen. Jenkins was wounded by heavy
piece of a she'll. Ewell aud Early's corps
are ,encamped on high hill near Hagets-
town.
E. The rebels destroyed the bridge a. Ans
tietam and are ia possession on the other
side. Struggling rebels are robbiug every
body near Greencastle. The rebel wounded
are suffering awfully and dying East,
could not get down TO Williamsport,
no HcisiliaIg being allowed there under any
a Loudon dispatch to the Herald says:
Rebel prisoners state that lee has aban-
.Cloned the idea aof crossing the Potomac,
1t is stated that a reserve force ofrebels on
the other side of the1P otomac are furnished
with poptoons.
4 HagTisbprg dispatch to The Herald