New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-23
FH0r KARPEH's FERRY.
RsIntivc Position Of the two Armies of
The Potomac - Movements Of Gen.
rom UaI Special Correspondent


HARMS Ferry, July 81, 1863
Thus stands tie situation at present, ss be-
ivy, Gu TIE two great armies of the Potomac The
igDt in which s1al present it may be new, bus 1t
u alsJ true.
Il he main body Of our army, which lately had iis
bare al Berlin, now res.s some twenty-five miles
r. utH OF tHat place. and there ID no present appear
ai.,e or proai.e OF forward movement. In fact,
!. 10 among tue uipossbdiiies that we may pre-
,nly letuln 10 bcrliu for reasons which viii eX-
pam presently.
L. lies between Martusburg ami Winchester,
aud also resls. lie no longer presents 20 US the
81. ect Of pr,GpitA,e aui dsmor,.zed rei'eai; but.
ny in desperation, perhaps, or perhaps III the
huu.iuiness VIII Gu III, Gefaie re-euforcemrnls have
iuslIreG, Iartiy ~ ILat WHY strategy of h!s which
lie ever ready t. ss.u!ne the Loldest sti.
iUiss, he boIus his ground, lie even threatens
u TO would lain make us believe thsl
W have gOssly exaggerated our SUCCESS; Ia
iee BIS pOstuic 10 that ol one to whom another IN
yesiun INTO hHryl land and Pebnsi ivauin SCENE
t. liher Iu.lo,s!1e InpOitc. dis pickeis occupy
lr Poi"n,o liver from LLeIry Kun, Thirteen miles
wt-t II MaTuusbuts, even CO~n TO iIaIper- Ferry
III tnci ffiuny night tnsy drove in our pickle r
80 the Ferry. 1ney "a, quite IN force, 100 - SacD
tcIGstown, Marti.rOUTg. aud tnarlertJwu.
Db-trNc wItl Interest tIat the ground they cove.
l. ti.t historic nsd o. which some correspondent OF
In1 IK!HUNA wrote early IN November lasl. Tbs
J. flu hes. you rtcol cc, occupied ~ II ritiisburg
D.r6s, IL, L-r IOsn, kc.rnoysyilie. Banker hil
aiid tb.rrs,own, III tue COuh.iss Oi DcrA@l-y and
j nrf-on there ale slO's tLiiOweg by Revolution
n ferIni,ccDcrs--. .c homes q Generals Stevens,
D.ike, Lor, Daes, Washington. Here, too, Wg,
NHlatn4 f.To, tfurltd VITA iuiescst Hcic, tOU,
1,- rbiugtOns estEte., The abode o.. tie Balcbe-
,ne .,ais 81 nany alcisnt Nirlniia iauliles who-,
ars a.e ilsv aiaLc hViA Tie History u lAai one
gir,tO4r, nov huLap.y STATE.
iou oo.trye Il, The two armies have 'ie Stcn-
..aaJ.A Llser AID he Blue knge letgee4 .he 81,
-l l. ~ mao Hr lhey a!e graphically, tucy az
tOrsiy lar Gpaf, ai4 III move rtnts oi ctaer ~
bc a. aicii-s II Ia ohci. IL l. la; tTuth 10 ~
.L- l. 80 Osil cad, O.. = LUw asp ats. tis coz
Dluluj sucn a. 90 oei.aEd rOu Gen Mead" III 1ir
-. i-u e. and ,.li isfr action 90 ni@ fnC citr.
a.. ellur. IA b. p0IsI,r bis OF. 1sl .aa a.c u,akri
.ugipNaId Tor " a..sLtVn, 10 LC.d thc Or.nsc aiu
al-A-nuua and htnH.sAs Gap kn'fO.G-. -nd pfO-
c4.- as rut vli,s ~ iao.r line L,t rsy cfOss iim
,n zoe Oil "a aDd threaten Ma.hIt glou again. IL h
lDdr HalVs-lO.o not 10 believe shue ial- u Lee,
aI.tuC,--ihIs It!na!o tn iclucl-Hud, there
.O.-, / -Dsii nOt .ufpiIsei 10 hld Gen. ~ chqe
.,.,i"s Oso. IL BvtIn md tIc BAlta0o -nI OIio
EaIisos.t, aOd tn,.i worry sOoO
10 Glow you low active the great Rebel s,ill Is
low Doa, OF rather desperate, has LACEY H. .us
Luai-il war 0uiy Oh JioA.., last THAI tic sn', Nd
go. industrious Gen. X c.l,y, VINO IRON tie begun
any 81 the ~gr guarded night AID dny ~ tfc't
u l,i tun OF the BaltlbOIo ALd Oni0 Railroad, .uC
,llsr .ynose wat,Lfu eye II has asain ana again
tfl--u irOGi It, owu Tulu- to t;inted hlc-whO uHd
g. Oircle0 TIE new recru-,r1c iph as af ,nst naid
. 80 Creek aud tie SOr,h MUaulaiL, seven miloe
nts. uf harrisburg, wes driven baos ~ miles 10
nau.Ock Gcu. Avefiil, with liz noled cavalry
iJice, accom- panied II he dII not cOIcacG, the
Lh-- iiVN rinent.
lt Is plaiu tua, the fight in which Gregg force
81 a lr i.1fL "A
lar from iusibnicant, wien Nc regard H. Ia the
IiOrI lyb Oi our cavalry hight.
A .orce rent out Il; days snce on nm important
r. ounOisance under biaJ,r tarnsworih aud other
.lie,rs, h-s beeu eaplu.ed between CnarieOtown
aid Harpers Ferry.