Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1863-10-06

crV LEES OFFICIAL REPORT.

Th. Baltimore American contains q copy OF
General I4eee 3 official report Of the recent
cso,oaign in Pennsylvania. The following i
Il. accoaYy OF the Confederate movements al
tar the battle Of Gettysburg:
,Oxing to the strength Of the enemy's posi-
,;on and he reuuctiUu Of our ammunition,
r.ne,gui Ut the enlightenment could not be haz-
a,1pj and the tlthcu!ty OF procuring supplies
rendered It Impossible 10 CONTINUE longer where
W. were. Sncn Oi the wounded Us We're IL
condition to be removed, and part OF the arms
e,e,te(t on the field We're ordered to w llllalnS-
mort Jhe ARMY remained at GettysDurg du-
i0g the 4tu, ANT al nlSht Oegah to retire Dy the
road 70 fairfield, carrying with It about tour
rholsalI prisoners Nearly two thousand had
previously ueen paroled, but the enemy nu-
neroIs wounued that had tatIell into our hands
strer the tr>t and second days engagements,
We're etC behind. ;
Little progress was made thai night, owing
20 d severe Storm. which greatly embarrassed
our noyell ents. The rear Or tile coiumn Qld;
Hot leave ITS position neal Getly5Outg uutLl at
Ter daylight Oh the 9TH. t.s. -.. !.
The match wa, continued during that day
without interruption by the eieuy, except an
Tue AFTERNOON, wnen uear Fairfield, which was
easily checked. Part OF our lrall4 moved ~
the road through Fairfield, aud the rest "
Way Ot CaoutoNn, guArued ny Gen. lnDoden.
In 9yaoslny through tie nlucutalns, III advances
Ut tnG COtunu, tile great engCu Of the Train
exposed tlcu 10 aUtack Uy the enemy 5 caVal-
lE WAlcIl C;lpCured a nuAluer Ot Wa5uilo aud
4ulvu.au;e out ruty Succeeded III reacnlug
Nllllaulopu without SERIOUS luSs. l". " Il.
Iuey sule attacked al. InaI place ou the 9th
by The enetuy cavalry, Wntcn Was gallanuy
IVpulotu Nv Crcneral llAuJttcu he aLlaGkEu5
!urce was ouo>eQ QLcntIy encouAGered ana urisen
0n uy tsoneral o>uall und pursued tor >everai.
Mllus Ill Tie ulrecllun VI BJullsuuru, luc al
uy, alter ali aIuuUua MARCH, rendered more
Oulcuit Uy tile rains, reached 5ldges stUWL OH
The arteruUOu VI the TIN and morning ut@ IAe
in July.
Iu4 Potomac was found to be SO much
SHU!tu Dy tire rains, Lilat na4 talen almost IN
IeS>attiy sluoe uuI entrance lntu 1Aaryiatlu, do
10 Ue uutUrQAUle. Our COMMUNICATIONS Wlth
Tie Soutu sIue Were Lhus. Interrupted, alu IL
Was dldlcult 10 procure either amMuiACloA oi
Subsistence, Tie lattet difficulty ueiug euhaa-
eVl ~ Tie nlgn waters luptdlug the Wofh1ns
q uelghhorlug uIlllS lhe tralns W!th thc
houudeI ana prisoners Were cuupo1A ~ await
d v lIIianSpOtt the suUSlIllig oi Tie FiNeI al"
The cUn>Cruclluu Ui uUats, as the poi'totu
trldge lett al Fading W Alters HAD been partial
i ueotrUyed
Inc e1cny had not yet made his appear
%nct, tut, Is he Was III coudluIon TO OBTAIN
large reluIvrceuunts, alld our situation Tor the
17a'OuS auUFe ntAtlOneu Was p5cuAllHg laliS
W0ft embarrassing, 1t Was tteemed adVlaabie 10
S9cr0as the river, Part OF the poutoon bridge
was y"covered anu new poats Dull5, So that
W The 18th good bridge was throWn over the
"'er at Falling Waters.
Ine enemy IN force reached our front on
the l2cn, \ position had uysu preyiously Sc
'72-2i . COWS eAe Potomac from y Ill. lns~