New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-07
THE GREAT VICTORY.
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Continued from firss rae.
.mc.;n0, good solid.looking, seedily dressed,
apxousy-appearing person reaches lns emu % rre
hidoe on horseback. You can almost measure
~ length of tie breath re draws, as re
feels thai the SusQuebanna rolls between MN a."
the "Rebs." by yards lie is instantly sufEounuS.
by the eager crowd, and tells where lie has 49, as
from. what he las and has not seen, wnat no ,'s'
aud has hot heard, what be does ana ooes wv
heve. and other specula,ions, based upon soPPVs
tione enough TO scare a lawyer, over uoa'n vi
twan,v times as new corners ask aRain the just re-
peated queries. As general rule, the insn IS ee
tained until fresh arrival from the other sde,
when, his story smelling Of age he Is allowed 70 ue-
part. To-day we have had y"rlous "o.aaS"d
sbeyopd the river" Gen. w. +. Smith succeeded
IN repusne the Rebel cavalry just beyond Carlisle
Yesterday. Upon the evacuation by the hepeis,
Gen. Smih moved on through the town, taxing q
position on the other side. Lee, with his cavalry
returning to surprise any force which might p,ive
entered tbe town, was himself surprised ~ weeling
them outside. The fight lasted some tune, but final
" the Rebels withdrew. One Of Gen. Smith {
aides Capt. Dougherty Of this place, was captured
A rumor is prevalent that Gettysburg was burned
by the Rebels this morning. Information received
from Hanover states that heavy firing was heard IN
the direction OF Gettysburg early as s O'Clock
q. m. Ii the Rebels have burned the place, Gen.
Meade must have met with disaster. Confirmation
OF tbese reports is lacking. Private dispatches re-
eeived to-day state that there are Indications mat
the Rebels are concentrating near Diilsourgh,
at one of the gaps. This undoubtedly refers 10
the movements of Ewell's Corps, which
does not appear to have participated IN
the fight of "Wednesday. Dillsburg ia only
IL miles from this place. Later adviees received
this evening say that upon hearing the nring TINS
morning this force speedily left In the direction oil
She tight. Up to midnight no later intelligence has
been received from the light OF to-day. A rumof
that Meade had succeeded in driving the Rebels
was probably started 10 counteract the one OF the
burning of Gettysburg. captain from the losh Ia
Cavaly captured at the fight of Tuesday at Hanover
between Stahel's Cavalry, led by Gems. kilpalrick
and Coster and Stuart's Cavalry, arrived here To-
day, having been paroled by the rebels. lie reports
that the division fought remarkably WELL instanelne
lhe LIST Virginia particularly. He WAS captured
while chasing a party who fired upon Lleut.-Col
Bonton of the 18th, who behaved in the most gal
liant manner. He states that the citizens OF fork
County actually refused to give him SO much as
piece of bread TO eat, that their sympathles were
with the Secesh and they abused him as a ID
Yankee" This is hard TO believe III Pennsylvania,
but voucbed for by the Captain.
In closing this letter, wish most emphatlcely
10 deny the printed statement OF another OF your
correspondents Newbould) in regard TO Stane] 6
cavalry. From his description of their appearance,
1t is pretty certain that be never saw them. His
bneers at their ineciency disproved by the fight
OF Tuesday last at Hanover. Because they were
lying around Washington under orders is no fault
of theirs or their commander, who begged often to
be allowed TO take the field, but was overruled.
Gen. Pleasanton and staff and Gen. Fitzpatrick
spoke in very complimentary terms Of the appear
Ance and discipline Of the division; and Gen. Xii
patrick feels that be has the finest cavalry division
~ the service. This statement ia but an act Of
Justice TO who seems bound to be misrepre rented
by Others.