The weekly Butte record., 1863-07-11
Eastern News.

The New York Herald OF Jaly 4th says il
regard TO the battle Of Thursday. July ID =
All day more or less picket firing had taket
place on the left, and it became pretty SHARP
between two and three in the afternoon Somi
movements were in progress behind this IRE
aud 10 develop these Sickles was ordered Il
advance with the whole Of the Third Corps
under cover Of FIRE from eight brass pieces il
battery on the open field. The corps went
forward and in line of battle. Then the enc
my's artillery, so long silent, began on the left
Other batteries of the eneDy, nearer our cen
ter. opened on those on the Cemetery Hill
and so went around until our gnns on the nor
thern face of the hill engaged the enemy's bat
teries two miles across the country, on our
right. Meantime the musketry FIRE on our left
seemed to become every moment more fierce
Already the Third Corps had once been driven
il disorder from the ground it had won, but il
was rallied by General Sickles in person, aud
had again gone forward, and NOW held its place
with desperate ferocity against very heavy
force. Between FIVE and six o'clock, the Third
Corps having withstood with frightful loss
many successive charges Of the enemys infant
~, Of many times their numbers, began to
show signs OF weakness, and the Fifth was or
dered to charge and relieve them, which it did
with will, and forced the enemy back mile
and half. making many prisoners. The loss
on both sides must be terrible. The enemy
were desperate in their attacks. Brigade after
brigade was marched up against Generals
Sickles' and Hancock's columns with most de-
moniac fury. and having delivered their FIRE till
their strength was spent, would fall down and
let another line march over them and perform
the same manoeuver, while they would quietly
recruit for a repetition Of the same role. This
advance developed still further the intention of
the enemy. which was to get around our left
flank and so get at the Emmettsburg road
perhaps at our ammunition wagons near it.
4 division Of regulars and Grfin's division of
the Fifth Corps went forward, and before a
FIRE which swept from their left down the line,
the right brigade of the division of regulars
was wheeled so as to face that way. No soon
er had it done so than the FIRE 10 front opened,
which then came in the rear Of the right brig
ade. and threw it into some confusion, but it
rallied and went on again in line of two divis
ions, and drove the enemy before it until it bad
taken the position which had been previously
occupied by one of the enemy's batteries
Here the fire was concentrated on these two
divisions from the batteries further in the rear
and at the same time the enemy was reported
on their left. At once the line was ordered to
retire 1t went back steadily to the crest of
the hill Half an hour. before sunset the same
final attempt was made with which the rebels
usually eudeavor to close up great engage
ments-an attempt which certainly has in the
larger number Of instances been crowned with
success, but here. however, met different fate
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and McLaw's, Of Longstreet's corps, were FORM
ed FOR this attempt and came forward in mag
nlfcent style. They had difficult ground to
come over, but on they came, over rocks and
through low woods until within fair distance.
when they made rush with yells. They did
not keep their line very even, but were scarce
ly less impetuous as mass than they would
have been in line. They killed the men on the
crest of the hill and over the crest, and the
men were even driven well down on the other
side but they rallied on those that held their
places, and bullets were poured into the rebel
mass by volleys. Checked, broken and driven
back, by this one Titanic effort of the Fifth
Corps, the attacking column scattered down
the bill, and the battle was over on the left,
with the enemy completely beaten.
New YoRK, July 9th.
Gen. Dix sent a force which has destroyed
the bridges of the Virginia Central Railroad
over the South Anna. preventing the transpor-
tation OF reiuforcements to Lee via Fredericks-
burg.
A special dispatch dated Rappahannock,
July 4th, says: \ large portion of Gen. Dix's
army is near this river. 1t is intended to cut
of Lee when retreating from the Potomac, if
be leaves the Union army north of the river.
New York, July 9th.
\ Baltimore special dispatch to the Herald
says Over 5000 prisoners have arrived. Gen.
Schenck has orders to prepare to receive 90
600 more. The road along the routes of the
rebel retreat is strewn with abandoned wagons,
cannon, small arms and camp equipage.
WAsHINBToN, July 9th
The Star of this evening says: We learn
by dispatch received this morning at Head>
quarters that the vanguard of the enemy
reached Williamsport. Md. with the main
army following. and attempted a crossing, but
found the Potomac too high for fording.
HARRIsBURG, July 9th
The authorities here are in ecstaces over
the news received to day. The Potomac river
has risen six feet within the past forty-eight
hours, which must necessarily destroy the
Vth>' DVtG diS uO UlIt-eS WltLiu Striking
distance of Lees army, and all means Of re.
treat must be cut off,
\ dispatch received tonight by Gen. Couch
states that Gen. Gregg with a force of Gen
Pleasontoa's cavalry had an engagement to-
day at Fayetteville. in which they took 1000
prisoners After disposing of bis prisoners,
Gregg took an interior road and advanced in
the direction of Greencastle.
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