The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-07-10
TOTAL DEFEAT OF THE
REBEL ARMY ~!
GEM. MEADE tIARtt AssING
WiTu CAVALRY
IiS Pieces Of artillery Takenl
$1,000 to 10000
PRISONERS CApTUISED.
ReSt, Less Reported at iO,0OO

thhmhefeLurg Hnu Ot'cuCNstlc' ~ "
thought Lee will strain every nerve to
reach lluacrs,owr, aud it Is bel cvtd
Ills aim is 10 reach WilliUmspyt aud
thus escape into Virginia.
Intercepted dispnschcs sly that B'nu-
regard is IN Richmond aud perhaps on his
way to Culpcpper,
Meade Is hnrrussing Lee with cavalry
aud following in pursuit.
uAprtrniA, July D.
The Journal has the following in an cX
ira.
BALTMjnE, July D.
Tho war correspondent vi the Journal
has Just arrived from here lrtm yu ter
diJS bb'tle eicld
lie states that the route of Lee wls
thorough aud complete.
Gci ,ral Mrndr has not only captured
10000 rcncl.. lul rccaptur' d all uur own
troops who were previously IN the hai d.
Of the rebels.
81. Mt is really true that lie lns
been totally routed aud l. sr,kiup To- IS.
clpc PlrasuuiOl unl cut 1T hit IptrCai
though the Gap leading to Chambcrsburg.
We took llS ricccs OF Urill, y und
from ID to 10000 prsuntrs und all they
took oi us IN the frat days iight.
We hol tho town ol G tlysbwg and ali
;hc hospitals. II was a cOmplctr ,ic-
,nry. Our troops were excellent ~ spirits.
They say universally that this battle is
the most desperate at the Army Of the
Potomac ever loUch. From the latest
intelligence received here 1t fully bclicv-
cd that General Ices army has bcon
completely defeated.
Th,rc has been no fighting to-day
The rchrl army is cndcuvorng To retreat
thr ugh South W,st,rn--
Norr-Thrcc O'clock, A. M.--Wc got
thus far when the Buffalo lines guvo out.
rmLApiLrnIA. July 1.
Colonel Forncy Of the Prcss received,
90 night, the following dispatch from the
Army OF the Potomac:
HANOVER, Pa, July I.
There has been no fighting to-day
last evening We drove the enemy back
q Get yshug e. Our lines extend eight
miles around the town. Our battcri =
are on the hills ever looking the place
irom the south ind commanding the
Chambcrsburg turnpike. We have cut
of all the bel lines Of retreat.
A Florida brigade OF Longstrccls com.
mand with Major. General over thcm,
came within our liucs and gave them
selves up with their colirs.
A bearer of dispatches from jeff. Dn
Wis to Lee has bccu captured. Davis Or
ders /. c to return to Richmond immndi-
ately, aud say further that the invasion Of
Pennsylvania was against his wishcs.
We have captured eight thousand pris.
oncrs.
llEAnouAErrRs, ARMY oT poT MAc,l
Official report. July ,.
The decisive battle has bc,n itugh, to-
nay. The cnury has been r,pulscd with
terrific loss. and TT daylight Lees right
wing batteries opened upon ,ur len, nnd
shortly after those of his centre followed.
After half an hours connuuadiug, which
doue lut liulc damage to Us, the Hire
slarkcncd, aud only occasional shuts
were Exchanged. Shortly Afterwards
the cncmy's len, composed entirely Of
infantry aud shorlshuui,rs, made an u.
tack on cur right wing 50 sudden and
inpeiuousN that our skrmlshrrs and
ont line were driven back from their III
trenchments hut by the aid of the batter.
,es in ,be rear and ,hr Lr.y,ry of Tho.
leth C. rms. we rconincd the Il a roI.
n n. capturipc n considerable number of
nrisoners.
Several hours Of cm'ncus silence c,l-
Ia we'd this rernl.c At one ,',l rk the
nav fr Al t,yo shot. npn,t,ngv t,e
si.nni far tbe rrnndrst artillery G,6t az.
,f Witnessed ,S This continent. n for,
au'nn,cn, ,'I.ns,J !, = animated thai n
Iens, ricl,,y ,,nns openrd unon ms. Our
bn,,cri,s returned he fire. and t,r m, r,
thar hour |, deemed imnossible lhui man
nr hcnst cnuJ IryS; Rangr. ms ON the
,,,n nrrvinns J,,s ,,ns weutinr on this
,.cc,sion mos, tr,hr,r ,brlI. rxnlrdin,
,ar In an, r,ay AZ nnr lrrpt and rsrcr,ily
mis.ing onr hn,ierirs
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co,nwns nrtu,nn,rv rr,m ih,,r cnv,rs nnJ
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,ha I;ncs h,' .sssi,I, Lao, c,rh sncccssi,c
.,,.n,n,s ny ~ r,,Isc1 ynh trrrhl,
hssaa 20 IN somn of our hs,,crirs
"ho"o Smnu',;,;,n hrirc ex"enJeJ ma
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,ho "nn.oa'n ~ Ia r,scryc5 h,,,n,ics
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Ths enemy onIy scein, the batteries
,y,h h5,.,, q, ~. 80 ,ois,nok I, C,r a rr.
,,es, sna msds ranJ ;nG'n,ry rbarre
an ,bs Ia, s~J h,,Spcd nnsn;,r in M
~ '"s ,,; u% ,y,. 80 rino', Io .m,,;tt :" M
l,,ing The sSaJl insn,ry sunnor,, IN Tho
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