, 1863-07-18

ture or Longstreet's death.
Gen. Meade has issued a congratuatory ad-
oreSs 70 The army. saying: The enemy, baffied
and defeated has Withdrawn from the contest
Our task is not yet accomplished. The command
ing General looks to the army for greater efforts
to drive the eremy from our soil.
! Chicago, July lit is officially announced
that Vickshurg surrendered Internationally on
the 4th No particulars vet
! The Worlds dispatch saws we never saw such
fghdng No estimation can be formed Of our
loss during The day. The enemy fought with the
greatest desperation.
| Prisoners say the massacre in their ranks wus
| terrible beyond parallel. Some of our guns
were masked, and did not open fire until the en-
emv were within cnister range.
Our lines now extend for ght miles around
Getty sburg, our batteries iac g the enemy from
the south. We occupy the ridge above com,
manding the Chambe'sburg pike, and have cut
of all lines ot retreat,
A Florida gade belonging to Longsreet,
marched into our lines last Light and I'VE them
selves up.
A bearer of dispatches from Davis was cap
tured, with dispatches ordering Lee to return i'm
| medIately 10 Richmond. --a
! Baimor-. July "a person who arrived here
this morning from he field at Gettysburg, having
| left there yesterday afternoon, says the enemy
was then believe 10 be retreltinL on The Clam
befsburg turnWte and the adjacent roads having
lett one strong cor1S posted in defensive pr IL
tOl half ma4J mo e heyond GepySbnrg Dre-
sva4ins hEa5y t,-sisslns to oppose our pursuit
and protest Ihrir reirvaiing columns. This posi-
t'n OF theirs iSsl strong that il gave oppurtuai-
TIES tor an enHlatmg artillery FIRE on the attack
Ing columns. that an attack on the front seem d
hardly advisable and up to Saturday mon no al
D fafatn n.I L. q l.
ever. that the funk Of tn ne could be turned
The columns ofthe enemy's army can be distinct
ly seen relrealing. Thei wagon teams also are
being hurried off as fast possible.
Chicago, July GA dispatch from Tullahoma,
dated the 4h says McCook corps occupied
Winchester to-day, his pickets extending to the
foot of the mountains. ThOmaS'S corps occu-
py Dechard his advance being up to Cowau. at
the opening of the tunnel The eneml's flight
from Tullahomt was rapid. They destro, ed all
the bridges ON Elk river, thus DELAYING Federal
pursuit. Several corps pressed ahead. however,
crossing on pOntOons last night. Stanley's cav
airy effected crossing during the night, and are
now crowding the enemy up the m1unt lin road
Bragg's army is terribly demoraized deserttrs
coming in by scores, who say that the mountains
are full of men afraid 10 show themselves not
knowing whnt may betal them, yet resolved to
fight no more.
New Orems letters, dated June 26'h, say hat
Brashear CITY was captured by The rebels IN thai
day, with all the uoops, artillery, Sc. Oar loss
is 1000 men iucuiing camp ot go GONZALES
cents, and Is TO % guns of heavy cahh.e Oar
ouip0ss had fallen back to Itlers station, %
miles from New Orleans. Tn. correspondent
SAYS that as far as New Ofeans city was con
cerntd, it was secure The guns of the fleet com
mand the city, and Gen merry has disguised hiS
! 40 !. 4
part.
From Port Hudson there is nothing ofimpnrt-
ance The bomhardment continues. Another
assault was expected on The 27,h day of June
Indianapolis. July 5-DIspa chts have been
received at the Executive Oil e from Gen. B yr
of L0ui vile, calling tor all troops tmmpdiaieh
that Indiana can spare. The facts appear thst
Morgan, at the head OF 1000 cavalry hid crossed
the Cumberland river on tie 3 OF July. and was
attempting to strike the NlShvIe a1d L Lluryie
RlIr0ad somewhere IN kentneky, and then IN lrca
on Louisville. Great CONSERVATION is said to tx-
iSt il the latter city. All aole bodied mel ar.
preparing fer defense. Two regiments and one
battery were sent from here, and other troops are
to follow SOnn.
Memphis, july "a letter written BY au Of
! ficer OF Cen O,ierhauSS command, SAYS thai
the position Of JohnStonS fore is better now
than al any preceding date. a portion of his
army occupies B ar Creek. which is considered
a point gained. The letter clases 10y stating that
our forces wall be able 10 drive him from thai
point and then mold it. SklrmiShes between his
and our forces were Of daily occurrence Jnhn-
SION had captured about 200 OF our men IN the
last ten days.
! New York, July 6 "A Harrisburg dispatch 10
/ the liz raid. dated July 5,h, says that 10000 re1-
/ els and 100 eJnnon were taken, and that Gen.
Piea>anon occupied the m 1untain pass near
Chambers rurg, eating off the reat ot the ehe-
/ my. IL IS reported that rebel column on the
/ Virginia side OF HE PJlemlc WAS ulaule to rem
force Lee ON account Of the hi sh stage Of the
ter
Paroled prisoners say that the rebels captured
5000 Of our troops.
Gettysburg, July 5.-The rebels retreaied to-
ward the Polnmac. The rbel bridge at ID ,m
M. D, has been destroyed by our cavalry Our
cavalry has gone to WIIliamsport to destroy
bridges there. O,her preparations are progress
ing 10 intercept Lees passage of the Potomac -
Our army is N mulon. Ii is feared that Lees
advance reached Wilhamsport in lime TO cross IN
opposed. Lee yesterday paroled ab'ut 2,OJJ
Federal prisoners.
Chicago, July 6.-The following is condemned
from the account of the battle near Gettysburg
published IN Slurlay's Nrw York Herald:
Tne battle Of Thursday. Jlly u. lasted all day
More or less Pi;Net rrInS n,d ttNpn place on the
irit, whica becdne pretty Snlrp petwsen and
O'Clock IN the afternoon. Some movements
were N progress behind this fire, and 80 develop
these, Slckies was ordered t1 aivla3s wiki The
whole OF tie Third corps. Under a cover of fire
rom eight brass pieces in battery on the open
isi, the corps went forward in line of battle
Then tie enemy's artillery, SO long silent. began
on the left at unr pieces in the field. In turn
our piec on Cemetery Hill olened on those of
the enemy in the field. Other batteries of the
enemy nearer our centre opened On those on the
Cemetery II Il, and so it went around, until our
guns the n Irhern face of the hill engaged the
ensmy's batteries two miles acr0sS the country
on our right Meantime the muskeiry fire on
our left seemed to become every moment more Sc.
we're Already the Third Corps bad been driven
in disorder from the ground IL had won. but raj
lied again by G-n SickrS in person, it had again
gone forward now held It's place with desperate
ferocty against very heavy force. This adj
vance on our left developed the fact that the en-
emyo force was in reality massed here, and when
the Third Corps took the initiative it only precp-
itated the attempt on the part of The enemy,
which might otherwise have come when we were
not 50 VIII prepared to receive it. Between D
and O'Clock the Third Corps having vi;nstood.
with trghful loss, many successive charges OF the
enemvs infantry OF many times their numbers,
began 10 show signs of weakness. and The Fifth
CJrJs 9ls orlerel to chirge IN relief of thrm
when they did with wi ald forced the enemy
back a mile and "A half, sing many prisoners.
| Pc sons who never witnessed battle
| can have no conception of the grandeur
of the scene The air was perfectly thick
with bursting shells, and the firing of mus
kerry filled the air with bullets like hail
stones in summer shower, scattering
/ ,Ioo+b orI Jog;rncfiOp m averv all This