The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-07-04
THE SITUATION.

The intelligence from the Army of the Potomac
is cheering enough to welcome in the Fourth Of
July with appropriate rejoicing. All doubts as to
the proceedings of the two hostile armies in Penn
sylvana are now dispelled by the informa-
tion which we are enabled to give in
our columns to-day The latest news we
have from Gettysburg is q despatch from
General Meade to General Schenck at Baltimore
at one o'clock yesterday, stating that the victory
of the Union army was complete. He had then
driven the rebels four miles north and west from
their position of the day BEFORE and was then fol-
lowing them up. Fifteen hundred more prisoners
were taken and sent on to Baltimore
Previous official dispatches of General Meade
forwarded to Washington, dated at eleven O'Clock
on Thursday and eight o'clock yesterday morning,
reported that the enemy had attacked him with
great ferceness at four o'clock on the afternoon
of Thursday and was repulsed at all points, but
with severe loss on our side. Among the wounded
he reports Generals Sickles Barlow, Graham and
Warren. Generals Paul and Zook we're killed
The rebel General Barksdaie. of Mississippi, was
killed, and his body remains within our lines
1t was reported that General Longstreet was
also killed, and dispatches received late last night
partially confirm it. The fight was renewed at
daylight yesterday morning, and resulted as above
stated in General Meade's account of to-day's pro-
ccedings transmitted to General schenck, in the
defeat OF the enemy before one o'clock in the after
moon.
i. General Couch was made aware Of the rebel de-
feat, and would no doubt be ready to act with
vigor to complete the disaster Of the enemy.
The particulars Of Thursdays battle are given
today In our correspondents letters, and show
TINT the fight was most terrific one. Our loss in
officers was considerable. The Third corps, under
General Sickles, did some splendid fighting. The
Fifth corps Of General Hancock stood fearful
shock from charge Of the rebels; they were
driven up the side Of hill and down part of the
way into the valley on the other side, where they
rallied. made q magnificent dash at the enemy,
and drove them back over the ground they had
gained, completely broken and repulsed.
All the rebel generals appear to have concen-
tra.ed their forces in the neighborhood in Getys-
burg. stuart's cavalry and Imboden's forces bad
moved up there. seventy-nine pieces q artillery
and over one hundred wagons had gone there from
Chambcrsburg, and all the troops at Greencastle,
except small guard, had also moved up to rein
force Lee. These facts make General Meade's
success. all the NOR sSnpists Il he has driven This
vast army before him.
Rumors were in circulation yesterday that
Richmond was closely invested and probably cap
sured by the forces Of General Dix. but we have
positive assurance that there is no trufh whatever
In the reports.
The full details of General Rosecrans splendid
movement on Tullahoma and the battles which pre-
cc,led his occupation Of that place are given o.
day In the letters OF our correspondents in tl,s
field. A map accompanies the account, showing
the various localities through which orr victorious
army passed
onicial dispatches from General Grants army to
,:he 18th ult have been received at Memphis, from