New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-17
The Escape of Lcc-The Engagement nj
Failing Watcrs-The Eleventh Corps
The Ncw-York Regimenis-Thcir AM
Iety TO Get Home aad Put Down the
Rebellion Thcre-They are on their Re
turn,
turn.
Correspondence Of Tie n. Y. Tribune
HAGEnsTows-2 oe och ?. IN. July u,

Correspondence Of Tie n. Y. Tribune
HAGEHsTows-2 &C eoci ,. IN. July IA, 1863
Lees army commenced TO cross tie Potomac on
Monday morning. Thep crossed their stock at
Wiliams2ort, aud their artillery and infantry q,
Failing Waters, about six miles below on pontoon
bridge. They all got over last night except Long
street o corps Gou. Meade is up 10 Falling Waters,
and an engagement 10 now going OIL and It 10 sup
posed that Longsireets corps will be captured or
terribly cut up. The Rebels had formidable IN
trenchmeDts extending for eight miles below and
above Hagerstown. TIE road from here TO Williams
port Is strewn with dead horses, guns, swords and
knapSacks, showing that they retreated Ia grea!
pauic. The houses at Wilhamsport are filled with
their wounded left behind. The county is devastated
and croIs all destroyed. They held possession oil
Hagersiown until Sunday morning, and robbed the
town Of oil that was valuable. Inc female RebeIi
of thls town cheered them on.
The Eleventh Corps have just passed through
here en- rout 10 Willismsport. Ma. Gen. Howard
reviewed them as they passed. Ihey are an army
Of themselves. / fnd many Union meu here
many who were Reoels last week. The women
were all out when the Eleventh Corps passed
through but scarce handkerchief was waved.
Thus has the Rebel army escaped again--when We
thought we had them safe. Had they been at
tackled yesterday, the whole army could bave been
unnihilated. 1 find the New-York regiments have
yoLe to Boonsboro, IN the direction Of Frederick.
! found fifteen Of the New-York I'D In barn be-
tween here and Ligbtensburg, fOot-sore and unable
to walk. The Provost Marshal here says he wi
look them up aud send them on TO their regiment.
think they will march 10 Frederick aud 30 home by
railroad, 40 az TO avoid the weary march back u
SbippensbuIg
FREDERIcK, July IL.
! | arrived here this morning at O'Clock. / found
She New-York regiments all sncamped III wheat
field three miles west OF Boonsboro. They were
ioloed 10 rec me the bearer OF many letter.
10 tie different regiments. i carried the news u
them of the riot III New York, and the unanimous
cry WAS, Now the Rebels gone, let us 80 home
and put down tie Rebels there" Before left, the
order WAS issued to leave for home tnis morning.
They expect TO arrive IN New-iork on Saturday
afternoon. They 20 by Chambersburg to Harris
burg, which gives them march oil TWO dhys, 10 ge'
transportation by rsll.
Let me recaptulate: The Sixth Corps arrived at
WiamspOrt yesterday, al p. m.-Just two hourr
aftoF the last Rebel had cTOssed. Az railing
Waters. Bufords Cavalry arrived in time to cay
ture 500 of Longstreets rear guard. Ihe Eleventh
Corps passed through Hegerstown from p. IN. till
d. when the last went through. 1 met The Second
Corps between HagerstOwn and Boonesboro Inc
Fifth Corps lay encanped ia South Mountain, and
passed through their lines at IL o'clock, midnight.
They had been in camp four days, and were under
orders TO move this morning. Gen. Meade heao'
quarters were four miles west Of Doonesb0ro TO the
left, few miles from the Baltimore Pike. How
many corps he had with him / do not know, IA
came from WiaInsport to Hagcrstown, thence by
Boonesboro and Middletown to Frederick, and
passed through the Sixth, Second, Eleventh, aud
Filth COIps Of the Potomac Army. Why the
Rebels are not captured and annihiated by Meade
Army, permit me 10 make a few remarks after
get home. o' W.