, 1863-07-09

~ AsEE~ossest+ G"l LAD
ed here that our troops hold undisputed po-
session Of the South Mountaln passes
/ LATEST.
HARRISBURG, July S.-Telegrams received
here to-day, via Loudon and Bedford, show
that Lee il between South Mountain and Ha-
gerstown, and will select place between HI
gerstown and the Potomac to give Meade bat
tie, as it is considered impossible for him to
reach Virginia. Imboden has force Of about
l0,coo at Wll]iamsport, protecting the rebel
traiDs, which arc getting across o. fast US tho
limited means will admit.
1t is raining in torrents, and the present
Hood would destroy any pontoons.
Meade and Couch are moving as rapidly Us
the roads will allow.
battle will probably occur on Frid,y or
Saturday.
NEW YORK, July 8.-Was!ington specials
SOY the recent order of Gen. Halleck, forbid
ditg Amy officers remaining In Washington
without special leave, Will be enforced. On
Tuesday, Gems. Hooker and Na:2lee, and other
gene1I officers "ere arrested, Hooker got
leave to stay, and the rest left on the next
train.
BAttixoHE, July 5.-Near1y 1850 rebels
captured by Gen. Fitzpatrick, arrived this
morning, iEcluoing Gen, Jones, u cavalry
officer, and ffiy-ono other commissioned
officers.
FLIGHT OF TIE ESEsY.
From the Daltimore American, Ju1y81
From parties who left the battlefield at 13
o'clock on Saturday morning, ws gather sor
following particulars Of the hlglt Of the
elemy:
The enemy is in full retreat, .demora1ized
aud almost disorgapiztd, leaving IL our hAuds
his many thnnsaHd of killed ana wo1ndsd.
The battle OF F, iday was the most terrible
to tic cre1uy If the three days conflict, and
his 1epu1se so co1nplete and disastrous, that
Ger. Meade ard the leading officers pro-
ut unced it to b. ecomplete aud decisive. Never
was there u lnoie vigorous and deadly assault
| ttun that made IN our centre By Iongstrcet.
It Was death struggle on the part of the en-
! et'J +: break cur lines, repeated and renewed
q 1asfdozeu times during the afternoon, Ia
Which they we're Us often repulsed and driven
back with loss If life Unparalleled by anv
| prLvi"us battlc In which they had come In
conflict With thu gtaun old Army Of sh: Poto-
mac; 0fIcers wio have be- taken prisoners
admit that the loss Of the enemy of those in
high command Is fully equal to. if not greater
t1an VT have sustained, but refuse to give the
nnmes Of those who hare fallen.
| The men all felt that they had whipped the
enemy, and the JOY was great. The shonts Of
victory could be heard for many miles when
the enemy retzeated, md we're Kept up to u
| late bour Of the hight. 4 shout in one diyi-
| sion Was re echoed FROM the next, aud 70 went
| the rounds of the field, aud was renewed as
frcsh esidt net of victory reached them.
During the evening, t1ag Of truce arrived
tom Gen. Lee, proposing, ii his hypocritical
mahntr, truce Of forty-eight hours, rs q
measure Of humanity, to afford time to bury
the dead and attend to The wounded. It was
evident that the enemy must nt once retreat.
ard The proposition was regarded By Gen
| Meade as nere ruse to obtain time to push
forward his train toward the river, and secure
. line Of escape The proposition Wis prompt
" rejected, md an advance immediately or
dered on the town Of Gettysburg, The enc
ny slowly retired before our cavalry and In
session OF the town and the battle field, With
ont opposition.
During the night scouts arrived, reportiue
that The enemy was rapidly retreatiuG by the
Gree:caetle road, toward H.gerstoWn. aad
Ut Daylight. Cavalry were also sent ont to
fiaErash The enemy, und ut daylight IL vigorous
attack was made on the cnemY's reas Euard.
which IN win attempted to check the parsui:
Tie dis1anse trcni Gettysburg to the poto-
mac IL fully forty miles, and with the assist
nnce OF Geo. French anii the old garri-on Of
Ha!per's Ferry, numbering about il 600 meu,
Including most Of tie Maryl4ud regiments,
,sLo are understood to be properly posted to
check his flight, We have stroag hopes Of be-
Ing able to 20 operate on the fleeing rebel
eolbmn as to eend it acrOs8 the Potomac q
! denloraliztd aud lisorgauized mob.
Mojor General Hancock is regarded as ths
greatest hero Of fridays battle. His corps
met The terrible assaults Of tho enemy with
gu: hinchiug, and though tIley lost heavily, I.
fought D0biy. When he fell Severely vo1au-
cd. THO effect on bis men was to give them re-
ne"ed determination to conquer, and when
they learned that their woanded commander
Was still watching them, md dIrcctior thcir
movements, they fought like donon5, and
drove back the enemy when be renewed the
u eault with the vlgor of fresh troops, send
my hlm back to his lines in such a crippled
condition that all attempts to rally them |
again were futile ]
Up to IL o'clock on Saturday night the |
sonndB Of cannon conld be heard in the dis |
lance as our pursuing columns attacked the |
ehem,,s = rear, and thousands of prisoners and
struggling rebels we're comiug towards Get
IT, burg with captured wagons and cannon. |
In short, there was every evidence that our |
victory was as decisive as 1t was glorious
that the enemy was III dfsorganized flight,
getting back to Virginia us rapidly as his worn
carry him. Whether be will make another |
sand on the road Is set to be ascertaiucd,
ile adyance Of Gen. Couch from Harris |
burg was expected TO be at Chanbersburg on |
Saturday, clQso enough to join in Furnishing |
the well. whipped rebels on their why to thu !
river |
III the town Of Gettysburg, when We drove |
the enemy out Of it On Friday night, We cap |
turtd large number Of Federal prisoners, |
reported by come us high as 1900, many Of |
whom were wounded. There are also several |
m sand wounded rebels, every house being |
1sled "ith them.
THE U. s, SANITARY COMMISSION AND THE
WOUNDED |
The t,1,ow;,, nota I'm, Pa,- n. c.,,o
Inv t044o"4os Ao1e 'io" new IT, hello"5,
written yesterday noon, shows what proyis. |
iors the sanit2ly commission has made fir
al ,.v}ot,np Tho en nf,sr;nca IF mn uo,,,os ..1
49,. ~ WI "ouAaeo eo4'
al:rs:
The contributors to the funds and eup- |
plies Of the United States Sanitary Commis-
sion have right to ask whit tho coau,ission /
is about Mt this critical moment In respect to |!
Of its duties toward tho Army of tn. P, !
tomac.
The relief wagons of tho United States sanf-
tary Commission accompanied the army from
Falmouth to Gettysburg. Supplies hare been
steadily going forward to Wetu,instar M
to Fredeiick. Ma, and to Harr;shnr~ Pann' mn''
on three different sides Of orr ariGr ia, fron,,
Which onr ;nsnactors an3 XII. 'ay, 1ou
DIV Whit H. ranass. o.ao 9: !sis1 ;.senss can
Dr., sgaim. insnecfor 1na 1i4eG H. Has; ouue lMn:
an.nt viii, eaFsr.1 49, IT. RaIl1s, rehe1
HarTishnTp fHrn;shas ass'ssaats aa., nave 1een a.
n,s.a;a .ne sa;1"as iegineas as toey armed, and
psepahta;Dg 10 meet the demands Of the ap-
p5oaea1og conhict. Or. Steiner is at Freder-
lch, S!afyMno, WIN Tour relief agents and all
ne.aed assistants, md with wagons, now
y mun tne LIN ana l3th CORPS, having followed
tne arln} from Fairfax: DR.. Mcdonald, In
sFtc or, win I'VE relief agents, with wagons
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