The New York herald., 1863-07-16

trcssed thereby In fact We have learned hat became
necessary for him g. reinforce the dlyisou which
he exp cti crihce Tor the b,ance Il hrs army That
General Meade hls pressed enemy he has bsen
forced TO retire with great loss Willis orcas INJECTING
severe = punishment on The enemy, met with 40
casualties whatever sufficient vindlc our com
mand,ug officers CONDUCT without word The ren
Of your corresi ondent
There not the depression here on ,he subject,
there causo FOR any. Though there may DO
appointment being able Lees army cnfc
soldiers sensible and understand that such af
lars practicable set forth IN the vaporlngs
of the inexperienced There bright stars gstening for
them iu the south GRANTS and Banks s,rcess 10 IA H.
self tower Of strength 10 them, through IT, inin
ence they will advsnco with hshter hearts
and higher hop than heretofors pcmor aIzalIon
en- ue The rcbe raaks from,the reception OF this ad
verse news an the eul. of victorious forces elae
with the prestige OF late accunnlaiiDg victories and
their attendant aurcls sresh upon them Advancing
Oh The shlusrel remnant Of the once proud
ana formidable rebeI Army Virginia, may be Imagined
hough not so easily described Let us hol that Il win
ossg 'hen nnuy 10 their senses through tho medium Of
the o''ter eSpefincc OF which The two years have
Drought Key see themselves gradually lcsns grouad
the 'aVor'c projects OF their sktul General focd and
they themselves beaten forced to ny in defeat gnoby
and disgrace fully from the so which was their proud
pos hey ~ouia oyerrnn and dsenthra from ths power
Of the legitimate government When The I'm 4 blow shall
have been given them by tho gallant Army u tho Potomac
within tho next two weeks, what hope Is there for ths
but 70 throw themselves cemency Of tho govern
mcnt they havo 30 msntcrpretcd, and, casting from
their pccstals the rotten Idols which they have 70 long
worshpped In poverty. starvation and disgrace take up
Tho old love once more aud be Themselves AGAIN. 10
this the present Of their fortunes mus, come
ut last
Advccs have been received from Downsvite Md, up
70 three " to-day, corroborang the entire skeiaddIe
Of the rebel forces tho river.
In the discovery OF this movement OF tho enemy
ral Buford played, II seems, the most important part
ms cavalry, by bold reconnaissance, discovered the
rebel retirement and tho General Immediately advanced
strong harass bis guard. Part Of the
my crossed at Failing Waters and the remainder a
wiIamsport Their rear guard made series o
desperate charges tho position We had chosen
when our foroos reached she brsastworks tho rebos
threw down their arms, hut on discovering small
hey ssssd them again and poured several murder
Gus vosys into ranks. Several mon were wounded
and few killed, but captured some four ave hun
drcd prisoners.
Buiords cavalry IL now exchanging shots with the 70
bsls acsoss the river
THE CASUALTIES.
mvKwm MICHIGAN RyGMNr.
O0ic1s Killed
Major Weber.
Lieutenant Basea
Captain Noyce. Major wcbers orderly sergeant and
number OF privates lay dead front or the
breastworks.
Averilis cavalry is harassing the encmys rear.
Between eight hundred and thousand prisoners
wcro captured. Two hundred were captured by tho
charge Of the Seventh Michigan
Tho enemy commenced crossing on pontoon bridges
carly yesterday rnng at Falling Waters. LOngstrcc
the right crossed nrst, Ewe second, and A. p Hl
last.
The cavalry charge Of tho Seventh Michigan tho
MOTT daring and brilliant Of the Tho earhworks,
I'VE in number, commanded tho country for miles and
built in the shade Of FORTS for tho purpose d betor
dcceiving and stopping our advance.
For Additional News Of the Army OF the
Potomac sec Fourth Page.