New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-28

The Russian KsepiY-
The uails Of the Scotia arrived here last night,
bringing two days later foreign files
The Hammonia from Southampton, July 10, ar
rived here also Yesterday. Her news has been an
ticipated.
THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG.
From The Londoa Times
Tho fcb,ing of which We already have accounts
o,ands aver three days. Ga "Wednesday, the let
NJ Jnly two Federal Corps passed through Getiys-
burg from the east, and were met on the west oy
the Confederate forces advancing from Chambers
burg. The result can hdrdiy hare been less nan
serious defeat TO the FcderG!S.
AT It's termination the Coniederates occupied Get,
tvspurg and though the Federal force is estimated
al only 10000 their lofses are said to nave oeen
1850. 1t Is significant also, that OF Tue TWO oh','.
dspatches from Gen. Meade winch the No'cinhen'
have pnblsled neither refers to this day hShtlhS
Thursday the D. found Gen. Meades army drawn
up in line of battle in st ong position 10 lne u'u
o. Getty sburg, threatened ty Lees force from 'He
north. .
Eron the LANGUAGE of Cen. Meades dispatches u
NAV be concluded that the attack was made 10y the
Confederales The Federal army, 10 all appearance
confined itself, both this day gnd the next, 10
bolding the position it had taken up. IL does not
appear however, that Gen. Lee made direct ell
font TO force Gen. Meade's position. The engage
ment only commenced al o'clock IN the afternoon,
In consequence OF "a Remembrance by Federal
CORDS 10 a. certain Lees movements, and though rc'
we're il WAS not pressed Oh either SIDE to eNrehy
and it ended By leaving eacn army IN Inc same po
siuon as at hTst.
epain al daylight but, except In ihs heavy los
which the Union General coniesses, there Is no sls
that the COnfederates eAetted their ~ho'e stIen-'
The enlargement seems 10 have consisted OF ceL-
ponade nm 10 . o clock, and two attacks on the
Union len aud center followed. Zach al ,ack was
repulsed, and as II seems with ieIi4Oie loss 10 '4e
Confederates as well as TO he Uuonls.s; ahd H. as
is reported Gen. Longsireet Is Killed or taNeh prs
vi
crates dear.
On the whole however they DO not seem to nave
been more affected by the result than the teGeias.
A Reconnaissance al er The engagement proved t-al
they were not wlthd rawng, but were stih IN force
on The lett. In fact the whole account goes TO show
that up TO Friday, the Sd, tie main paIt oi Gen.
Lees army had not Deeu engaged. Inc TACT OF tnc
federals meeting HIN on the west OF Geitys
would seem TO show that be was at thas dgte, the
1st of July, on the advance from ChambeTsburs.
/ His leading columns then drove the tcueras
back from Gettysburg and we are led to suppose,
SIS Gen. Meade seems 10 suspect, that The COncdeT-
ate arrny Is oeing gradually massed at that point.
The principal struggle, then, 10 yet 10 come. and
few will sangulue enough 10 IN the results OF
these three days fighting anything TO Justify the
Presidents hopeful anllcpatlOne. 10 lake the
Federal General own account OF the matter, he ID
on tie defensive. Having marched 10 arrest an IL
yasion, lie can only congratulate himself upon hold
ing position with heavy loss.
This position itse.l IL one TO w5ich he has
treated, and he makes no pretense Of advancing. II
is poor prospect however, Tor the Pennsy iyahisns
that their sole trained army OF defense should ouly
be able 10 defend tsef. When Gen. Meade left the
line OF the Potomac and advanced 10 tie north, Lit
can hardly have INTENDED simply 10 hold position,
aud if he Las been driven DO 20 be has ia.lcd
his object. 1t is remarkable tina, IN these engage
ments the Uuionists seem TO have been ouinumDeled
81 ali points.
In the first days engagement they were over
whelmed by superior numbers, and outfanked night
and ef and ali the regiments engaged In tue second
days battle seem TO have been exposed 10 the same
danger. They held strong position bravely, but
were threatened by superior forces whenever they
attempted 10 advance beyond 1t. The Feleral
cavalry, who are said by General Meade t. Lave
been successfully engaged all Friday on tue iankS
of the COniederaes encountered "a erlOr numbers,
both OF cavalry and Infantry.
II would seem AZ though Gen. Lees operations al
the las, date were directed toward turning tire left
OF Gen. hesdes position with these superior forces.
Il is obvious that such movement, beside lis gem
eral military value would have The inpOI taut e.-
feet Of securing the Confederate COMMUNICATIONS.
II these three days fighting bave only given the
Confederates time TO collect their forces with some
such object and Gen. Meade ~ heavily OuInuln-
bered the result can hardly be Doubtful un1 If bo
is once seriously defeated there absou ely nothing
TO hinder Gen. Lee from doing his vii III Pennsyl-
vana OF MARYLAND.
From the otter points Of the war the intelligence
Is equally doubtful aud equally ,hreseniog Gen.
Grar army persists the siege OF Nicksburg, but
az the Coniederstes said TO be receiving con-
slant supplies from the other side VI the rlveF. ~ Is
difficult 10 what possible hope there can be Of
reducing the city. Successiu l attempts TO storm IL
failed when the Union army was fresh ana hopeful
and renewed assaults are not likely 10 be more
successiul when the troops are disappointed By
failure and reduced By sickness and slaughter
There IL little chance now Of the besiegng army
being re-eniorced by Gen. Banks. lie Ii lingering
before Port Hudson with even less hope than Cen
Grant aud the CoDfederates have reOccupled the
country Immediately 10 the west Of TIRE Mitsssippl,
oppo-ite New Orleans, which he had recently
gained possession Of Both IT Nicksburg and Port
Hudson Confederate army is known 10 be bower
ing about the Federal forces aud Threatening to
raise the siege.
retreat from before either city would be danger
Gus in the extreme. The chances Of war are pro.
verbal but 30 fsr they can be estimated at pre-
sent they are heavily against the fedegas; ana
defeat ct any ono VI tine points III danger would
be irremedable.
A SOUTHERN POLITICIAN IN 800.
pamphlet on Mexican aiiairs, recently published
IN Nj .dnd under the title OF "CuestiOn Melcsua,
Contains remarkable statement, which, IL II true,
is somewhat important contribution TO the history
Of the civil war In America. The author OF the
pamphlet, Don Juan Miguel d. LOsads, gives some
account Of bis own history. lie went TO Mexico as
poet AID newspaper III 1870, which be quotes.
said his poems bad "a special stamp OF fire and
power and that lie could Communicate what he
felt by galyanlc shocks
He wac afterward editor OF q newspaper in the
interest Of Gen. Santa Anna, who inspired the prin
ciLal articles and employed Sr. Loeada Oh various
secret omInssioue. TIE character Of the admiIing
editor may be judged Of by his naive publication OF
compliment paid him by his hero who, when
signing without reading them some letters winch ne
bad dra xn up, told him that he was ;" a perfect
gentleman" and that though he was but sx-ahd-
twenty, he should like 10 send him TO Madrid as
general, aud say, These are the Spaniards we