New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-14
PROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC
The Dcfcrt of stuart'a Cavniry-Tbe Posi-
tioa Occupied by the sebels-Thnt OF
Cur Army-The Soldiers EnjsyinR
hon

tioa Occupied by the kseDeis-s" ""' "
Our Army-The Soldiers Enjsying
Themselves.
yrom OOs Special Correspondent ,
AMY OF rHE PorosAc July 10, 1870
The fact Of the RAPID advantage gained ~ ou'
aaval,y over that of the Rebel stuart during this
morniug and last evening will be telegi aPhed lot
to-morro,v,s TR1RuSE: also. q list Of killed aud
wounded. la both these affairs the brigade ot
regular cavalry of Buford's dvslon' unoer tne
pewly-sppoin,ed young General, Merritt, dstin'
Suished themselves greatly, aided by the batteries
of A. B apd l., of the % U. S. Artillery. The 9th
Pennsylyania. 9th and Sth NewYork, 9Th and u
Illinois, lst Vermont, l7th Pennsylvania, aud 80
lpGIana Cavalry, were also engaged WIN tIeir
usual brilliant eii. ct. Oar ioss was unusually sna'l
---ovenseen wounded and six Killed. several
prisoners @ers taken, among tuein captain OH
Gen Jeukinss stafi. which gave rlse 10 tie report
that J,ukins himself WIS captured. May jenkins
soon return To his Old vocation Of wnting ABOUT
balls, rather than propelnug them.
AS m-tGeIs s,.iid to-day the enemy have been
driven almost 10 the village OF Funkslown. six
mites from BOonsbOro on tie uagersl0wn road and
oUcuny eXcclieat Positions upon eieVduOus a"d lu
WOODS. Iuels msiu army IS saiu 10 DC tbert, ie"i
fGi oi crossing Tie Potomac, lest Gen Meade l"'is
upOn their weakened rear, nud Cetermihed, III oes-
peia,iou, 10 give battle. The result Is uot altogether
celjilu. AT Gettysburg our positions were py lar
Tie best. Now tnVy Gave tnat advantage
The cavalry bayr given place TO The infantry III
trout Of tie enemys Ines aud the 9th aid Lot Corps
oeeupy their iale poelious the latter, win the 81
Ily.slou of tue h, being tie rlsht OF tie rOad
while the lot aud % DlvIslons occupy the LETT,
fanked by the stu CorQs. lite 81 Brigade, I'd d.
vision Of the 9th is Oh detached duty near Cramp-
ton's Gap. Tne Pad and l2ih Corps are at Bakers
vile t,e 81 10 the road from Boonsboro TO
SLarpsUurg the lltu ls now close n hand und about
tasins position with she lat, 6tn sud 5th.
The usual gay indifference manlests itself among
the solJers, uuder the Ulack cloud Of the imuDens
fulure. Newspapers aud Bowels OF the b'gh-hJ VA
schOol are ia tuelr usual request, lsrn houses are
beseged for milk, butter, ana ohsr delicaees, ara
rcu ba.ds under the Inspiration OF promised vlcio-
~, Till the air. present diversion VI The soldiers
l. 10 pck unrlpe cherries, and tbis Is elected Win d
rapidly NJ once simpe aud oIIsluai. Two or thlte
men chab mo d tree with u hs,cuet aud cut OIL The
branches, leaving but d few Of the maln limbs.
feast can thus be effected without eitJrt.
There may not DC speedy hshtiDg, but II SO, amen
tll to-norrOw's carnival of blood; to torn tOiles
uapgled limbs. heads bed III, bandaQcs VII ,Cn
conceal purple features, sweled To enormous dinen.
sions: eye sockets feariuily perforated by balls
Jaws broken, aud pslrtatins gapes IA skui,s. All
these mpei be- II seens thst The lessons OF ihe Iast
NAV BE- .iiaoed that ustges venerable aud rSsealiy
may pass away, AMI ihaI night aid eonlon sense
NAV pass current among men. Tie golden axe,
Wben ref1rns VIII be baytlZed without agOny And
blood, Is Yet far Cn. 4. u. y.