Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-07-10

Reliable information recetve1 here to day
asserts that Gen. Lees headquarters were at
Carleton yesterday afternoon, and further
represent that the rebels were fortifying at
Newman's Cut in the South Mountains, APP
paren,ly to cover retreat.
Headquarters Army of Potomac, !
July 4th-Noon.
To Major General Halleck, General in-Culei:
The position of affairs is not materially
changed since my last despatch Of a. III.
We now hold Gettysburg.
The enemy have abandoned large number
OF killed and wounded on the field.
| shall probably be able to give you re-
turn of the captures and losses before night,
and return Of the enemys killed and
wounded in our bands.
(Sigued) GEO. G MEADE.
Major General Commanding.
Headquarters Army of Potomac,
July 4th, 10 p. NJ.
To Major Gen. Halleck, Gen in-Chiet--
No change of Affairs since my despatch Of
noon.
(Signed) GEO. G. MEADE,
Major General.
NEW YORK, 5th
The Herald accounts Of Fridays battle
saws the attack on our left RACED fercely for
three hours, when the enemy fell back,
yielding to us the battlefield of that morn
ing as well as the previous day. At the
same time a tremendous effort was made by
the rebels to turn our right anu gain a
position on mountain commanding our
position of Seminary Hill, but the unainch-
ed bravery of the 18th corps aided by the
terrible ere of our artillery. checked them
about ii A. NJ. At critical 'juncture one
or two New York hri gades arrived and were
thrown into position on our right. Thus
determined the fate OF the day. The rebels
quailed and retreated slowly fighting at
every step, the battle raging for hours, when
he rebels abandoned the field. The rebels
soon after massed in our front, when the
assault opened along the entire line, but our
victorius forces drove them back at clock
After II hours ineessant fighting the contest
terminated, our toeps being victorious at
every point, with the entire battlefield in our
possession. We took thousands OF prisoners
At the close Of the action General Lee had
the mpudence to send in alag OF truce ask
ing a suspension of hostilities to bury his
dead and exchange prisoners. General
Meade replied that he intended to re capture
all prisoners, and would bury their dead for
him. Failing in his attempt to gain time,
the enemy precipitately fed to the noun
tains. leaving their guard aud sentinels.
This Saturday morning upwards Of HOO
straggers were taken at Gettysburg, sides
our wounded who fell iuto the enemys hands
on wednesday.
Gen. Pleasanton started NJ baybrcak on
Saturday with artillery in pursuit OF the
rebels, and at last accounts vas pressing
them hard.
Both sides have lost heavily, probably ag
gregating 10000, 20, 600 Union, and 80
600 rebel We have captured from ~ Ol
to 20,0 900 prisoners, more than quadrupl'
what the rebels have captured.
WASHINGTON. 5 1926 Pm.
Official dispatches from Nicksburs to tn
Goth of June have been received. Every
thing is going favorably.
New York. 5th.
A Washington despatch to the Mercar!
says it is now confidently expected that lie
will not only be vanquished. but his Who'll
rmy is cut off by large army Of fed
raj troops which marched from Blood
Run yesterday to cooperate with Genera
Kelly's increased force for that purpose.
A Baltimore despatch to the Mercnr
dated the ftn. says
When the firing ceased on Thursday nigh
our victorious army covered the enemy
ground, holding command Of the battlefield
A rebel flag of truce was denied, an
Friday morning found our army reiniorce'
by the 9th and 18th corps.
On Friday morning the ball was opene
BY Gen. Gray in taking some rifle pits froi
the rebels on our extreme right.
The firing was general up to l O'Clock
when Ewell Concentrated all his artiler
upon our left centre, which was Commando
by General Hayes.
The rebels f,llowed their artillery assault
by . tremendous infantry assault, comm
up in masses in close column, by division
Our men stood like immovable hosts. y
came the rebels rushing like demons toward
our guns, while the canister from our ba
teries told fearful among their ranks. The
reached within twenty yards of our guns
while vollies went crashing among then
dealing death and scattering them.
The slaughter was fearful Our Sd an
9Th corps now joined.
One division alone took ten battle FAC
from the rebels.
10 this move OF the enemy, panic SCENE
TO seize them, they laid down on the groun
to escape our fire, and supplicatingly bel
up white pieces of paper in token OF snrrcI
der. We took several thousand OF theI
prisoners, and crowds of stragglers came ii
10 our lines giving themselves up.
Hancock's corps now fanked the fel'
when crowds OF disorganized rebels tire
down their arms and surrendered, while Il
Geld fell into our possession strewn wit
wounded, battle-aags and arms.
The result amounted to rout, and cava
~ was sent out to harvest the stragglers.
A despatch dated Hanover 4th, rays Il
battle ragged with varying fortunes until
O'Clock, when our forces commenced driVin
the enemy. They fought desp rately durin
every foot of their retreat, hurting then
selves against our columns with savage pc
severance, which Was resisted By immort
conrage. =
Up T. o'clock last evening, Gen. Aeas
had driven the rebels about three nils
nssshwest from the position Of the morning
md 10 still following them up.
Il II shought that both armies must 500
ssse fighting, from sheer exhaustion.
TIE battle will certainly be renewed o
the 4.h.