Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-15

their way to the Potomac in company With th
wsgons.
A dispatch frsm nssr Chsmbefsburg tb
nsrning, ssys hat heavy firing was heard 70
the direction Of Hagerstswn. It's believed tha
Gsn French has msIe AZ attask IN that vleiBitj
en- The rains sowing toward Virginia.
FREDERICK, Juiy 8, p. M.-ls is believed Esr'
that the reported destruction Of the rsbel sridg'
az WiIiamsport originated IN the fact that th'
bridz5 a. Falling Waters. ivs miles bsiowi 8a'
DESTROYED An officer, who was With the partl
which dsstrsved toe latter bridge, reports ths
the Barty subsequently stared 70 destroy thes,
st Wiilismspart, but dHding jmbodea there
with q large force, abandoned the sIterpriss
About 1900 rebel prisoners, including thirty
seven wagon leads of wounded, arrived here 70
day by the HrgerEtowr pike. They iaciudsd
these capiNreS by Gen. KJpstrick.
Heavy firing was heard yesterday aftoTasen
ia tha 5irsctsa Of Monterey and GTeencsstis
Il ig reported to have been CAUSED BY our puTa a
ing forces pressing GPon the eRsray's rear
EsETd, lShs, t5iRg strsAgly gestsd, cBseLsa tas
garsEiL
Tires letters from JEFF Davis to Lsa were
found en- 3 mas, concealed in his scot. Davis
u one letter, tells Lss be hsd unasrrated the
strength Of ths army Of the PotsRse, and that
it was not 30 much reduced IS Lac had sup
posoa, and Davis advised Lss to return 70 VIZ
ginia Z enc8. Davis SAYS he sent him all the
usspE be csuld sPsTe from Richmond, and could
net give him BsaHraesr5's army 2s he expected.
Davis thinks Les made mistake il going
into Paunsy lvanis, and fears ssriogs aisssJef ii
Lee dses not Immediately = rsturn. The tone 81
ais letter wss very dispsTagiPg. Tho eikeT Iet-
tors were unimportaHt. A REBEL mail was also
saptursd BY Capt. DAhlgres, st the same fime,
vita Hsny letters, bzE a0ne Of sPesiEl imP9r-
isRss that throw macs ligAt On rebel operations.
ONE DAY LATER.
From The Psilade- Via Inq1irer. July
GETTYSBURG 'uly 6.-Ihe report from tAs
hsnt is very chet iEg.
Oar eEvalry, s,iPp8rted by infsntry,is close
upon tas heels of the enemy, and important re-
salts ars likely 70 occBT before night
5iEBsteh fcsm Gen. Gregg, Of thiE morning,
rapsris that tho rebels, instead cf goiEg to
CAazbarsbarg, are pussiHg 70 GrasRcastls. The
reads sre very hesvy, gHa he re5sl sralns are
stuck in the mud, and tbs enemy are abandozing
their UsuEasd in the rstrost.
Every barn aRd hoa5s for Eftosn miles is 8
hospital They sre leaving sl their wOuaaee,
generals ssS celoHels IS well as pIivEtos. All
tseir wounded will fall into ear hsads. We
have taken, thEg far, over SIX Thousand prisSH-
srE, BESIDES taosFouaded.
Another dispatch states that the head Of tae
rebel rslrsatiBg column passed thrsugh Green
weed, twelve miles northwest iof HBgsrsiswa,
en- Sunday forenoon.
On Sunday night Lsagstreet's headquarters
Fars a. Jacks m5snt2is, ten miles from Gst-
tysbUTE, Telps at Fairfield, eight niles dis
tsat.
whsa the Io55ls passed througa Fairfield,
they were moving very rapidly thres columns
abreast
This slaughter azssng the rebel general officers
was very great. Major General Tdubla is a
prisoner - oar lines, his left faos gone. B1ga-
d.5T-GaH8rsl K5mBo- ls s prissR5r in a syiag
asndiisn. Gen. Armisiesd, aapLaTe3 OF Thurs
dsy, IS 3esd. Maior-Gansral Hsed is wounded
ia tho am. Generals Heth, Peadsr and Pluck
stt arc also knowa to b9 wounded. Generals
Barksdals and Gagnstt were killed.
This enemy ere reported t. have a tTestl
BTisgs Just lUilt ac-oss lb= Polsmss above WI
ism-ps.t. il SO, thsir main fsrce may escape
HA8MsBURG, Jsly :, P. M.-I=fOrfaatisu
tronl reliable ssurcss proves, without dOHht, tha
continued retreat 0f sac rebsls toward HEgeTF
lswn aad Wiliiamsport. Their wagon EFGlHf
arc BlI R front. and are being frrTisl acTsss
slowly il tsvo Aatboats. Tae Petsmsc is very
aiEa; ia faat, bank fall, au5 ths tTesps eanBot
ereas, their ssl7 ponaooH bTi5go being destroyed
A large i5rcs of the sReny's iaisHtTy preventes
the capture Of WilliamFpers By General BuiorC
with bis cavalry. Our sTmy Is fast isllswiHs
them up, aBd q great battle viii be t6ught be
fore they succeed iB getting away Tsis fight
II is hoped, win resslt in TIE capture or disPsrs5
rzeEt ST the whole of Lees army
There las been no intelligence rscsived Of an
ight near AsTeorsbssg. The report BTebsb.l
ygsv cut Of the csvslry hght Of General Gregg
ia which he captured four thousand prisoners
The special correspondent furnishes len
letter 60 the Isgulrer. We select the iolewint
extracts Tor our columns;
TIVE MuEs BETosD GETTYsBURG,
July s. 1853.
After thfee days sf intense excitement, oscs
stoned by our conflict of arms with the reb.
hsrdas, who dssined It policy to iRvsde ysz
loyal Posesfu State, and lay waste ths peace
ful hesass there locstod, ws are now settle
down late comparative qgiet Daring the ss
tire day aad night OF yesterday sHr aayszc
guard. who wers thrown ont rs piokcts along th
entire line. az WeIl as those Of ibs rebels 7gsr
esntinually iriRE gpOa raeh other, sad wit
sBeh ssrnsslness that hundreds Of both partig
wsrs either killed or wounded.
THE BATTLE FIELD.
To-day We have made tear Of inspeeda
ever the lhrse BepsTats s9ets in this Rsghba
ho-d Wh8re the desperate engagements Of tn
Grst, second and third days Of JAY were helt
sna ts the wes Of Gettysburg, back Of tue Sem
I inary; another seuth eftho same place, near th
1 Enmsttsburg read, and a third upon The ceml
I terry hill
/ AN exhibit the same evidence sf the fesrfu
struggle for supremacy there taken plae
I Every variety OF military aoeOursmeRts, ever
gnseies Of arms, ailsBiaaisd artillery, wager
Y abandoned and worthless ammRnitss, rs we
as dead horses, ere scattered abeel in prsfusiol
] i,uFf fes1H srt -
We witnessed at lesst IS masy as i've hauaTs
rebel dead bodies, lying IN every conceivable d
sitien, aud eEaiiting . perfume anything b
Agreeable. an this, toe, after the enemy then
selves had been IN possession Of the pgemis,
tor two days after the battle.
ITsen he site Of what is known as the Gem
I .ery HI battle, where the LIST and "a cor
f-ughs &c gslisntly, the 1lta ret dsiRF 80 we
besides othor evidences Cf the fearful ceRAi
which lad there been rsging, we csunfea eight
one horses lying dead fren the effect Of g
shet sn5 shol which hsd thsrs been 50 fearful
raining.
Seacsly q house or barn in tha innedia
reishbarheo5 eff these bsttl5-felss but ara
sozao way injured, whils many aye totally
strsyss, beiuE set on FIRE by shells. All sloI
the many positions where our line Of. battle "
foruad, are evidences, in the shape Of hsstil
, constructed bTssstwofks, the neveTfeiling
geauity Of tha ready-Asadea Yankee.
Our dad are al iaierred. while at the head
. the grave of escA seffe mark is placed,
, which the beay there buried can be reeognizt
GBrTTsBURG.
DsriBR the aftsernoou Of Saturday, the abo
named place was hsla jsintly by oVr 0Wn a
= tha rebsl forees, bat laas IA the evening" 6
, rsbsls evheuatsd thsiT portion, leaving as
1aiet possession Of the bgilFup aeeti0B OF {
lewn.
To-day We spent ovar an hoHr in roami
about .hsplacs and in eoHyersiag lwi.h the
( bsbjhnls. many Of when remained at thsiE 2
i5epees while the fesrfui struggle was in pTs
, Tess, and tho possession OF the tewn was
: dispute.
With tho exception Of bat very lew
aes,aed glsa .ha5 tho Yankees" had obtair
: the suo7smssy, while the many ac.s Of lEinan
!. szlihi.e3 towards oar we'll as wei as wouaf
srsops, are worthy Of the highest coAmendat
; Tbas portion Of .hs town locstsl nearest
. D. sag,inary, aa& whore tho Tsad tTaIA Z