Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-07-07
RALEIGH: TUESDAY. JULY 7. 1863.
Latest News--BattIe of Gettysburg.

Latest NeWS--Battle OF Gettysburg
We have stirring news from Pennsylvania On
Saturday the 9th June Gen. Lee in company with
Generals Longsreet and A. P. Hil with their stats
and escort, left Chambersburg, Pa, taking the Bal
timore pike in the direction of Gettysburg 1t is
stated that $4,000 Confederate troops, with 100
pieces of artillery, had passed through Chambers
burg up to the 9th, inclusive. Meanwhile Gen.
Early, of Ewell's division had advanced east from
Gettysburg to York, with some 10000 men. He
had made large levies Of supplies the people of
York Portions of the Confederate forces at
Carlisle, some ten or twelve miles from Harrisburg,
the capital of Pennsylvania, and Confederate cav
airy had swept fifteen miles north of the latter place
through Duncannon, on the Susquehannah.
Gettysburg is about ten miles north of the Mary
land line, and some thirty-fiVe forty miles south
of Harrisburg.
The Baltimore american of Thursday last states
that on Wednesday the first and eleventh corps of
the army of the Potomac entered Gettysburg, the
y Confederate cavalry falling back. general battle
soon after took place between the troops of Long
street and Hill and the main body of the Yankee
army. The Americana Lincoln paper-says that
several unsuccessful charges made by the Con-
federates, and that at three o'clock on Wednesday
they massed all their forces and endeavored to turn
the right wing of the federal army. A terrible
struggle ensued and the effort to flank the federas
failed The field between the contending armies
was strewn with dead and wounded. The Amsri.
cln in one breath claims that the advantages in the
fight were on the side of the federas, but admits in
the next that officers who had arrived at Baltimore
in charge of prisoners stated that the result was
rather unfavorabe to the federal arms the Confede
rates holding the field at the close of the action and
the federals falling back.
Four federal Generals were killed. and Gen. G.
G. Meade the new commander of the army in place
Of Hooker is said to have been severely wounded.
On Thursday there was heavy skirmishing, but
no general engagement. The Confederates were
maSSng all their forces in the vicinity of Gettys-
burg
We think it clear, from this Northern account,
that the Confederates achieved victory at Gettys
burg But the great battle is probably yet to be
fought and if that should result as we trust it may,
in the defeat and rout of Meades army it will be
an easy matter for Gen. Lee to advance on Phila-
delphia or by backward movement assault and
perhaps carry the works at Washington City. The
greatest excitement and small degree of conster
nation prevails in Pennsylvania Philadelphia and
Harrisburg are especially active. As an evidence
of the alarm, the splendid bridge over the Susque-
hannah, at Columbia York Co., valued at $l57 900,
was burned to keep the ConfederateS out of the
town.
The Confederate cavalry and mounted infantry
have pervaded wide extent of country in Mary
land the District of Columbia, and Pennsylvania
They had swept around Washington City, some of
them showing themselves as near that place as Sill
yer Springs, the residence of F. P Blair. Private
property is scrupuously respected by Gen. Lee.
From Vicksburg.
The latest dates from VickSburg are to the 22d
of June The cannonadng on the Goth from the
Federal army and gunboats was terrific. The
movements of Gen. Johnston were wrapped in mys
terry. This is the Confederate account The Fed
eral account is as follows:
CINCINNATI, June 25.-We receive from a gen.
tleman, direct from our army besieging Vicksburg,
most cheering advices.
Our army is sufficient to take the place.
No fears are entertained as to Johnston's ability
to make an attack Grants rear that would dis
turb the operation of the siege.
Grants position as against Johnston is as strong
| as that of Pemberton against Grant.
Indications multiply that the rebel army in Vicks-
/ burg must shortly surrender. The fire upon the
| city is very heavy, and is believed to be de-
Structiye.
The rebel reply to our fire is net heavy, and is
Intellectual.
The health of our army has been excellent, but
latterly heat and exposure has begun to tell upon
troops, though there are few cases Of serious
illness.
Gen. Johnston is believed to be mainly employed
appropriations to defend the interior of Mississippi
after the fall of Vicksburg The rebel spirit of
resistance in the Southwest is burning itself out in
harraSsng but inconclusve warfare along the river
Reinforcements under Generals Heron, Parke
Washburne, Smith and others, had reached Vcks-
burg and were taking their positions. The rebels
believed to have constructed interior line of
defences and are preparing to abandon their outer
works.
Gen. McClernand is superseded by Gen. Ord and
is ordered to Illinois, and thence to report to the
War Department Hardness in obeying orders,
dlSObedence and assuming credit for the conduct of
the campaign in Mississippi to the dIsparagement of
other officers are the reasons assigned for his super
cedure.
From the West.
NATCHEz July 2.-The Louisville Democrat saws
last official news is that Gen. Taylor, Moreton and
Green surprised the Federal Notifications at Brash-
ear City, on the 9th June and captured eighteen
hundred prisoners, thirty three commissioned off,
GERS, three millions commisSary, million five
hundred thousand quartermasters two hundred and
fifty thousand ordnance, and one hundred thousand
dollars worth of medical stores. Also twenty three
garrison and regimenta flags, ten thousand tents,
two thousand horses and mules, seven thousand ne
groes, seven thousand stand small arms eighteen
siege guns and position as important as Port Hud-
son or Vicksburg. Other important movements of
Gen. Taylor progressing Private letters from the
conner Battery state that Gen. Walker twelve
thousand strong left Delhi and took Providence
garrlSoned by Federais and negroes, and hung two
Gihcers commanding negroes. Nothing from Port
Hudson
From Brags's Army.
Dates from Atlanta to July 4th state that Gen.
Brdgg's headquarters are at Bridqeport Tulla-
hOma has, therefore, been abandoned The Ten
nessee river it is stated, will in future be the line
OF defence. 1t is supposed the Huntsville and Mo-
bile and Charleston Railroads have been abandoned
to the enemy
This is bad news. This movement of Gen. Brapu
gives up the whole of Tennessee to the enemy The
Chattanooga Rebel of the I'd says Gen. Rosecrans
was within two and half miles of Tullahoma with
fifty to seVenty-fve thousand men, and that oul
troops were ready and confident Now we hea
that the place has been abandoned, and that the
Tennessee river will be the line of defence. If Gsn
bragg could not meet the enemy in his fortlf.a
tons at Tullshoma, he will hardly be able to do /
II IN the open teld with mis- army depressed in spiri