The New York herald., 1863-07-07
sKlRMIsH NEAR FAYETTEVILLE.

SKlRMISH NEAR FAYETTEVILLE.
HARRISBURG, Pa, July 6, 1863.
governor Curtin has received a dispatch this evening
Informing MIN that General Gregg's command had
skrmsh with the enemy to-day, near Fayetteville, and
shat be driving the rebel column before him
Greencaste. He had already captured foar thousand
prisoners, utterly demar,lized the rebel army.
General Gregg expects TO be at Greencaste 70 night
The same despatch reports the mountains hills in
Che vicinity Of the struggle literally u OF rebel strgglers
and deserters.
General Smith has commenced operations the flank
q the enemy and the captare OF whole rebel army Is
the expectation
The rebels are endeavorng 70 retreat towards the Po
tomac.
is confirmed that General Pierce captured train OF
enc hundred wagons laden with valuable punder.
The Pennsylvania farmers takiug courage the
success Of the army and have commenced firing the
Fetreatng rebels wherever opportunity oilers.
Two alleged spies brought in this afternoon from
Lebanon.
Many persons from Harrisburg and surgeons from
Psburg and other places have gone 70 Gettysburg
render their good Offices 70 the wounded.
The susquehanna is up two feet, and tho Potomac
supposed TO be higher stin.
General sgel and Prince salm sam arrived here TO day.
he General cheered by the popuace at his hotel
whom be delivered short address.
There feeling Of security here, and OF the CON-
pauies raised for the immediate defence capital arc
being disbanded
ACTIVITY OF THE ENEMY.
souTH MOUNTAIN SOUTH CARLnn,l
July 6-Evening. +
Last night there lighting going in the neghbor-
hosd Of Casnown. THE morning there was also fighting
sAere regards the heavness Of this latter canno,
say
A. ten O'Clock to-day everything was very quiet in
Gettysburg Az that time there Of forces
there The place crowded visitors to see the
Sasue ned. Ours and toe enemy's killed and wounded
wore being brought in from the neighboring farms and
barns IN large numbers.
General Aeade's forces moving forward General
Lee ia retreating as fast he with his train and
wounded HIS forces are not demora zei There is
chance th the enemy will get back again vir
gnia without that great loss which so many counted
spon At present the enemy very active and working
sIgbt and day -.
= from Actual fact the highest number Of prisoners that
can account or - having been taken by does not
eeed fifteen thousand.
General B. y. Smith react ed BendersvIe to-day.
canno find any truth the report Of having taken
ever hundred pieces Of rebel artillery.
CAPTURE OF A REBEL TRAIN.
CARLISLE Pa, July 9, 1858.
Tns weather has been very bad, and raining most OF
De day. The streams III greatly swollen.
Eleven wagons captured from the rebels at Cham
oersburg yesterday and sent here, One hundred and
ien rebel prisoners sent today 10 Harrisburg
FRESHET in THE POTOMAC RIVER.
WASHINGTON, July Q, 1863.
There considerable freshot in the Potomac tonight,
probably arising from the heavy rains this vicinity
last night and TODAY and aso from the heavy of
vater fov two days from its upper tributaries.
Tie rebel pon,oon bridge having been destroyed at
Falling waters-i short distance below wlliamsport
Nd-,he most available ford on the Potomac, il Is dim
cult 10 perceive how rebels can avail themselves Of
any transit across the
The rebels' sympathizers have 1t here night that
they intend TO by Harpers Ferry, through Cramp
toms Gap rhis Ia imp ssabie. when the ford FALLING
Waters impassabie every ford between that point
Washington Ia impassable.
TIE Losses sKcoSp ARMY CORPS.
From stag officer Of General Alexander Hayes, in
command OF the Third division Of General Hancock
Second army corpe learn that the loss Of that corps
were considerable In the actions Of Thursday and Friday
near gettysburg. averaging perhaps above tue losses o
'nost oS The other corps engaged on these day .
General Hayes had two horses killed bsneatt
linn, whiie his stan odnccrs bad four. In the
Third brigade of French's old division Les.
70 srs than six Geld officers command the brigade
during the actions all OF whom put hors du consi
vix-Coonsl willard, Ole Hundred and Twenty .anh New
York, KILLED. Colone, Shirley, One Hundred and Twenty
sixsh New York, missing; Colonel Mccougall, On,
HunAred and Eleventh New Yoxk wounded Major Hide
brandt, Thirty ninth New York, wounded; Leueoaa
Colonel Boyd, One Hundred and Twenty nnh New York
ktlsd and Lieutenant Colonel Collins, one Hundred
Eleventh New York, killed.