, 1863-07-04
md Lee. The firing was heard at columbia
and Balnbridge.

heard at Berktown, slx miles from here, until
o'clock last night.
NBw YoRK, July "a dispatch dated
Headquarters Army Of the Potomac, says the
fight Of Wednesday was desperate and unre-
mitting, terminating at sundown. Longstreet
was in command This force is said to hare
comprised Hills corps. During the early
part of the day, our forces failed to make IN
impression on the rebels, when Sickles ar
rived, and with reinforcements, turned the
tide Of battle. The result may be stated thus:
We advanced rapidly, md met the enemy in
force, attacked with one corps, but found him
too strong, and fell back until Joined by the
11th corps, when we resumed the attack, and
retained our ground.
Gems, Wadsworth. Barlow, and Doubleday,
are reported wounded. Gen. Baxter is re-.
ported killed. Gen. Steinmehr was wounded.
Our wounded are at Gettysburg, well taken
care OF. Our forces at Gettysburg were largely
reinforced on Wednesday night. Gen. Meade
was in front, experimenting operations.
Aspecial to tie Times, dated on the battle.
field, On the morning Of Thursday, says no
general engagement has yet taken place,
though great battle will be fought this after
noon OF tomorrow. The enemy is in great
force. Our troops are all up and well in
hand. The rebels occupy Pennsylvania col
lege as IN hospital There has been skirmiah-
Ing all the morning. Both armies are pre-
pariDg for the great contest. Our troops are
III splendid condition, and fight like veterans.
New YoRK, July 3.-The TIn,es' CORES.
pondent reports the following among the
casualties Mt the battle OF Gettysburg: Lieut..
Bayard Wilkinson, commanding battery F,
4th regular artillery, right leg shot off below
the knee, and is believed to be prisoner; J.
Stone, 149th Pennsylvania, commanding d
brigade, badly wounded; Col. Root, 9th
New York, wounded and q prisoner; Colonel
Tliden, 18th Maine, prisoner; Captains
Hovey and Thomas, Of Gen. Robinson >
staff, wounded; Col. Muller, 18th Pennsy1-
vania. dangerously wounded; Col Lockwao,
119th New York, wounded.
PHILADELPHIA, July Nothing definite is
known, but the impression prevails that tue
GREATEST and uost decisive battle of the earn
paign las been fought near Caahtown, be-
tween Gettysburg and Chambersburg. The
Federal forces suffered heavily, In officers and
nscu, while Lee has suffered so severely IS to
be compelled to act on the defensive. Gen.
Meade has now assumed the offensive. Lee
expects to escape through gap In South
Mountain, near Chambersburg, In case Of de-
feat.
dsapatch to the Erening Bulletin, from
Columbia, Gays: IA courier from Gen. Meade
to Gen. Couch, yesterday, stopped at q house
to have his horse fed. The women in the
house became alarmed and blew horn to
collect the neighbors, when the courier, fear
Ing that the noise would reach the rebels,
Threatened if they did not desist he would
resort to extremities. At this moment, the
owner Of the house arrived, and taking the
courier for a rebel, drew a pistol and shot
him. The courier's dispatches were subse-
quent]y sent to Baltimore instead of Harris
burg.
The people Of York md Adams counties
are reported to have rendered every assist
ance to the rebels.
Heavy and continuous firing has been heard
yesterday and last night In the direction Of
Dover, s miles north and west of York.
A guard stationed at Bridge 81, on the
Northern Central Railroad, heard firing lu
that direction like that Of flying artillery,
whence it is believed that Pleasanton is at
work with his dashlpg cavalry, fighting for
possession Of the gap,
BALTIMORE, July ga gentleman from
Pa1kton, &c miles from Baltimore, says can
noDading was heard there yesterday until Q