New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-09
Position Of tire Rebels.

BAl..sokE. Wo.ae.d,y. July g. ls6j.
The Imcicap's special, dated Frederick, We'd
ues.ay poon, July s, says:
Tie posiu9n oil ne kebels and their condition
have been definitely uscer,aned. Their infantry
Hnc is d. avn ucio.s from Funkstown, Nd, 10 Fail
lns W.,ois. a..d Jo.Ina llls line hey are using
almost toper.aman exeriioas to get their trains
such a. they have saved, aud their artillery and am
mu.i Oh across the river.
The Dst military authority lere doub.s-I might
almost s.y r. couvlced-ihat they have no ponioon
Train boiide ll-t destroyed at Failing Waters; and
hat VI il eucL calal-boas "a they bad not previous
,y tuneo, aud with timber lellcd in the vicinity OF
aud 40 Ma1ins' mc, tlty are endeavorng 10 supply
tie deficiencies # ,.e.r Eu gineer Corps.
I, il kAoan TIA; two days ago they had troops
feilng timber. They also Attempted 10 cross some
Wagons on ia. boa's; bul tue impouous current OF
tie river rendered the attempt futile. They are
now cfosaing their Aorsos boats and leaving their
aeo.s this side probably Intending to take them
to p., COS, and thus transport them the canal boas.
have heard tie opinion expfcl-ed IN vely high
military quarter tba, the kebels will probably BE-
cure the most doieusiLie line IN front Of Williams
port, inireneh themselves and endeavor TO hold our
army at bay, while they seeuie the means Of
ing The position Of the Rebels ia much more des
pera,e than / lad allowed myself to think hereto
FORE
OF course they may get away; but it look. much
less probable now than it did q hours sqo.
Lees headquarters are definitely asceraned TO he
at Hagerstown to-day, and hh troops are mainly on
the road between there and Wiiliamsport, which il
only seven miles distant
Cen. E,.ly's Rebel command il to-day reported B.
be cut Of IN the mountains near GIeencssile, by
our cay..ry. This u.s. Of course at present only n
rurnor but 4 il credited 10 come extent, in view Of
the knowledge Of the purposes Of Gen. Pleasanton
prlocnt N vements
The cavalry Of Gen. Pleasanton have been opera.
ting with ma gnicent success during the last three
days L. If d positive fact that while the Rebels
were retreating we had cavalry in Their front and
rear, and on both lanks. It's presence aud bold
dashes greatly aided in increasing the demoraliza-
tvn u tie Rebels, and their discipline has been
greatly relaxed.
1t is the opinion at headquarters that cavalry
have taken not less than g. 900 prisoners, including
wounded Rebels who have been picked up every
where along the road, aud in farIn-houses, where |
they lan been abandoned by their friends Among
the captures Is Brighten. Robinson. He had torn
Of the insignia Of his rank, and was dressed in citl
GEMS clothing.
Brig. Gen. Trimble, of the 18th Of April and Pbila-
derhia Railroad fame, il also II prisoner. lie was
found in The farmhouse Of Mr. David Wister, near
Gettysburg, with hs left foot blown off by a shell.
Tie damage done the Rebel trains by the dashes
Of our cavalry is almost incredible. Everywhers
tLey were captured, cut Of, and burned.
Gen. fitzpatrick dashed into the middle OF Gen.
Eyelrs uaa, ard burned between zoo and 800