Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-07-09
that Gen. Lee has chosen the old field Of Anteam as his
M ri hattie ground


Fredsrick has again become the Of activity that
belongs 70 the presence Of great army pursuit Of
hying enemy by the time that this reaches you the
whole Army OF the Potomac, travelworn and battle
Scared yet buoyant and enthusiastic have not
since it laid before Yorktown will be here and large
portion OF gone forward perhaps to seek battle
NELL The avant courers of the army have been passing
hroush the streets Of Frederick all day. Throngs Of
airymen long lines of wagons and galopng staff officers
nave made the streets with noise and excitement
RETREAT OF The REBELS.
Parties who left Hsgersown to-day report that the head
OF the rebel army had already coming there
and that there seemed to be Indications that it was to be-
massed there perhaps to try conclusions again with the
Army Of the Potomac This is, however, very doubtful
The greater probability is that Lee will push as rapidly on
to the river as possible and try to regain for bis army
the soil Of Virginia the confidence and prestige they have
lost this side of the no IT. with his army buoyant and
assured Of victory he could not win at Gettysburg how
he expect to do now, when the conditions are so
greatly changed II he fights again this side Of the Pto
it will be with the Army of the Potomac infinitely
stronger in morale and reinforced up its full strength
before the three glorious days of July whilst he hmsef
10 at least twenty-five thousand weaker men and with
his panopy of supposed nvncbity shattered to Fragments
M WHAT WE ARE DOING. ~
Though the rebels may reach the other side of the Po
omac without further punishment it will still not be for
want of effort part to infic it them Our cav
airy under Pleasonton is their flank and will not fail to
strike hard Buford Gregg and Fitzpatrick miles in
front of here and the advance Of our infantry columns 10
also where it ought to b. The South Mountain passes
and with these evidences of further possible sue
cess must await results
OUR CAPTURES.
Comparing the various estimates which reach ma i
kill - e Z.
thousand To this number is to be added the badly wouud
ed who will be gathered up all along the line of Lees
treat and the sraggers and deserter our cavalry are
already gathering up The rebel loss in killed and slightly
wounded hardly fall below twelve or thirteen thou
sand, which will swell their total twenty-five thou
sand, about thrhree per cent of the total of seventy
five thousand men Lee brought over tbs Potomac with
him.
OUR LOSSES I'D Haat
put down losses in killed and wounded at twelve
thousand and believe that will fully them This is
the whole extent Of losses Of prisoners we lost none
except the few officers whom Lee able to carry off,
Three thousand OF who fell into his hands be pa
rolled but this PAROLE under the terms Of the cartel is Of
no effect because Gen. Meade positively refused to agree
to it.
FREDERICK, TUESDAY, NOON.
There is intelligence of the movements Of the rebel
army beyond the statement that they in considerable
force at Hagerstown Our cavalry operating actively
on the flank and and picking up hundreds Of
prisoners.
GEN. KiLPATR ICK's CAPTURES
The prisoners who arrived here yesterday and still are
encamped outside the town, except the wounded who
have been sent to the hospitals captured BY Con-
cavalry between Greencaste and Smithburg
and to be added to the prisoners captured
At Gettysburg. They were with long wagon train Of
sick wounded and straggers and captured without
much opposition They number about thousand. Most
Of them North Caronisns, with sprinkling Of Mary
lsnders, several of the latter being from this city.
RENFoRcEMEsTs.
Considerable renforcements have reached here includ
ing among the regments the Ninth Maryland The rapidy
with which this regiment has been recruited and put in the
field Is very creditable to officers and 1t will proba
bly, join the Maryland brigade Gen Keny il is under
STOOD is to have command of division of Gen. Frenchs
Army Corps. The New York Seventh also arrived this
afternoon.
FREDERICK, July Up. M.
1t hardly permissible to refer in than general
terms to the military activity and preparation
Of which Frederick is at present the theatre OF what
exactly is doing where the troops going and other
points Of information which the public might like to hear
it would not to speak It. however may be said that
the War Department at last earnest IN backing
The Army OF the Potomac and if Lee only can be caught
my where short of the Notifications of Richmond hs
,hance will be slim one.
OPERATIONS OF OUR CAVALRY.
We have reports, yet without any Of the particulars
'f the wholesale and successful operations of cavalry
Buord has had fight and captured wagons and psoners
3regg operating successfully, and Fitzpatrick is dashng
% and fro, gobbing up and burning trains and sendins
prisoners to the by hundreds. The heavy rains
cut the roads that the rebels are ABANDONING
much Of the trains, and leaving the wounded they at
empted to carry of in wagons taken from the farmers all
long the line Of their retreat $3.50
ARRIVAL OF GEN. MEADE
Gen. Meade and staff arrived at noon to-day and estab
ished their headquarters at the United States Hotel
5en Meade received with much enthusiasm BY the
PEOPLE Of Frederick and the soldiers Soon after his arrival
deputaton Of ladies waited upon him and presented him
With bouquets, wreaths &c.
THE POTOMAC
ride to Monocacy Junction this afternoon enabled me
obtain from the railroad men correct information in re-
eronce to the condition of the Potomac river military
rain went up to HArpers Ferry to-day There are four
cot Of water the rocks at Sandy Hook The river Is
therefore, entirely unordabe there must be from six to
even feet Of water at the best fords 1t ID still rising
THE REBEL PoNrooN TRAINS s
There to be doubt whether the rebels had
ny pontoon bridge the Potomac except that de-
troyed byour forces at Falling Waters Reports received
from Wamsport say that the rebels have no bridge
here but working desperately to improvse means Of
rossng number Of the reported 30 have been
rownod in attempting to If those reports are true