, 1863-07-10

4 GREAT FINAL BATTLE
TO BE FOUGHT.

occur when Meade gets into proper position.
which will not be over two days. No fears
arc entertained as to the result.
|. It has been aseertaiEed that Lees army
stretches from Ni1llamsport to Hagerstown,
cnly his wounded and q part Of his Pennsy1-
ysnia plunder being crossed. 4 battle is
probable within three days, and our victory
is next to certain.
Especial Dispatch to tho Chicago Tribune.l
PH1LADELPHIA,Ju Ju1y Q, 1868.
The battle Of Boonsboro has ended glorl.
eusly.
Gems. Buford and fitzpatrick fought the
rebels all day and drove them four miles to
MIL Point, and took forty prisoners. We
lost one Captain, Killed. Tho enemy attacked,
Stuart leading.
There Is no confirmation Of Kilpatrick's
death.
We hold tho South Mountain passes, and
the great battle will probably come of On
Saturday
MOUNTAIN House, :EAn DooxsBoEo, Mp.,l
duly Q, 1863.
There has been no fighting this morning.
Tho tight yesterday near Boonsboro, was be.
tween Buforl's and Kilpatrick's cavalry aud
the. rebel cavalry, principally On the bush
wtacking style.
Our troops fell back carly in the day, but
subsequently, re-occupied the ground. Arti1-
lcry was used on both sides. There Is no
truth in the reported death Of Fitzpatrick
BALg1MonE, July "a dispatch from Fred
erick, Md. yesterday, says: Our cavalry had
sharp fight with the rebels Elk miles this
side Of Hsgerstown. Our forces were COM
PEELED to fall back. Gen. Fitzpatrick Is re-
ported killed, though some accounts ray ha is
only wounded; a d. a ae ~ Tas 4; completely SUR
The rebels are still ma3scd near Hagers-
town. The advance Of the rebcl column is
reported crossing at Wlll}amsport.
ARTILLERY fire Tas heard this afternoon in
tie direction Of probably an Gu
gcgement with Stuart. According to MI ac~
counts, Ills cavalry has lost the dash and con-
fdence that once enabled 1t to rove around al
will.
Our forces ut Boonsboro report that the en-
emy's picIets are being thrown out nearly
to that point, enclosing within their lincs the
Antictam battlefield and Shcparastown Cross
bly, Wess Of this, aud covers the roads that
meet at Williamspozt. The movements OF
our army are such as win today uncover fully
the enemy's position,
Seven Hundred rebel prisoners arrived to-
day from tho front, captured By our active
| raTalry along the line Of the 1cbel retreat
The whole number Of prisoners reported
at headquarters this morning, is Il. 900.
Fuller information places our loss in killed
and wounded, In the three days fight. at
| 1890. The rebel loss In killed aud wounded
will exceed ours at least 5000. The reports
dead bodies tavu been buried By our butying
:. Nal. Gen. French has been appointed to the
command Of the 81 army ccrps, which will
consist principally Of troops from Hurper'a
Ferry and rcinfoEccments.
| Gel Lefft.rte has been appointed command.
ant Of the Post here.
| PHILADELPHIA, July 0.-Genera1 Dana
has been ordered to Harrisburg for duty.
Lieutenant Col. Whipple takes command
here.
FREDERICK, Md, July 8, 9. p. m.-General
French has been placed in command Of the Sd
army corps, Which has been largely reinforced
ana placed iu motion.
It Is stated on reIiab!e authority TINT Lee
1
| render.
About SIX hundred prisoners arrived here
today. This arrival, according to the state
mcnts Of High officers, swells the number
already reported to l1,e0O. These latte,
rotrick.
Considerable cannonading has been heard
ia day in the direction Of uagerstown, but As
| 60 reports have yet come Ii, 1t is believed tt
have been caused By our cavalry attacks or
tie cncmy's outpost
BALTMo1E, June 9.-Thc A,nsrican's spc
data Wsdnf1day ne tS 1sS sa tn; Tays:
lion is definitely ascertained. Their 1nf.ntrJ
line was drawn across from Fauksburg, Mary
land, to Falling Waters, and behind this Lint
they are making almost supcrhuman exer
lions to get their trains Of artillery and am
authority here doubts, It might almost say /:
confident, that they bave no pontoon bridges
at Falling waters. They are now crossing
their horses on boats, aud leaving their wag
ons on this side, probably intending to takt
them to pieces and carry them across on Gu
Ial Doats.
Iheard an opinion expressed by high n.1i
tary authority that the enemy would probab
ly eccure the most defensibie line in front o
/ Wilfamsport, intfcnch themselves, md cn
deavor to hold our army at bay while they Sc
| cure the means Of crossing.
Lees headquarters are definitely aeceEtain
ed to be at Uagerstown, today, and his troop
| arc mainly on the road between there an<
Williamsport, which is only aeren miles dis
| tant.
General Early's rebel command is to ia,
reported to be cut of in the mountains, nea
| Greencast1e, by our cavalry. This Is only
1umor, butt is credited to come extent.
| operating with magnificent success during til
last three days. While the rebels were Re
/ treating NC had cavalry in their front an
: rear, and on both tanks. It's presence an
bold dashes aided in increasing the demoral
zatlon Of TIE rebels, rebels, and their discipline ha
Among tic captures ard Brig Gems. Robir
. | son and Trimb1c.
Tho damage done to rebel trims By th
dashes Of our cavalry Is almost incredible
Every where they were captured, cut off m
burned. Gen. Kilpatrick dashed into th
: | tween zoo and 500 wagons, and run OF th
horecs. To-day he captured G3 more Wagon
, and SEQ horses and mules. Our cavalry thin
; ! Kilpatrick's division had fight yesterday q
Hagcrstown with rebel division. Their ps
rot out finally without serious loss.
Ourarmy Is moving steadily. Il Lee It
| mains this side Of the river, there Is a prob
bility ofanother battle within the next fort,
eight hours.
NEW YoRK, uly9-A special to the Worl
dated Harrisburg, Pa, July s, 10 P. H., say:
: down the Cumberland valley, to striks Ger
The n. 7. Times special, dated Fredericl
: Nd, 8th, says; ''The total number Of pri
, oners captured, as reported at the PoVo
Marshal Gcnerai's Office mp to Last night, Il
( cludipg the wounded, Is in the vicinity
ii GOO. There is no truth in the stories
. great amounts Of artillery captured by us.
I About two-tlirls Of the burial parties sci
1 out to bnry the rebel dead have made return
Tie number reported by them is thus 4
1850 The total eaRngt fa 9ader eSt So9, ~
+ the enemy himself buried
Our Losses, as to-day reported, seni-of
|. | cta1ly, foot up 1900 killed, wounded III
t miesing, The Sd corps loses 400; the s
: corps $50; the 18th corps $50; the "a cor
4,s60; the balance hare not yet obtained.
quarters Army Of the Potomac, July st
. . Gen< Leo il still on this side Of the Potom1
unable to cross with his army. The anti
n pated battle will probably occur near the {
AntIetam field. Our forces gre rapidly CO
continuing, and desperate battle is 1mpcI
height, and is still rising. South Mount
:. has been occupied, and Harper's Ferry Is
q d Herald special, dated Frederick, Nd, 8
sayg: It is reliably reported that our troc
u occupied uaggeratoWn to-day, after fight.
~ p"5sn.ai Tho enemy were transporting men acr
IA +he liver on two latboats. Onr artillery /
L. commenced shelling them. The rebel u
IA is snnnosed to be moving between W;ttlta,
20 port md sharpsburg: 1tls generss.iy thou
ce that there will be decisive be.st1le to.mori
ID OF. next day.
- tic New York Times special from III