New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-06


!, endeavorng to retreat by way Of South Mountain
Pas. The enemy can escape only by miracle.
I. c. q.
The Battle Of the First OF Juiy-Thc First
and Eievcnth Corps EnEngcd-Dca'h Of
Gen. ReynoIds Gen. Doubleday Sue
c~eds IIim-Csptsre Of nobei Brigade
Gradual Retirement Of kur Troops s.
Loss Of the Rebels tcrribIc-ssmcs Of our
Wounded Captured.
From Our sp.eis Corsspondsnt
HupauAErrH, AMY ov TIVE Porosic
near oosiJ.turf. Pa. Tsar'day July "a 1893.
Ycferisy witnessed smother tcene Of carnage in
the drama OF tie Grea, Rebellion, and yet with all
ns terrible slaughter, il WAS but the prelude TO a
,lll bloodier struggle yet to take plsce, provded
Lee deems It prudent 20 venture general engage
men,. The sharp and continuous crack OF tie rifes
Of the shareholders Of the olposirg srmies this
morning tails OF another sud hercer combat ADD
Of the dcafcuing thunder Of battle which /, to awake
Larsh echoes bofas unheard by the inhabitants OF
the peaceful OLD commonwealth Of Pennsy lyanis.
Yesterday, fight. although 1t eytnluh,sd in our
nihns back ,hort distance, Is sli evicence.of tie
urepressibls yGlor Of our lroop- in the ehnso fJF
which they have 20 long and - molly baiilcd.
The kir,i and Eleyeuth Army Corps, assisted by
General Baiord'' cavalry division. fought ye'ier-
GAy', battle. syus 10 support from Tho remainder
Of tho Army Of Ito Potomac. The F,rst, ss usual.
su.,sin,d rs well-sarned reputation, and the
Eleventh redeemed hs character, tsrnished by the
r4rt ~ Chanoeliorsvill- General Reynolds, IN com.
n-ud q TIC Fins Corp,, was k.led aluost imme-
diA,.iy saor 4, nrIivhl on tho Geld. He had come
4.
Emuot,,lrfg aud Ne, forming Lis lire for at,ck
when ,;FgoA by ne fatal bui ct lie was sbot
ttiou.h be forehead and lived bu, half AN hour
4fefw. q. l. .s Gs,t.c4s 20 cay that LIS death has
cast gloom mon lie army. so'cned only by the
though. 1lat hs desih Wa, avenged by Tie slaughter
Of thousands Of the enemy. The loss on cor eide 10
vsruu,'y eliminated a, from two 90 four thousand.
bot ibis IT, Of colrs,, exaggerated Fist rita @
meats u casualties sra always wor,hy, irvm
q i4ct hat ,tey invuuaby oyer-esiimatcd ont
when toe ooufns.ou incident 10 a baule has subsd,d
uioic definite idea Of our true los, can be gained.
4 PORTION Of oar forces on the march from
Emm- itsbufg, when the reqeu tllt Gen. Buiord
Wa ,kirmi.nrg with tie enemy reached them
Htsls WIS made aud by ~ o'clock yesterday the
F.n' Divis.op OF tie First Army Co'ps WAS be, ond
snd rouiL OF Geuysbufg engaging The soemy. Other
corp. a'n.nGs, on The n-rcn ios the same lo.nt by
way Of ihe GeitysDur, road, were Fastened forward
OIL receiving intelligence Of lie tight above, and, Al
though no artillery could be heard. there was eyi-
deuce # smother nature that f.ht in progress.
lou. nnc of tmoke could be agialug from the
direction o. Geuy sbmg AL o.lsrIea were hurry
ing below toward General Headquarters Ne If tier
d Al. NJ =. -
cock OF the Second Corps was relieved from du'y
with that corps, and ordeled forward TO take the
postum Of Cof,s Commander o. tie Fire whch
nld been made yheunt by tie ceath # MtJor-uen.
Re, nolds.
Tie Flint Division Of tho First CORPS having
reached In, field found sharp skirrnshng going GA
between our cavalry aud tie Rebel forces. They
Immediately advanced up tho road to the IefI and
south OF ibo town. steadily driving tie Robes before
tbem until brought toa halt by nj unequal force Of
the enemy. For thfee-quarIefs Of nn hour, opposed
and hard pro.ted by superior numbers. they m'ln-
,ainej their ground ard fought with a coouess aud
bravery never D,iors surpn'sed. capturing nearly II
whole brigade u Rebel infantry with most Of It's
commissioned officers, iUoludng iis cOmm"ndcr,
Brig Gen. Archer, wh IN charging with hi, bri. noo,
war omAauL,d snd t,keu prisoner. Capt. Janes
Hall, Of tho Second Maine Battery, wa. for II time
the oniy srlcrisi Oh the held and deserves especial
/ me ntnn for The efficiency Of his battery. Two Of
his guns were cagtnred but without the aid OF ln-
fentry lie slnos Immediately drove tho Rebels no u
= tho puus With liz remaining artillery, mud re-look
! tho pieesf. This In the SECOND time lie has per-
formed similar feat and general officers uoite IN
giving him particular credit for skll aud g'llNnIry.
Shortly after lhc arrival OF the Eleventh aud tho
remainder Of III. Fret Corps the enemy received
strong re.enforcem ente aud recommended the attack
witt renewed fury. For two hours our troops, the
Eleventh Corps occupying tie night Of tho line,
ate,dina TO tue north aud south, west of the town,
wiihsiood every assault o. tho enemy. until over
powered by superior hun.bers, and cuiilanked on
ei,ler tide, they rlowy fell back, contrasting hoty
" they did 40 every foot Of ground To the eastern
outskirts OF tho town, where hey repelled every
ussarlt of the Rebels until about p. m, when the
/ ,Lups cea-,d, our forces boidpg the high ground
south Of the village.
! Mojm-G.n. Abper Doubleday commanded the
Fr.t Corrs after the fall OF Geu. Reynolds Gen.
Hancock WIS unable 10 reach the scene Of action ia
ZINE t. participate IN tho engagement. The whole
OF Ew.ls aud lliscorps lit is believed from reports
OF prsou.rrl were oppoSed TO our troops. IL 10 some
vast siUguur that two army corps, un,id'd should
have been precipitsted into n fight VITA unknown
number Of the enemy, but probably somo rsoao !