The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1863-07-10
.JoyfMl IiRngs!
THE POTOMAC ARMY REDEEMED
VICKSBURGH SURRENDERED.
TRAITORS FLEEING and Pa
TRIOTS TRIUMPHANT

1t is utterly Impossible to give, IN our limited
space full dstsissof the recent glorious victories
of the Union arms at Gettysburg, Penn. and
elsewhere Whist we have abundant cause TO
be joyful and thank Almighty Sod for His help
in time of our utmost need that joy is temper
ed with sorrow, at the sacrifice Of precious lives
to gain the great victory that has been so gal
lanty achieved. Truly has the roots of the
Tree of Liberty, (using Mr.. Jeferson's idea)
been plentifully 'wrtered with the blood Of Pa
triots and Tyrants'
The citizens of Richmond, about four or FIVE
weeks ago. had a premature celebration OF the
capture Of Vicksburg: and, when the news did
really come On Tuesday lasx.1 the former disap-
poin,ment was totally erased by increased en-
es--cheers-expiosions of pow
der in various forms speeches, and the singing
Of patriotic songs comprised the programme; bat
it was all done with q will. "The banner Of
beauty waves in its glory from cupola. steepe
and spire. in Vicksburg. Gen. Grant catered
the city in triumph on the 4th Of July. at 10
O'Clock. A. n. Ten thousand prisoners and all
their arms and some of the finest artillery in
the world are ours" The prisoners We're all
Immediately paroled and furnished with four
days rations, officers and men. The officers re-
tanned their horses.
On Wednesday of last week a great battle
was fought at Gettysburg. Pennsy lvania,
closing with the night. On Thursday it
was renewed again, and for screen hours,
ragged as Eercely as any contest ever before
waged on this continent. The air is rep
resented by eye witnesses as being thick and
Iar IL, .u,rth nh hnI a.
Friday the fight was again renewed. but
with the same disastrous results 10 the
enemy. Whole br;gades were captured.
Our losses are variously estimated at from
5000 to 1000, while the enemy's loss is
thought to range from $4,000, over G,cOO
having been taken prisoners, and over 5000
dead and wounded On the 6eld.--On Friday
night the retreat commenced, the result Of
which will be awaited with great interest.
The bridges below Hancock are said to be
all destroyed, and RI cent rains have raised
the Potomac above to six feet in the channel,
thus cutting off escape by fording. Couch
is already in their rear, guarding the noun
tain passes; Kelley is on the River, and
Meade is in rapid pursuit, his headquarters
being at Hagerstown on Sunday.-Should
Lee escape at all, it will be decimated,
strie ken and demoralized army-the Army
OF Virginia has most terribly fallen, and in
its fall the whole Confederacy trembles to
its center. God be praised that He has been
with us and SO gloriously prospered US.
Lees Chances Of Escape Small.
BALTIMORE, July 8..-The American
special friedrich letter, dated this moraing,
says it is no longer a question whether the
Potomac is ford able, but whether any bridge
4 Il L.
such flood. 1t speaks Of active army op-
era,ions. Our cavalry are constantly pick
ing up prisoners and are sending them in by
hundreds; also capturing or burning rebel
trains. The rebels are abandoning their
wounded, whom they placed ir wagons
.taken from farms along the road. Lee is de-
tanned at the river. His case is most des-
perate, if not hopeless.
Lees Losses IS. OOO-.Sirty Pieces of
Cannon Captured by our Troops NV
YoRk S-The Post has the folowing:-
Capt Reyerson Of the 18th N. j. reg't, who
reached home at Newark this morning, says
before he left his regiment Gen. Meade
made an address to his army, in which he
stated that the rebel loss was $4,000. 60
pieces of artillery were captured.
Nearly |. 900 rebel prisoners. captured
by Gen. Fitzpatrick. arrived at Baltimore on
the Sth inst.
Gen. Sedgwick is said 10 have done the
enemy's rear much damage. The Potomac
being so high has checked the passage Of
Lees army although portion OF his trans
portation has crossed at William. sport and
| Sheppardstown, and his stock swan over
His ambulance train with the wounded has
also crossed; out his supply train, with cav
airy. infantry and artillery could not ge
across. His first line of battle has beer
formed on the old field of Antistam. LIE,
is concentrating bis forces. A desperate
fight was supposed to be in progress or
Thursday.