The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1863-07-30

who were their equals in spirit and their superiors
in tenacity. Never was better fighting since
} ThermuUyl;e than was done ut that point by our
infantry and artillery. The rebels carried our
our defences, cleared the cannonlers and horses
from one of our guns, and were whirllng 1t
around 10 use upon US, when 4 bayonet charge
drove them back. At one time, from exhaustion
of ammunition, every battery upon the principal
crest attacked was silent, except Crowen's. His
service of grape and canister was awful and it
enabled our whole line, outnumbered as it was
by two to one, first To beat the rebels back and
then to charge upon them, taking n great num-
Der prisoners.
Previous TO this, so terrible was our musketry
and artillery fire, that when the rebel Armstead's
brigade was checked in its charge and stood reel
ing, all its men dropped their muskets, and
crawIed on their hands and knees underneath the
stream OF shot close 10 our troops, where they
made signs of surrendering. They passed
through our ranks. being scarcely noticed, and
slowly went down the slope TO the road. The
rebels were repulsed, but they repeated and re-
newed the assault half a dozen times during the
afternoon, and were as often repulsed and driven
back, with a loss of life unparalleled in any
previous battle. At the end of two hours the
rebel artillery opened anew a storm Of shot and
shell, under which their infantry retreat
ed in wild disorder from one position and then
another, throwing away everything that might
impede locomOtiun, and at > O'Clock the last of
them were withdrawn. The ground all around
is red with blood and covered with mangled
bodies, the field being spread with evidences of
the great punishment the enemy received. her.
ever our burying PARTIES found a Federal soldier
to inter, two rebels were found lying by his side.
The repulse of the rebels was followed by loud
shouts from our troops. Is stand Of colors were
captured by Hancock Corps.
y gentleman who left Gettysburg at ? O'Clock
on Sunday morning. furnishes the following
Our army had advanced 6 miles beyond that
place, and there had been but little fighting.
Occasional repOrts indicated a skirmish on Sat
urday, but nothing Of great Importance. On
Saturday our scouts discovered the rebel baggage
trains, on their retreat moving rapidly on the
Hagerstown road, when Il battery of flying ar
tlllery. led by a squad of PieaSantOn's cavalry,
was sent from the left of Cemetery Hill in pur-
suit. Our men dashed rapidly down upon the
train, and 4 skirmish ensued, in which the rebel
guards were driven off. Reports reached the
camp that four miles Of trains had been captured.
All the barns and houses adjacent to the Lit
tletown pike have been laid under contribution
for hospital purposes. Gen. Hancock is regard
ed as the hero of Fridays battle. His corps lost
heavily and fought nobly. When the General
fell, severely wounded, the effect on his men was
TO give them renewed determination to conquer;
and when it was learned that the wounded com
lnander was still watching them and directing
their movements, they fought like demons.
\ Washington special dispatch says it is esti-
mated, ut the SUPERINTENDENT office. that our
wounded IA; Gettysburg number 1000. Nearly
D 1000 rebel wounded remain in our possession.
We have % colonies, and hosts of inferior rank
The rebels lost Is general officers, and
they estimate their loss at 10000. We have
about 1000 prisoners, exclusive Of wounded.
Correspondence from Dix'S army, of July 5th,
from the ncighborhood of Hanover courthouse,
reports no change in the general position of our
army on the Sd. Gen. Keyes's headquarters
were at Baltimore Cross Roads. GearyI : division
had gone to destroy the bridge at Hanover
junction.