Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-07-17

men between the ages or rs and so years for
home defence, TO serve for three months.
The Richmond Enquirer Of the 18th has the
following:
The situation In Maryland.
The President received q letter from Gen.
Lee on Saturday which puts to rest all ankle.
ties in relation to the situation Of our army in
Maryland, and confirms the statements which
have been made that our army has been uni.
formly victorious in its encounters with the
enemy in Pennsylvania. The letter states in
effect that the engagement at Gettysburg re.
suited in defeating the enemy completely, in
killing end wOunding number far exceeding
of prisoners; that the falling back Of our army
TO Hagers town was prudential move not oc.
casioned by any success on the part of the
enemy, and not through any apprehension of
success at that point.
The gist of the letter, in a few words, is that
the enemy was even more thoroughly cut up
and W hipped than he has ever been on South
ern soil, and that the occupation of Hagerstown
was movement dictated by strategy and pru-
dence, as essential to the success of the cam
palen. The secret involved in this movement
may as well be left to Gen. Lee to deyelope in
his own good time.
The prisoners in our hands and on the way
mere, are, we understand, estimated at between
l5tuO and $4,000. The army Is in fine Spir its
and excellent condition.
The army correspondent of the Enquirer,
writing from Winchester, July s, claims a
Confederate victory on Wednesday at Gettys-
burg, but says of Thursdays battle: "The
result OF this days fighting cannot be said by
any means decided success to u.s. that Fri
days fighting res lted in 6 most disastrous loss
OF officers and men, to the Confederates and
that "the results of the three days fights may
be summed up in immense losses on both Sides
but in the two last days encounters we Were
unable to carry the heights beyond and below
Gettysburg"
The same correspondent writes, July 9th:
Our army is certainly now at Hagerstown,
Boonsboro' and Frederick, Md, and seem to
be on the route to Baltimore. My own i'm
preston is that the great battle of the war will
be fought at or near the Relay House, the prizes
at stake being nothing less than Baltimore and
Washington.
The slaughter has been dreadful, and the
lighting most severe. 1t is said we had 200
pieces of artillery bearing upon them.
1t is reported that we lost some of our
wounded in the change of base, but beyond
this l think Gen. Lee has not been hurt The
latest reports represent the army in motion
The great loss of general field and staff off,
GERS was unavoidable on account of our posi-
non being so well commanded, and, indeed,
raked by the enemy's batteries, and not because
OF any necessity to expose themselves in order
to get the troops forward; for all concur that
the men never fought better or charged harder
or faster.
The Enqutrer's correspondent answers the
question what the South gains by the invasion
OF a free State with SO heavy loss by saving
thatit demonstrates to the North the ability of
the southern people not only to repel aggres-
sion but to assist largely in banishing from the
minds of the northern people their schemes for
the subIugation of the South. He then says
"a Gelgotha monument to the folly of this
cruel crusade has been erected in the heart
OF pennsylvania, near the homes of those
VINO nave been most energetic IN it's prosecu-
ton. The chalice which they have commend
ed to others has been pressed to their own lips
The draught is bitter, but like all healthy med
lclnes 1t must work good results political and
social to the system OF our opponents.
/ confess that have no great hopes of grand
results likely to flow from s'Maryland, my
Maryland.' She has been so long held down
and so long exempted from the ravages of war,
that believe the impulse of patriotism will be
merged in the reflections OF expediency and
drowned IT. the calculation of interest and re-
cessity. Had Virginia SO argued, her manhood
would have been long since destroyed, and her
fame unenviable.