Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-13
TILE RETRKAT nF -HEE-

We publish this afternoon a number Of inn
BolTant dispatches freIn the array Of the Poto-
nae in relation 70 the rebel retreat. Il seems
thst Gen. Lee, after the teuibls repulse Of his
army on Friday, f0HHj toe army of Gen. Couch
sai the late forces Of Gsa. Milroy ia his resr q,
5isPuti0g net only his passage to the fords at
WilliamHport, but also to the upper f7Tds in the
vicinity sf Hancsck lie consequently was
csnpeils7 10 retrest, on the reads throUch En-
'aittsburg and Cre2gsrstown, probably toward
tho South Heun tain. He viii thsTe find te dis
puts bis further progress, to-dsy, Gen. French's
force a portiDs of Gen. HsihtEe!man's troops.
aad considerable rsinfcreemants from gehsuck's
department. Gen. Meade is also in close pur-
rIt, and will roach frederick this GfterneoE.
The wafer il the Potcmss is toe high to fsrd
with cannon or wagons, AID IL is more than
probable that sush portion Of bis army as o.
capas. viii be little zsre than a dso1ganiEcd
Tab5le.
POSTSCRIPT.
Jast as We 20 10 press we learn that The rebel
retreat is to- -rj Wiliiamsport, thTough HagsTs-
town, BY several roads, aud that Frederick and
the SeH.h mountain arc held By large Federal
force. There is a probability Of another battle
al OF near Antietsm.
THE LATEST.
The following was obtsined Monday aorping
fr,m the Headquarters in Baltimore:
Advices from the army up to p II. On Sun
shy, July 5, state that Gen Mesde'5 h5s5quar-
ters woula be at Gresgorstown last night. and
were te be in Frederick to-day.
Gen. Meade hes tzlsgraPhed that Less army
is reireatng 2 wild csnfusion. Every avails-
bic maufu Bsltimere and Washington is bsiRr
hurried TO Frsderiek tc intercept Lees hyiEg
and d5moTallze6 troops. A great battle will
probably csE1s eff t0-noTrsv, which Fill doubt
less BE- a faslity, as Gen. Meade's fsrcos rein
forced BY Generals Cessh Scbe1ck an5 Hsint-
zlinan, viii be nssrly double Lees srmy.
HDADQUARTERs ARMY OF POTOlIAC, July
6-Ths Iebsl Gen. Psn5er is wounded Gems
Johnston aud K=mper, are killed. Gen Farms
worth, Of our cavalry is killed. The rebel losses
are estimstsd at twenty thousand. Our trosps
IN excellent spirits.
Gen. Buttorfsld's wound IS mere severe than
Supposed, bat not serious
Fha rebels abandoned their wounded and
killed
[Lincoln has issued 8 congratulatorT address
TO the souHtry, and lhs AmsrioaH, is iubilant at
The narrow escape which Baltimore has made
fem the bands Of tho rebels
LATEST FROM THE BATTLEFIELD.
From parties who left the battlefield at u
o'cloek on Saturday msrning, we gather the fol-
lowing particulars Of the flight Of he eneny {:
The enemy is in fall retreat, domcrslized and
slmsst disorgaEiz7d leaving in our hands his
Eaany thousands Of killed and woauded
The battle af Friday was tho most terrible to
TIE eReay Of the three days conflict, and his
rsPalse 50 complete and disastrous that Con.
lSesde and the leading officers pronounced IS to
be final and decisive.
Never was there more vigorous aud deadly
assault tAsn that made or cur center by Leng-
street. Il was deadly struggle on The part of
the eRoRy 70 break our lines, repestel aud re-
sieTea half dezsn lines duriDg the afternoon,
ia waieb they were as often rePulsed, Hnd driven
back with a loss Of life unparalleled ty auv pre-
7iozs battle in whies they had cems ia conflict
with the grand old army Of the Potonsc
Daring the evening a dsg Of truce arrived
troan Gen. Lee, proposing, ia his hYPocnticsl
manner, g iTpcs Of foTty-sigit hsurs, as = meas
Eue at humanity, to afford time 70 bury ths
eeas and attsRd to the wounded
It was evident that the enemy must at once
retreat, and the proposition was regarded by
Gen. Meade as a mere russ 70 obtain time to
push forward bis trains toward the river, and
secure line of escape. The proposition was
ptompily rejected, and an advance Immediately
cTsared en- the t9wn Of Gettysburg.
Ihe enemy slowly Tstreated before cur cav
airy snd Infantry, and by midnight we were in
fan possession Of the town asd the battle Geld
without opposition. During the night scouts ar
rived reporting thst the enemy was rapidly re
treating by the GIesncastle road toward HageTs-
tswn, and preparations were at once made for
pursuit at daylight Cavalry were slse seat
cut to haTaSs tho enemy. and az daylight Wig
crocs attack was made ca the enemy 3 Tesr
gusrd, which IN vain attempted ts check the
1Rrsait Of the fssiug army.
The distance IRON Gettysburg ts the Potomac
is fallY forty miles, and with tins assistance of
Gan. French and the cid garrison at Harper's
Ferry, NUMBERING about Is 900 men, including
nost Of The Maryland regiments, who are under
stsed to be properly posted 10 check his fight,
we have strong hopes Of being able to 50 ope-
rate en- the Assing rebel coluna, as 10 send it
icrsss the Potomac demyrsiizsd and disoTgau-
led nab
Oaieors who have. been taken priao7er- G51ni.
'sat the less Of The enemy of those fra high caIr-
iaaod is tUlly equal, If no. greater thsu ne have
sustained, but rolusa TO give the names o. those
lgAo have fallen.
The men all felt that they had whipped the
tEeHy ard the JOY was great The shouts Of
v.stoTy eoaid be heard for InsBy miles when the
enemy retreated, and were kept up to 4 late
heur Of the night A shout ia oue division was
re-eehced ffom the nexi, and so went the rounds
ot the field, aud was renewed as fresh evidence
Of victory reached them.
majsr-GeneTai Hancock is considered as the
srea. hero Of Fridays battle. His corps met
he terrible assaults of the enemy without finch
ag. and though they lest heavily, it fsaght
aebiy. When he fell severely wousdsd, the
'tIsst eR Als mon was 10 give thsm renewed de-
termination to conquer, and wAea they learned
lhat their wounded commander was still watch
ing then and directing their movements, they
toaght like demons and drove back the ensmy,
when be renewed the assault with the vigOr Of
fresh troops, sending him back to his lines IN
such 9 cuppled condition tbaE al attempts to
rally then again was futile
Up 10 - o'eleck on Saturday night the sounds
oteAanon eeuld be heard in the distance, as our
pursuing columns attacked the enemy's rear,
and thousands Of prisoners and struggling reb-
els are ceming toward Gettysburg, wita esp
tuTed wagons and cannon in short. there was
J every evidence that our vicsory was as decisive
as It vas giorious-that the enemy was in dis
organized fight getting back to Virginia as
rapidly as his w0rn-oUt limbs and shattered
horse flesh would carry him Whether he will
make aaother stand on the road is yet to be as
/ certsined.
The advance of Gen. Couch frem Harrisburg
was expected to be at Chsmbersburg on SssuTl