Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-07-24

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have lac warnsst symPathies. Cad graat thai
they may DO speedily delivered isrsyer- That
they will be ultinstsly, I have the frH faith
whiek relisncs in the justice Of righteous Gsd
inspires. Y
MARTINSBUKG, Va, JAY l5-In ny letter
Of yesterdsy I Frsdictsd that in less thaa TWEEN
/ ty-four hoRrs the array Of Northern RiTgisia
weuld have rscrsssed the Potomac. I. is now
my duty to chronicle the prediction as aR az
csmplishsd fact
After waiting sems fsur or Eve days in liEs Of
battle near HsgerstswR, Gen. Lee found out
/ wkst suppose bis ssRScity had before led kin
to fear, viz F.; that the enemy ha5 no idea Of at
tseking hin, bat had tkrswR itself on the defsR-
| sive and was basily fsrtifyizg in kis frOHt Ia
thsse circumstances, snd in view e tAs fact that
/ fsrsga and -four were not to be lad fer love or
! Cenfs5ersts mercy ner could it be Impressed,
| oHr fsTces began TO fal. back.
! 1t was raining qsits hard on Asnday msrH-
/ isg, about ten s'slssk, Wksn the order sams ts
the brigsds quertsTmastsT, with when I was
staying, 70 pack up and meTs sersss tie river.
/ The tsAHas zsrs soOR in readiness, and started
sersss the river Arriving tAsrs, fouSd all the
/ ferries bEsily engaged in carrying tHs Wsgoss
| ovsr, and I alsS saw large numbers fsrdiRg, the
water taking toe hsTses nearly EP to thsir backs.
Many were awaiting their taras at the fsrSs sad
/ ferries, ana stkers were continually arriving.
/ So 1 eoaela9s3 st once 70 Rlsvs sersss, and
/ B!gugsa late The rRbiesR. Ny feet sad legs re-
soives a lsving frem the classic Ps.smae, and
| seen reached the Frgaia shore and mass ny
way out sf the hundreds Of waEsAs WkisA had
reached this bank, and WhisA Wsrs- striving fer
/ ths lsad in tie rstrogrsds msVsasHt.
| The psuteOa briaEs which had beez construct
ID 1t WilliaRspaIt, was dsats2 dsER to Falling
/ Waters, fsar miles belsB WiilismBp6rt, and
msds fast there On Mea6sy morning.
On Ass5sy night aBsu. dark, ths work 81 re-
/ erosEisg tAs arzy bsek 10 FHgiAis, began.
Sense returned BY means sf the Psntssn bridge,
| bat the NEST sf the bsys-that is, the iRfaztry,
/ had 10 take IL rebel fashion, ana came oysr BY
vssiUg the water takisg many sf them up to
thair srm pits. The rear guard, or Tathsr tie lins
Of skiImiShsTs, left the csater and innsdists
frsut, abgut TIVE s'cl5ek en- lha 1aerning OF Tues
! day, semi four miles beysnd tho river, ard fell
| besk alawly. In s6Sitisa to tie water which
ear beys had to pass tbTovgh, they WeTs
subjected to he Peltiugs sf rain stsrn, lagsH 2
slI night, as& islIisE almsst in tsrrsnts Tksir
| fselEgs next day esu, Of coarse, be better i'm
! sgiped thsn describes. AZ tbe rear guard was
/ leaving, which was asup7sse Of q psrtisn sf
Hsth's division, tbs enemy fell uPss it with
ssvRlry, artillery and Infantry, sad sgscssa ia
| ssBturing Numbering of prisoners, vaFisEsly
/ estimated at frsR three hsRdrsd ts sAs thss-
sand amsug tLem Col Christian, Of ths 55th
] Virginia, and LeuteBsat-COl0Gsl Rics of the
Eas1s regiment. Is was here, 1 regret to lasrh,
! that Gen. Pettigrsw was m9rtally WoHEdes.
/ Tks cavalry was also engaged, and suffered :
/ bat ts what extent an not advised. We cap
/ tSrsd sbsRt sixty prisoners, and killed sEs
| pcTAass, q few killed, but hsw many, en- sitssr
side DO Rot kHow, and have ne means a. hsAd
/ sf ssgsTtsiaiEZ
Thus the isvssisn Of Pennsylvania asd the
/ liberation Of Maryland has ended with less sf,
/ ct the outside, rot ever fifteen thsusaRd tempe
Tsrily fon daily, bat net over eight thousand, 1
/ sz0El6 say, PsrnaHsntly. The greatest TssSlt
achieved By this csmpsiga is, that we have fed
/ eur array for one msuth 6n The szsmy's terTiks-
/ ~. A fer the lsssss, thoEgh heavy aHd grisv-
| sgs, il is ~ no nesns uatair TO Brssuss that
even without q forwsrd nave a battle wsEld
/ have b=cz forced ere this in Which Rloro bloed
wsalS kays been shed.
The enemy segaBy Maryland Rights and
picket sat ~ tar ss B3liTsr just keysns Charles
/ iowa. Ga Tuesday syoHiag Ne charged Rsd
drove in their cavalry Piekets, wbs in tBFEa raj
/ lied sHd brouFkt en- q 6ghtia which eur cavalry,
uEssr Gel. A-s Hannah, drsve thom back, cap
| luriag ssms thirty prisoners, whs hays arrived
/ herf. l DO act know what ether lsssss we're
sustained, except that Gel Asa HarmaH is said
/ ts be badly wounded.
My Es5d sense will prompt nae, new and
hereafter, TO igHeTe the whereabouts sf the army,
| Or certainly URtil fght shall escur, Of 'hish
! thsTe seems new kEt little probability. Meade
] is said to be a ssgtisNs nan, and hzs dsHbtlsss
been lsag enough with The array to knew tAe
difference between fghting defeAsivsly eR Ais
eva sell, sn5 operating Excessively in toe csus-
| try Of his oRsHy Bat, thst be viii be sees
ready to sEsr battle, let as net ssUht, aHd fer i;
| ies ell prepare. A Rsbls leader and gallant
army, checked bat net whipped, is agsia en- oEI
swR sell to dsfszd Us. &ssrifsss Of lives have
seen freely made, aad ths hazards Of battle have
bsea braYely suesantsred fer esERtfy, boRs szd
for those st ;hsne. Let tbess bsar in miRS
and msks ready ts receive tao wosHdsd pei
ssly Of this bat Of coming fghis, aaa b9 ready
to send to tAs shssless Of this srny, sf whss
there are May, tksir Privsts esatributisns. L
She ssvors aaai has AZ abundance, thea, tssss
viii not be lost; If tie Government is Wilhsu
the EesAs Of furnishing them, so mseh grsstsi
the obligation UPoa private individuals to ds
their sEty, and ct ezes.
Yes will bear it said that this gssersl disap
proved Of the attack St Gettysburg, sad that
general advised il. GsB. Les besr, with
zGgHEniI Gus franknsss and honest caad0T tha'
bstsksns the #su, assumes the whRls response
siliiy; and well he Easy, for if ever there was
RoHaa who eoHld point the crowa ef weHlS- b
baksading critics to the capital which he has 81
sfssn saved, when they propose to dash him from
the TarPeisH raek, it is Robert z. Lss. Let thos'
who ha3 fault with his gsneTalsbip shoHlde
th7ir zausksts, step 70 the trent, ssd vindies;s
by their proRass on Ire battlefield, their claim
to criticism when away from it.
Of the valor and courage Of the troops 8
Gsttysburg, wish that ] could speak in detail
have every rcassn, hewsvsr, to behave TIA
LsEgssrost's men, under their War-hsrse, news
feught better Hsod and MeLaws on the sessn,
Z L. ~-I 4ha t1ffpG arhF
than their accustomed va.sr zad ska, bat wsr'
nst strong enough to break Eve lines Of basib
! formed Of living breathing, Sighting uasn, Be
| bina the most approved breastw werks Of RedeYI
tines Three lines ct battle were RisTesd an'
passed kut the other two resisted oar heroic ei
iorss. and So let it be admitted.
A P. Hill and Ewsll did the fighting eaiirely
, the first day, and with what effect ean be read
Hy inferred from the fact that they drove tk
enemy back fully Eve miles. Tha parts wkic
they bore on she second and third days wsr
Easst conspicuous, and added new brilliaaey 8
the laurels OF these able leaders and their heISi
, men
Ts show the severity Of ths ight, as far as th
artillery was esneerned, sud what sn Uusarthl-
| noise IL must hsys made al efGcer OF PsETaHa'
battslisR Of artillery ted me that ais seetio
alons fred four baudred rounds, and Re furths
, observed that Z was tho frst artillery fight q
] kae Nhr IN WHEN inc enemy HeIa tus uftt - u
, siss with their artillery. Our artillery was nc
Only handled quickly, but wss admirably serves
and WAS as destructive in its Effects upon th
ene Hy in arms, IS it wes alarming to the pssea
7, iul Inhabitants Of the Tsutsnc Tass who dive
in the rieA and beautiful valley sf tho CumbsI
! laRd.
! Inasnueh IS have had to write frsm what
eeald hear and net from what have sesn, Z
the Gettysburg 6gbt, inaccuracies and emil
, aions must be pardsnsd. It viii be gratifyinl
I however, ts know that " P w A." Of the 81
!, vaunAh Republican, accompanied the invasion
and viii, doubtless, write it in detail with sccl
: racy and his accustomed ability. The carr
spondsnt Of tho LORdon Times, wh6 stays
= headquarters whsH-ths army is moving, is her
4 aud has, am grRti6ed to learn, no doubt Of II
n fiaal SUCCESS Of eur cause. x.