The New York herald., 1863-07-10

70 suppose that the Army Of the Potomac had
been reduced by tho discharge Of the two years
and nine months men 10 make victory an easy
matter. Tho accessions 70 army by nov troops and
militia, were three times greater than ossss These
facts, when the expedition planned, unknown.
was utterly impossible 70 organize army ~
cpeppsr Lee had suggested owing % the fact that
D. II. HIPS command had been largely reduced rein
forcing other points, and Il equally impossible
70 spare single man from Beauregards command-
Horses were needed, Johnston could not succeed
against Grant without thcm and Davis had fears for the
fate Of vcksoarg Davis no could not forward
money TO Ice The Quar- General tells Or that
he cannot send him supplies and ordnance without horfe
and the campaign must - sbandoned unless snmas are
immediately " Virginia Leo must also keep open
ne oi communicatbu and etreat.
Osher matters q in.ercst contained in the d.
spa,ches ..., -.,..ss,
AMMUNITION SENT TO THE ARMY.
48W Et' III NxwARx, N. j., July ., 1853.
rAisty TONS anmun'ou passed over tho New Jersey
Railroad to-day. @
GENERAL DANA ORDERED TO TEMPORARY
M "A, +. .f ...s.t DUTY. ,ttt t,
ma aaraHa PmlADE rn,A, July Q, 1868
General Dana has been shc for tempo
rAsv duty, and lsit rr.sbarg this morning
Lieutenant Coeael whipp.es takes command bore du
ring hrs absence
ADDITIONAL REBEL. ACCOUNTS.
OUK BALTIMORE CORRESPONDENTS.
BALrnoEn July 9, 1859.
kosswe.b9 Gen. I~e Saturday, Sunday ani Monday
Las--His Array Is No D;1yganu.d a~d is Nz Retreui.
ing GrspAc Acos.nt Of Gen. Nsavs Ca,uiry at Ea..
~s-1sbars-cen. LEI Doisns 70 Isslton the 0d Iis'a n
acknowledgements Of Bsasreeords asd Brasy's
T,11a % R~iaforce Gen. Lee, &c
have dsrived the following facts In regard % ste
movements Of Geu. lee Saturday and sunday last from
three intelligent and truthful eye who
themselves the ground teecrtbsA 20
low. Their testimony, hg III tho main poats,
would be conclusive OF justice and may there
fore 10 safely relied
Ihe movement or 6.n. Lees columns from Gettysburg
acro-s the South Mountain towards Hseerssown and
Roonsbro executed during the whole OF saturday In
ihr Indicated nv yesterday {,siinone
exception namely that 81 the troops except stu-
arts cavalry passed through Emmc,sbnrg Tar south
that place but moved by the roads north Of Fmrnets
bnrg)-that ~ TO say, the march, though RAPIDLY made,
perfect order and without preopita ion
the least confusion. There thing "the
Gied with strsggIes from Lees dsorganizcd
army and tho roads with abandoned .cassons
and baggage" There very lev straggers and
disorganzation ewing the perfect discipline which
Gen lee has always maintained.
At O'Clock Sunday morning. July S. General
stua cavalry reached EmmeitsSurg and began
thc place. They passed directly through stopping,
fast walk. and took tho road towards Hagsrstoxn
The stream of cavalry continued TO low, In steady
column four abreast, until elcvea twelve O'Clock
poon by which time they had all sft. number Of per-
counted them and they all agreed In the general
total. which about fifteen thousand General
himself, with number Of his ofcers, stopped 70
hrAu ut.,Ub Atrf IN
during this time that my nfomants with
them General stuart dressed in . plain gray uni
form, without his collar, sny other insignia Of
rank Many OF his ocers handsome gray uniforms
They all handsome and well armed The
horses OF the appeared be large and One animals
without exception, aud In the least fatgucd
Zach carried small bag at his saddle holding
about half peck They said they carried and
had found abundance Of forage IN Psnnsyvanta They
said that they had scot into Virginia twelve thousand
wsgone ats OF grain and provisions which they Asd col
with sabre and earb.ns The iasser i shor. gun with
bore bigger than that Of Merrs carbins but bresch
s anI bed the stock 10 virgins, bus
Rschn,ood. nns most effective weapon, and the
handle ss easily A. pocket pt~'o aud with great enec
ivsness Their borsss vsl that they drop
the reins frequently when IN acon and guide the horse
ss I'M ~. v.y ana
remarkably easy In the handle All their acco Itremsns
what s,usrvs o,csrs said Tho. m wrs Gensrsi LEES do
sign to move hts columns along the crest OF the soath
Mountain down Boonsboro. leaving both Has-rs
town and wiliiamsport hts RIGHT, and take up
position a or near the ooe he he,u At the old battle OF
Ante'an. They were quite satisfied with tbs results u
the battles near Gettysburg and spoke OF General Lees
present movement . great stratsgc achievement,
which, tho course Of two three days would result
| in tho utter defeat ~ the Unipn army.
have received 10 day from other sources copnrna
tion OF the statement letter % July regard 20
the arrival At cupeppsr some days ago Of rebel uoof
from shebyvic asd fhareston intended ~ reinforce
TO General lee The ssteaycnt Ia my letter
terdsy that 30 Of these troops under General ese
gard crossed the Potomac at wilamsport Monday
and advancing yesterday Hagersiown and soons
boro, rs also corrvborat@d unless ! have heen misin
formed to-day. IL we'll therefore, that the govern
concentrating troops NJ Frederick 20 hght espe al
Lee for Appearances Indicate that before the rebel
the Potomac battle wil have be fought At
Antetam far blody than thecbe VI last september