The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-07-10

Gettysburg, which entirely changes the face
lie left Getty alurg a: ] l o'coek on Saturday
morning. From bis statsmeLt-we gather the
follow * ,Iar.iculars:
In tle tight of Wednesday and Thursday we
whipped tde enemy badly. On Friday the
fight again commenced, being ct fly dope by
our csn:re, which was composed of Long
sirest's corps and two divisions of Gen. a. r
Hills corps. E.i her the right nor left wing
was se,iouely engaged We dro0e the enemy
6ack fire miles 70 the heights, which he had
fortified In driving them tLi' five miles We
broke through two OF thtir j les CT bate
f,rmsi to receive the onset f cur troops, and
nnsI.y charged them to tho heights. Here
our u.ea were ordered 10 charge tae he ghss,
and the order htlg exeeusei resulted ii our
Tepalse.
o. sffd4y a.sils aas aagon trains. were o..
dered to fall back, and commenced going to
the rear i. is supposed that cur army fell
back from want of provisions There was do
scarcity Of ammunition, for there were u1any
trains Of ordnance out of which hot a single
cartridge or hheil had been taken. s me OF
the were attacked by the enemy, but Jnto
| dsns cavalry successfully drove them off,
Those Of our men vino were slightly wounded
and could walk were sent Off Saturday about
roon. Those who were severely wouudej
were lett ia hospitals near the battle Ii. H.
| la the tights of Wednesday, Thursday, and
| Fit Gen. Les took about 10 GGO pTi5D as ra
| y no were promptly sait to the rear, ard who,
cur informant t3iigks, will reach Eirkikia ease'y
| Daring ;aa EaHIe ;iiGa iost about j GA. +.
prs }neFs al.I about | !; ,05o kiilei and seuoaed
Elaaing Our less - Uihi ia all Ths iSlsie
w.a ;hlo mast furious that la. taken ..i4cs ia
tii country and the losses Of tlIa enemy III
kill Il and wounded mnet exceed oura la the
charge upon them which drove tham i've
| miles tlIeir loss, while flying before eur troops
was ea0Tmous. WIights brigade suffered Sc
vegeiy. Oae of tho reg iments whiph went
Into &c iou with :. { Jicus, Lieut.. Colonel and
five or + Y csrt@ias ca,Qs out IN c;'arge q
Second Lieutenant, the ranking officers having
been cit or killed or wounded.
Oar informant say $ t!.;sL our army fell back
with the greatest daiiberation AMI crder--io
II "a tis expression--"s "splendidly." Ihsre WAS
no decentralization None of the officers have
npy i3ea that Gen f.sa intends - re eross the
Potomac, uor has thai iateDtiou been even
iintad AT by the oilieara commanding corps.-
l. was generally and distinctly understood
tia: the falling t.soA was caused by tie diff
calty ia obiainiag proPieious 'hIousa SO ioa3
L line OF eoGiGuaiG4liGO as ,iIat from Gettys-
bnGg H. Wiiiamep0sI, and 10 QUO i'll sne army
believed that il was intended 10 ovacuat9
NJ M1yl4nd. Gao nen were liz good apiriis, aud
ready for another Igat with the enomy
,Ehe Potomac, when our informant crossed
was very high. 1t is proper to state that the
oiliosr from whom tue above iafoI nation was
obtained waa IL worry Intelligent, cool, aud deiib-
elats person, and ore rot likely to exaggerate
any fact which TO might have learned
We last night convarsed with two wounded
Gciders Of picke.t's division who loft Gsitys.
burg at IL clock Oh Saturday. They report
that Piekett's dviaion was @igh Lougstras3 in
the cen.rs On F.iiay, and participated in the
charge upon .he heights. The charge resulted
in repulre, but nothing else. The enemy did
not leave hs fortified heights to Try a battle in
the Ii sid again that day. Oar two iniornantf,
who were wounded, went back to their tents OF
tic same grouad taey had occupied The night
before, I'D The next Day a4 I0oH were ssnt
oil to MartinsJuFg. They report the less in
the division aa very heavy. The Is. Va in
Kempes's g brpad ani the lI:h Va, in ArEi3
lead brigade, suffered heartily. Col j. Greg
cry Hodges, of the latter regiment, one Of the
best and bravsst officers Of ihe army, was re-
ported ty our informant ID lie killed or &c.
vere!y wounded. The 5}i Va, alao in Armis-
teads brigade, suffered heavily. Tie Cap
;ains Of companies II ana Is names not recol.
lected) are reported killed. They cay that III
tue falling back OF our army there was no styag
gitng, and that j. was done in excellent order
Skitmishng was going on when thfy lef. u
noon Saturday.
We were informed il an authentic q Iaiter
lato last nigAt, that a gentleman had arrived
in Richmond from Washington yesterday
evening, who ie.t the latter city Oh Sunday
night. He reports that the news received
there up 10 that time waa decidedly uniavOra-
bic to the Federal asils, aud that Il deep and
manifest feeling Of despondency pergated the
whole community i'll Consequence OF the in
teliieeace Efforts were mauo 10 prevent the
Information received by tho authorities from
going 10 the pablic I-iltis confidence WAS
io,t iii the ability OF Meades army to prevent
Lees advance on thai city when he shoaii st
lempt i, and lanch anxiety was fs't for tie
safety Of tie ciiy. No security ts9.s telt against
liz fa!i
IL was ranoyed dnriap The afternoon of yeP
tariAY that dispatch nai boen received by
the President from Gen. Lee, stating that Lis
army, in good order, i.s,: fallen tack to ua-
gerstown. Wa inquired of ths President II
the trusb oi this repoT5, aud were assured that
TO eueh dispatch mad been received by him. IL
is stated, low ever, that a dispatch was reeeiv
ed, 10y who II we could not learn ffGm the
comuandant of the Post al MartiusGars, stat
ia1 that tho grmy had reached HagaistoWns
with u large number of prisorers, and thai cur
forces were en;renehing themselves on tie
hills around the town.
A gentleman who li7ei 81 the early part of
his life in q Gs;ty sturg makes the following
state tslasnt, from which il will be seen how diff
fieul; il is to surround or cut of Gen. Lac:
Getty sburg lies Northeas; of Baliuiors SO
miles. Sa from Washiugtou oa the road through
Frederick, which is Sou,heas. from ii q dia-
,,oee of - miles There is y chain of mountains
living on the Wet Of and within 3 mi.es of
Get.,sburg on the West, extending South
through Frederick county. Ii Gen. Lse fell
back o~ards the Potomas he bsd the advan'
,aes "a shess mountains, rs pursuing army
would have 10 go around them soathwsrd
through Frederick, OF else be exposed to the