New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-06
The Battles OF July , md 3-Our Line Of
Hnitlc-Atcnipt TO FLANK our Len de-
fcaied-Prisoncrsa and Guns Taken from
she Encmy-Gen. sicI.es Loses n Leg
Couch Expected from Harrisburg.
From On specliI L1Te'pondsnt
OF rBs porossc
FRIDAY MORNING. July ). l6O1

From Oar zee "a ADiIesp'bosLt
or rBs Porossc. I
FRIDAY MORNING. July j. !boJ)
The grea, baltic coinnenced yesterday afternoon
at four o'clock and closing ut niue O'Clock last nht
il, A. ain ia progress this morning. have 10 time
10 give details, ba, can only state that original
lines have with hut few exceptions been maintained.
Our line Of battle is Of horseshoe form. tbs
portion occupying tie crest 0. the bill jus: west o.
Gettysburg.
The enemy did no. respond to our random shelling
yesterday. until our guns, at four o'clock, were d.
rectod % tho left Of our line when il was ascer.
tanned ,ha, the main body OF Lees forces occupied
that poe lion. Heavy canaonsdIng then commenced
aud continued for hour all along the line, when
the infantry became engaged Tho main Infantry
and artillery batlle was 20 The left, tie Rebes ne AZ
ly succsed.ng IN A,nkiug Us at that point. The
Third Army Corps held the LEFT and REINFORCED hy
the Firs, and Second Divisions Of the Second and d
portion Of other eoTs maintained their position, and
At night drove the enemy some distance. During
the battle IN the lett tue enemy in large force fell
upon our center creating monetary disorder. They
were aually driven back and our old line main
aimed. Abou, 200 prisoners aud several guns were
taken by our troops
Gen. sckles had bis right leg blown away by a
she'll willie fighting on the LETT. Cen. Zook, Of tie
Fir.i Division, Second Corps, was killei.
TIE fight, considering the time occupied, was one
Of the molt furious OF he war, although cur casual
iica are DO, 50 large Ga on Wednesisy.
TIE ball opened this morning by our sheI'ing the
enemy, and d. baf-past xix the night i. holly en-
gagged with lnuskeuy and artillery. A, tie center
cnnnonsing is going On and very leavy picket
skirruish.ny.
Gen. Meade seems confident o. q. least, holding
bi- position II be does not succeed in antihlain-
Lee. Reports Of tie approach Of Gen. Couch foui
Harrisburg have been in circulation, ana i. is to be
boped they may prove correct.
send Won the names Of a fcw Of our killed and
wounded 10 y,s;e,days Ggat. 7. c. @.
Friidy, Juiy 3, 10 O'Clock a. m.-iIeavy fighting
ia sill going on at the right. Our troops had been
stcs lily driving the enemy all the morning up 10
. O'Clock. when the Rebels received te-cniorce
nen.s, aud pushed MS back short distance. Que
division OF Sejs~icks Sixth Cprls WA imre
disely sent up, and the csnnonsdug is ,ill going
on, with occssional heavy musketry firing. OI'
rgh. resrs just south Of tho town. and oar position
is good one. being on high wooded ground. There
has been no infantry fighting as yet on our cenc'
aid LEFT.
/ The Rebel Gen Barksiale formerly iember Of
Congress. from Mississippi. was Killed yesterday
and Lougs'rcet is also reported killed. ruGol
says tia, We have captured Lees private papers
nud that among other things Dispatch from jeff
Davis was .ound telling Lee that he coul, send hi"
10 re.euforcen"nis; that he had a'waye oppo,e,
su iuyation O.; Pennsy wanna and that he mus, make
nir way ont M best he could
! iucose an additional Ii OF killed and wounded
| in the skirui.h Yesterday morning:
Lieut.. 81 Nefwiu lsth tonn tisj.
| Cfi N-aut-. old \. Y. allied.
Moor Bsifd Asst lu.rec orG~ner,l on s,nf 81 Gen
Il1hons. commanding ~ DIVISION Al Corp4 wouEeec
Ia isnt
C.p, ! I'm Trsi 18th P,., missing
Cat a,rousv. 19tb v. wounded.
l'sut..to Gently, t9ta =. Y wounled.
Capt Blrse 8s'b T. wounded.
CAPS Mckee, i5ath Ia ~ouucci.
Lieut.. Geo iuIpin. llSh Pa. missing
! F.rilg now is only occasional. T.c. O.