with them the irreparable losses they have eustaiued, and commend them t<« the care of our Heavenly Father. Resolved, Han? of the noble and gallant officers in our army and navy. as well as-tbe soldiers aud. Bailors, who have gone forth in defenoe of the Constitution, our hom.eK and firesides, have our deep sympathies for their sufferings and deprivations from their homes and loved ones, and we pray God that He may direct the affairs of this nation so to put down this wicked rebellion aa to permit them soon to return to their homes and their usual avocations. The BBBodation proceeded totheeleotionof officers for the ensuing year, when the following wereunani jnoußly elected t President—Peter Hay. Vice Presidents—Captain W. T. Elder, Colonel John S, Warner, Captain John Heller, Colonel jßobert Carr, Colonel Thomas Mellor, Colonel Lemuel Paynter, Jameß Peters, Colonel John .Swift. Corresponding Secretarv-—Hiram Ayres. ! Recording Secretary—John H. Frick. Assistant Recording Secretary—Colonel Charles IVT. Prevost. ' Treasurer—James Benners. V- Executive Committee—Captain George Emerick, Joseph P. Leclerc, Captain Jacob H. Fisler, Colonel Cephas G. Childs, Colonel John Thompson, Francis Cooper, Matthew Newkirk. Colonel Childs offered the following s resolution, Which was adopted: Resolved , That a committee of three be appointed to wait on General Dana and tender him the ser vices of this aseociation to superintend and aid in the construction of one of the fortifloations to be erected for the defence of the city. Colonel Childs, Colonel Cooper, and Matthew Newkirk were appointed the committee.: The Declaration of Independence was read by Colonel Carr. The thanks of the association were tendered to him for hiß judicious reading of the Declaration. Thirty* five cheers were then given for the Consti tution and the laws, the army and the navy, and the meeting adjourned. . GENERAL DANA’S HEADQUARTERS. Business was not suspended for a moment during the Fourth at the headquarters of General Dana. The reports of different officers were received, and all bußineEß relative to forwarding and.orgamzing troops was transacted. The military authorities here have been much cmbarraßßed by the want of system in reporting the new organizations formed, or in process of formation. -In order to overcome this difficulty, the following orders were issued on Satur- Headquarters, Philadelphia, July 4,1863. ~ -General Orders, No. 6.— The commanders of all companies of l * Minute Men,” which have been or ganized by the citizens in answer to the sail of the General commanding, will, without unnecessary de lay, report in person at these headquarters for in structions. By command of P MAJOR GENERAL DANA. Cyrus S. Haldeman, Asst. Adj. General. Headquarters, Philadelphia, July 4,1863. SrsoiAL Orders, No. B—VII. Commanders of all isolated or detached companies which have been mustered into the service of the State, will proceed, without delay, with their commands to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and report for duty to Major Gene ral Couch, commanding Department of the Sußque were busily engaged in the arrangement * of these, j gorgeous: decorationi*, the lighten upon j the lofty frprit and west side of the house overlooking tbe at Fifth and Aroh presented mush a pro- of patriotic attire as has Beldom been wit nessed. Bunting to the extent of thousands of yards fell in graceful feßtoons from the cornice and the several stories, which, added to the immense flags that adorned the intervals and that floated from the windows and roof, and the large garrison flags that waved from the flag staffs at both ends 1 of the build ing, rendered this establishment an object that at tracted thousands of admiring visitors during the day. FIRING OF SALUTES. The uaual national salute was fired at noon at the navy yard. The Union Volunteer Refreshment Committee celebrated the day by the firing of twenty-one guns at sunrise, thirty-five at noon, and twenty-one at auneet. - SERENADE TO MRS. GENERAL MEADE. About-eleven o’olock on Saturday night, Mrs. General Meade was serenaded at her-residence at Twenty-firsthand Pine streets, by a fine band of music, under the auspices of the Union League. HEADQUARTERS UNION LEAGUE. The Union League rooms in Chestnut street were opened during the day for lißitore, and a number of ladies were in attendence.. ' The doors of the National Union Club, in Chestnut street, were also thrown open for visitors. THE FIREMEN. A number of the houses oF the various fire com panies were decorated with flags and streamers. The Moyamensing Hobc Company housed a new carriage capable of-holding 1,000 feet of hose.' The Shiftier Hose Company housed a new carriage, with 1,000 feet of steam-forcing hose. The carriage has all the modern improvements, and in the hands of the Shiffler will prove serviceable indeed to the people of Philadelphia. The neighborhood was gay with flags, and patriotic airs were played by the band. The members of the Hope Steam Engine were the guests of the Shiffler, and a happy time they had. A handsome collation was served up, over which Mr. Joseph Sailor presided. A large number of ladies were present, and songs in full chorus made the welkin ring. THE VOLUNTEER HOSPITAL! The day was celebrated at the Citizens’ Volunteer Hospital, corner of Broad and Prime streets, with speeches, salutes, and music, A flag was raißed on the occasion. THE INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS, • SCENES AT THE NEWSPAPER OFFICES. The newspaper offices were besieged during the whole-day. and up.till a late hour in the evening, With crowds of loyal citizens, anxious to hear the result of the battles of the 2d and 3d inst. Special despatches reached The Press office-nearly every hour during the day, from our own correspondents, all of-which were of a cheering character. The en thusiasm of the people'was at its height, and the, firm, elastic step, the bright, flashing eye, the strong shake of the hand, and the erect carriage of the friends of the Union, were convincing proofs of the heartfelt gratitude they felt for the encouraging news received from the Army of~ the Potomac. Never before, since the days of ’ifi, was there so much joy manifested as there was on Saturday eve ning upon the receipt of the special despatch to The Press, containing the cheering news of Lee’s line of retreat being cut off, the enemy being driven back to Gettysburg, and the surrender of a Florida briga dier general and Ma command, together with the capture of 8,000 prisoners. - It fell like a thunder .clap upon the heads ofr the sympathizers in our midst, and-gave a death blow to their hopes of ever being able to see the gentlemanly Gen.-Lee in Phi ladelphia. But it thrilled the loyal heart, and-with . fervent gratitude did men offer up'their'thanks to Him who ruleth all things for his own glory. As usual, we had a number of fires caused by the reckless use of fire-works. None of them were of a serious character, and the State House bell waß not rung during the day.. No. 656 North Sixth street waß set on fire by crackers in the morning, and slightly damaged. I The roofs and upper stories of Nob. 1026 and 1028 Mechanic street were destroyed by fire in the morning. The shoe store, No. 314 Poplar street, waß slightly damaged in the morning. At two o’clock in the afternoon a brick dwelling in Sepviva street, below Dauphin street, Nineteenth ward, was damaged to the extent of $4OO. There was a slight fire at the southwest corner of Nineteenth and Filbert streets in the afternoon. At half past five o’clock in the afternoon , the roof ot Gray’s brewery, at Sixth and Minor streets, was slightly damaged. About half past ten o’clock in the evening, the dwelling of Mr; :Smith, on Walnut street, near Seventeenth, wag slightly damaged by fire. The roof caught fire from a rocket. . AOCIDENTS. There was a number of trifling accidents from, tlie injudicious use of fire-arms, during the day. Fingers were blown off, hands were lacerated, and the snr ; geonsat the Pennsylvania Hospital were kept busy with a species of small practice. John McHim, a boy living in Juniper street, above Fitzwater, had his left hand so badly shattered by the explosion of a pistol that amputation was necessary. The operation was performed at the hospital. . - A middle-aged man, named Howell, living in Pegg street, had his right hand badly shattered by the ex plosion of a pistol. V John Burns, six years of age, living in v Savage street, near Sixteenth, accidentally Bhot ; himself .yesterday, with a pistol loaded '. with gravel-stones. A portion of the calf of one of.. hiß legs was tom off. The sufferer was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital. ; A BUSINESS PARADE. 'Some excitement was created in the neighborhood of Third and Chestnut streets, by the appearance of what.was first supposed to be the colored regiment. It proved to be a band of twenty colored musicians, preceded by the Stars , and Stripes, playing a na tional air, followed by a hundred colored persons all dressed in black, and wearing uniform caps and white gloves. It was literally “an army with ban ners,” for every man either carried a placard bear ing a patriotic motto, or he bore aloft a pithy in scription framed in rosewood and gold. As the ad vancing column came close in vie w, the admiring spectator discovered that the framed; banners gene* the words, “ Helmb old's Preparations and the fact of a. shrewd advertising dodge stood con fessed.* We understand that Mr. H. T. Helmbold, the getter-up of the display* expended eight hun dred dollars upon it. THE DAY ELSEWHERE. LANCASTER—FUNERAL OF MAJOR GENE RAL REYNOLDS. [Special Correspondence of The Press. 3 \ ' Lancaster, July 4. The body of Major General John Fulton Rey nolds reached Lancaster at li o’clock this morning, by the 7,30 train from Philadelphia. In the same car were the near relatives and intimate friends of General Reynolds; and several of the members of his staff. The body was in charge of Captain Rosengarten. In other cars were many persons from Philadelphia and Washington, whose presence at the funeral was not specially requested. Others, to whom General Reynolds had been personally un known, followed his body to the grave with sorrow as real, if not as poignant, as that of those to whom his loss was not merely a national bereavement. It had ever been General Reynolds’ desire that his burial should be unattended with display or pomp, and shortly before his death he had requested that the funeral should be unpretending and quiet. Those who expected that the body of thiß great sol dier would be carried to the . grave with all'the so lemn majesty and martial pride befitting the ocea-; Sion, were therefore disappointed. His wishes were obeyed in death, as in life had been his commands. And so, in keeping with that Spartan,simplicity which had ever ,distinguished the man, his remains were borne to the tomb without military ceremo nies of any kind; not the waving ol one plume, nor the tap of a single drum, marked the funeral pro-, cession as that of one of the purest and best of American soldiers. Yet it was not to be an ordinary burial. That Lancaster could not permit. She would have been false to her honor had she received with apathy the corpse of-her great son. Five thousand persons, at least, were assembled in the streets near the d6p6t. Every window and balcony of the houses overlook ing the street was crowded with spectators. Though in commemoration of the great anniversary of free dom thecity was gay with flags, yet they were ried with funeral crape. Though the day was intensely hot and oppressive, this dense crowd of men, women,: andchildren had been, for at leaßt an hour previous to the possible arrival of the. train, paliently wait-: ing. No finer tribute to the memory of any man could be paid than was*thiß spontaneous and silent - demonstration. There was no display to attract the curious and sight-loving ; there had been no an nouncement of a great military funeral.- But the simple fact that the body of Major General Rey nolds, slain at the head of the army, in fighting the enemies of hiß countryjwi’Fenhsylvania soil, be brought to his native .city for enough ; to thrill all Lancaster with feelings tender'and dcsp,{ and true. Few could have failed to remember that it was in-defence-of Pennsylvania homes that h$ had died, and none could have forgotten that for such a man the noblest tribute would be the unaf fected grief of a people. In this way, therefore, it happened that although in the severe simplicity of the. funeral itself, which was BfcfictJy private, nothing existed which called for special note, yet in the mighty mourning of- the, city through whose streets the funeral procession slowly wound, there is ample meaning tion. Had-it not; been for this a very few words would have recorded the solemn event. ■ . After & brief delay the -coffin, draped with the American flag* was taken from the car, and placed, in a plain hearse. • This was followed by a few car-, riages, which conveyed the- relatives and friends of the dead hero, and at twelve o’clock, with even less dipplay'than usually attend* the burial of a private citizen, the cortege moved - slowly to the. Lancaster Cemetery. Thousands of people followed. Old men who could scarcely walk, children who were carried in their mother’s arms, and all the quaint, home-Hfe'of this old-fashioned country city, came out‘in motley gathering from every 'door and avenue. But moat remarkable of these,--all, from sire to child,,wea-; ring a countenance mournful from variousaympa thies with the undemonstrative, but unusual mel ancholy of the passing procession—were" sol diers, some veryyoung, others gray, and a few orippled. Moist eyes under a hard, weather-beaten,’ sometimes battle-scarred forehead, told the involun tary grief of the veteran. Some had known the Major General when he was simply Jehn Reynolds, fpr in towns like Lancaster, there are perhaps more. neighbors and friends than elsewhere., i, The metropolis would have mourned its hero in a ' pageant splendid and Bolemq ; here, the absence j of display-made this ceremony of death more soli- tary, but more true and sublime.- It waßthe hero alone, rather than liis apotheosis, that was felt. From death upon the .lou r il battle* field, a noble sol dier was quietly borne to the quiet of the tomb. . “After life’s fitful fever, he sleeps well.” The whole town seemed to keep company with this modest, v but remarkable procession. A brief distance from the town, the beautiful cemetery of Lancaster was reached. ■ Here repose a numberpf the hero’s kindred;, among them the. patriarch of this remarkable family, John Reynolds, the Frank lin of Lancaster, and to this lastrest and coiupan ship, all that was mortal of Pennsylvanias Boldier wn a consigned. f ; ! The funeral services were simple. Hundreds, with uncovered heads, gathered around the grave, and listened in thoughtful silence to their delivery. The Rev. Walter Powell, Rev. Mr. Wlddtcomb, and Rev. Mr, Wombert, officiated at the burial. The eloquent extemporaneous .remarks of Mr. Powell w© must briefly report: REMARKS' OF rev. MR. DOWELL. The fortune of war has brought us together this day in solemn state, to mingle our* tears and sor rows. This is no ordinary occasion—the burial of bo great and good a soldier. We are taught that in war there are none who are exempt from death The country could ill spare such a soldier as he v horn we now mourn, yet it BeemsTto mitigate our P. ri ™te$ rief » when we consider the cause in which and the Slory he achieved/ And yet all this usefulness and glory adds to our 8 eyen the Private loss seem lost in th ™« nS ao .unexpectedly suffered. . ? eneral Reynoldsis known to you all. Here he was born, and here his early life was spent. career has been one. of public honor f? ?Jr? l J w aH Uu b war, whichwasnotonly 6ut to make it ever famous in Arne* ncan history. High as was the position he had achieved, one higher awaited, and had he lived he would probably have earned additional titles tolour gratitude. Yet, what he.did was enough to win a proud place in our national annals forhia name, aad to cause the heart of the nation to beat with grief that he has gone. ° When Mr. Powell had ended his earnest and im pressive discourse, many points of which we are unable to give, the services were closed with prayer and benediction. The vast concourse slowly dis persed, and the spade of the grave-digger soon hid from the light of'day the coffin which enßhrined those precious remains. Henceforth the fair ceme tery of Lancaster will be a new shrine of freedom, and the monument which will soon rise over the grave of the hero will record the name of one of the best and bravest of the soldiers of America. WASHINGTON. Washington, July 4.—The assemblage on the President’sgroundß to-day attending the celebration of the ceremonies, was composed in part of the mili tary, corporate authorities, and Masonic and Odd Fellows’fraternities. Hon. Hir&m Walbiidge delivered the oration, The national salutes were fired by order of the Government, and the day was generally celebrated with mdolx enthusiasm. To-night is the most profuse display of fireworks in all directions. Early in the day, Secession sympathizers endea vored to oaßt a gloom over the community by extra vagant falsehoods concerning disasters to our arms, but the light of truth soon diffused general joy, and diesipated their purposes* BALTIMORE, Baltimore, July 4, P. M.—The national anni versary has passed off to-day with the greatest patriotic display ever witnessed in this city.. Nearly every building, including dwellings, warehouses, public places, and the shipping in the harbor,are covered with - -flags, banners, See. Even the avowed sympathizers with Secessia joined in the patriotic display. All the boils in the city were rung at sunrise and sundown. salutes were fired from all the surrounding forts at midday and evening. The people in the streets have been cheering all day very enthusiastically for the success of the Army of the Potomac . A magnificent display of fireworks took place to night. No serious accidents are reported. NEW YORK. New York, July 4.—The day was.duly celebrated in thiß city in the usual patriotic manner, by the display of flags, firing of cannon, guns, and pistols, and burning of a tremendous amount of gunpowder, in every conceivable way, from early morn to dewy eve.' This afternoon a large number of ladies and gen tlemen eathered together at the Academy of Music, by invitation of the Young Men’B Democratic Union Association. The assemblage was called to order by Hon. Luke Fi Oozans, who nominated Hon. P. W.' Engs as presiding officer. Mr. in taking the chair, made a very happy speech,. The Declaration of Independence was read by Hon. Godfrey C. Gunther. This was followed by the reading of theOonstitu tion, by Hon. Eli P. Norton'. Addresses were then made by Governor Seymour and ex-Governor Seymour, of Connecticut, Repre sentative Pendleton, of Ohio, and Hon. Richard O’Gorman, of this city. NEWARK, N. J. [Special Despatch to The Prsas.l • Newark (N. J.), July s.—Business was generally suspended yesterday, and the day was ushered in by bell-ringing, flag-raising, and the booming of cannon. The “ citizens’ ’’ celebration took place in the new market house, at OK o’clock A. M. Those' partici pating assembled at the flag staff at 9 o’clock, and marched to the market house, where, after prayer, the Decfaration of'lndependence was read by Mr. George-T. Baldwin, and an oration delivered by J, W. .Wall; About two thousand persons were present, many of the number being ladies. The “Catholic” celebration • was held at the Bishop’s woods in Irvingtonj-where, after music by the band, the Declaration was read, and an oration delivered by Rev. George.H. Doane, t L, DAYTON, OHIO. (Special Despatch to The Press. 3. Dayton, 0., July s.— The celebration of the 4th of July in this town was quite spirited. The emi nent elocutionist, James E. Murdoch, in compliance with an invitation from our committee having the celebration in charge, read the Declaration of Inde pendence. Spindler’s Glee Club assisted in the ex ercises. John Brough, thb Union candidate for Go-. vernor, was present, and delivered an oration perti-.. nent to the times and characteristically eloquent. Braadt’s brass band of Cincinnati was-also present and discoursed excellent mußic, Altogether the ce lebration was of a character to be long remembered. R. T. . NASHVILLE, TENN, CSpecial Despatch to The Press. ] Nashville, July s.—ln addition to the several public and private celebrations of yesterday, in this city, the ceremonies at Fort Gilleni, one mile west of the capital, were very interesting. The exercises commenced at the fort at JO o’clock, and consisted of prayer by the Rev. Mr. Hayes, reading of the Decla ration.of independence by.the Hon,. Jordan Stokes,' oration by Professor McCoy, speeches by Governor Johnson and Hon. Horace Maynard, and music by the band. At least two, thousand ladies were present in the. audienge.; B.C. T. Letter from Horace Binney. We commend the following letter of our venerable and distinguished fellow-citizen to the attention of our readers: Philadelphia, June 25,1863. To (he General Committee of Invitation and Correspond ence of the Union League of Philadelphia,' James Milli ken, Esq., Chairman. ' - Gentlemen : I acknowledge the honor of your invitation/to participate, as a guest, in the ceremo nies and banquet of a national celebration of our national independence, in this city, on the Fourth of July'next, and although niy health and strength do not permit me to avail myself of the invitation, they do not confine me, at present, to this formal reply. I have unbounded confidence in the principles of the Union League of Philadelphia, and of the loyal National Leagues throughout the United States. They are distinctly recommended and enforced in the Farewell Address of Washington, and are the* breath of life to the Union. It has never been so necessary to embody them for universal action as at this day, and to recall them partly in the letter, and wholly in the spirit, of that immortal paper. The maintenance of the Union against all enemies, without or within;.a cordial, habitual, and im movable attachment to it; a sacred regard for the Constitution, as the voice of the Union lor its go-' vemment: confidence in, and support of the Govern ment ordained by the Constitution; obedience to the lawfully-elected and appointed Administration of the Government, reßpecttoits authority, compliance with its laws, acquiescence in its measures; and, withal, that concert of the heart with the de mands of political and civil duty which obtains the name (of loyalty, and in times like the pre sent manifests the cordiality of allegiance to the: nationthese, I think, are in part the very let ter, and in the whole the spirit, of Washington’s Farewell Address. Washington 1 makes no distinc tion between the lawfully elected and appointed administration of Government and the Government itself. He speaks of both in the same paragraph as the Government. By the measures of government he means the measures of administration.-., Th© Ad ministration is the Government in action. When, the people constitutionally change the actors in administration the government is not changed, and the action of the government is entitled to the same regard, respect, and Support. If there be any prac-. tical distinction between the government and the. administration, party has made it, and not Wash ington ; and it is a distinction disloyal to the TJnion, the Constitution, and the Government.' It reduces loyalty to the degraded rank of personal favor to personal actors in the government, and to'party satisfaction with party measures of government. . , The doctrines of Washington were not party doc trines. Washington belonged to no party, wrote for no party, and acted for no party. He feared the evils of party more than allother evils which could -assail the Union. He has described, andalmost de nounced,'the designs of a party disloyal to the Union, and which he thought was in sight in his own day. This was the parent thought of his Farewell Address. He discountenanced .parties altogether,, and at all times, as intrinsically dangerous to the Union and to republican government. • Let us be thankful that God spared the eyes of this pure and incorruptible patriot from beholding, and r perhaps his spiric from conceiving, the.terrible depth which this nation would fall when an: im-. mense and ruling mass of its people would regard party Asa political virtue, and the passionate exag gerations of party as the only efficient instrument of government* He, \yas especially blessed m escaping the sigh* of flagrant*?an u ing rebellion, raised- up by and through the •nirit of party, to blast the best fruits of the «reut- labor of his life, to destroy : the Union, to falsify the Declaration' of Independence, and to. lav foundations in government which: all our fathers abhorred.' That sight has-been reserved for us; perhaps for our unfllial disregardof .hu advice, which seems-to have been an inspiration from Heaven, :We have seen, and we no w see, this awful treason; after deluging the country with' blood, marching to invade this State, and obtaining, or seeking to -obtain, from the same exaggerations of party, either open, or secret assistance-within the State and city-in , which the Declaration of Inde pendenc6*waß first ushered to the. world, and where • the formation of the TJnion was first celebrated by , -an anniversary procession, and ceremonies of homage, in the same way in which you now purpose again to celebrate ifc. ; . . . ; - . As a league of patriots, rejecting all discrmlnai tions of party, and building up the strongest and purest combination of the people in irrepressible support of the Union and the Government of the nation, upon the: principles of the Father of Jus Country, I venerate the Union Leagues of the United States, and Tdevoutly pray. God to consum mate.thcir noble design; to the effectual suppression of rebellion and treason, and of-treasonable practices and confederacies, to the perpetuity of the Union, the maintenanceof the Constitution; and the mbco-. ration of peace and unity to our entire nation of people and States. , : v I remain; gentlemen, most respect fully, your obe dient Bervanly : HOR. BININLx. The Coal Regiments* To the Editor of The Press: / . The Committee on Organization of the two Coal Regiments, of which Colonels Alfred Day and Oliver Tlopkinson are commanding officers, have noticed with regret an article in an, evening paper claiming that the Ist Coal Regiment is a Democratic regiment. The Committee have particularly avoided giving any political bias to the regiments, and have only required unconditional loyalty from their members. There has never, at any time, been any inquiry ' made with regard to the political opinions of the officers and men offering for the .regiments. Theonlyaim ofthe Coal Trade has been to send as many,men as possible to the held, for the service of our country, in the quickest and most expeditious manner. V’ COMXITT.ETi.* , Lewis Audenieid, ■ .T. Hicks Conrad, Davis Pearson, George F. Tyler, "Wm. G. Audenreid, ' . George B. Newton 1 , J. B. Yan-Dusen, -Jesse M. Cook, ‘ J. JV. Morris,. .Tr., John Street. Clias. M. Taylor, ■ '-John Ri-Blakiston, John M lines, Jos. Hi Huddle, YVrn> Hunter, Jr., • • - chaa. Wanneraacher, hi. F. Gordon, Chas. t - ; Norton. ~ HAMMETT, Ohairtuan. tary,- - j- THE PRESS-PHILADELPHIA., MONDAY, JTJLY 6, 1863.' s ms. This is grand news which comes to us from the blood-stained field of Gettysburg ! The eighty-seventh anniversary of Ame rican independence has been commemo rated with immortal honor by the gallant Army of the Potomac! A second time has the-rebel project of invading the North, ■ and seizing our national capital, been foiled; and, should our conjectures be verified, a second time has Genera! Lee, baffled, de feated, well nigh crushed, been driven in dis grace and confusion from loyal soil towards his Virginia fastnesses and coverts. The special despatch from our Hanover cor respondent, published on Saturday, led the public to anticipate further successes; but few save'the most sanguine expected so soon to receive the joyful tidings which we print to-day, and which come to us in too reliable a shape to permit a doubt as to the authenticity of their statements. Only a week ago disloyal men predicted, with ill concealed satisfaction, the fall of Washing ton and Philadelphia; and loyal men trem bled as they reflected upon the possibility nay, the seeming inevitableness of such disasters. The Army of the Potomac had been worn out by long marches, and the commencement of its eighth campaign found it upon the defensive—found it not before Richmond but before Baltimore. One week ago, under such adverse circumstances, General Meade took command of this army ; took command not bocause of confi dence in his own ability to command suo cess ; not because he loved the fame more than he feared the awful responsibility of the position, but because all wbo bad pre ceded him. had failed, and his name stood next upon the list. It was a name compa ratively little known to newspaper noto riety ; it was not the cry of a party, nor the theme of fulsome adulation; but to-day it is a name that men delight to honor, for it is indissolubly linked with the fame of A glorious achievement. We are proud of Gene ral Meade -as a Philadelphian; we are more proud of him as an American soldier, whose sword has saved..his country from dishonor, and whose hand has raised her trampled banner from the dust. We are satisfied with the Army of the Potomac. It has been abused, maligned, and sneered at; but it has given us undoubted evidence of its'capacities, and we are content to entrust the honor and safety of the Republic to its keeping. It met Lee away from his en trenchments and masked batteries ; it saw the long-delayed opportunity, and has em braced it. We congratulate this gallant ' band of men: we congratulate all who have an interest or who can feel a pride in their success,* upon the news we print to-day. The invasion of Lee has proved the most costly experiment he ever ventured upon; and, though some of our own citizens have been made to suffer, and some of our own homes have been despoiled and laid in ruins, we feel rejoiced that this infamous rebellion has received its severest blow on the- soil of Pennsylvania! We ' who, a brief week ago,. were so querulous and so timid, have much to be proud of, much to be grateful for to-day, if there be any.truths in our despatches from the field. We have found in one-fearful test a leader and a victory. The immediate results are the salvation of ■ our liberties, and the vindi cation of our national honor. The.final re - suits, let us hope, will be—peace 'aud a re unitedpeople! Tile Anniversary. _ The cheering news received on Saturday, victory for tlie Army of the Potomac, the inspiriting letter of the President, upon whose word we have learned implicitly to depend, made the celebration of the Fourth of July more joyous than the most san guine had dared to hope. In other columns will he found full accounts of the manner in which the day was observed, and of that solitary event which saddened the general exultation—the burial of Major General Reynolds. Tet, little of the excitement, marks the celebration, ex isted'. The profound interest of the people in the great battle was not lessened by the assurance of victory, and official despatches were anxiously awaited. Too many of opr citizens dreaded lest the National gain should be their private loss, to make pos sible- any general spirit of levity. . There was a solemnity in ■ the observance of the sacred day, honorable to a thought fid and patriotic people. Special Despatclie* to “ Tile Pre«».” Captain Marsband, of the United States steam sloop-of-war Lackawanna, reports to the Navy De partment, under date of June 14th, that at daylight on th£. previous morning, whilst at anchor off Mo bile, a black smoke was seen from a steamer. By Bignal from the senior officer he gave chase, gaining gradually, upon -the vessel. She waß kept in sight, until two o’clock on the morning of the 14th, when it became quite dark, and sight of her was lost. At daylight, however, she was discovered eight mileß distant, not withstanding the exertions she made to escape by frequently changing her course, burning oily sub stances in her furnaces, throwing overboard her cargo, &e. The Lackawanna gained upon her, and when nearing the pursued steamer she hoisted the British ensign, and did not stop her ; engines until several shots were fired. She was a fast .vessel, and the LackawannaMiad to run 109 miles before her capture was effected, which took place in latitude 25° 42' north, longitude 86° 32', She was found to be the iron paddle-wheel steamer Neptune, of Glas-. gow, bound from Havana to Mobile. During the chase most of her cargo was thrown overboard, as well as the mail, and the principal part of the ship’s' papers. Another report from Captain Marsrand, dated at sea, June 15, says that at nine o’clock thi* morn ing, on the return of this ship towards Mobile in company .with the steamer, Neptune, captured yesterday, the black smoke of a steamer was seen ahead, for which thiß ship, as well as the Neptune, gave chase. She was not brought to until a shot at.ruck her* Vfjuch did no damage, however, and .he was captured aifie? *"*■« J?® en 26 “M“- She was the Confederate steamer a**”*®* l bile, of 313 tons burden, and left Mobile bay on the night of lath of June for Havana, with.,* cargo of 625 bales of cotton and 124 barrels rosin. ' During the chase between 60 and 80 bales of cotton were thrown overboard, and several barrels of rosinlburned. Lieutenant commanding Eaton, oft the United States steamer Circassian, reports tofthe Depart ment, off New Orleans* June 23d, thecapture of the rebel sloop John Wesley, which had'evaded the blockade off St; Marks* Florida, on toe I3fch ult., and was bound to Havana laden with cotton. She was sent to Key West foifadjudicatioa . medals of Honor to the 2Ttkr Maine. About three hundred of the 27 th !Uaine Volun teers, under Colonel Westwobth, whp volunteered to remain beyond their time while "Washington was threntened, hnve been relieved by the'jWar Depart ment, and left for their, homes yesteiday evening. Medals of honor are to be awarded thejn. Major-General Sickles. Major General Sickles reached here by rail this morning. Though suffering from the loss of his leg, his physical condition is thonjlit to be im proving. V- . Fi Uestruction of the Rebel Pontq Major General Viirxoh yesterday reaching ■Williamsport by a forced Frederick, with a considerable fore stroyed the pontoon bridge and train the latter had left in position thei emergencies, Official despatches from Yioksbu; ult; have been rcoeived. Everyth going on cheeriDgly. ' A Bise In tile Potomac—TU The recent rains have swollen'Jthe rendering the river unfordable, an in view of military operations. The places on the Upper Potomac is said or nine feet deep. . ■ ” . * The city is jubilant to-night over t] grace fioin Pennsylvania. New Youk, .Tuly S.—The gunboat ■ rived from off Yorktown for repairs. The steamer Down, from Port Koj to repair and have a new propeller. The luir.e-achooner John vviui 'West, which eh® left ,oa the ~oth , cargo of articles from other prize yea day. ’ ■ ■ .. ■_ JULY 6, 1883. THE VICTORY J WASHINGTON. Washington, July 5, 1863. Blockade Runners Captured. Vickßbu'rg* ' Fordable. Arrival of Steamer, ENCOURAGING NEWS. REPORTS OF A GRE&T VICTORY. GETTYSBURG IN OUR POSSESSION, The Rebels Driven Two Miles from the Town. Thousands of Kebels Captured* A Large Number of Cannon Taken. The Enemy Contemplating Retreat. THE ACCOUNTS OF FRIDAY’S BATTLE. THE ENEMY REPULSED WITH TERRIBLE HAVOC. I>csi»at'o3i.os from'Gfen. Meade. Surrender of a Rebel Brigade. Reported Death of Gens. Dill and Longstreet, General French at Williamsport. Rebel X-oiitoons Destroyed. Another Account of Friday’s Battle. THE UNION TOSS 20,000—REBUT, From 12,000 to 20,000 Prisoners Taken. Tlic Wounded Union Prisoners Recaptured. GEN, PIEASANTON IN PURSUIT, [Special despatch to The Pre3a. 3 Gettysburg fPa.J, Sunday, P. M.—Early on Friday night the enemy withdrew Ms entire line, and hastily evacuated Gettys burg, and fell back two miles in a north westerly direction. They are now, en trenching. They left behind a large number of pa roled prisoners, all of our wounded, and many of their own. They failed to parole General Barlow, who is how in our lines seriously wounded; Lee sent-a flag of truce, threatening to shell the city if we advanced. General Meade, thereupon, immediately orderedthe removal of the wounded. A rebel colonel declared tliat -tliey fouglit in a slaughter-pen on Saturday morning. Pleasanton lias captured a rebel baggage train. . Our dead have been all buried, but the rebel dead are strewn over tlie field by thou sands. . • Up to noon to-day there had been no fighting, except skirmishing. Our limes ham advanced,, and the rebel army is believed to be in full retreat , though still presenting a bold front. . D. later official despatches from "Washington, July 5—4 P. M.—The latest official despatch received here, up to this hour, from Gene ral Meade, is dated Headquarters Army of the Po tomac, 7 A. M., July 4th, which merely states that the enemy had withdrawn from the'position occu" pied for the attack on Friday. The information in .the possession of General Meade at that time did .not develop the character of the enemy’s move ment—whether it was a retreat or a manosuvre for other purposes. Reliable information, received here to-day, asserts that General Lee’s headquar ters were at Cashtown, yesterday afternoon, and that the rebels were fortifying at Newman’s Cut, South Mountain, apparently to cover a retreat. Later.official despatches are expected. "Washington! Ju1y.5, 8 P.M.—The two following despatches have been received: , Headquarters Army of the Potomac, Noon, July 4,1863. To.Maj* Gen, Hallecki General in Chitf; The position of 'affaira is not materially changed since my last despatoh, dated 7A. M. We now hold Gettysburg. The enemy has abandoned large num bers of his killed and wounded on the field. ‘ I shall probably be able: to give you a return of our'c&ptnrc« nu be noweight latest Intelli’ Sebago has ar 1, has arrived, On Thursday night the rebels were massed,, and k on Friday they werfe concentrated against the light wing, General Slocum coimuandiag, but were un successful. They broke our lines nowhere, and turned no position, whatever. They thereupon fell n, froai Key It., with a full ?la, arrived to* loss 30,000. GENERAL MEADE. baok, and began to entrench. Gen. Sickles j.s hope ful of the result. Fourteen hundred more prisonersarrivedto-night,. making twenty-five hundred in all to-day. THE BATTLE NEAR GETTYSBURG—OUR ARMS TRIUMPHANT-GEN. LONGSTREET WOUNDED AND A PRISONER. [Special Despatch to The Press, i Fuedebiok, July 4. Captain Joseph Graff, who was wounded in the foot during the fight of Thursday, came to his home in Frederick, bearing with him the remains of Lieu tenants Smith and Eaden, of the Ist Maryland Regi ment. From his account of the fight, I'consider it one of the most fearful battles of the rebellion. On Wednesday night our troops,-who had been driven from their position in the early portion of the conflict, had regained their lost groundj and were prepared to again contest the field with the rebels. Our cen tre was on a high eminence, immediately fronting the town, divided into two sections by the Baltimore pike. Our skirmishers extended into the Buburbs of Gettysburg. The position on the right was also excellently chosen, and naturally almost as strong as the centre. It extended s along a rangeof high but irregular hills, on which our artillery, was posted so advantage ously as to rake every yard of the country beneath. The left wing was not near so strong as the right wing and centre. But the enemy had no advantage over us here, as the hills had gradually settled down to a level, leaving both our left and the rebel right on equal footing: lam told that the line of battle extended fifteen miles to the south and eaßt of Get tysburg. On Thursday our forces hastily constructed some rude atTattis work, and made some effort to en trench themselves. Toward night it became evident the enemy was meditating come surprise. With their usual strategy, they were massing themselves to crush the left and right wings of our army. As soon aS these indications were known those por tions of General Meade’s army were reinforced and strengthened in every possible way. The premoni tions of Thursday evening were proved to be true on Friday morning, for they opened on. our right and left with terrific discharges of- musketry and artillery. Theonel&ught was fearful; the bravery of the r rebels was brutally fearful. They seemed demons, not men. .But our troops knew their homes, their country was at\stake, and they Btood immovable, a living wall, a breath ing, motionless rampart. Useless valor for the rebels;, they met, not success but death. Every charge was repulsed, each attack terminated in de feat, discomfiture, slaughter to the foes of our coun try. The day was warm; the sun seemed to have come fresh from the tropics to blister hands and faces,.to dazzle eyes, and create a choking thirst. Not being able to drive our troops, they found themselves unable ,to resist their increasing impe tuosity. Slowly they yielded us the ground, and we continued to drive them till noon, when both armies, exhausted, rested as it were by mutual con sent. . scathing fire were the 2d, 3d, and sth corps, who fought nobly. Altogether in two fights we have captured ten thousand prisoners. Rebel Gen. Longstreet is wounded and a prisoner. In the af ternoon the hostilities were renewed, but with no better auccesß to our enemies,who, despite their desperation, continued toyield the ground. When night closed in on the awful scene, we were in pos session of the dead and wounded, which literally strewed the ground. We had driven the enemy about two miles. JB. THE WOUNDED PENNSYLVANIANS. Harrisburg, July 5. . The following correspondence passed to-day be tween Governor Curtin and Surgeon General Hammond: . Harrisburg, July 5. . Surgeon Gerun-al Hammond, Washington: , . Our people over the State are exceedingly anxious ‘to render aid and assistance to the wounded at Gettysburg. Will you say how: many volunteer surgeons I may send? You may be assured that our people will take the wounded to their homes and render every assistance and help that the most careful nurßing may demand, and that our public buildingß can be used as hospitals, to any extent. Inasmuch as the battle occurred in Pennsylvania, I ask that our people, at least, be not removed out of the State. You will readily notice the propriety of this, and the interest it will certainly be to the public service in future. A. G. CURTIN.. Washington, July 5—8.45P.M.—T0 Governor Curtin—Pennsylvania troops will be cared for as far as possible in Pennsylvania. There are 5,000 vacant beds in Philadelphia, which have been or dered to be firßt filled. We have plenty of hospital room prepared, where the wounded will be more comfortably cared for than in any extemporized.hos pitals. The Medical Director of the Army of the Potomac has plenty of surgical aid. By order of the S urgeon General. JAMES R, SMITH, ABBiatant Surgeon General. . THE BATTLE OF FRIDAY. Headquarters, Army of the Potomac, Fri day, July 3, 1863.—The decisive battle of the war has been fought tc-day, and the enemy have been' repulsed with terrific loss. At daylight Lee’s.right wing batteries opened upon our left, and shortly after those of hiß centre followed. After half an hour’s cannonading, doing but little damage to us, the fire Blackened, and only occasional shots were exchanged. Shortly afterwards*.the enemy’s left, composed entirely of infantry and sharpshooters! made an attack on our right, wing, and so suddenly and impetuously was it accomplished, that our skir mishers and front line were driven back from their entrenchments v but, by aid of the batteries in. the rear, and the indomitable bravery of the 12th Corps, we regained the first position, capturing* conside rable number of prisoners. Several hours of ominous silence follo wed this re pulse. At one o|clock the enemy fired two shots, apparently as* signaU for the grandest artillery fight ever witnessed on this continent. Before a moment had elapsed at is estimated that at least SO guns opened upon u 3. :Our batteries returned with interest.- The~ air seemed literally thick with iron, and for more than an hour it seemed impossible that main, or- beast could live through it. Strange to say, the enemy’s accuracy of range as exhibited on the two previous days was wanting on this occasion. Most of their shells ex ploded far in the rear of our front, and generally missing our batteries. . Under cover of this feu d\ infer Lee advanced his columns of infantry for the covers, and made several desperate attempts to carry our lines by-assault, but each su#fceesive attempt was repulsed with ter rible havoc to their ranks. After an hour’s inces sant cannonading the fire grew less intense for a short time, but was again renewed for a Bhort pe riod with equal spirit. 1 During this period, some of our batteries whose ammunition had been exhausted ceased to fire, and on the app»ach of the reserve batteries withdrew to the rear. The. enemy only seeing the batteries withdrawing, and mistaking this for a retreat, made a rapid charge up the hill and obtained a position in our line, cutting to pieces and almost annihilating the small infantry supports 5 but, before they had time to rejoice at their imaginary success, the fresh batteries poured in a deadly fire of canister and case shot. The infantry reserve joined on either flank of the gap, charged them, and added greatly to their destruction. They were completely surprised, and -hundreds threw down their arms: and asked for quarter. Nearly the entire brigade of Gen. Dick Garnett surrendered, and Garnett himself was wounded, and barely made his escape. Longatreet was mortally wounded and captured. He is reported to have diedin an hour afterwards. About 4.30 P. M. the artillery of the enemy slackened, and had entirely ceased ats o’clock, the last shots which they fired being far Beyond their original position, and the infantry columns'had withdrawn to their covers. We captured upwards of 3,000 prisoners, while the enemy took but lew of ours. The rebel prisoners report that General A. P. Hill wbb killed outright on .the field, and that their offi cers suffered far greater casualties than: in any pre vious engagement. So terrific was the enemy’s fire that the small house where General Meade and staff were quartered was perforated by several shots. Many of the staff horses were killed around the house,' General Butterfield was struck on the breast, and it is feared - internally injured, by a piece of a shell which ex-, pJoded in the building. Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Dickinson, of the staff, had his left arm perforated by a flying fragment of shell, and it seemed a mira cle that no greater damage was done to life and limb. Several of our general officers were wounded in the engagement. General Hancock was wounded in the leg. Generals Gibson, Warren, and Hunt were wounded. In consequence of the excitement and difficulty in ascertaining their location, the names of many prominent officers reported as killed or wounded cannot be ascertained to-night. Too much credit cannot be given to ohr batteries, the men attached to which for hours stood to their guns under a broiling sun, and surrounded by the missiles of death, retiring only to give their posi tions to others when their caissons and liraberawere exhausted of ammunition. xhe , Infantry engaged, also nobly did their duty, and the enemy to-day. at their hands have received the greatest disaster ever administered by the Union forces. ' AH the officers award the, highest honors to Gen. Meade for the able-generalship he has displayed since he assumed the command, and particularly for his coolness, decision, and.energy on this memorable third of July. Last night, believing it to ;be his duty to the cause, and to far he would be supported in the approaching conflict, he summoned his corpß aDd division commanders for aconsiiltation. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. New York, July 3.—Th e Herald’s account of Fri day’s battle,'•ays .that the attack on our left raged fiercely for three hours, wh6i the. enemy fell back, yielding'to us the whole of the battle-field of that morning, as well as that of the previous day- .At j the same time a tremendous effort was Eiade by the - rebels to turn'our right, and gain our position on a wooded mountain commanding our positions on Cemetery Hill,' but the. unflinching. bravery of the 12th Corps, aided by the terrific fire of our artilelry, checked them. About eleven o’clock in the forenoon, at a critical juncture, one or two New York brigades arrived, and were thrown into position on our right. This determined the fats of the day. The rebels quailed and retreated slowly, fighting at every step, the battle raging for hours until the afternoon, when the rebels abandoned the field in that direction. The rebels soon after massed in our front, when the ABsault opened alongthe en tire line, but our victorious forces drove them back. : At 5 o’clock, after twelve hours incessantfighting, the contest terminated, our troops being victorious at every point, with the entire battle-field in their possession. "We took thousands of prisoners. At the close of the action. Lee had the impudence to send us a flag of truce, asking a suspension of hostilities, to bury his dead and exchange prisoners. Gen. Meade replied that he intended to recapture all the prisoners, and would bury their dead : for them. Failing in. this. attempt to gain time, the enemy precipitately retreated to the _mountalns, leaving their guards and sentinels. This (Saturday) morning upwards of 1,100 strag glers were taken .in Gettysburg, besides our wounded who .fell into the enemy’s hands on Wed nesday? , Gen. Pleasanton started at daybreak on Saturday with artillery, in pursuit of the rebels, anil at the last accounts wrb pressing them hard. Both sides lost heavily* probably aggregating/S/Vy /ftattend-—twenty' tKbusand Union, and thirty thou sand rebel. We have oapttired from 12,000 to 20,000 prisoners, more than quadruple what they have captured. * A Frederiokjdeßpatch, dated the 4th, to the Herald , states that a Tew rebel cavalry dashed’ into that place at noon, seized a few horses, and skedaddled. Our cavalry pursued and captured three of them. The same despatch states that an expedition under Major Fuller, to Falling Waters, five miles below Williamsport, destroyed the rebel pontoon bridge, an ammunition train there, and a number of wagons loaded with supplies. In-a skirmish, sixteen prisoners were taken, and a number killed, [This ia. probably, the expedition referred to by Major General French.] CANNONADING HEA.RD ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. •Habbisbuiig, July 5,11 P. M.—A gentleman who lives about five miles from Shippensburg, on the road to Fayetteville, fifteen miles from Gettysburg, and has heard the firing of the great battles at Get tysburg during the whole three days’ fighting, arrived here to-day, and says that at four o’clock yesterday afternoon he again heard heavy firiog-until nearly dark. This morning it again commenced at an early hour, and continued until sevSn'o’oiook, but hot nearly as heavy as the night before.'-He letfc at nine o’clock, and at that hour the firing had not been renewed. The sound was in the direction of Gettysburg. THE LATEST PROM HARRISBURG. THE RETREAT OF LEE. Habrisburo,. July>6 —l A. M.—Official informa tion received here,leases no doubt that Dee’s army is in full retreat. Theline of retreat ia not definitely known, but it is either through Cashtown or Fair field.. Whichever wayitiß Gen. Meade appears to have the advantage, as he is posted at Gettysburg, and is pushing out hiß forces both towards New man’s Cut, which is directly west, and Fairfield, which is southwest, But nothing is known‘as to the exact situation. Lee is probably trying to re treat by both routes. It is supposed here that he does not know of the destruction of the pontoon bridge at Williamsport. The position of the rebel army last night was with his left near Hunterstown, and his right across the Emmettsburg road, thus forming a semicircle around Gettysburg. Thus General Meade operates from the centre, and Lee on the arc of a circle. No information can be sent as to the movements of our army, but all the generalß are vigilant, and our tropps-'in the best of spirits. GETTYSBURG. We held last night, with our advance, a position parallel with the State line, running from Hanover on the right to Gettysburg on the left—a distance of fourteen miles. Gettysburg is connected by rail with Baltimore via the Hanover Branch railroad to Hanover Junction, on the Northern Central railroad. There is also a good pike leading to the same city, via Littlestown. The latter place is just three miles north of the State line, and about half waybetween Hanoyer and Gettysburg. It is connected with Hanover, and thence with the reßt of the world, by a branch of the Hanover branch railroad. , NEW CAVALRY BRIGADIERS* I may mention the accesssion of three new briga dier generals to the cavalry force, in the persons of Captain Merritt, of the sth regular cavalry, Captain •Coetar, of General Pleasanton’s staff, and Captain Farnsworth, of the Bth Illinois Cavalry. These are three uashiDg and brilliant youDg officers, who are thus appointed in violation of red tape and regard less of political influence, because of their rare fit ness to lead cavalry. Major General Pleasanton has said that with such officers he can destroy the rebel cavalry, and he will do it. "The new generals are assigned, and are already at work. It may be interesting to know that the boasted rebel cavalry force, which, according to their own admissions, was 12,000 strong before the Beverly Ford fight, cannot now number more than 8,000 for duty. Our force, on the contrary, is larger and bet ter than ever before. ' . . The reception given to the Army of the Potomac by the people of Maryland and Pennsylvania is per fectly magnificent. Blessings and hospitalities are showered profusely on every hand. . PENNSYLVANIANS WOUNDED. The following officers of Pennsylvania regiments were among the wounded in Wednesday’s battle: - ELEVENTH REGIMENT, Captain Grey, Company F, wounded; Captain Piper, Company E, wounded; Lieutenant Tapp, Company B, wounded; -Lieutenant Shaw," Com pany B, wounded; Lieutenant Gay, Company K, wounded, EIGHTY-EIGHTH REGIMENT. Lieutenant Jacob Atnsten, Company A, wounded; Lieutenant R. E, Cußkaden, Company F, wounded: Captain E. A. Blase, Co. B, missing; Lieutenant George W. Grant, Company B, missing; Lieutenant Samuel G. Boone, Company B, missing; Captain George L. Schell, Company I, missing. NINETIETH REGIMENT- Captain John T. DuraDg, Company A, wounded 5 Captain William P. Davis, Company H, wounded: Lieutenant E. J. Yorger, Company A, missing; Lieutenant J. W. Super, Company C, misßiug. REGENT CAVALRY EXPLOITS. Hanover, June SO.—General Kilpatriek started from Littletown this morning, and occupies this town to-night. The command was at first moved through-the town, and the advance had reached Abbotteville (four miles) when he was attacked by Stuart’s, by Lee's, Robinson’s, and Hampton’s brigades, in the rear and flank upon the brigade, commanded by Gen. Farnsworth. The 6th New York made a charge through the main street and captured a stand of colors, and also Col. Payne, formerly of the Black Horse Cavalry. Col. Payne was also severely wounded. Capt. James Dicker son, of the lOfch Virginia Cavalry, formerly of Bal timore, was killed in this charge. Aemy ot the Potomac. July I.—General Kil patrick bad been sent to Littlestown, Pennsylvania, seven miles south of Hanover, where he arrived Monday afternoon, and held the place over night. Early Tuesday he fell in with a portiop of Stuart’s pursuing its wayto Hanover, and brisk skir mishing begaD, which was kept up to Hanover. Here Kilpatrick ordered a charge, and though the enemy was far superior to him (Stuart’s whole force being present), yet he compelled them to give way, and captured fiftv prisoners, including one lieute nant colonel and one lieutenant. This was the first time that Kilpatrick’s new command, mainly &lichi can cavalry, had been under fire, and they acquitted" themselves handsomely. The following letter was captured to-day, which indicates quite clearly that we are Burrounded by spies, even inthe State of Pennsylvania : - On March, June 30,1863. GsarsßAiirA citizen, direct, from Littletown, in forms me.that General Kilpatrick, with four regi ments, of which «ie JBt_yirginia, Ist Vermont, and oth New York are three, smrTjjoirpi»«»«i_nf. aEtillery, left that place this morning For Hanover. The roaa ~ that I am in strikes the Littletown and Hanover road at McSherryville, two miles from Hanover. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, . FITZ LEE, Brigadier General Commanding. REYNOLDS’ DEATH. Major General. Reynolds was placing his men when he was fatally wounded, and urging them on to the support of General Buford. He. cried out in his enthusiasm, For God’s Bake l forward, my brave boy s—forward !” And forward they did go that iron brigade of Colonel Meredith’s, which has neverfailed since the war began. Just then General Reynolds received Mb fatal wound, and falling over upon Captain Wilcox, his aid, who was riding be side him, he exclaimed, " Good God, Wilcox, I am killed 1” - NORTH CAROL INI. Growing Disaffection to tlie Confederacy. New York, July s.—The coirespondent of the Associated Press at Newbern, N. 0., writes as fol lows : - Newbern, N. C., June 30.—An elaborate article appeared in the Raleigh Slajidard on the 23d, be lieved to be from the pen of Hon. W. A. Graham, denying, the right of secession, from the Federal Union, affirming the right of coercion by the Fede ral Government, disclaiming against the propriety and any just cause for the pending assaults against the Union, and strongly asserting the right of any State to withdraw at will from the Confederate States. The wife and little daughter of Charles Henry Foster were intercepted last week near Windsor, Bertie" county, N. C.,''while endeavoring to reach, the Union' lines, by a company of Georgia cavalry, and refused: permission to proceed. The people of the county were greatly exasperated at the outrage, nnd a strong Confederate guard, was placed around the houße in which Mrs/Foster, was imprisoned.' On Thursday Mrs. Foster was compelled to' return to her home in Murfreeeborough, N. C.' . The Raleigh Standard of the 23d favors a Conven tion of all the States, to procure peace either by reconstruction of the Union or by peaceable separa tion. * _ The Rev. R.. J. Graven, ofHillaboro, N. C., who was arrested last autumn on the charge of treason to the Confederacy, has just been discharged through, the efforts of the Hon. W. A; Graham. The Ra leigh Standard congratulates the people upon the result, and republishes, with approving comnientß, the article made the-pretext for hia arrest. HAVANA AND MEXICO# THE CITY OF MEXICO OCCUPIED* THE REBEL STEAMERS FLORA, CALYPSO, AND RUBY CAPTURED .New York, July 6.—The steamer Roanoke, with Havana datesto the 30th ult., has arrived, bringing Yera .Cruz advices of the 16th. The French army occupied the city of Mexico on the 3d, and General Forey took formal possession on.the 10th. Juarez had retired to San Luis Potoai, and a French division had been sent against that place. General Forey was received with great enthu siasm. A French marquis, wounded at Puebla, goes to Paris with the*-keys of the. city of Mexico. Thirteen hundred prisoners, mostly Mexican officers, are about to be sent to France. - Commodore Wilkes has arrived by the Roanoke, Commodore Lardner having arrived at St. Thomas. The Yfestlndia Squadron are reported in a crippled condition, owing to defective boilers/etc. . Yallandigham left Wilmington for Bermuda, on the 38th, in the steamer Cambria. The steamers Charleston,. Sirius, Banshee, and Lizzie and Fanny had ai rived at Nassau from Wilmington. The Flora, Oalypßo, and Ruby are reported cap itured. The steamers Darien and Hebe are at Nassau, bound to Southern ports. A Savannah paper says that the Yankees cannot use the ram Atlanta recently captured. • 5,050 Rebel Prisoners at Baltimore* Baltimore, , July , s.—Twenty*three hundred prisoners have just passed along Baltimore street, from the Central Railroad dfipbt, and 1,900 more are shortly expected, which will make 5,050 for to-day. This is but a small instalment, it is stated, of all who are to come. W hile passing through the streets some parties had the bad taste to raise cheers of triumph, which induced the rebels to give -their, peculiar yell and cheer for Jeff Davis. In addition to the above number, 830 passed through on Friday night, which will make the entire number so far nearly 6,000. • . Important Despatch from Gen. French* Washington, July s.— The following despatch has been received: , Frederick Md., July 4—S P. M. To General Generdhiiu Chief: Am expedi tion sent o.ut byine has just returned, having en tirely destroyed the enemy’s pontoon bridge over the Potomac at WlilifthMPOrt* eapturing the guard, consisting of a lieutenant and thirteen men. W. H. FRENCH, Major General. The Occupation of Tuilahoma* -Mubfreesroro, July 4—3 P. M.—Bragg eva cuatetLTullahoma this afternoon, dismounting and spiking his heavy guns, and ia in full retreat to 'Chattanooga- Our forces; hold ShelbyvUle and Guy's Gapa. ... . SECOND EDITION. FIVE O’CI.QCk A. M, THE LATEST OFFICIAL DESPATCH FROM GES. MEADE. LEE RETIRES UNDER COYER .OF NIGHT. THE CAVAIRT IN PURSUIT. The Rebel Generals Kemper and Johnson killed.—Rebel Gen. Pender Wounded. ‘ hebei toss, twenty Thousand. Ovtfr Twenty Battle Flags Captured. THE ENEMY. FORTIFYING NEAR CASHTOWN. Reported Retreat Towards Chambersburg and Greencastle. KaADQUiETEttB AKMT OB' THE POTOMAC- July 6, 8.30 A. K. To Major General Hatteck The enemy retired under cover of the night and heavy rain, in the direction of Fairfield and Cash town. My cavalry is in pursuit. I cannot give you the details of our captures in prisoners, colors, and arms. Upwards of twenty -battle- flags will be turned in from our camps. My wounded, and those of the enemy, are in oue hands. _ G. G. MEADE, Major General. New York, July s.—¥ke Tribune has the follow ing special despatch: - ' Baltimore, July 6.— The. news from General Meade’s army is to 12 o’clock to-day. The late vic tory grows brighter and blighter. The enemy is in full retreat towards Chamberaburgand Greencastle. It is thought that Lee will strain every nerve to teach Hagerstown, and it is thought that his aim is to reach Williamsport, and thence escape into Yir* ginia. Intercepted despatches give the information that Beauregard is in Richmond, and perhaps on Ms way to Culpeper. General Meade is harassing Lee with cavalry, and following close in pursuit, THE LATEST FROM THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC, THE VICTORY GROWS BRIGHTER. THE REBELS IN F U L L RETR E A T, BEAUREGARD IN RICHMOND. THE SITUATION, Retreat of the Rebels—The Rebels Fortify Ing the Hills Near Cashtown —Gen. Meade Ad\ anced-longstxect and Hill Not Cap- Baltimore, July 6—2 A. M.— The American has intelligence from the battle-field up-to ten o’clock this morning. • The rebels are represented as holding a position in the mountains near Casktown, and fortifying, Gen. Meade has advanced to the 3ne-« my’s lines, and there haß been some skirmiehingbut no battle. General Pleasanton has captured a large train of ' the enemy, and many prisoners. Lee has left all his wounded in our hands, and thousands of dead. He is believed to be retreating towards Hancock. There is no truth in the report of the capture of Longstreet and Hill. There is a dead major generat in our hands, but Mb name is not known. The enemy is undoubtedly seeking to escape. The body of Brigadier General O. K. Zook, killed "in the battle on Thursday, reached here yesterday, ' from Westminster, in charge of Lieutenant Browne and Lieutenant Faville. of his staff. General Zook, although appointed from New York, was bom in Montgomery county, Pa. -He'commanded the 3d Brigade, Ist Division, 2d Corps, General Hancock’s* His body will leave for Philadelphia to-day. Gen. Gibbon, commandingtheSd DivisionofHan cock’s Corps, who was wounded in the shoulder la the fight on Friday, reached here yesterday, irreom.- pany with Lieut. Moole, of Mb, staff: The General’* wound is not dangerous, and he is doing well. Major Baird, Inspector General of Gen. Gibbons’ staff, was wounded in the foot. Gapt. J. D. Wood, A. A. General of General Gibbons’ staff, and Lieut. Hascall, were both slightly wounded. [Special Despatch to The Press. 1 Hanover, Pa., July 6.— There was a cavalry fight to-day, four miles south of Gettysburg, between our forces and the rear of Lee’s army, now supposed to be on retreat to Hagerstown. Our cavalry continued to bring in large numbers of rebel prisoners. - Trains are now running on the Northern Central Railroad and from Baltimore, large numbers of our wounded being sent down. 'R.eifr.v -arftgjon trains were heard, throughout last night, hurrying phambevsburg turnpike. A woman was killed by rebel Bhot at Getty&burg. Another battle is expected soon. It is reported that, we have cut the rebel line of retreat via Hagers town, Williamsport, &c. The Holly Gap, South Mountain, Carlisle, July 4.— [Special to the New York Herald. \ —A despatch dated Hoily GapJ ten mile* south of Carlisle, last evening, says w* hold thu pass in heavy force under Gen. Smith. Our force has the advance of the rebels in three .Rain posi tions. We can hold the pass? All the momtain streams are swollen so as to be scarcely fodable. Lee cannot get reinforcements, and he has dl hu available force with him. Carlisle is full.of paroled Union prisoners, Uhey say thaVthe rebels captured 3,600. The railnad now runs within a mile of the town, and the pa roled Union prisoners, are being sent away.-o Annapolis. They say a whole rebel division wot captured. . _ **• The rebels were very uneasy yesterday, and the guard over our prisoners was relieved to go into the fight. The destruction of property at Greencastle is confined to the railroad property. A Charaberaburg despatch says all the rebels have left. The railroad and telegraph buildings are destroyed, and the Btorea are cleaned out. At Shippensburg the-place is so cleaned out by the rebels that a meal cannot be got there. ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND, -Tullahoma, July-4.—The telegraph wires have been extended, and the following is a summary of the operations of the&ast three days. The works prove to than supposed. Fort Bains, a: large: bastion,the centre pf a se ries of strong outer works bearing upon every road and important point in the vicinity. The real weakness of Bragg was not holding Manchester. As soon as Rosecrans took Manchester,'and advanced towards ■YVinche3ter I fce flanked any equal or inferior force at Tuilahoma. As soon as the Head of our column ; got south of Tuilahoma, Bragg evacuated We have four siege guns and a large amount of meal and other provisions. After finding that Tuilahoma was evacuated, Gen. Rosecrans threw forward his forces iff -rapid pursuit, Gen. Thomas moving on the Manchester road, and McCook-on. the road from. Tuilahoma. General Thomas moved rapidly, in hopes of striking tSe enemy 'moving. nearly due east to get on the military road built by Bragg. This General Thomas waited to do until the enemy was well beyond the. angle, and when he was crossing the Elk river. The division of General Negley 'encountered the rear of Gen eral Hardee, at a point about four miles north of Elk skir mishing with it all day, losing five'or six killed and wounded. ~ The enemy’s rearguard, under General Wheeler* made a stubborn delaying General Negley so that the rebel trains; got /beyond the "river during'the night of the Ist instant. This same’ process on the part of Biiokner env abled Bragg, with his reserve artillery {26 pieces),to cross the Elk river at. Estell Springs, on the night of the Ist, and to reach the mountains. - ‘ ' The enemy, on both roads, burne