Evening telegraph. (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1863-1864, July 03, 1863, Image 2

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4 A/3iRISBURG, PA
Friday Evening, July a, UM.
To our Readers.
In order to afford those employed in the
TELEGRAPH office an opportunity to celebrate
the Fourth of July, no paper will be issued in
the evening of to-morrow. The morning edi
tion will be served to subscribers to the Ifmnr
=a TELEGRAPH. •
TUE SITEATION
10 st—The news at this hour
from the front, is etridently , fitverable, both as
to the result of the battle yesterday and the po
sition of bur troops this morning. All the in
telligence that we could gather from official
and other 'sources, which can be prudently . toed,
impresses ILEI with the fact that General Meade
is master of the pcsition, and that the rebels
must fight him on his own chosen !round, or
flee and fight as best they can. General Lee
disfatched a flag of truce ,_to General Meade,
asking for time to. bury his dead. This was
promptly declined. It was the old dodge which
succeeded at Antietam, in • enabling, Lee to se-
cure the escape of his army at a tame :tent •when
M Clellau should hays .annittilated IL Let's
attempt to practice the same game orillteadei
shows the desperate strait into which he Jul
been suddenly forced.
Daring the stay of the' rebels in this State it
has been the expressed intention of Gen. Lee
and . his lieutenants to remain with us. lie has
made every arrangement whichhis shrewd and
scheming mind could conceive, to destroy the
Army of the Potomac; and, after this, to cap
tare Washington and dictate terms of peace in
treaty at Philadelpbia. The latter city was the
prise at which the rebels grasped in vain last
week and which they yet, hope - tb secure.
No one can deny that we have a decided strat
egical . advantage over Gen. Lee in the present:
contest. That we are numerically and materially,
stronger, we think no one will question. The . ,
Army of Northern Virginia is cainposed of five
corps, and is,organind with a view especially to
mobility and brilliant service. This army is•
directed by Gen. Lee—and General Longitreet
is his lieutenont general of
r detail and execu
tion. Perhaps no man in the United-States is
better fitted for his position, than the latter
General HaHeck. General Lon,
a life-long student of the art of war, and
in his military school far back in the State
of Alabama, the writer as seen the candle
burning down in the socket of the stick,
late in the morning, in the room of Pro-
fessor Longstreet, while he ' was poring over the
closely plated pages of the thoughts of me
renowned RS captains in the World's history.
It was his boast that he had discovered anew
idea in metaphysics, and it has been the one
Ides; of his life. He maintained thatthere was
no such thing as genius in man- 2 that.all great
Men acquired and appreciated wisdom and
knowledge, and this, in the pleasure of, Provi
dence,' was the secret of all success on the battle
field, at the brtr, in the; pulpit, on the, throne,
or ripen the,tripod. False as this is in particu•
tar cases, it'seems to be a truism generally. _
The First Corps of Gen. Lee's glair la
_com
manded by Gen. Early; the , iecold by Geri.
Ewell ; the' third by Gen. A. P. Hill, and the
fourth by Gark. Anderson. These corpa COM
prise only infantry and light artillery. The
cavalry corps is commanded - hyGenerai J.eb,
Stuart, a man as well knownitißeiansylvardi as
in Virginia: , His command. comprises cavalry
and seberal'flying batteries, and nurisheni pr0 h3.14
h3.14 15,000.me01a Of the infantry corps ,
~ P talie number, according to'the best
information we have from persons who have
been with them. The total strength of the'rehel
army may tbereforeJbe safelysit -down at 7EOOO
men. This will be found to tally with them:ions
'sport in detail of the array published in the New
Mirk Herald some time since, where.the writer,
rj , "-`
after iepeatieg regiments and ;whole brigades
even, loots up its strength at 104,000 . men:
To destroy this Army of Nerthern Virginia we
have the kryky cf the Potomac, now engaged
witkit,:indre thin its, equal in every respect,
and C -operating;w4 the lauer are thtiaplen
did corps of Genii. Heir/rush:nal/ and Schenck,
to be by fifty thousatutmen in the Cum
berlipad Valley and elsewhere, we hope very
• -
trona, under Gene. hi Areas, Salith,
'Knipe, Nagle .sussUntliars. If these &ices are
'kspt upon the trail of the enemy, following
him Closely, his career is nearly closed, and the
siege-of his capital, ,so inispiciously, begun by.
Gem. Dix, Foster and:Keys; cannot be raised.
fien:lee is fully awake to - the : vast advan
tagesacianing to nefrom this state of things, and.
has asked arrannistice, ostensibly for the Pahl
.•
pose of burying-his deaddan , act of humanity
and decency rebels( t:eltions perfoim when
they ctullelp it,) but really fo u r the purpose of
removing his
,plunder,, , the 'Fotosnac,,o
choosing - gottiore'lla dvalx t a g e position fors
We are glad to know tat 'f,iener - sil ; ""iliefide bas
refused to grant a • cessation of hostilities, and
we predict that *tory will follow as a gTalyi
result of General Meade's hard fighting and
strategy
LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED AT umlauts,.
-Robert Walter, Co. I, 30th Penna. Minis—
killed.
Robert Wiley, Co. D, Blue Reserves—knee.
Morris Hunter, Co. B, 28th Penn.—contusion.
George M'Nult, Co. C, Blue Reserree—right
eg•
Stuart Patter-eon, Co. A, Ist• Philadelphia ar
tillery—hand.
Lieut. W. Provost, Co. K. 37th New York—
hand.
H. C. Mecklen, Co. C, 37th Now York
knew.
J. Cowly, 3.7 th New York—contusion.
B. W. Walter, Co. .11, Grey Reserves—face.
Asbmead, Ist Philadelphia artillery.
Blackinston, Co. D, Gray Reserves.
F. Croft, Co. H, 30th Penneylvania—slight.
A. B. Hibbard, Co. 11.07 th New York—scalp.
P. Garrott, Co. G, Gray Reserves—slight.
C. W. Collady, Co. D, Grey Reservei—right
leg amputated.
Ed. Colwell, Co, A, let Philadelphia artillery
—ankle. •
W. Scott, Co. A, Ist Philadelphia artillery—
head.
GIi,TALRY FIGHT AT HAHOVER
We have just conversed with an officer con
nected with.the Commiesary Deprirtment, who
was at Hanover when the cavalty of General
Pleasonton met that led by the freebooter
Stuart: He describes; the tight .to have been
one of the most terrific on record. The men
of both forces unalung: and thom away their
carbines, refused to use their revolvers, and
depended only, on the sabre for the aecomplish
me,nt of their work. Twice were the brave
fellows who followed Fleasonton successful in
repulsing the rebels. Twice these again re
turned to the charge, when atlength the Fed
eral cavalry, as if fmpelled with the force of a
thunderbolt, drove the rebels through the short
and narrow streets of Hanover, literally mat king
their flight in blOod. Those who survived with
their wounds, on bosh sides, are in an awful
condition: Carved and slashed, it is not pos.
Bible that any of them will ever be fit for day.
Those who fell perished under blows such as
were never before struck by any cavalrymen.
It was a fair sabre fight It was' such a fight
as the rebels have boasted they frequently
sought, but never found ; and the result proves
the superiority Of our cavalry over that of the
rebels. That fight will have a great effict in
cooling the mad ardor of the ctvalrymen of the
South.
THIS FIGHT AT OIITTYSTIPAG.
Information roceivqd in this city this morn
ing at. 8 colock establiehed the fact of
Gettysburg beyOnd the
, tizg
shadow of a ci
. •
in that Mat, the rebellion received its mortal agouti();
Besides the capture of 'a large' number of pri
soners, the taking of immense numbers of small
rr
sang, tini possession of Minima and the mas
ter ship o f the field, are among the trophies of
the fight. To this we may add that the grit has
been taken out of the rebel army.
It is said that a force of2o ss
00 rebels'paed
„ .
through Dillaburg yesterday, in the dirEctioia
of Gettysburg.
OEN. • NUDE RITASES HIS OWN PRISONERS
The same force which captured the rebel
biigade, succeeded In retaking nearly all the
Federal prilioners who bad fallen into the hands
of the rebels,
OAPTUREI OF AN ENTIRI HURL NRIGADI.
• 12 o'ctocx, ar.—We understand' from n gen=
tiernan who just arrived in Harrisburg from
the front, that in the fight yesterday, besides
the six thousand prisoners sent to Baltimore;
an entire rebel brigade has been captured. By
some it was alleged that the officL , rsqul men
, .
of this brigade purposely permitted their own
capture.
SKIT. DAVIS AT CIRD3AN OASTLI
It was positively asserted in military circles
'to-day, that the
, arch traitor., Jeff. Davis, ha
been in Green , Castle yesterday, and it was in
ferred that be would himself.conduct the battle
-which would be fought to-day. All this is
ominous of the desperate condition of the rebel
cause
yt - 1: ~: ~ M'l~ 1~ M~t"
,The rebels have - permitted- their immense
.wagon Arai*, filled ';vith', !,theAqufider which
they gathered in Pennsylvania and Maryland,
to pass 'towards the Potomac unattended by
the usual guard-escort. They have allowed
part of' their forces to be attracted from the
battle field. The crushing out of the . Army of,
the Potomac is the grand end , the iebels hitve
in : -
THR MUNN IN . HARRINHURG
Tm e MOO; P. li -Greatrexcitement con.,
fines to prevail here and ,toe are all anxious to
know the result of the battle fought yetteiday
and, last night between,Xeade and Lee. Pert
eons at Colfintbia, l3mnbridge-and in the
ty of Yink hehrd the roar of artillery distinit:'
ly, • tit -titles zit was rapid—and'Aluniq.
•daylight this morning itYwas again
The battle meat Gettysburg'. There
are no important ; tn ihie :Depart
meat.. • •
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thwaliteellonstibikeuesalarlifs tgle.t , therb is
. 41:0 doubt that -_a terrible battliViMP 'fought:
Great anxiety Is felt here to know the result.
The fielirg was heard till late at night.
MELD ,
J
THE UPRISING THROUGHOUT MR STATE
Our exchang , a are filled with accounts of the
mighty upri.ing of the people of the State,
while troops continue to pour into Camp Curtin
by tha hundreds daily. Let it ba remembered
that ovary man who can shoulder a musket or
wield a sword, is needed and has a duty to
perform in this crisis. The rebels must not
only 'be driven from Pennsylvania, but they
must be beaten back to their pits in Richmond
and there exterminated.
Death of Gen. Reuben C. Hale.
The telegraph Informed the pe2ple of the
State yesterday, that the Quartermaster Gene
ral of Pennsylvania died at Res - deville, Mifflin
county, on Thursday morning, the Ist inst.
The announcement eli2lted the Inset pro
profound feelings of regret in this city, where
the deceased had a large circle of sincere per
sonal friends, and where he was highly esteemed
as well for his official urbanity and activeness,
as for his personal virtues and accomplishments.
As Quartermaster General of the State, Gen.
Hale won a wide reputation. Re entered on his
dilties at the time when the military resources
of the people were being developed, and when it
required the highest genius to mould and con
trol those resourcerso as to render them of the
greatest possible advantage in the crisis.
While.engaged in this labor, General Hale re
ceived injuries which hastened and Which thus
finally produced his death. - At Reading, keit
summer, he was thrown from his horse, the
effect of which was' to produce severe internal
injuries, which the highest medical skill could
not fully comprehend or relieve, and which
contributed largely to hasten his death,
Gen. Hale was born:in Hartfofd, Connecticut,
and removed to this State when quite young,
faking Mifflin county his home. He practiced
law in Lewistown with great success—and in the
active business interests of that county, was a
puntinent and useful man, so much so as to
have been identified with almoit all , the great
improvements and entApiises of that portion
of the Commonwealth. . •
._ _The following order was leanedlast .tight- . •
"Adjutant General Russell. It, is couched in
language becoming the deceased whom it houcus
and tho Department whence it emenates :
HiADQUAILTIEBS. Paims7LVAVIA MILITIA, - 1
HAARBBURG, July 2, 1868.
GENERAL ORDER(
NO.' 45.
With profound regret the Governor and
Commander-in-Chief announces, the decease of
Reuben-O t Hale, Quartermaster General of Penn
sylvania.
'General Hale was appointed and entered upori
the duties of his office, as Quartermaster Gene
ral of the State, at the earliest period of the
rebellion.
'He not only organized tho Depattment, but,
until within a few months of his decease, when
the disease, to which he has fallen a victim,
okipelled -him to retire from active service
performed its various and•arducus. duties with
the indomitable energy 0&-xvir xt t i i i nility
which have always_e-L--- . tun-
.. • , • . • remembers. Tur
oply as a courteous and faithful public officer,
athigh minced, generous and public spirited
public citizen, but as a truly Christian gentle=
an. By order of -'A. G. OMIT. 11.1;
Governor and Commander-in-Chief.
. 4 'l A. L. Ileum, Adj. Gen. Pennsylvania.
3
General Suittlei Stag.
- -
Thi, 2bry Organ of this morning annonn,ced
that one of itsproprietors holds a p9sition orr
General Smith's staff. If this be so, we call
upon General Smith and the Secretary of War
to explain to the loyal soldiers why they per
mit their subordinates.to abuse the administra
tion and iidicule the very battle which such en
bi;rdinttbas visited. .
In the very article which announces that . one
ofits proprietors was on Gen. Smith's staff, we
ti4l the foliowing
''The rebels at Carlisle last night are supposed
not to have numbered three thclusafid. Why
the rebels were not annihilated we cannot tell,
bUt suppose there was a military reason for It."
Wills loyal General and a loyal Secretary of
War permit such language to be need by one
w;ho boasts that he Was assisting the very Gen.
w?:to fotrghtthat battle? The loyal soldiers who
fight the battles have a light to know who ie to
command them, and the people demand that
iStlebut loyal officers be plaCed at the head of
Ifie-arniy.
iCoL Harry M'Cormick and Col J. D. Dough
etty, both of thiCciti, are efficiently serving as
rvplunteer aids to Smith., These 'gentle-
Men are loyal Democrats, who do not hesitate
I
to fight for their country to the bitter end.
Bpth have had considerable experience as sol
diers, and both are capable of remlering - gocd
servke on the field.
—ln this connection, we regret to write that
no positive intelligence has yet been'received
of the fate of Col. Dougherty. It is not pod
tively.known ;whether be fell while passing
along our lines, or whether he, was taken *is
.Cner. Whatever may be his fate, he was in
the act of doing hie duty. If he has fallen,le
gave a noble life to a glorious cause. If he 1:1a8
been taken prisoner, we bust that nä time will
be lost for his exchange, that he may akin
enter the field and make himself, useful.
Daum Comay.—At a large and enthusiastic
Union meeting held in Union county on the
20th ult., resolutions were adopted instructing
delegates to thePittsburg Convention to suPport
10, G. Curtin for Governor, and Benjamin H.
Biter/Ater, of Philadelphia, for Supreme andge:
Ai this ,„meeting, Democrats and. Republicans
',struck hands, determined to support the NatiOn
al'fadministratiori in its efforts to crush rebellion
everywhere, and under every form, This is the
kfrid.of gathering we take pleasure in Raking
ar note of." It may be 141h4political
'pyteppizere with the South, bat it is, truly.
loy
Probable .Capture of •Rfehmonc .
aftcial Dispatch to the Philade ijskseg . -Press.]
Pa.mixona, July 2.
iguraors from Irortreia 7stonraa by the. Old
Pint boal. - ,have l iiven rise to the- serious Im
t, colon that Richmond has been closely in
lr ied by Gen.. Dix, and is
„probably capturei.
P. S.—l send yon= this Witte current story of
the town. , Itlsgenerallypredlted. The friends
of the Union are jahilint:-.;:,N„
fatest Ettegrapt,
The Battle of Gettysburg.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE
STRUGGLE OF WEDNESDAY.
TOE FIGHTIFG . YESTERDAY.
Gen. Meade Steadily Sniping upon the Enemy.
Gallant Behavior of the 11th Army corps
Capture of General Archer and Staff
and 8,000 Rebels
A Whole Rebel < Brigade Captured
with General Archer•
REPORTS FROM COLUMBIA, PENN.
COLUMBIA, July 2. •
..The battle opened yesterday morning by se
vere skirmishing. The First and Eleventh
Corps, supported by Pleasanton'a cavalry and
artifiery, engaged with Ewell's forces near Get
iyaburg, toward liendersville. The fight con
tinned throughout.the day with variable results.
The battle was renewed this morning, and
continued up to 4 o'clock, prir forces gaining
upOn ihe rebels when our messenger left the
field. Since 5 o'clock, the , firing has been
much heavier and more rapid, pertaining to
a general engagement. .
Gen. Lee's forces ara said to be concentrated
four miles northeast of Gettysburg. This
afternoon. Sedgwick's corps is reported , press
ing upon the rear of the enemy. The Second
army corps is moving up from Hanover this
morning.
The reported iburning of Qettysborg•by the
rebels is unfounded ; only two buildings were
destroyed by shell in: the suburbs.
EsunstoßE, Friday, July 8.--/ 6. X
The Baltimore American has the followidg ac
count from Gettysburg, in addition to the ones
previously telegraphed :
"Major Bumgarten and another officer of the
staff of Maj. gen. Reynolds arrived here yester
day, from Gettysburg, with the body of Major
General Reynolds;
From Major Bumgarten we learn some inter
esting particulars of the battle, and are happy
lo be able to.say it closed for the day with the
aimi , :of General Meade in the most advan
tageous position, either for attack or defence.
Nearly all the remaining divisions of our army
reached the field shortly after the firing ceased
for the day.• • , e - ,
At 9 o'clock on Wednesday morning the First
and 'Eleventh army corps reached Gettysburg,
entering the east side of town, and marching
directly- through to the west side, the cavalry
force of the enemy galloping -back as we ad
vanced. On passing out of the west end of. the
1 town, the enemy was observed advancing rapid
-1 ly from the,Ohambersbutg turnpike in line of
battle toward the town, evidently endeavoring
to hold an advantageous position commanding
the town.
The First =pi!, under Gen. Reynolds, which
was in the advance, puked forward at double
quick, to secure an advantageous position. The
enemy, under Longstreet and Hill, advanced
steadily, and in a few- minutes, a heavy fire,
both of artillery and musketry, was opened
along the whole Federal and rebel
quite a heavy battle raged. Severed charges
were made by the enemy to dislodgeour forces,
all of which were unsuccessful.
At three o'clock the enemy massed his entire
forces, and endeavored to tern der right wing.
Gen. Reynolds advanced to meet them, and a
heavy infantry fight ensued, in which - both al
tered severely, volley allot. volley of musketry
being poured into the opposing columns with
deadly effect.
In this charge Maj. Gen. Reynolds fell mor
tally wounded, and 'died soon. after being con
veyed to Gettysburg. He was, as usual, lead
ing his corps, and in the thickest of the fight
Gen. Paul, commanding the Third brigade of
the First army corps. was also killed on the
field, and Cola. Mater and Stone were severely
wounded and taken prisoners. The field be
tween the contending armies was strewn with
dead and wounded, and it is said the enemy
suffered folly as heavily as we, though it is not
known what was their lose in officers. •
The effort to flank our right wing entirely
failed, and we held the prominent and com
manding position for which the straggle *tvt .
made at the close of the f tlght, which ceased ktr,
the day at abOut 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
At this time two more corps df Gen. Meade's
a rmy reached the field, and during the night
the main body of our army was in position to
meet any demonstration that the enemy might
make in the morning, or to advance on . him a.
thiCommandini General might decide.
General Archer and his whole staff were taken.
About fifteen hundred of the enemy's men thus
fell into our hands, and went to the rear.
Small regifnents were the order in this brigade;
and when an'Alabama Colonel was asked where
the rest of his regiment'was, he responded la
conically, "Gone to hell, sir."
One of these prlioners said to another, with
some aatonishment, "Hail Jakey's, we're fight
ing the Army of the Potomac now." They
seem to hive thought they hid hold of the
militia. The regiments which made this cap
ture were the Shah, Wisconsin, the Brooklyn
Fourteenth.and the Ninety-fifth New York.
The First army corps nobly maintained its
position against the effort to flank' its right,
and scarcely faltered 'for a moment when its
gallant commander fell, under a murderous
fire of the .enemy.
A great and decisive battle was considered
imminent,• _and, notwithstanding our severe
loss in officer's, the advantages of the day were
considered decidedly with our forces.
The army was in fine condition, full of en- ,
thusiasm for' the coming tattle, and confident
of success. ..Geneial Meade had also; it was
thought., concentrated his-forces to a greatei
extent than the enemy, a large portion of
whose army was. still scatterell up the throngh
tha Cumberland Valley.
ANOTHSit ACCCiIIBIT
Some gentlemen Connected with the
who arrived here list evening frourGettynbarg,-
having left before daylight in the Morning, re_
present the condition of affairs at t,ha close of
the fight Wednesday evening to have heen
more favorable and promising of Successfu l
issue than the previous information we hid
received. , •
• They, state the rebels had held Gettysburg
for some time previoni. to the approach of our.
a rmy, and had not only ocuttpled, but hid
commenced fortifying the i hills west - of the town,
where they proposed 44, chta our a d vance to
ward Chambersburg and Hifi trAtith of , the
Cumberland Valley. - ••.•
The movements of Efat.,Rapiolk and the
rapidity with.. i lob he ceirtiftek.iintering
the east,thd 9, i -, ;town , took Seas somewhat
by surXiie, airy - *pa:obtained a prominent
position. WO , - ,,. . -•tllebels were fortifying. The
ghting , tOi: '',- :•:balance of tint dity was a
futile at -.-, !
, - ri t .- .:.h. part to A Mu
,this
tlati,
jut.
portant' ,". ..fki - :qt -which, ithet were fro
quentl '.- - • . •' - , , .
Fa i t , 'tl4 afternoon both Longstieetind
Hilt rk, ,
ti med
their forces for a grand efforflci
turn ork*Aiht - fiank, when Gen. Howard's Elev
enth 'corps;
. which broke at Obancellorsville,
dashed in to regain their lost laurels, and most
nobly did they repulse these two veteran corps
•I' the rebel army.
The repulse was so complete that no further
attempt was made by the enemy during the
balance of the day, and night closed in with
our holding the position chosen by the enemy
to give us battle from.
The Third and Twelfth army corps also came
on the field after the last repulse of the enemy,
hut owing to the fall of Gen. Reynolds, and
the lateness of the hour, as well as the ex
haustion of the men, and the desire totakecare
of the wounded,, it was determined not to push
the enemy for a renewal of the conflict.
When our informant left the field yeetelday
(Thareday) morning, Gen. Meade had arrived,
and the main body of our army was in position,
and ready to push the enemy, so soon as day
should dawn.
Gettysborg is just twenty-five miles east of
Ohambersburg, over a flue rolling country most
of the way, which will doubtless be. the scene
of the great battles of the rebel invasion.
[Special Dsrpetch to The Press.;
Waratrrsvma, Pa ;July 2—Midnight.
The battle began yesterday by a severe en
gagement between a large rebel force, and the
Ist and 11th corps of the National army, Mil
patrick's cavalry, and oar artillery.
The battle field was to the right of Gettys.
burg, toward Bendersville. -
The battle raged furiously during the entire
day without decisive results.
'This morning the fight was renewed with
greater energy and larger forces.
OEM FORM. A9ll KNOWN TO HAMS GAINED UPON
TIN REEKY UNTIL POUR. O'CLOCK THIS ANTIENOON.
Since fire o'clock the firing had been much heavier,
and more rapid, indicating a general engagement be
tween the entire armies..
The rebel force is concentrated on South
Mountain, towards Carlisle, sin miles north of
Gettysburg.
Sedgwibk's corps has passed York, in the di
rection of Dover, at four o'clock this afternoon.
B is in the rear of the enemy.
The 2d army corps moved np from Hanover at
eight o'clock this mornipg.
The reported burning of Gettysburg is un
founded.
A. WHO= RIM BRIGADE CAPTURED.
They also made an effort to capture the wagon
train on the left and rear, an¢ in attempting
this movement nearly a wholebrigade of rebels
were captured, among them Brig. Gen. Archer,
f the rebel army, formerly of the United States
Army.
Our wounded are at Gettysburg, and well
taken care of. Our forces at Gettysburg were
largely reinforced last [LIMA, and the battlewill
probably be resumed to-day. It is said that
Longstreet's and Hill's troops were both en
gaged yesterday, and would be reinforced by
corps during the night.
Gen. Meade is in the front to-day, superin
tending the operatipns. We are in a region
without railroads ar telegraphs nearer than
thirty or , forty miles, rendering the transmis
sion of news very difficult.
I have just returned from the rear 0* Gettys
burg, and officers and soldiers who came from
there this morning report that no fighting had
taken place up to ten o'clock, beyond occasion
; al. artillery firing.
Upwards of one thousand rebel prisoners
parsed through Tarrytown this morning, on
their way to the rear, General Archer among
them.
General Meade will undoubtedly push the
enemy rapidly. Onr.army is in fine condition,
and will fight well. •
The rebels shelled Gettysburg dining the day,
and the Seminary outside the town, and five or
sit other buildings , were burned.
LSE twnr — v
The Rebels Again Repulsed.
ORELT 814FORTS8 OF In FO MY
New Yoan, July 3.
A dispatch dated rear of Vicksburg, June
2sith; states that there was skirmishing on the
23d along 'the whole line on the rear from
Suyder's Bluff to the Big Black railroad cross
ing. During the night at least a picket of 800
men, of the Fourth lowa cavalry, near Bear
creek. repulsed a superior force of the. rebels
after hard fighting.
' Gen. Osterhans had a hard battle on the
28d at Big Black. The rebels fought obsti
nately, but were repulsed with slaughter. -
The guns of tha Cincinnati had beer placed
in a land battery, and opened fire on the enemy's
works •this morning.
A fleet of transports with ordnance and
commissary 'stores, wee fired into on the 224
but all came through safe excepting one vessel
- which was disabled and towed down. The
giinboats drove the rebels off. •
LA'FEB• FROM VICkSBURG.
Murmurs, July I.—Official advises from Gen.
Grant's army, Ito the 28th, furnish the fol
lowing :
The rebel garrison at Vicksburg is very active.
The rebels are making a desperate resistance to
the progress of the 'siege, with the hope that
relief will soon reach them.
Additional rebel reinforcementeare Said to be
on the way from Bragg to Johnston, and the
latter is perfecting his arrangements to attack
laraat:s rear.
. price , itarmaduke and Kirby Smith itre con
tinuing to get some point on the banks of the
Mississippi, and will probably make another
attempt to take Milliken's Bend and ,stop the
navigation of the river.
Occupation of Tullahoma by General
Rosencrium.
Wm:l=mm, July 2.
The following was received this evening :
11aAnottasarraes Amu or me CUMBERLAND,
TIRLAUOMA, Tenn., July 1, 1868,
via Mur!nesseorto, July 2.
To Afajor General Hank 0 . 2nieumckr-in-Oraicr:
I telegraphed you on Sunday of the oebnpa
thin of Shelbyville and.Mancheeter. On Mon.
day it rained hard all day, rendering the roads
impassable. It was found impassible. to move
our artillery, or to get our troops into position
until this morning, when a general advance
was ordered at daylight.
General Thomas , yesterday-made% recommit,
mance on two reads, and General McCook on one
rad: reporting the tastily force atthis place,
with the addition of General Buckner's division,
which arrived on Monday evening.
.Oa advent:hg this morning, it was found
tboraeli enemy had fied in beet& last night ' ' •
fippsed.
titre:Sig fortifications, a email quantity . °
stores, and three siege. grourtrobs our pkima.:
;They tqokilitriteul to. Wineiteeter. '
Geneial' Themai - *milt'the On tbeir flank.
to=night.
SheridgreAltßAPPoktnarthed btto town to
diy,,at 11 4clock,:tigttega fesv rteonets.
AOSIEO - WS, Xsigr GentrOPl.
=====l
Mama Omit" .1a
locomotive endoded- this mondag at
,Erfirjaiebal-killing four men ant } initt*hir gthrtm
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On the 25th WO, by Rev. Dr. Char. A. Hey
Mr. Josam , T ,. Oosox to Mho Feseeelduiace.,
both of Harrisburg.
Ulitb
In Philadelphia, on Thursday morning,
2, Carina T., wife of Simnel H. Wallace ;
Harrisburg.
The funeral will take place on Saturday aft,.
noon, at 8 o'clock, from the residence of Pr.
Gebhard, No. SI& Race street, to proceed re
Woodland Cemetery.
Nem Ithatirtmento
ESTRAY HORSE.
CAME to the residence of the subscriber, in
V the Sixth ward, a bay horse, with black
feet. The owner is requested to come forwaid.
pay the charges and take him away.
jy3 3t* BENJAMIN BOYD.
NOTICE
IF THE COLORED MAN, to whom a roll of
Carpet was given in mistake, at Mr. Ensznin
ger's Auction store, does not return the same
to sir. Ensminger, he will be prosecuted to the
full extent of the law, u he is well known.
iy3-Its
NOTICE
TB HEREBY given that application will be
1. made at the next annual session of the Le
gislature of Pennsylvania,-for a renewal of the
charter of the "Harrisburg dank," with its
present name and style, location, privileges and
capital of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars.
By order of the Board of Directors.
jyB dlt-w6ai J. W WEIR, Cashier.
LOST!
ON July Ist, a eat of Gold inlaid sleeve but
tons and studs, in a small box marked Lt;
G. Lanigan Smith, 63 Beekman street. The
finder will be suitably rewarded on leaving
them at this office. j73-Itu
$1,500 HORSES WANTED,
PROPOSALS will be received at Harrisburg
until SIXTH OF JULY, at 3 o'clock, r.
of said day, for the delivery on or before the
EIGHTEENTH DAY OF JULY, a. D. 1863, of
Fifteen Hundred Horses, as follows
760 WAGON HORSES.
250 ARTILLERY ROHM.
600 CAVALRY HORSES.
The horses to be sound, not ler4 than six. aoi.
more than nine years old, not les s than fifteen
hands hith, of dark colors Pad ad a p te d t o th e
service for which they are. accephd.
None will be received until they are inspect
ed by an authorised agent of the Government.
The ability of the bidder must be guaranteed
by two responsible persons , who will sign the
i
bids as guarantees n their own band writing,
and bidders must state their residence and post
office address and be ready to respond Immedi
ately to their bid.
Proposals to be endorsed " Proposals for
Horses" on the envelope.
Proposals nmst be separate for the different
kind of horses lid for, as separate contracts
will be made for each.
By order of LT. COL. THOMPSON,
Chief Quartermaster, DeplHnsquebanna.
E. C. WILSON,
jy2-td Capt. and Asa Quartermaster
POSTPONEMENT OF NIXON'S
CIRCUS_
N consequence of the disturbed state of the
country, the proposed visit of
NIXON'S CERRO-BNB CIRCUS
is postponed for the present. - Due notice will
be given of a grand tour through the country.
_ . _
1863 ! FOURTH OF JULY 1863
FIRE WORKS!
JOHN WISE,
2111 RD STREET, NEAR ivALNur,
O ESPEOTOTILLY informs hie patrons and the:
public that he has Just received an exten
sive assortment of Fire Works from one of the
most approved manufacturers in the State, and
are warranted to be of an unequalled descrip
tion, which he offers for sale in large or small
quantities,
WHOLESALE OR RETAIL.
His stock compriseß
CANNON FIRE CRACKERS,
GOLDEN CHOP NO. 1 .FIRE CRACKERS,
TORPEDOES,
•
SKY ROCKETS,
SERPENTS,
watzts, &0., &c.
He flatters himself that his stock will be found
replete with all which may be regarded as essen
tial to commemorate 'so auspicious an event in
our country's history. jy2-Iw
STATE biItDIOAL BOARD.— This board iE
etillin session forth° ern nation of appli
cants for appointment as Medical Officers for
the State troops.
Loyal phyakians of the State recommended
for their good habits are invited to attend.
JAS. KENO,
Burgeon General
je24Bt
ESTRAY HORSE.
AN Et3MAY HORSE was picked up at the
railroad on Monday, by the undersigned
pollee officers. The owner is requested to call ;
prove property and pay charges. For further
particulars inquire of JOHN NEWMAN,
JNO. N%IG, or
NOB'T FEY,
At the Mayor's Office.
jyl-3t°
fIiILIDELPNII AND &LIMN IHIAO/0
FOURTH OF JULY.
EXCURSION TIMIS will be totted at Hat
debug, good - frank Friday, Jaly 3d, to
Monday, July 6th, 1863, to and frolli the follow
ing points, at fares stated :
Philadelphis....sB 85
Sealing 2 15"
Pottstown : 290
Pluentraille 386
Norristown 8 85
And to di other poin
je24•dtd
ROBERT SNODGRASS,
TTORNEY-AT-LAW—In the office of F.
it K. Bonk North Third street, third
ddor ainme Market, Harry , Pa.
;/1 . . B —Pension , Bout Military Mimi
of all kinds prommuted and collected.
_sßefer to Hons. joini O. Kunkel, David
Munnna, Jr., and R. A. Lamberton.
.
es
my9-dew6m
60 000 ,ra'',ZA 3 Landllevel i r.r.
9
the bale*, lot of Hams of choice brands ever
. 01 racti&this market, which we offer to mil
Leorer- any other store in town.
F NICHOLS ft BOWMAN,
- je 2 4 Cor. Front and Market sts.
W. T. BISHOP,
TTOBICEY- AT - LAW,
OFFICE NEXT DOOR TO WELPTH'S HALL,
Bariumcm: ( icier of Pine street and.BasPfrall
;alley: 102 aim
=A, All E. —Tubs, ail Ana, Flour
Bead al* Sugar Boxes, Marna, Stands =
LINT Owlet Buckets, Painted Pidie, jtc,
WM. DOO; is., di Oa
rettevilie $3 bio
Tamaqua 3 76
Lebanon. 1 0.5
Womeledort .... 1 65
Wenneville.... 1 80
to at redneed Pares.
.T. J. CLIDB,
General Agent.