Evening Star Newspaper, July 3, 1863, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON OITY: FRIDAY ..cceeessseeee sees sSULY 3, 1863. | TSE FOURTH.—In order that all the em- ployees of this office may have an opportunity of participating in the celebration of our National day, no paper will be issued from this office to-morrow. Should important news be received, an extra will be issued. EXTRA. LATEST FROM THE BATTLE FIELD! THE ENGAGEMENT BEING RE- NEWED YESTERDAY AFTERNOO. REBEL SHARPSHOOTERS ANNOY- ING OUR BATTERIES ALL DAY. THE EXACT 1 POSITION OF AF- FAIRS THERE. . SE New York, July 5.—The Times of this morn- ing contains the latest news we have here of the State of affairsat Gettysburg. Itstates that at 4.20 p. m. yesterday the rebels, who had been massing troops forsome time heavily on our left, commenced an attack with artillery, and the prospect was that another severe battle would take place in the course of the afternoon and evening. Rebel sharpshooters had pre- viously been annoying our batteries from the church steeples of Geitysburg. We held the Baltimore and Emmettsburg road. Our Third Corps has the right, sup- | ported by the Fifth and Second. Our army | was in excellent spirits, and quite confident of the result of the battle that was momentarily | expected to take place. THE GREAT BATTLE NEAR GET- TYSBURG. pa SO A FURIOUS STONE-FENCE FIGHT. = ge THEREBELS DRIVEN FROM IT WITH HEAVY LOSS. SS ee DESPERATE ATTEMPTS OF THE ENEMY TO RETRIEVE THE FOR- TUNES OF THE DAY. we eS DASH OF REBEL CAVALRY GETTYSBURG. fee CAPTURE OF BRIGADE. ——>___ PHILADELPHIA, July 3, 1563.—The Inquirer of this morning has the following: FREDERICK, Mp.. June 2, 1863.—A severe battle was fought yesterday about « mile and ahslfnorth of Gettyshurg, Pa., between the ist and 1lth corps of our army, and a large INTO force of the rebel anny, supposed to belons to | Lovgstreet's and Hill's corps. The battle com- menced about 10 0’clock in the mornin. The Ist and 11th corps Chambersburg pike, beyond Gettysburg, where they encountered the rebel pickets, about a mile outside the town. The first intimation of | the close proximity of the rebel troops was a shot from one of their advanced picke: struck Major General John F. Reynolds in the head, killing him instantly. At the same time Gen. Reyuolds was riding at the head of his corp~, which was marching along the pike. Major Gen. Doubleday, com- manding the third division, thentookcommand | The first division, Gen. Wads- | of the corps. worth, took position behind a stone fence run- ning through a wheat and corn field, in tront of the enemy, atshort musket range. The rebels in large force charged upon this division, and compelled it to leaye the coyer of the fence and fail back some distance after fighting gallantly. The second division of the same corps, Gen. Robinson, came up to the assistance of the first Aivision, and succeeded in driving the rebels from the stone fence andretaking it. The rebels made another effort to retake the tence, but were repulsed with heavy loss. They then retired to the woods, and a desultory fire of skirmishing was kept up ull towards evening, when the fighting ceased. Gen. Paul, commanding a brigade of the first corps, was killed, and Gen. Wadsworth and Gen. Doubledsy are reported wounded. yle, of the 9th Pa., is reported Col. Ray Stone, of 150th Pa., command- ing Second Brigade, Third Division First Ar- Iny Corps, is reported to have been wounded and placed na barn, which afterwards took fire trom the shells, and his fate is uncertain; Col. Root, ith N.Y., is reported wounded: and Gen. Baxter, commanding a brigade in First Corps, reported killed. The Eleventh Corps, Gen. Howard, was in position on the left of the First, and received a severe fire from the rebels, after which, it is alleged, they broke and fled in confusion some distance. Gen. Steinwehr, commanding 4 division in this corps, is reported wounded. The chief loss was inthe ist corps, which suffered se- vereiy both in officers and men. The rebels | shelled Gettysburg during the day, and the seminary outside of the town and five or six other buildings were-burned Towards eve- ning the enemy made and attempt to flank us on the right, which was foiled by timely meas- ures. They also made an effort to capture the ‘wagon trains on the left and rear, and in this movement nearly a whole brigage of rebels | ‘was captured, among them Brig. Gen. Archer, of the rebel army, formerly of the U. S. army. Our wounded are at Gettysburg, and well taken care of. Our forcesat Gettysburg were largely reinforced last night, and the battle will probably be resumed to-day. It is said Longstreet’s and Hill’s corps were both en- gaged yesterday, and would be reinforced by Ewell’s corps during the night. Gen. Meade is at the front to-day superintending opera- ticus. We are in a region without railroads or telegraphs nearer than 30 or 40 miles, render. ing the transmission of news difficult. I have just returned from near Gettysburg, , and officers and soldiers from there this morn- ing report that no fighting had taken place up to 10 o'clock, beyond occasional artillery fire. Upwards of 1,000 rebel prisoners passed through Taneytown this morning on their way to the rear, Gen. Archer among them. Gen. Meade will undoubtedly push the ene- my rapidly. Our army is in fine condition and will fight well. ae ANOTHER ACCOUNT. ‘This morning, early, the First and Eleventh Corps, which had been during the night en- camped near Emmettsburg, advanced, the | First Corps marching in the following order : First Division under Gen. Wadsworth; Third Division Gen. Doubleday; these followed by five full batteries under Col. Wainwright; bringing | up the rear was the really splendid division of | Gen. Robinson; this corps having been in the adyance during the whole time of our march trom Falmonath, were tbe first force of infantry to reach Gettysburg, and te come up with and fight the enemy. During the day this corps had been under the command of Major General Doubleday Gen: | Reynolds being in command of the right wing comprising the First, Third, Eleventh and ‘Twelfin Corps. ‘When some three miles from the town, and while quietly marching slong, the sound of AN ENTIRE REBEL) were advancing on the | which | heavy and rapid cannon firing was heard com- ing from the direction beyond Gettysburg. Al- most at the same instant Captain Mitchell, a gallant aid upon General Reynolds’ staff, came dashing down the road, with orders to the va- | Tious division commanders to push forward their divisions as rapidly as possible. The or- | der was given to double-quick which was in- | stantly obeyed. and kept up until the interven- | ing space, where our batteries were engaged, | was passed over. | These batteries, two in number, were a part | of the artillery belonging to General Buford’s | division, and were stationed some half a mile | to the south of the Gettysburg Theological | Seminary, while the opposing force were sta- | tioned and snugly intrenced upon the east side | of Marsh Creek, and at about the same distance ' from the Seminary as were our own forces. The latter was the first to open fire, and werg for a time compelling onr batteries to re- | tire ftom their position. This they were quiet- ly doing and in good order, when the division of Gen. Wadsworth came to their support, the two fine regiments, the Second Wisconsin and | Twenty-fourth Michigan regiments rushing | up and driving from in front of them the in- fantry force who were making desperate et- forts to capture the pieces. When their sup- ports arrived the batteries again took up a commanding position, which they were ena- bled to hold during the day. | In rear of the Position so taken up, and to | the right, the division of Gen. Wadsworth was | drawn up in line of battle, with the division of Gea. Robinson hoiding the second line. At the moment that these formations were com- pleted, the rebels, emboldened by their success | in driving from position thé batteries, attempt- | ed another charge, with the object of seizing the pieces, when the brigades of the second division, with fixed bayonets, eharged upon them, and such as were not killed were taken | prisoners. Two entire regiments—a Tennessee | and a Mississippi regiment—were then bagged. Immediately after the arrival and going into position of the first corps, the eleventh, under the amiable and brave Gen. Howard, who had been inthe rear and marching on the same road as the first, made their appearance, arched directly through the town, and at | once formed a line of battle on the right of the Chambersburg road, and some half a mile west of the college, which is located at the extreme end of the town. Atter some three hours of artillery dueling, the rebels commenced to retire. There were massed the two infantry corps, and in this formation a pursuit ef their retreating column ‘was commenced. After driving them back to- wards the mountain, something over a mile, soon atter four o'clock, it was discovered that with an extensive force of infantry and cay- alry they were endeavoring to turn our left flank, with a view, probably, to get between us and our supply trains. Upon this being noticed, and it being evident , that our reinforcements,the Third and Twelfth | Corps, who had been anxiously inquired atter during the entire day, were not yet up, no other alternative was offered us than to retire to the east of the town and take up a better po- sition upon the top of « hill, and along the line of road leading to Emmettsburg. This was done, but in admirable order, no unusual | hasie being apparent, while, at the same time, all ammunition and supply wagoms as were uy to the front were sent to the rear, A little after four o’clock, the Third Corps, under command of General Sickles, came upon the fleld, and went into position upon the left of that held early in the morning by the First Corps. the Twelfth, under General Slocum, as well arrived about the same time, and were stationed upon the right of the Eleventh Corps. Aiter these two corps, as wellas those who «shad borne the heat and burden of the day,” | | were formed in ‘battle array,’ they made an ! advance, and with but little resistance suc- ceeded in driving the rebels from the town, and back into the positions they first occupied early in the morning. In this manner and in these locations both armies are resting for the night. The second, fifth and sixth corps are moving this way, and by morning will be upandready to do battle with us. The Rebels Make a Dash Through the Town. While the latter mentioned movement was being made, the enemy kept up a continual rain of shot and shell upen the town, and when ceasing, their cavalry dashed through the town, capturing all stray parties there congre- gated, together with the wounded who were occupants of, and the surgeonsand nurses who Were in attendance in the many hastily organ- ized hospitals there located. | While the firing was in progress some few buildings were set on fire, but the town not being compactly built, only such buildings as were struck by the shells were consumed. ———_+«+e THE FourTH at GRroyen’s.—To-morrow at Grover’s Theater for the benefit of Mr. Al- bert Cassedy, the brilliant dramatic writer and | editor, now connected with Grover's Theater. | Teis will afford an excellent opportunity for families to enjoy a good theatrical per.orm- | ance. «Jessie Brown, er the Sepoy Rebel- | Hon,” with the powerful cust, Susan Denin, | &c., and all its magnificent effects, will be per- | formed; the «« Widow's Victim,” in which Mr. Barron gives his great imitatiors of J. W. Wal- lach, E. Forrest, E. Booth, W. J. Florence &c. By kindness and permission of Mr. Sinn} of Canterbury, and Messrs. Hamblin, of the Varieties, there will be a grand trialot vocal ability between Miss Eva Brent and Miss Agnes Sutherland. NOTIC D.C. Militia are reqnested to mvet at my esidence, corner 12th ana F streets, THIS (Friday) EVENING, at 8 o’clock. 1t* L. J. MIDDLETON. THE PAINTERS’ SOCIETY OF THIS | city will hold there next meeting at Tem- } Fuince, Hall, B street, between 9th and lth, on RIDAY, July $d, at 8 o'clock p.m. 1t* JO J, GRAY, See. Colonels commanding regiments NOTION —Thi rm onthly meeti the United Plumbers and Gas Fitters is. sociation, will be postponed until FRIDAY, July 0th, 1863, at 8 o'clock P.M. By order of the Presi- dent," [1t"] A. P. FOUNRT, Rec. Sec. 1. 0. 0. F.—GRAND LODGE, D. 0.—An | em adjourned meeting will be held THIS (Fri- day) EVENING, at8 o'clock. full attendance is fraternally requested, to make the final srrange- ments for the procession of te-morrow. P.H. SWERT,G. 8. 278 and members mee! “MORROW (Saturday) MORNING at9o’cleck, Jr ouatatery So usiting with the Grand Lodge in he procession and celebration of the 4th of July, ° P.M. PEARSON, Reo Sec. it® ‘MEDICAL SOCIETY OF THE DISTRI OF COLUMBIA.—The semi annual eee 1ng of the Society will be held in the Medical De- partment of Georgetown College, on ¥, near l%th st..on MONDAY, 6th July, at 12 o’clack'm. it W. McK. TUCKER, M.D Rec. Bec. NOTICE —The members of the ‘* / Ritles” are hereby notitied temeoty mike armory, Ninth street, below D, east side. THIS (Friday) EVENING. July 3d, 1863, promptly at § olcloek. By order of 6 Sab Vit7ZGRRALD Itt Secretary National Biftes, (CS | Barravion COMPANY ©, W.L. © al Rimed s anceting of ina sosrane eh saeratte com| EVENING, at 75: o'clock at the office of Mesay, Beil & Green, Federal Block, corner F and 7th sts , Prompt attendance is expected: O's ene | _ate Captain Company C, W. L. & ATTENTION, WASHINGTON BI — The members of this com are ited tomest at the Washington Oity Garden TO MOK, ROW (Saturday) MOBNINF, at 9 o'clock, It is boxes that every member, without, exception, ent, a4 business of | Tranmcteds {it"| & LORPERE, Gage? NOTION —The public i ef lem formed, that matket will bs held 70-0, Bema PONG. Anw,St: instead of Saturday er e “HENBY LYLES, Clerk Center Mar jy 2-2t {Int.,Ohron., & Reni ae HARMONY OIRCLE NOTIO | associ | eoting of 5 Claction of officers to sere for th will be held on SUNDAY noxt, J p m,, in adler’s Hall corver ber is earnestly auaated er. Sy net HENBY A, SOHLOMS, Rec. Res, (THE MEMBERS OF THE Board of Aldermen are mivetat the Oity Hall on BATURDAY next ite it, at 9o'clock A, M., for the = pee er orde: js oc Ridermen, . V NOY. le | “fternoon a fine performance will take place | In the action Brig. | SUOOND EDIT 1% O'CLOCK P. M. ; THE DISTRICT MILITIA ORDERED § Below will be found the President's directing Major General George C. T! to uster into the service at once eight re; ot the militia of this District for a Pot sixty days, unless the exigencies of the occa- sion shall sooner pass away. Our own belief is that their services will not be needed for more than a week or two, if so long. In the meanwhile, however, prudence certainly céun- sels their employment; an ounce of precaution being always worth a pound of cure, especially in military affairs. We are able to assure this public that np to the hour at which we write—11 a. m. to-day— all the information that has reached here irom Pennsylyania indicates that Gen. Meade is succeeding in his operations, and bids fair to use up Lee's army before our patriotic fellow- | citizens, upon whom this call has been made, will be able to get a glimpse of a rebel in arms. ‘We may notinappropriately add that wehear that the names of all liable to service under this Presidential call who fail to obey the order will be promptly reported to the Provost Mar- shal General, to be dealt withequally prompt- ly according to the military rules, which must necessarily be enforced on such occasions as War DEPARTMENT, the present. WASHINGTON OiTy, June 30, 1809, To Major General Geo. C. Thomas, Militia of the Disirict of Columbia, Washington, D.C. Sim: The President of the United States di- rects that you order out for immediate seryice | Eight Regiments of the Militia Infantry of this District. They must be paraded as soon as practica- ble, and will be mustered into the United States service tor sixty days, unless sooner | discharged. The Ordnance Department will issue the ne- cessary arms and equipments, and the Adju- tant General will designate officers to muster the Militia into service according to existing orders. The troops thus called out will be under | your command. * * If companies of the uniformei Volunteer | Cayalry and Iniantry of the District present themselves ior muster into United States ser- vice in accordance with the provisions of this order, they will be accepted. I am, sir, very respectiuiiy, ycur obedient servant, Jams B. Fry, Provost Marshal General. x & < HEApQUARTERS Miuitary District or MBIA, In the Field, Washingbn, June 30, , Corner of Pennsylvania avenur and Twen- 'y-first street._GENERAL ORDER, No. 1.—Hay- ing been specially assigned by the President to the command, the following regiments are hereby called out to serve the United States for sixty days, viz:—The eight regiments of organized Militia, and the uniformed Cayairy and Infantry Companies of this District. Your services are wanted immvdiuiely, and the captains of companies willat once fill up | their quota by enrollment. It is hoped that promptness and alscrity will | mark this movement, and that the hearty re- sponse of our citizen soldiery may be viewed with pride by the MosT LoyAL of our sister cities. The colonels of regiments and captains of voiunteer companies, cavalry and infantry. will report in person at my headquarters to- morrow morning at i) o'clock, Brigade commanders will issue the neses- | sary instructions tor the execution of this order. GEORGE U. Tuomas, Major General Commanding. | MILITARY SALUTES TO-MORROW. | | The tollowing special erder was issued by | | Gen. Heintzleman this forenoon: | | Headquarters Department of Washington) | Suly 3, 1563. * Special Orders, No. 127.—* # % 3. A national salute will be fired to-morrow, | the ith day of July, at meridian, by each of the following named commanding officers : Brig. Gen. W.T. Barry, Chief of Artiilery, at Capitol ill, Brig. Gen. G. A. DeRussy, commanding de- fenses south of the Potomac. Brig. Gen. J. P. Slough, Military Governor ot Alexandria. Lieut. Col. J. A. Haskin, in charge of the de- tenses north of the Potomac. By command of Major Gen. Heintzleman. Cakro.t H. Porrer, Capt. and Asst. Adj’t General. * © | VICKSBURG. Rebel accounts to the 2ist from Vicksburg, represent our efforts to mine their fortifications asufailure. It will be remembered that Gen. Grant did not explode the mine until the 25th, | and that our own eflicial accounts to the 26th | represent that the explosion of the mine on the day before had been a complete success in making the desired breach, to secure which Gen. Grant was then eng:iged in a heayy bat- | ue. So the rebel story of the failure of Grant’s | mining operations four days before they were | tested, is thus exploded. | NOTEWORTHY, It will be seen by the news we publish to- | day that the only part of our army engaged in the battle at Gettysburg, on the day betore yesterday, were the Ist and 1itn corps, and that the iatter was barely engaged. The same accounts represent that they fought success- | fully Hill’s and Longstreet’s rebel corps; or, in other words, two thirds of the rebel army. If this be true, there can be little doubt indeed of the final result in that vicinity when the rest of our army corps shall also become engaged. ———_».»—_—__—. RUMORED PRESENCE OF MOSEBY’S MEN ID THE VICINITY OF WASHINGTON. ws A rumor was in circulation this morning that a number of Moseby’s men were in close proximity to this city, having crossed the Potomac. The report, it seems, originated with some ot the country people residing in the neighborhood of the point at which they are said to have crossed. Our scouts, however, failed to discover any signs of them, and we Sre satisfied that there is no foundation for the report. REPULSED. The militia of Pennsylvania, according’ to accounts received kere, have successfully re. pulsed several attempts of detachments of rebel troops to burn bridget of the Pennsylya- nia Centra) Railroad in the mountains, and are now in that region bushwhacking such rebel parties most effectively. Thus the enemy begin to learn the wide difference between the difficulties of carrying on a defensive and an offensive campaign. MOSEBY AND HIS G@UERILLAS IN FAIRFAX, | About one hundred of Moseby’s guerillas ; ‘| Were last night about two miles this sido of . Vienna, Fairfax county, Va. Before leaving they stole off a colored family. They bid fair to be prowling about in that vicinity again to. | night. Moseby just now makes Fairfax Court | House his headquarters. SATS GUN ied he Be ORDERED TO REPORT, By special order from Gen. Heintzeman, is. sued to-day, Maj. J. O. Whiting, sth U.s, Cavalry, and all other cavalry officers not under specific orders or on the sick list, are ordered to report to Headquarters withd:; delay. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. Rear Admiral L. M. Goldsborough has been | Sppointed President and Commodore Henry K. Hoff member of board for the final exam. ination of midship; who entered the Nayal Academy in 1659, MAJOR GENERAL SIGEL. Major General Sigel bas been ordered to re- portto Genoral Couch, at Harrisburg, tordaty i | cenfident of success. TELEGRAPHIO. STIRRING NEWS! A GREAT BATTLE FOUGHT YESTER- DAY AT GETTYSBURG BETWEEN THE COMBINED ARMIES OF LEE AND MEADE: = FULL PARTICULARS MOMENTARILY EXPECTED. —={—>——_ PHILADELPHIA, July 3.—Parties coming here from Gettysburg say that on Wednesday ten thousand of our troops were engaged with | thirty thousand of the enemy. During Wednesday night about seventy-five thousand of Meade’s troops came up and took favorable positions, while twenty-five thou. sand other Union troops were near at hand. ‘The rebels had mainly concentrated near Get- tysburg on Wednesday night, and thereis little doubt but that the great battle of yesterday would inyolye every available man of both armies. HARRissuRG, July 3—From the cannona- ding heard here late last night it isevident that a terrible battle was fought yesterday. THE FIGHT AT GETTYSBURG. See DEATH OF MAJOR GENERAL REYNOLDS AND BRIGADIER GENERAL PAUL, COLONELS WISTAR AND 8TONE WOUNDED. Se LARGE NUMBER OF PRISONERS CAPTURED, Sa OUR ARMS STILL SUCCESSFUL. gee es (From the Baltimore American, July 3.} We learn from parties who left Gettysburg at noon yesterday, that everything was pro- gressing favorably for the ultimate success of ouraguns. Up to that time they assert that over six thousand prisoners had been captured ahd sent to Union Bridge for transportation to Balti- more. At9o’clock last night a train with 800 prisoners, the first instalment of those cap- lured, arrived at the Baltimore Depot, and sbortly after Gen. Schenck anneunced from his headquarters at the Eutaw House that those then in Baltimore and at the Relay House, which would be in his possession, amounted to twenty-three hundred. . We learn that nearly one thousand of these prisoners were cuptured on Wednesday even- ing by the 11th army corps in their gallant charge on Longstreet’s corps. They are said to have at first slightly faltered, but their offi- cers cried to them to remember Chancellors- ville, when they rushed in to the fight with a fury that was irresistible, and the whole line of the enemy gave way before them. During the early part of the day yesterdpy, up to noon, at which hour our informant left, there had been no general battle, though heavy skirmishing had been going on all the morning, resulting in heavy loss tothe enemy and the capture of nearly five thousand prisoners. In all these skirmishes, which were conducted under the direction of Gen. Meade, our arms were entirely successful, but the enemy studi- ously avoideda general engagement, and it was thought there would be none before to-day, when it was said to be the intention of General Meade to press the enemy along the whole The prudence and skill displayed by Gen. Meade in the management of his army, and the strategy evinced by him in coping with Lee, had already won the contidence of his troops, and his presence along the lines drew forth the strongert demonstrations of attach- ment. The army evinced 2 determination to win at all hazards, and had been strongly im- | pressed by their officers with the dreadful con- ; Sequences that would ensue to them and the country if a disaster should occur to our arms in the coming conflict. The enemy was rapidiy concentrating his troops yesterday, from the Cumberland Val- ley towards Chambersburg, and Gen. Meade's whole army had reached the field of battle. If Gen, Couch presses on him down the yalley with his troops from Harrisburg, which is con- naenity expected, we may look tor a glorious result, ARRIVAL OF REBEL PRISONERS. Shortly before 10 o’clock last night, $38 rebel prisoners, including 60 or 70 officers, reached this city via the Western Maryland Ruilroad, iuder escort of 4 military guard, composed of a detachment of the =th regular infantry, un- der Lieut. Sydney W. Cooper. They were a portion of the rebels captured in the engage- ment on Wednesday, near Gettysburg, Pa. aud formed what is known as Gen. Archer's brigade. In appearance they were similar to other prisoners that have passed through this city, being dressed roughly, and some of them being without shoes. They were marched trom Bolton Depot along Howard and Balti- more streets out te Fort Marshal, where they will be quartered until arrangements are made for their transportation South to be exchanged. Gen. Archer himself was among the prisoners. 1t is stated that he is a native of this State, but has resided in the South for a number of years. After their captnre they were marched from Gettysburg to Westminster, and brought to this city in the railway cars. The New York 59th regiment, Col. Bagley, assisted in escort- ing them through this city. There will be another party of about 1,200 prisoners reach- ing the city this morning, making over 2,000 o: those captured by our forces near Gettysburg. Major Baumgarton and another officer of the staff of Major General Reynolds arrived here yesterday, bringing the body of Gen. Reynolds, who fell mortally wounded in the battle of ‘Wednesday, west of Gettysburg, and died soon after being carried from the field. From Major Baumgarton we learn some in- teresting particulars of the battle,and we are happy to be able to say that it closed for the day with the army of Gen. Meade ina most advantageous position, either for attack or de- | fense. Nearly all the remaining divisions of the army reached the fleld shortly after the firing ceased for the day. It appears that at€@o’clock Wednesday morn- ing the Ist and 11th corps of the army of the Potomac reached Gettysburg, entering from the east side of the town, and marching directly through to the west side, the cavalry force of the enemy in the town falling back as we ad- vanced. On passing out of the west end of the town, the enemy was observed advancing rapidly from the Chambersburg turnpike in line of battle towards the town, evidently en- deavoring to hold an advantageous position commanding the town. The Ist corps, under General Reynolds, was m the advance, and pushed forward at double quick to secure the advantageous ition. The enemy under Longstreet and Hill ad- vanced steadily, and in a few minutes a heayy fire of both artillery and musketry was opened along the whole Federal and Rebel lines. The 1ith army corps, under General Howard, was alsosoon is position,and fora time quitea heavy battle raged. Several charges were made by the enemy to dislodge our forces, all of which were unsuccessful. At3 o’clock the enemy massed his entire forces and endeavored to turn our right wing. General Reynolds advanced to meet them and a heavy infantry fight ensued, in which both purties suffered severely, volley after volley of musketry being poured inte the opposing columns with deadly effect. In this charge Major General Reynolds fell mortally wounded, and died soon after being conveyed to Gettysburg. He was as usual leading his corps, and in the thickest of the fight. General Paul, commanding the 3d brigade of the 1st Army Ci was also killed on the field, and Colonels tar and Stone fell severely were in the second brigade of the first army corps. Colonel Stone, at the time of receiving his wound, was acting as Brigadier General of the second army eon the fall ot Gene ral Rey noid nera, eynolds, ‘General Paul commanded the third brigade of the first army corps, and was a most efficient cer. Another Account. Some gentlemen connected with the press, whoarrived here last evening from Gettysburg, having left before daylight in the morning, represent the condition of affairs at the close of the fight on Wednesday evening to have been | still more favorable and promising of a suc- cessful issue than the previous information we had received. They state that the rebels had held Gettysburg for some time previous to the approach of our army, and not only ocen- pied but had commenced fortifying the hills ‘west of the town, where they prop sed to check our advance towards Chambersburg and the mouth of the Cumberland Valley. The movement of Gen. Reynolds, and the rapidity with which he advanced after enter- ing the east end of the town, took them some- | what by surprise, and he soon obtained the | prominent position which the rebels were fore tifying. The fightiag throngh the balance of the day was in a futile attempt on their part to regain this important position, from which they were frequently repulsed. Early in the afternoon both Longstreet and Hill combined their forces tor a grand effort to turn our right flank, when Gen. Howard's 11th corps, which broke and ran at Chancellorsyille, dashed ia to regain their lost laurels, and most nobly did they repulse these two veteran corps of the rebelarmy. The repulse was so complete that no further attempt was made by the enemy duringthe panne of theday, and night closed in with our holding the position chosen by the enemy to give us battle from. The 3d and 12th army corps also came on the field after the last repulse of the enemy, but owing to the fall of Gen. Reynolds, and the lateness of the hour, as well as the exhaustion ofthe men, and the desire to take care of the ‘wounded, it was determined not to push the enemy for a renewal of the copilict. When onr informant left the field yoesrany, morning Gen Meade hadarriyed, and the main body of our army was in position, ready to push the enemy so soon as day should dawn. Gettysburg is just twenty-five miles east of Chambersburg, over a fine rolling country most of the way, which will doubtless be the scene of the great battles of the Rebel invasion. Unfavorable Accounts. From one of the oflicers who came down in charge of the prisoners who arrived last night, and.who left Gettysburg on Wednesday sfter- noon, we haye accounts not so favorable as those given by other parties. He describes the fight on that day as rather unfavorable to our arms, and states that the enemy held the field atthe close of the day, our force haying failen back after the fall of Gen. Reynolds; that the at- tack of the enemy was so sndden and unexpect- ed that both the corps of Hilland Longstreet were for a time engaged with Gen. Reynold’s corps, add that the Ilth corps took but little partin the battle. We will doubtless haye re- liable intelligence to-day. Later. (eaote the Baltimore Sun.]} Just before going to press we learned from the military authorities that no official infor- mation had been received of tne fight at Get- tysburg on Wednesday or yesterday; that it was not positively known whether a fight was really in progress yesterday, and that the in- formation about the number of prisoners taken on Wednesday was not official, but was deem- ed periectly reliable. We also learned from the same source that scouts report that two full brigades of Con- federates crossed the Upper Potomac at Wil- liamsport yesterday, on double-quick time, going in the direction of Chambersburg. THIRD EDITION THREE O’CLOCK P. M Latest from the Battle Fiehl! —— GENERALS BARLOW AND SCHIMe. MELPFENNING WOUNDED AND TAKEN PRISONERS. — gS NO BATTLE YESTERDAY. SS OUR TROOPS CONCENTRATED. sissies GEN. MEADE SELECTS HIS OWN PO- SITION. pee AE, THE ENEMY CONCENTRATING, xc. — Despatches have been received here from our braye Army of the Potomac up to last night itis announced that Gens. Barlowand Schim- melpfenning were both wounded and fell into theenemy’s handsin the engagement of the day before yesterday. They, with Generals Reynolds and Paul killed, were the only Union general officers who met with casualties. It is definitely stated, we hear, in the despatches referred to above, that the battle was fought on Our part only by the First and Eleventh army corps; while the rebel force engaged agains: them were believed to embrace two-thirds of Lee's entire army. At the end of the fight, after repulsing the rebels’ last attack, General Meade shifted his position to the heights above Gettysburg, where he awaited the coming up of the five other corps of his army that had not participated in the engagement. In that position the evemy had declined to attack him up to last evening, by which time the balance of our troops had gotten up and were duly in line. Lee was at that time concentrafing all his troops near by, but ceased manifesting the purpose of renew- ing the attack which at 4.30 p.m. he seemed about te do. It is judged here that Lee was not attacked yesterday, because our troops, as they came up, were necessarily too much fatigued to permit them wisely to be thrown into action against an unfauguedenemy. From the tenor of the dispatches, it is believed here that if the enemy declined renewing the attack this morning, General Meade would at once engage his whole line. APPEARANCE OF THE REBELS IN PRINCESS ANNE COUNTY, VA. Se THEY DESIGN A RAID INTO NORFOLK. —— From a private letter from Norfolk, dated the Ist inst., we learn that some twelve or fifteen hundred rebels have made their ap- pearance in Princess Anue county, with the design, it is supposed, of making a raid into Norfolk. Considerable excitement is repre- sented as existing in Norfolk in consequence. THE CASUALTIES. The following are among the casualtiesin the Eleventh Army Corps, at the battle at Gettys- burg: Col. Schimmeipfennig, wounded, and a pris- oner; Gen. Barlow, commanding ist division, ‘wounded, and a prisoner; Gen. Baxter, com- manding 2d brigade, lost; Col. Wheelock, 97th wounded wounded, and were taken prisoners | New York, wounded and prisoner; Col. far- by the enemy. The field between the contend- ing armies was strewn with the dead and ‘wounded, and it is said that the enemy suffered ‘ully as heavily as wedid, though it is not cnown what was their loss in officers. tung, 74th Pennsylvania, badly wounded in the leitleg; Lieut. Col. Metzel, 71th Pennsyl- vania, wounded and missing; Col. Weaver. 7oth Pennsylvania, very severely wounded; The effort to flank our right wing entirely | Lieut. Col. Arrowsmith, 157th New York, failed, and we held the prominent and com- Mmanding position for which the struggle was made atthe close of the fight, which ceased | ded: Adjt. tor the day about 4 o’clockin the afternoon. At this time two more corps of General Meade’s army reached the field, and during the night the main body of our army was in position to meet any demonstrations that the enemy might make inthe morning, or to advance on him, as the commanding Gencral might decide. The ist army corps nobly maintained its position ag-inst the effort to flank it right, and scarcely faltered for a moment w:! its gal- land commander fell under the murderous fire of theenemy. A great and decisive battle was considered imminent, and notwithstand- ing our sevure loss in officers, the advantages otthe day were regarded as decidedly with our forces. The army was in fine condition, full of enthusiasm tor the coming battle, and General Meade had also, it was thought, concentrated his forces toa killed; Col. Lockman, 119th New York woun- Dodge, 110th New York wounded; Maj. Gorge, 54th New York missing. Ot Gen. Baxter’s Staff—Lieut. T. Thomas, Acting Inspector, killed; Lieut. D. P. Weaver, A.A.A.G., wounded; Lieut. R.C. Knoggs, A. D.C., missing. The wounded ofthis brigade are all prisoners, at present, having been taken into houses near Gettysburg, and lett there as they could bebet- ter cared for. Col. Bates. of the Twelfth Massachusetts, is ‘wounded badly, but retains command of his regiment. The entire loss of the Second Brig- ade is 656. They took into the fight 1180 men. Lieut. Col Thomson, a3d Major Sheater, 107th Pennsylvania, missing; Brigadier General greater extent than the enemy, 8 large portion | G@. R. Paul, killed; Oapt. Genermon Inspect- of whese army was still scattered up through | or General; Lieut. Bradley, A. A. A. G; Lieut. the Cumberland Valley. Celonel Wistar commanded the Pennsylvania « Bucktails,” and Colonel Stone also com- Kinney Aid-de-Oamp, misang; Ool. Leonard, 13th Massachusetts, missing; Col. Tilden 16th manded a Pennsylvania regiment, and beth | Maine, missing. THE ELEVENTH ARMY CORPS, We regret to state that the accounts from Gettysburg with reference te the cgndact of the, Eleventh Army Corps in the battle of the day before yesterday, are conflicting. The original account credits them with having then ead, there fully redeemed their honor lost at Ohaa- cellorsville. A subsequently received account, however, intimates that on Wednesday Inst at least a portion of the same corps behaved more like sheep than soldiers. REBELS ABOUT ALDIK. A force of rebels, now supposed to be & por- tion of Moseby’s band, now hold Aldie. Their number is not known here, we apprehend, though we have been able to learn nothing ‘to indicate that they number more than one of the guerrilla gangs which have of late constantly hovered in front of the fortifications on the other side of the river. FOR FORT DELAWARE, Thirty-five soldiers belonging to varioug regiments, and under sentence of court-mar- tual, leave this afternoon for Fort Delaware. TRE ACCIDENT TO Mrs. LINCOLN.—We are happy to say that Mrs. Lincoln is much better to-day, and not as seriously injured as was ai first feared. Her presence of mind averted a very serious catastrophe. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. FURTHER FROM GETTYSBURG. THE FIRING HEARD LAST EVENING. NO GENERAL ENGAGEMENT THERE YESTERDAY. —— Battmmore, July 3.—A gentleman from Parkton, twenty-six miles from Baltimore, says the cannonading from noon yesterday until nine o’clock last night, was very heavy. It was resumed at daylight this morning, with great 1ury. It is positively known, however, that there was no engagement yesterday at Gettysburg, up to four o’clock in the afternoon. (NoTx.—The firing heard last evening by the “gentleman from Parktown,” was but desul- tory cannonading amounting to nothing of im- poriance. Information from Gen, Meade dis- proves the correctness of the impression from that distant cannonading that an engage- ment worth notice was then in progress.— Ed. Star.J FURTHER OF THE GREAT BATTLE eee ae 1 THE RESULT NOT YET KNOWN. Ga ET ROARING OF ARTILLERY HEARD ALL DAY YESTERDAY IN THE DI- RECTION OF GETTYSBURG. ase Fees THE FIGHT RENEWED THIS MORN- ING. — a HARniseURG, July 3.—There is great excite- ment here to know the result of the battie fought yesterday and last night between Lee's and Meade’s armies. Persons at Columbia, Bainbridge and in the neighborhood of York heard distinctly the roar of artillery, at times rapid and heavy, At daylight this morning it was renewed. The battle must have been in the neighbor- hood of Gettysburg. Telegraphic communication has been opened with Baltimore by way of the Northern Ceutral railroad. ‘There are no movements in this department worth mentioning. IMPORTANT FROM VICKSBURG. Sr gee THE REBEL GARRISON THERE VERY ACTIVE. ADDITIONAL REBEL REINFORCE- MENTS GOING T@ JOHNSTON. pl OOS SES Tere Memerats, July 3.—Official advices trom Geu. Grant’s army to the 25th ult., farnish the following: The rebel garrison at Vicksburg is very ac- tive. The rebels are making a desperate resist- ance to the progressof the siege with the hope that relief will soon reacis them. Additional rebel reintorcements are said to be on the way from Bragg to Johnston, and that the latter is perfecting his arrangements to attack (rant’s rear. Price, Marmaduke, and Kirby Smita are combining to get to some point on the banks of the Mississippi, and probably will make an “attempt to take Milliken’s Bend and stop nayi- gation. ee LOCAL NEWS. MystTeriovs Mcurver.—Th forming about halt-pa-t two o’clock, Edward Yusua, ayoung man employed in the family of Madame De- Villier, was shot and killed in the passage of Madame Vevillier’s house, on G, near Thir- teenth street. This morning Coroner Wood- ward held an inque-t, and trom the evidence of several neighbors the following elicited: About half-past ty mounted on a dark-colored hi ( street trom Thirteenth, and when Madame Deyillier’s ioor. horse, and rode on the pavement up to the door and pulled the bell. He waited a moment, aud dismounted and pulied the bell again. The door was soon opened, and a conversation en- sued which the witnesses could not hear. The door was shut. suddenly and lecked. The horseman halfooed “Open the door!” then re- peated the call, with the declaration, «If you don't I'l put @ bullet through you,” and fired as he spoke. He then turned, and the horse being shy, he ceuld not mount, but led the horse to Thirventh street, his saber dragging on the pavement all the way. He then mounted and rode rapidly down Thirteenth street to F, and turned wesiward into F street. No one could identify the murderer. The pistol was so near the door as to blacken it with powder. The ball passed through the door and took effect in the breast, about two inches from the nipple, passed through the body, and glanced from the back wall of the passage into an adjoining room. The jury found that the deceased came to his death from a ball fired from a pistol in the hands of a oavalryman to thent unknown. opposite copped, turned his a Latzst QUOTATIONS—W aSHINGTON Mow- BY Magket,—Furnished by Lewis Johnson & Co., Bankers, Buying. Selling. u 106 NEW YORE BATES—3 0 CLOOK P. M. Coupon 6's, 1881, 10534; 7-30’s, 105%; New Ger- tificates of Indebtedness, 98; Gold, 143%. pees THE sOLDtaRs, officers, nurses and others connected with the Columbia Hospital, on Fourteenth street, are to have a grand celebra- tion to-morrow im the grove near the hospital, atS o'clock in the afternoon. It will consist in singing by the soldiers, speeches, the reading of the Declaration of Independence, and music from the band of the iith New Hampshire Vorunteers. It will be something new to hear three or four hundred sick and wounded sol- diers singing our national songs. ———_+0 2 —_____ AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN. {@orrespondence Evening Star.] GEORGETOWN, July 3, 1863. The schooner H. Walcott arrived yesterday at the wharfof Wm. R. Snew & Co. She was found sunk and abandoned in the Chesapeake Bay a few days since, and was towed up bya gunboat. It is supposed, from the breach in her starboard side, that she has been run into. Among her cargo, which consisted ofa large number of musket cases, filled with muskets or rifies,a large quantify of flour, dried ap- ples, corn, &c., was bee A levees Sree one delphia, dated June 17, - fichardson, ‘The writer referred to Baltimore several times in the letter, and stated that he had enclosed a check for $450; also, that he hoped all would go well until the schooner arrived safe at the port of Matamoras. Being bound to that port, and loaded with such cargo, gives rise to & strong suspicion that was intended for the rebels. .. The whole number of arrivals by canal during aoreme mie a gery’ of which ere wi 1 Total amount of revenue ved Bt the Soe ens tpoath will amount to about $15,000.