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Latest from the South.
Gen. Lee's army at Hagerstown.
fight progressing.
Indefinite Accounts.

The following unofficial dispatch from the telegraphic Superintendent at Martinsburg, was received at the War Department last night:


Martinsburg, July 8, 1863
To Hon. J. A. Seddon, Sect'y of War:
From all reports, we gained a decided and telling advantage over the enemy at on Wednesday and Thursday.

On Friday we charged his works, and took them, but were unable to hold them, and fell back towards. Hagerstown, eighteen miles from Gettysburg, and seven miles from the Potomac.

There has been but little fighting since then So far the victory is on our side.

We can now hear and the part to that a fight is now going on at

Everything to form a correct idea of the fight.

Four thousand prisoners are now at Williamsport, on their way to Richmond. Many of those who were slightly wounded were paroled to day.

G.

[second Dispatch]
the very latest.

Martinsburg, July 8.
--Large numbers of prisoners are on the road to Richmond. Skirmishing is going on at Hagerstown, and a considerable fight took place at Boonsboro'.

The Baltimore Gazelle, of the 6th, save Meade is wounded. The same paper states that Grant is retreating from VicksburgBanks, from New Orleans, calls for reinforcements. Louisiana is lost to the Yankees.

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