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Letter from the North.

We are indebted to the Signal Corps for a copy of the Baltimore Clipper, of Tuesday, the 7th inst. Of the Clipper we may say the same as of the American, published in the same city, that it is one of the most unscrupulous sheets in the United States. It is a noticeable fact that there is in these accounts no claim of having routed Lee, and all the artillery said to have been captured is five pieces, which were taken from detached parties.--There has been no pursuit of Lee sufficient to harass him. The first attempt at that game, took place between Monterey and Greencastle on the 5th, and the enemy are forced to acknowledge that they were repulsed. The Clipper says that Gen. Dix and his command has gone to Washington. It publishes the following official dispatch from Gen. Meade:


Headq'rs Army of the Potomac,
near Gettysburg, July 1.

General Orders No 68.

The Commanding General in behalf of the country, thanks the Army of the Potomac for the glorious result of the recent operations.

Our enemy, superior in numbers, and flushed with the pride of a successful invasion, attempted to overcome or destroy this army. Utterly balled and defeated, he has now withdrawn from the contest.

The privation and fatigue the army has endured, and the here is courage and gallantry it has displayed, will be matters of history to be over remembered.

Our task is not yet accomplished, and the Commanding General looks to the Army of the Potomac for greater efforts to drive from our soil every vestige of the presence of the invader.

It is right and proper that we should on suitable occasions return our grateful thanks to the Almighty Disposer of events, that in the goodness of His Providence He has though fit to give victory to the came of the just.

By command of Maj-Gen. Gen. E. Meade.
(Signed) S. A. Williams, A. A. G.

Dispatches about the Falling back of Gen. Lee and Consequent fighting

A dispatch, dated near Gettysburg, July 5, says:

‘ The enemy have retreated towards the Potomac. Their skirmishers were drawn in last night, and a small force, probably the rear guard, passed through Emmettsburg this morning about daylight. Our troops have been engaged all day in burying the dead and relieving the wounded, and collecting arms from that field, many thousands of which belong to the rebels.

Preparations are in progress to interrupt the progress of the rebels to the Potomac, and our army is already in motion.

Gen. Lee paroled yesterday about 2,000 Union prisoners, evidently not wishing to be burdened with their are. They were received by Gen. Couch. The report that Gen. Longstreet was captured while wounded, and died of his wounds, proves to have been incorrect.


The Yankee cavalry in pursuit

Hanover, Pa, July 5.
--A cavalry fight took place to day, four miles south of Gettysburg, between our forces and Lee's rear, supposed to be retreating towards Hagerstown. Our cavalry bring in large numbers of rebel prisoners.


Later dispatches.

Frederick, July 6.
--A spy named William Richardson was hung here this morning, having been captured yesterday at Oxford, Md, after having been once before captured, but having made his escape. He is reported to have admitted the charge, and said he had been in the business for a long times. It is also said that important communications between Gens. Ewell and Lee were found on his person. Our whole army is in motion, and the highest hopes are entertained that but a small portion of Gen. Lee's army will escape.

Hagerstown, via Frederick, July 6.--It is reported here by officers that on Saturday afternoon our cavalry, under Kilpatrick, intercepted a retreating train of rebel wagons, guarded by Jones's brigade of infantry, cavalry and artillery, near Monterey, on the Hagerstown, and Gettysburg road. He captured 900 prisoners, including 200 wounded officers and two guns. The guns were destroyed. The enemy were completely surprised, and were unable to make any serious resistance. Firing was heard in the direction of the enemy's retreating column yesterday afternoon. It was probably caused by our cavalry and flying batteries pressing them.

Harrisburg, July 6.--Gen. Couch has pushed forward all his effective force to cooperate with and join the Army of the Potomac, and is, by order of Gen. Meade, pushing the regiments forward us rapidly as they are organized.

Gen. Lee is said to hold all the passes in South Mountain, leading into Cumberland Valley from Gettysburg. This is done for the purpose of moving his trains, now rapidly pushing for Virginia. The mountains are filled with disorganized soldiers from Lee's army, who are coming within our lines every hour.

The troops under Gen. Pierce (formerly Milroy's) arrived yesterday at Chambersburg, and pushed on towards Greencastle, where they captured 500 prisoners, two wagons leaded with plunder, and three pieces of artillery. The prisoners were stragglers, making their way to the Potomac in company with the wagons.

A dispatch from near Chambersburg this morning, says that heavy firing was heard in the direction of Hagerstown. It is believed that Gen. French has made as attack in that vicinity on the trains moving towards Virginia.

Frederick, July 6. P. M.--It is believed here that the reported destruction of the rebel bridge at Williamsport originated in the fact that the bridge at Falling Waters, 5 miles below, was destroyed. An officer who was with the party which destroyed the latter bridge, reports that the party subsequently started to destroy those at Williamsport, but finding Imboden there with a large force, abandoned the enterprise. About 1,500 rebel prisoners, including 37 wagon loads of wounded, arrived here to-day by the Hagerstown pike. They included those captured by Gen. Kilpatrick.

Heavy firing was heard yesterday afternoon, in the direction of Monterey and Greencastle. It is reported to have been caused by our pursuing forces pressing upon the enemy's rear-guard echo, being strongly posted, checked the pursuit.

Three letters from Jeff Davis to Lee were found on a man, concealed in his boot. Davis, in one letter, tells Lee he had underrated she strength of the Army of the Potomac, and that it was not so much reduced as Lee had supposed, and Davis advised Lee to return to Virginia at once. Davis says he sent him all the troops he could spare from Richmond, and could not give him Beauregard's army as he exported.

Davis thinks Lee made a mistake going into Pennsylvania, and fears serious disaster if Lee does not immediately return. The tone of his letter was very disparaging. The other letters were unimportant. A rebel mail was also captured by Capt. Dahlgren, at the same time, with many letters, but none of special importance that threw much light on rebel operations.


Miscellaneous.

The Yankees say that in pressing Bragg in his retreat to Bridgeport they lost 1,000 men.

The dates from Port Hudson are to the 1st inst. Banks's supplies were not cut off, and he was still bombarding the place.

Gen. Morgan is in Kentucky. He set fire to Lebanon, Ky., on the 5th, and captured the 20th Kentucky (Yankee) regiment.

Troops are being sent from Newbern, N. C, to Washington. And this is to defeat an army which the Yankees claim already to have defeated!

A city officer of Norfolk. Va., has been thrown into prison by the military commandant. The City Council held a meeting about it on the 3d inst.

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