Show BY PACIFIC TELEGRAPH f SPECIAL TO THE DAILY UNION VEDETTE NEW YORK aut autust august 0 the tribuna has the following from I 1 harpers ferry A brisk cannon ading abing was heard from froin 11 till 1 oc loik today to day on oil the extreme right nd it has bince been pertained certa ined that our forces met tod the enemy near keer neaville ne the result is not known at fian firing 1 on the right again 0 opened arid and at this hour 5 continues briskly with this exception that all is quiet along the front during the day time special from washington the the right of Sheri dans line is fiill hold by wilsons Wil sons cavalry car airy di divisions lvis ions were this morning advanced and met inet the enemy in a severe engagement which continued up to the urne of the departure of the train from harpers harpe Is ferry the attack was made in consequence of movements on oil the part of tile the enemy showing a design of crossing the potomac by a turning movement on the right wing of Sheri dans position at latest advices advises the action still continued heralds special from nashville the no active operations in this dopart department part ment I 1 we await antici anticipated re results suits elsewhere xe the chattanooga gazette gazelle of the dinst reports the rebel gen wheeler at stuarts landing on the whore where lic he attacked captured and murd murdered red the colored 0 garrison arrison and iwai nearly hr borers lie ile also destroyed the ar u one white soldier and one n white citizen zell gen Sc ammond who left atlanta on the reports gen dodge still alive but dangerously wounded youil ded and alid the army inactive the herald has the following c from fortress monroe latest intelligence 0 d from mobile reached us last as t evening by the gunboat connecticut which left there on oil the at sunset at that time the situation was un till chano changed 0 ed the iron ironclads arid and fort morgan gan were engaged but not very severely 10 ta 0 farragut agut on his flag ship was inside mobile bay tile the wooden ships were repairing dar damages 0 fort morgan is is very 1 closely invested by our navy and military forces gen canby was wi with th farrage t oil the 11 th i in n close consultation the greatest activity prevails among our fleet and the health and spirits of the men ire are first rate BALTIMORE aug 25 several prominent abolitionists in including eleazar wright ands G howe have written to gen fremont speaking of the dissatisfaction in tile republican ranks and ad ZD both the baltimore arid and cleveland nominees nominees to withdraw their lial names nor is as pa e s ide ari al 1 l candidates fremont Fremon fc replies at length remarking that lie he does not fool feel at lib erty to withdraw liis his name without first consulting the party who borni norm bated him but nuggets sug gets that a direct effort be made to obtain an immediate understanding between the su supporters of both nominees in order that they may coalesce and unite upon such col convention ven tion in this letter fremont Fremon fc says it much ha has I 1 been said about peace As for me peace sign signifies ifie s tho integral establishment of the union without slavery very because slavery is is the source of all our political dis dissection sention and because ase the itself is condemned by tue ilia iwa awal W 1 af the age these are to me the essential conditions of peace HEAD HRAD headquarters QUARTERS ARMY POTOMAC august ug I 1 r si J all quiet today to day except the usual c cannonading canno our left has been extended six or seven miles and we hold secure the alic weldon road to reams lorly a distance of seven miles no rebels are k ww afi ir wt ar frota front the entire loss loes of f the ath corps corp on sunday is they fought splendidly NEW YORK august the times says howards procla maion was proved a forgery and he has bc released from fort lafayette awo ri zooid t papers of the contain amounts ounas of the rebel assault on warrens barfell s lines on the weldon railroad I 1 tind and says we haye have met with a heavy rep repulse tilse costing us many brave men but the affa affair tir is not over brig gen saunders of alabama was killed gen lamar of florida mortally wounded arid and generals barton finnegan and anderson of alabama were wounded grants plans on the danville Danvil lb road are now revealed and all the energy and gallantry of the ardys under tinder lee arid and beauregard Beaure beauregard 0 rard will riot not be too much to be n JJ t the he back of this bold movement soil petersburg according to the i ur mg papers the petersburg 11 rg adv burg railroad is cons considered i mager the posts special says the work of destroying the weldon railroad is still going on ajust the I 1 zhe commercials special says j 8 a th recurt all quiet except slight skirmishing skirmishing skir r leos force lias has evidently been materially i reduced during tile past few days the phe position gained on tile the weldon railroad lias liar rendered grants army more confident of success than they have been at any time since the campaign opened philadelphia august A 6 nu the bulletins special dated in tile the field on oil the says yesterday a was made by a detachment from crooks corn command inand to ascertain the strength 0 and position of the enemy in in our front this force was instructed to move qi quickly lickly on the richt right 0 of the skirmishing line and if possible get in their roar rear thy they state that rhodes arid and Ram divisions are detailed for picket duty in our immediate front and the rest of tile the rebels under early are at charles town louisville august shuh to days nashville lle says dispatches from the scouts on wh wheelers cc lers hank flank say they learned that it was wheelers intention to invade kentucky cincinnati aug 2 7 th A viol violent en attorn tornado ado passed over the southern part of indiana yesterday a at 1 tornton tor noon doing dohig considerable damage A train on the indianapolis and aid cincinnati chin ati railroad was blown from tile track and thrown down an ail embankment thirteen miles west of lawrenc lafronce e burg 20 or 30 persons person are reported wounded none are reported killed tile the Gaz eUes A atlanta alanta dispatch says kilpatrick liar has destroyed the macon railroad ak abc va cariotis vari ofis places for a distance of fourteen miles captured and burned several seral trains with supplies en 7 vate toA AUta to tokuta damte on his bis return lie he t aba is N 1 tally defeated them capturing 0 four stand of colors six can cannon norl and prisoners he afterwards af ter wards met another force which pressed him so closely that lie was obliged to abandon all but ona one I 1 i gun un ind and most of his prisoners il he made the entire circuit of atlanta and reached decatur with a loss of men inen severe damage has been ilois tam e to tte the rebel communication NEW YORE aug satt elih t dimes washington special myn qi several gentlemen have arrived in chii city from Ge georgia urgia who came by th a w way ay of atlanta with permission of 4 gen sherman who represent that the state government desires sires to learn upon what basis the TJ S government will treat with the state of georgia D for admission 11 assion into the union TI this ais action of the georgia authorities is illiad had without reference to the balance of alie southern confederacy special city point says about 4 k on thursday morning the enemy in ill front of butlers right wing made a sobie lie and were repulsed we took sixteen prisoners including two officers tile the attack was probably inter intended aided to feel our strength it having doubtless become known that there were changes taking place yesterday in the disposition of our troops on oil our side the casualties are twenty elsewhere in this army all is quiet ST Joi JOHNS is august 0 A steamer from charlottetown Charlotte town reports that the pirate tallahassee TaUa hassee burnt twenty two american fishing vessels yesterday off prince edwards isle s abrib ai rib re nearly arly aill air the delegates to th democratic convention which assembles on monday have already arrived the trains yesterday bi brought ou r ht in over outsiders y anit and the arrivals to day will bitin number ber as many more the nomination of mcclellan seems very probable although every tiling thing as a s yet is in confusion several have been mentioned in connection with ili the vice presidency among them guthric gutber i G NV cass of penn arid and V B ogden of illinois the question of a platform is much discussed and it seems to be the intention of the delegates ates to insist on oil the integrity 0 of the union and peace the union conservatives had an informal at bryant aall at noon doon today to day allos amos kindall kendall was appointed president but nothing was done and the meet meeting irig a adjourned to meet at half past two 0 clock the delegates from california present are bigler weller hayes whipple and berry they have haveit p hinted as alter alternatives n atiles gen le and win 0 hoti hough li tile the delegation is divided mcclellan mcglellan being the favorite and seymour tile next choice the a meeting tonight to night for the purpose of trying to harmonize weller was kvas urged in ill a speech tonight to night by geo francis train as the candidate for vice president on the ticket with dix this ticket however has but little sorento strength th the union conservatives made no nomination but recommended mcclellan as a candidate for president one honored and fifty five votes are certain for mcclellan eUan not counting now new york which will probably vote told for him on the first ballot tile commercials special saje gen hancock reports the loss lose of two batteries batto to ries ouica accounts safa iMi arti 1 1 we bif |