Show BY PACIFIC TELEGRAPH TELEGRAM sri cIAL TO ta TUE THE DAILY UNION VEDETTE pa new york august bermuda dates of the mention the arrival of four steamers froin whitington WH ington with searby arly bales ba lesof of cotton the north star from aspinwall aspi n wall the sr arrived rived at noon non with OGO in tre treasure asure among the pk p engers are arc ex cx gov biger of california wild aal 0 0 6 boyd of panama there has been a change in the peruvian ministry no revolution lias has taken place ns as yet the revolution in equador has been suppressed 1 washington august augus Pa passengers mengers by the moil boat from city point int report chett thursday on a division of the ad cor coppa im in ig the vicinity of It reams earns station on the weldon veldon lail railroad rond was attacked by a large force of rebels supposed to be hills entire corps they were compelled to fall hack back which lifey did gradually disputing every inch of f ground and fighting most of the distance hand to hand at 4 0 clock the fight was still progressing our men have gained a sure inre position and the movements being made are calculated to put tle enemy on the i retrograde intorn in turn it is reported that we lost three batteries tat Wt cries teries including t sleeper s celebrated massachusetts bachir etts ba battery chicago aug the convention was called to order rt at noon by aug belmont chairman of tile national committee who after a short address nominated ex guv gov big ler lers tem temporary boray chairman of the convention after taking tile chair lie he thanked the convention for the lionor honor conferred etc proceedings ce opened with pra yerby the rev II 11 II 11 clarkson on oil moti motion 11 E 0 perrin oan of N J J M tower of R T Y and M M strong of wi were ivere appointed temporary secreta Us rys the list of delegates were then called by states and each chairman presented the ere cre den tiala of his delegation A resolution was offered by tilden of new york that ahat one dele delegate gite be appointed by each delegation to depoi report t resolutions for the co consideration 1 1 of the convention and that all r resolutions e be referred to said committee the resolution was adopted olds of ohio moved thai a committee commit teo be appointed to report rules for the government ot of the tha convention and maced that the rules rule ol of the last convention be ado adopted pied carried powell that the contested delegates froia that state had agreed and were harmonious in the convention he therefore moved that one member from each cacti delegation be appointed on oil the committee on i resolutions e to have but one voice adopted mcdougal Dougal Alc of Califor california uia moved that three gentlemen from each organized Terr territory itoi y be admitted in the convention and be allowed to participate in debate without the power to vote c morgan of ohio moved to amand by extending the same privilege I 1 to delegates from the Becee eded states slates ind and the district of columbia the amendment was accepted and the resolution referred to the committee on credentials A communication from Sli shannan antan of the louisiana Louisi afta delegation was received setting settem Z tarth that the national committee had refused thein tickets of admission and asking to be referred to the proper committee wyckliffe of kentucky sent two letters to alv the chalman chairman which were received from the kentucky delegates dele gatey in which they e explained their absence by saying that they were victims tims timi i of military despotism having been arres ted without cause imprisoned anil denied resort to legal means guaranteed by I 1 laws of state and constitution to establish their innocence no cence they profess increased devotion to the democratic cause canise and advise the adoption of a peace platform and are hopeful of the wie cess of the nominees of the convention the letters wore were laid on the table on motion each delegation through its chairman named the respective Commit committees teeB as aa fellows on oil credentials als joseph pitkin of maine J S of N H 11 jno P F ball of mas A M akay ot i vermont alfred D burr of conti conn NV W 11 II allen alien of R I 1 dan holman 0 of r y X j maiora b of N Y NV T me mc gratti of ot penn B K L il martin lartin of del jno it franklin of md nathaniel wolf of ky alex long of ohio W R archer of ind A A P 11 eggleton Ege Ega luton leton of ill III 5 alpheus felch of mich robert wilson of missouri J B lablanch of ninn II 11 N smith of wis 3 5 N Y ta T mcinenry of iowa C witherell With crell of cal oliver theirs too ton of kunsu kunsaw benj stark of oregon on resolutions john adana W dana of maine 35 keys orn 11 II geo lunt lant of mass masa I 1 chas K R ingersoll of conn D P redfield of vt chas S bradley of R I 1 sam sain J tilden ot of N Y abrahm abraham browning of N ni J pennsylvania not selected chas brown of del TW abes G pratt of md thos N 1 lindsay and jmaes anft guthrie G of axy of ohio obio james M harma of ind S S marsha marsh xa all I 1 of ofell jil L C baldwin of mich wm A hall of missouri E 0 hamlin of minn G B R of wis lvis ja J y antes of ef iowa J B 13 welter weller of cal C mcdowell T 1 B e MJ stark of 01 oregon egen t olds of ollio ohio moved that the committee be instructed to report wh what at action it if any was noce necea sary aary for the convention Conventi xi n to take into consideration We ration the late military mili fary order of general prohibiting the people of the northwest north west from froin purchasing anna aud ammunition ti 0 n referred the fol following vilu 0 resolutions were then offered and referred arca to tile the committee on credentials by ex governor hunt arnew of new york that tha in the future as in the past we will adhere with unswerving fidelity to the union and the constitution ai and id insist in in maintaining our national unity as the only solid foundation olour of our strength security and happiness as a people and as the frame work of our government equally conducive to the welfare and prosperity of all the states both northern ind and southern and with a view to terminate the raging conflict and restore the blessings 0 of peace we ar atle c in favor of an armistice and earnest earliest and honorable efforts to adjust terms of settlement and union on the basis of the constitution of the united states and for a 11 final solution of all differences we would recommend a convention of all the states to review the constitution and adopt such amendments and modifications as may seem necessary to more fully ensure to each state the enjoyment ot all its rights and the undisturbed control of its domestic concerns according to the original n interest and purpose of the federal compact I 1 L by long of ohio j j resolved that a committee to akst t of one member from each cacti state fd to be selected by the respective deleu oils ons all bo be appointed for the purpose of proceeding edin ir forthwith to washington and on oil behalf of this convention and the people askar ask mr lincoln to suspend stipend operations for tho the draft for half a million more men until tile the people shall have an opportunity through th the 0 ballot bi box ox to decide the question now fairly presented to them of war or peace 9 at the api approaching ro aching election in november and that said committee cittee be and are hareb horeb hereby y instructed to urge 0 mr lincoln by whatever argument the they can employ to stay the flood or of fratricidal fratricide il blood at least so far as the pending draft will continue to augment it until the he people the source of all power shall have an opportunity of expressing t their will for or against a further prosecution of the th war var of candidates for the presidency presided dep A price of missouri offered a resolution declaring that the constitution and uni Umon must be maintained in all its purity mm aldrich of pennsylvania offered resolution that we w cannot view with a the open repudiation of the monroe doc doctrine in tile establishment of in an empire on the ruins of a neighboring state and tant we view with alarm alarin and distrust distrust djs trust y the fearful strides of out our administration kIn Aril str tow towards de despotism sin iu its repeated interference with state new york aug L the steamer thomas scott from orleans reports that when passing mobile bay she learned that our land forces had bad planted mortars within yards of fort morgan st louis aug tu 0 28 it is reported from duvall davall s bluff that shelby and marmoduke made an assault on oil pine bluff reinforcements were sent torn roni little rock no particulars received cincinnati au 28 gon gen heintzleman has issued in an order prohibiting the railroad express and mothr forwarding companies from tran transporting sporting 0 fire arms or ammunition of any kind within illinois India indiana tita ohio or michigan for the next 50 60 days without a permit from headquarters head boad quarters also prohibiting dealers in these articles from selling within that time hashim washington ton aug 28 A dispatch fro from m grant sta states te s that richmond papers of the announce that fort morgan is in our possession sion it is not hot stated whether tho the r fort ort surrendered or was blown up anether adoth e r dispatch lisl atell gives the following extract from the Rio richmond limond a aciner of yester yesterday dav fort morgan is in the possession whether blown up or evacuated not known gm gent sheridan in a depatch dated yesterday 2 30 p in rel reports ports as follows tho the en cn einy left my front last night falling back to smithfield or middleway we captured prisoners yesterday ind and inflicted a loss of killed and wounded there have been a few feints to cross the rive by cavalry at williams port but no strength shown indications today are that they y will fall back out of the valley state that the enemy aro arc leaving the shenandoah valley nothing has been received from sherman for two days signed 0 STANTON washington aug ca A 1 letter from the arny army or of the potomac dated yest yesterday erd ay says A portion of the weldon railroad was waa captured by the rebels in thursdays ena enragement gement and extends from reams realys three miles northward the road had been previously destroyed and ond cannot bo be of any u use so to the enemy while we continue to ho hold ld the po portion artion north and between that and petersburg the latter id secured to our possession everything WWI was quiet luiet along the entire front at last accounts with tho the exception of occasional picket firing both parties aro engaged b raged in burying bub crying their dead and earing caring for their wounded additional from il convention the rights of liberty of speech and of the press and the alie 0 of private property call on all indor ru P tisa patriots lay and to al nasrat in changing our present ru lers resolved Res olred that we av will ill use all honorably hono e menus menns to bring to ft a speedy termination the unhappy difficulties that disturb our country adjourned until 10 to tomorrow the city today to 6 day is crowded to excess the streets and squares about the principal hotels are arc filled wi with th an ini immense mense throng meetings arc held in different parts of tile the city tonight to night llight and at this hour midnight t the lie C excitement continues the committee on oil resolutions held a meeting tonight to night ut tit which guthrie of ky ICY was chosen chairman over by four majority the McClella McClellan nitea iLc ou on the committee favor gov hunts resolution but and others hold bold that it is not strong enough and if adopted by the committee tile the mini minority ity will make a report tile the ultra peace men concede the nomination of mcclellan but will insist on oil a platform demanding immediate ce 88 t n of hostilities a convention of states more figh fighting Ling washington aug an army of the potomac poto Poti mac letter yesterday says all ditl quiet let except tle tile usual picket firing in front of the ath corps the firing on oil friday was acco accompanied m by y a movement of our troops from one position to another which the enemy did not understand their troops were fearful of an attack on their right at reams station on the weldon railroad our loss on thursday will not exceed 2000 while that of the enemy is supposed upp sed to be we hold four miles of the weldon road that poi portion tion abandoned by the ad corps having been effectually destroyed i deserters state stale that since tile the lucli weldon i rodd road fell into our hands pork iras bus advanced to 6 0 and beef to 8 per pound in richmond their officers declare that the road must be captured recaptured re at all hazards it is estimated by the quartermasters ter department that the number of recruits from this port ind and from boston and new haven average 1000 daily washington aug 29 atlanta papers of the say that fort morgan surrendered to our forces with all tile the garrison including gen page all tile the guns munitions of war etc nashville aug 27 it is ig rumored here bere that sherman moved a portion of his army to the vicinity of red rea oak ind and is advance advancing 11 E upon atlanta from the south intending to attack the city from froin several different points at once the capture of morgan jj orran 0 is full fully y confirmed by dispatches from grant and sherman who derive their info information nao atoni in the richmond and mobile p papers it appears from gi grants rants dispatch to t the h ata president 1 Si dent just rece received ired that fort Forth morgan largan wu was surrendered rendered Bur city point aug 29 to A lincoln since my di dispatch pat cli this morning I 1 have received the richmond sentinel of the which contains i the following lowing lol Jol dispatch from mobile the i 10 eort p port of the surrender of fort mor morgan moran L an was most unexpected wo we await an explanation of so unfortunate an occurrence the press of mobile is hopeful aud confident of their abil ty to hold the city signed GRANT tile the latest intel intelligence farrence fir rence from the shenandoah valley represents thata that a large part of tile rebel force hits been withdrawn towards richmond the latest reports from sherman represent that thus tar far the recent movements to tb occupy the rebel lines have been successful signed STANTON new york aug 29 the posts special says richmond papers of friday and saturday announce that gen smith is sweeping through n eastern miss and Alabama general sherra man is said to be well supplied with rood fiodi and ammunition our cavalry dirt did great injury to the rebel railroads early las has been ordered back to richmond the rebels are greatly grieved at their loss on the weldon railroad mosby hanged 30 of our men in virginia tor for burning guerrillas house 1 I A stuart has been appointed assistant treasurer of the U S to fill the vacancy caused by ciscoe resignation special says tho the now new york delegation is here working hard to effect the appointment of butler to command new york ill in place ardix with considerable prospect or of success success while rebel prisoners were boing being conveyed to morris island to be placed under retaliatory fire the vessel Lat latham hairr rat raa ashore in a manner to lead to a supposition that an attempt had bad been made to let them escape e the captain and mate are now under war trial and if found guilty will bo ehoff only one beliel reb el officer escaped ese aped villo aug 29 gen gillet telegraphs from Green greensville gvillo tenn that in a 1 I fight with 1 a I rebel force tit at that place on the ad lie he killed 40 confederates and drove their force from town lie ile lost 25 men among them theat captain who was mortally wounded chicago aug tho convention was called to order at 10 0 clock by the chairman a and nd proceedings were ere |