The Sun (New York) Newspaper, August 29, 1864, Page 1

~ THE ee ees T TIRTY-FIRST VPAR. ¥ NUSBRE 10, f The Late By Telegraph to the N. ¥. Sun. ey GOOD NEWS ! Ft Morgan Ours DETAILS NOT YET KNOWN. Grant’s Operations. ANOTHER TERRIBLE BATTLE. QUR LINES DRIVEN BACK. Pinal Retreat of the Rebelsi, THEIR DEAD AND WOUND- ED Grant Still Holds the Railroad, ATTACK ON BUTLER’S LINES. The Encmy Driven Back. REBEL LOSS 10,000 EN IN 10 DAYS, FROM SHERIDAN'S DEPARTMENT, THE ENEMY FALLING BACK. Probable Retreat to Richmond, NEWS FROM GEN, SHERMAN A New Movement Under Way. THE CHICAGO CONVENTION. Plots ‘and Counter-Plots. &e., &e. ADMIRAL FARRAGUT. A Reconvolmance towards Mebile. Catro, Ill., Avg. %.—Stenmers from New Or- wens with dates « the 20th inst. have arrived, A tomrounication had heen reeived dated ' Mackad- tag Squadron, Mobile Bay, August 16tb,"* which gaye:— “The naval reconnoissince towards Mobile on the Lith, found tormi sable bus net insurmonontal le obstructions, Besides batter.es, rams and sunken veasels, ibere oa strong casermated fort, mounting two guna. Incl! tbe spaces between tho batteries and sunken vessr!s and on both shores, piles are driven, the tops of which are sawed off just below the mirtace of the water aud have Leavy iron bolts to theny sharpened at the unper end @o as to tear off the bottom of # boat passing over them, Men were seen working on two rum looking contrivan- ees. The w weed with stearnpoate and amoug s four Bnglish built crafty probably blockade r The streeta of the city were completely deserted, The rebels ave completely cut off trom the.r rear works, The flee’ ta at il pound- tng away at Fort Morgan with considerable effect, Ko casualtics are reported on our side, TATER, Fall of Fort Morgan. Washington, Avg. 2%.—Maj. Gen. Dix ;—A dea- patch from Gen. Grant, just received, states that the Richmond papers of yesterday, (27th,) an- sonnce that Fort Morgan is in our poaseasion, It je not stated whether the fort was mirrendered, or rvos were suers. whether it was blown up. Another deepatch gives the following extracts erp the Richmond Exaurven of yeaterday ; ‘Fore Morgan is in the enemy's posseanian— ‘Whether blown up or evacuated is not known." Epwrn M. Stanton, Bocretary of War. General Grant. Another Terrible Battle. Wasnineton, August 27--10:20 A.M, Bator Genera) Jous A, Dix :-- On Thursday, the 26th, General Hancock, who was south of Ream's station, was attacked several Umea during the day ; but he repulsed the enemy wt every assault. At lalf-past 5 P.M. a combined tttack was male on his centre and left, which, after one of the most desperate battles of the war, resulted in the enemy withdrawing from the field, feaving thoir den! and wounded on the gronnd, The details are given in the following brief official reporta of Gener! Grant, Genera) Meade and Gen- aral Hancock, just received : Se p Army Conpa, August U4, lsd4, For General Hewruges§ The attics shout hall-paet five P.M. was probe. bly intended tot sus ty Wileox on my sentre and He The euemy formed t th rt ry in position, opened ¢ sug about fifteen minutes, force, He re- sisted ter e bie line Bome of oF lover to re- puirthe dé 1 the ener ouly gained « slight foothold, soon attempted my extreme left, and drove Gibben's division trom bis line, His men had been much wearied in rmshing over to Genera! Milos and back during the repeated as- seults, Genera! Gibbon succeeded in forming « strong line, uud the eucmy, who was pressing on with groat enthusiasm was severely checked by the dismounied cavalry under General Gregg, which he handled handsomely. Miles regained most of Lis entrenchments distinguishing himself, 4}! be Lad to work with were such smal) jes as sould be ru!) ed and forme! by his staff officers. The fighting was continuous unt)! dark,the enemy belug held in check by artilery, dismounted cavalry and skirmisbers. At dark we withdrew for reasons stated, Toecbief of artillery reports that be lost about two hundred and fifty borses. The ney mide no advance tip to 4 late hour last night, hold- rng, as far us could be seen, some of our ca gins within their skirmish line. They must have vifferel heavily. My own loam includi cavalry, srhape pot exceed twelve or fifteen hundred, 8S a surmine, as the command is not reterpan zed. Captain Brownson, of my staff, was nora ly wenuded, dying during the night Colo we. Walkex, Acsisiant Adjutant General is mis- vEW et war, Cr Bpottay! vania ree character, though gives im| ce to it. A few more Kool trenpe would have given & of conmderable importance, 1 forward this eer Prisoners from the fold from W'beox's end Heth's iAisiona, Major Angel of my staff, @w and conversed with two prisoners of Mahone's 4 laws rad do a find them Wa hrgty * ea) one's division, wi io ex- ception of one brigaia waa there, W. 8. Haxcoon, Major General. Ssooxp Coars, Aug. 26-1200 P. My T's Lieutenant General Grant ‘es A ap ey that was leit on the battie field re. ‘oained there until after daylight this moruing. At that time the enemy had all disappeared, leawing their dend on the field unburied. Severely they were puniahe!, and doubUew Viear- ing of the arrival of reinforvements, they feared the result towiay, if they remained, G. G, Mean Major Ge jeral, ‘ Soon Agmy Corrs, Awz. 236—'. P.M. To Lieutenant General Grant ; Since sending my last diepatch I have conversed with the af referred to, He d! d not leave the field until after sunriee, At that time nearly sii the enemy had left, moving tsvardea Peters- burg. He says they abandoned not only their dead, but their wounded also. He conver sed with an officer, who said their lonaes were crea ter than ever betore during the war, The asteguar { says be waa over the field, and it was covered wif h the enemy's dead and wounded. He has seem a creat many battle fielda, but never such a sight. Nearly ail of the enemy's avd all our wounded wv ete brought off but our Were unburied. & have instructed Gen. Gregg to makean cifut w vend» party to the field and tury our dead. G. G, Mrap a, Major General. Our forces hold the Weldo: 1 rom!, and in dispatch, dated 3 PF. M., yeste: day, General Grant mye that their loas of this road = geoms to bo « blow fothe enemy he cannot star al, I think Ido not overstate the lons of the ene ny in the last two weeks atten thousand killed and wounded. We have lost heavily, but ours ‘seve been toostly in captured, when the enemy gained temporary ad- | vantages, The number of rebel prisoners taken on our aide has not been reparte i. General (rant makes the following report of an unsuccessful at- tack by the enemy on our pé cket line on Thurs- day :— Yeeterday (Thursday) morn ing, the enemy drove in Butler's picket ine. The f icket guard soon ral- Ned, however, drove the ene? ay back, and re-esta- plished their line. The resw’ 4 was onc killed, mix- teen wounded, and fourteem misaing on our side. Two commanding officers and fifty-nine eulimod mon were captured from the enemy. What their ee were in killed as d wounded we do not now. Epwrr M. Stayt px, Secretary of War. Addkioual Particulars: of Thursday's Battle. Washington, Avg. %i.— Passengers by the mail boat from City Point rv port that on Thursday a division of the Serond corps, in the vicinity of Ream's station, on *he ‘Walden Railroad, were at- tacked by a large for: cof rebels, supposed to be General HDII's entiive ¢ orpa, and was compelled to fall beck, which they did gradually, disputing, however, every inclta f ground, and fighting, for moet of the distanc: , ‘hand to hand. It is reported that wo lost three ivatteries, including sleeper's celebrated Massachv etts battery. Later informatio s is to the effect that at about four o'clock Gen, Elancock was reinforced from the Fifth corps, anc | the enewy, after making sey. eral desperate asss alte upon our lines waa badly repulsed, and ret reated, leaving his dead and wouuded in our be ads [tis also reported that ye recaptured the gu me taken by the rebels earler in the day, The ret ee Jost terrbiy in the battle of Thuraday—even 1 sore, it is estimated, than in thetr repulse on Sanday, It is stated, unofil- cial t at the. time of the attack on General Hancock, he was engaged ip the werk of de- struction on the W eblon Railroad, and his men be- ing seattered in 4 etachments slong a conmdersble Loe, the rebels we va able to do some damage before our forces cou bev consolidated, The baticries, a reorganized at this | point, consist of only four guns to the bateerry, and consequently, if the rebels had succeeded in. carrrt og off all the four batter.os they are reported to teave held at one time, it would have been tat sizcteen guns. General Barlow's division of the See ond corps is said to have lost considerably in prisoners at the time Generel Hil made hie firns ouse & LAT €8T DISPATCHES. Washington, As ig. 28.—A letter from the Army of the Potomac, @ wed yesterday, says the portion of the line of the Weldon Railroad recaptured by the rebels ip Thur sday's engagement, extands from Rearn's Station about three miles northwardiy. The road had, ho wever, been previously entirely destroyed, and can not be of any use to the enemy while we continue &> hold the portion on the north, and between that anc! Petersburg. The latter por- tion {s securely in our ponsession.s Everything is quiet along the entire front at the last accounts, with the exception of occasional picket fring. Both parties were engaged im burying their dead and caring for their wounded. GENERAL SHERIDAN, Farty Probably Recalled to Kichmond. Washington, Aug, °S.—A lettor received here to- day tram the Upper Potomac, sayathe rebels in cavalry force were last seem at Cherry Bun, eleven mikes west of Haverstown, on Frida The mail stage arrived at the later place from Hancock, a distance of about 24 mules, on the night of that day, The shelling of Williamsport by the enemy from the opposite side of the river on Friday, did no ip- jury to individuals, bus three houses were some. what damaged, LATER Ol Fictal Washiagton, Aug, Ma). Geo. Dia. -G al Sheridan, in # diepatch dated yesterday st hul/-past two P, M., reporta:—' The enemy leit my front Jast night, falling beck to Smithfield or Middieway, We captared 101 prisoners yesterday, and inflicted 2 loss besides of 150 killed and wounded, There have been a few attempts to cross tbe river by cav- elry et Williamsport, but there was no strength shown. The indications to-day are that they will fall back ous of the Valley.’ Other reports also state thas the enemy is leaving the Shenandoah Valley. Epwm M. Sranrox, Secretary of War. ADDITIONAL DETAILS, Headquarters Middle Military Division, Aug. 21,9 4, M.—Fridey afternoon at 6 o'clock, General Crook moved out Wells’ Brigade from the left of ouy line to reconnoltre the enemy's position, and eacertain if they bad any force of importance sta- tioned ip his front. Our mep advanced in line of battle, and enon engaged the enemy's skirmishers, ‘who repidly retreated op their reserve line Our YORK st News secre: i put ie shows ‘gow | | men advanced rapidly until they came within 500 yards of the enemy's line, drawn up to receive them, who opened s heavy fire of musketry, which lasted nearly twenty minutes, when the enemy broke and ran under cover of a battery of artillery. After the enemy had broken and retreated, which they did in great disorder, some of them throwing down their arms to expedite eacapr, Col. Lowell, of the 2d Massachusetta, dashed In with his regiment of cavalry, and killed and wounded quite number, and succested in capturing 69 prieon- era among them one Lieutenant Colonel and five other officers of lesser graicy, As eon as the ene- my bed retired under cover of hia artillery, jend in close proximity to bis earthworks which extend scroaa the Charlestown road, their 29, MONDAY, AUGUST 2 li known before to fallin « single dey. The psn Dn Mi Bd delayed an hour and o com! way to tbe car axles. Free Ath Ky. aor eaerat night ar midnight. LJ ex t }, Wi a wounded soldiers trom Neshville, wae prespitsted from the track near Bacon Creek, by ¢ a offveta of oa LA The cara were urea entirely de- moll 18 10 sey, only ope man was seriously ne Z News from Cuba. The Yellow Fever. (Speetal Correspondence of the Sun) Havana, Auguet 10, 1864.—ANerI had posted my lest letter the ‘Mail arrived from the South ale of the Inland, bringing sad news of the havoc toe rough with the water up | bees battery opened on our line with great fury. The | *b¢ Yellow Fever bed making emong the ship- shots were fired at random, and moat of the shells | Ping st Trinidad de Cube, The Pngliah barque fell short or exploded over the heeds of our men. Colonel Wells having obtained the Information desires}, and accomplished the obfect of the reoon- nolssance, quietiy withdrew bis command, taking of the killed and wounded, which wil! not exceed | 100, Among the wounded I regret to announce Major Casper Urban, The recounoissance now tn | progress on the left, develops the fret that the enemy have withdrawn their forces in our imme- | diate front and evacuated their earthworke, It ia mimored they are moving in the direction of Bhep- herdstown, GENERAL SHERMAN, A New Ponition. Ky, August 27.—An officer from the front s: that General Sherman waa moving the bulk of army to @ new position on the Ma- ; con and Georgia Railroad, in the rear of General Hoadi's forver, and that heavy #kirmishing wee constantly going on, Washington, Ar ruat Secretary Stanton wtates that nothing offi.al hes beca heard from Genera! Sherman for two days. Kilpatrick’s Raid. Cincinnati, Auguat 26.—The Gazerte of this city, bar a dispath from Atlanta, which says :— General K!!patrick destroyed the Macon railroad 'n several places, tearing up about 14 milee of it, He also captured and burned a train of euppliea belong- ing to the rebels en rou’e to Atlanta. On hie re> turn he met the rebels in strong force, end totally defeated them, eapturing fonr stande of colora, #ix cannon and 200 prisoners, Afterward he met eo- other forve of rebela, who pressed bim ao heavily that he was obliged to abandon all but two of the guns and most of the prisoners. We made an entire circuit of Atlanta, and reached Decatur with 100 men. We inflicted severe damage on the rebel communications, From Memphis. The Receat Raid, ete. Cairo, Tit., Aug. %,—The beet estimates place our loas in the revent raid on Memphis as 15 killed, 50 wounded und 140 miasing, the letter included 9¥ citizens. The raiders are said to have captured 229 prisoners, The rebel logs at Herneado on Sunday night was 60 killed, 190 wounded, and 30 minaing. The Government transport, J.C, Miller, was cap- sured, plundered and burned on the 18tb inst, on the Arkansas river, between Pine Bluff and Little Rock, by guerrilias, All the persona on beard, tu- cluding 30 soldiers, were taken prisoners Louisville, bf LEE EEE The Indian War. (Bo Mail) Later news representa iucreased apxiety ip St. Louis relative to the Indisn expedition of General Scully, who ja said to Lave met with a defeat at Kuife river, « tritutary of and which empties Into the Missouri a abort distance above Fort Clark, Itis probable thats detachment or avance of Gen, Scully's command may have heen attacked by overwhelming numbers, or that the savages suc- cessfully atabuscaded our troops, bnt there is no reason to believe that any material disaster haa be- fallen them. Gen, Scully han three thousand well mounted men, armed aud equipped in the best style, and be has twelve howitzers, with a oufficient supply of ammunition to cover all the canth ° cles of the campaign. inci James W, Tay'or, whose name in nected with the development ot the Northweet, and who hae imparted much valuable intelligence re- garding frontior Life, estimates the number of hoe- tile savages at about «ix thousand, equally divided by the Missouri river, and exiending beck te the Riack Hii while the women children and old men, will ewell the entire num- her of Tudians iv that section to about 10,000. As kar as General Scully keeps his command or and operates in force, no fear need be felt for the success of hie expedition, but if he ecattera & or garrisons posta as be goes along, and before be on- pularly con- counters the main force of the Indiana, he muatex- pect disaster and failure, to uy the least, At leat accounts be wan at Fort Itice, situated atthe mamth of Long Lake, which is about a hundred miles be- low Kuife river, and he was then on the move, therefore there is some probability of hia having reached thas river, where it is rumored he mot with climsater, It wan the intention of Gencral Scully to pit the Mandas aud Grosventres, the bereditary forse of the Sioux against the latter, and if he bas succeaied in that the entire succran of nie @ tion may confidently be relied ujon, bat should the former tribes take up arms ay4'nat the common foe of the red mep, will have a hot the, Advices from the expedition are looked for with great interest, (By, Telegriphy) St, Louts, Aug, %.--Acvices reselved from the Went state that seven men of the 7th lows cavelry en route for Baling to Fort Ellsworth with dispagch - es, were attacked by upward of two hundred Iad)- ens, and four of thein killed, Large bodies of In- diane are reported between Smoky HUN and the Saline Rivers, and all the volleys West of Kangua are swarming with them, About tive settlers’ tam- oamped thirty miles north of Fort Riley, | The savages ure said to buve captured over three thousand horses and mules, bovides a large amoung of cattle during the past six weeks. The popula. tion of the various tribes banded together for wor is about 15,000, four thousand of whom are war- rors, ilies are e A Tremendous Storm. Cininnati, Aug. %,—We had » tremendous stortn here yesterday, The rain fell in perfect tor- rents, accompanied by heavy thunder and vivid lightning, The Indianapolis and Cincinnath tretn was blown from the track when within thirteen miles of Lawrencaburgh, and the cars were @um- tied down an embankment of twelve feet. B was ascertained that from twenty to thirty persons were wounded, Columbus, Ohio, Aug, 26.—The sorm here with fury. Tress were uprooted end the mreets of the city with water. Louisville, Ky, Aug. %8.—b hea Hy 0ee Bonk hear & “Richibucto" had lost nearly all ber crew, The master of the “Robin Gray* and four of his evramen had died. The wife of the captain of the ‘‘Falco- ner*’ and eevers! of the crew were dead, The same tarrible scourge hed brokem out among the troops in the town and hed carried of » aumber of them. The Swediah barque “Marta,"* consigned to Mosars. Fritze & Co., had alao lost severs! men, by the bya, There is nothing talked of in Havana just now but @ scandalous affair which recently occurred in the public Assembly Roome et Trinidad. It appears thet @ German swaggered into the Rooms which were very crowded, and as usual began bullying e@ gentlemanly jittle Dane ebout his country’s misfor- tunes, whereupon the game little “Dane,” a mere lad of seventeen, gave the big bullying ‘German" @ tremendous alap in the face that sent him reeling into an enormous pler-glass ot the other end of the room. The nextday he caused the little Dane to be summoned before the ‘Aloaldi,” but, notwith- standing, that the Assembly Rooms were crowded at the time the affair occurred, the Garman ts #0 de- spised that he could not get eaingle person to ap- pear ageing the brave Little ‘Dane,"* Haast Curvso8v, The Chicago Conventicn. Plote ‘ — MeCtellan the cot OoSwerkes ites (Special Correepondenes af the Sun.) Taswont Hoves, Chicaga, Aug. %, 1464. After writing to you at Cleveland, I changed my design of remaining there to await the New York delegation, and hastened on to this city, in order to write you « letter preliminary to the Convention. I arrived here at ten o'clock this morning, and, by o thorough ablution, succeeded in removing enough of the rafiroed dust to eppear in the streets without attracting the attention of the police, Everything is “Convention” here, You eee ft, breath it, and hear nothing else. The first thing that attracted my attention, ov registering, was the loug list of names of delegates from Peunaylvania, New Jersey, Kentucky, Michigen, aud Towa, who have already arrived at this honse. The Tremont !s completely full, sud 1am told that the same in the case with every botel in the «ity. In fact, all the private houses that could be made available have been cou- verted into tempora:y boardipg-housea, and still every traiy brings Lundreda of additional delogates and lobbytsu, The residents auy that the influg of strangers je noparalieled.—the Reyubl'cay, Conven- tion, at which Mr, Lincoln waa nominated, be'ng far inferior to this in poiut of attendance, Atter Waner I went out to we the immense amphi- theatre, which bas been erected especially for the eccommodation of the Convention, and which at- tracts the attention of a)l strangers, It ia actuated on Michigan avenue, at {ts intersection with Park Place, and !# calculeted to accommodate 15,000 per- fonn. It will be beautifully decorated with Ameri- can flags during the sewalon of the Convention, ‘The canvassing and caucusing among the politi- cians is extremely lively, but, ao far, has been characterized by good feeling and « concilistory disposition on the part of delezates, which speaks favorably for e harmonious nomination, The incdi- cations, eo far asi can judge from the general tenor of discussion, are unquestionably favorable to McClellan. The peace men, however, are con- fident, and attribute the apparent ascendancy of McClellan to the fact, that the latter's friends are all united and working together for their favorite, while they (the peace mon) have not yet decided upon eny particular candidate, So far an is at preeent known, McOle!lan bas @ majority of cele- gates from nearly all the Western @taten, except- ing Ohio—aome of the delegations being pledged to vote for him as a unit. Vallandigbam and Wood are here, and are busily engaged in canvassing among the delegates, in order to discover their strongth iu the Convention, Their princmpal difi- culty seems to be to necure a miltable candidate to put upon the course in opposition to Little Mac,'"* Their stock of “evailablos'' consists of Seymour, of | Connecticut, Pendleton, of Ohio, Voorhees, of Indi- ana, Woudward, of Pennsylvania, Richardson, of Minas, end the irrepressible Fernando of New York, The latter is shrewd enough to me ihel be would not be @ very popular file leader, and ta therefore keeping shady, with the expovtation that there may be e chauce for tim for the Vice-Presi- dency, With this view, be will, doubtless, support a Western Valleadiyham, the * Martyr,"’ would also be willing to sacrifice Die personal comlort sud couventence for the gabe of serving the people in the capacity of President or Vico Piesiuont--he é@ ® modest man, and would therefore be watiafied with either posi- tion, The powe party have been doing ther ue most to Induce Governor Seymour to easume the championship of their causein opposition to “Little Mac."’ The offort in a failure, etophaticaliy refused all their overtures, for the reason, aa be alleges, thas he will not, under any cireumstances, allow wame to be used in the Convention; but I am informed by an authori- tative source, that the Governor will have nothing to do with the peace faction. The Conservative, or McClellen Convention, which is to be held to-mor- row will, from present indications, be largely at- tended, The friends of the Geneaal are in the highest spirits, and anticipate an easy victory. Pp, B, BY TELEGRAPH. Chicago, TU. Aug. %, 1884. —Thowends of strangers hove already arrive’ here t sttend the Demeoratic Gouventinn, and eo wany ware people are on thaiy wey, that ts nat known how they will by escammadated with slesuins ves. Every mau. a Mee The Governor has | —SSs hotel reom fe occupied or engaged. and avery & vailable private residence secured. Yosterday ban- dreda, tirned away from the hotels and boarding houses, sccepted domiciles tn haatily erected tanta and “ camping out" bas alrendy been resorted 10 by whole delegations of ‘outsiders from the Weatern States, The regular delegates, from ever State, have arrived, and ser at work canvansing the strength of the candidates, McClellan am! fey- tour are considered the strongest men, the latter being thought am available and socceptable candi- date in view of the fact that the Peace men will en- dorse him. Gov. Beymour refuses to be 8 candi~ date, Some of the Eastern delegates have not de~ clared in favor of McClellan, op the contrary many of the Western men are in favor of Little Mac. The Ohio and New York delegation are sald to be di- vided, and two sete of delegates will peesent cre~ dentials from Kentucky. The Conatitations) Union men are now organizing their Mass Convention - ABOOND DIsvATCH, Chicago, Aug. %7.—This afternoon the Mare Convention of the Conservative National Oniom men met in Bryan Hall. Hon. Amos Kendall pree aided, the Vice Presidents reprosenting all the Northern and southern States, with the exception of three oF four, Renolutions were adopted dee pouncing the policy of the Administration as cal< culated to impel both sections of the country to ine terminable warfare; proclaiming a dotermination to maintain the Union and the Constitution; de claring thet the ouly solution w the existing trous Dies iain the unrestrained exercise of the elective franchise and displacement of the present Admin- istration; declaring thet the declaration of the Southern leeders, a well as Mr. Linooln'a ultimatum, are alike impracticable, aad fhe voring the earliest return to peace ate tainabie on the basie of the Constitution and the Union. This evening an immense mass ment ing bas been beld, at which twenty-five or thirty thousand persons were present. [t wes no doubt the largest meeting ever he'd in this city. McClellam flags streamod from the Court House, and « display of fireworks concluded the affair. Leslie Coombas of Kentucky, James 0. Perrin, of New York, Bre Gov. Weller, of California, Reed, of Kentuckye and otber speakers eddresacd the aasemblagre which gathered in three places to listen to the ora- tora, who denounced the acte of the Administras tion in strong terme, Rumors prevail thes the Now York delegation is doubtful, aud that Ohie ‘will bolt if McClellen is nominated—that Kentucky will bolt if the Guthrie delegation is received—tbas President Lincoln will withdraw, and thet Senstar Bprague, of Rhode Island, ies brought this newe THIRD DIKFATOR, Chicage, Auguet 2%,-—Awong the resotution® adopted at the Moss Convention at Bryan Hall, yeeterday afternoon, over which Hon. Amos Ken- dall preskled, waa one recou.mending to the Na~ Uonal Democratic Convention the nomination o8 Gen, George B, MeClellan as the most quitable candidate of the Democratic party for the Presi- dency, aod ex-Governor Willlam B, Campbell for the Vice Preanicucy. This resolution was elo- quently eeconded by Hone, James Guthrie and. Ivsiie Coombs, of Kentucky; Hon, John B, Has- kins, of New York, and Representative Rollins, of Miasourt, The resolution wae unanimously adopted, and the Convention then adjourned to meet in the Court House Square, FOURTH DIBrATCH, Chicago, Aug. %8.—The various Deleg tthops te the National Democratic Convention are sow full, the few vacancice existing yesterday having beom filled by the selection of substitutes, No yperens changes have ocourred in the vicwa of the different Delogutes as to the roost vvailable candidates, with, the exception that McClellan seers to gain strength with the New Englund Delegates, The aoadon of the New York Delogation las® night wae prolonged until after midnight, but al- though the McClellanites are iu a majority no defi- nite conclusion waa arrived at, and it was finally ayreod to take the decision vote at nine o'clock toe morrow morniug. Some of the McClellan Delege- tions from the East send Pennsylvanie begin to tale «sharply of the course pursued by the New York Delegation. They claim that McClellan has s large majority of the whole vote of the Convention ; that no euch: vote can be concentrated on any otber man, and that if New York would only speak promptly end: emphatically for him, bis nomination would be made by acclamation. Governor Beymour eon- tinues to hold the position that he is not @ candi- date, anc thin basled many to declare for McClal- lan, who previously held Seymour es their fires choice. There are many outsiders from New York, however, who aay thet Beymour has no right to deny his friends the privilege of using his name, end these are backed by the ultra-pence men, who argue that McClellan is too much of War Democrat, and that the country needs end demands » statesman, s civilian, and not @ aoldicr, Notwithstanding all this, however, thero is still a firm impreasion that Governor Hey mour wil! be chosen Preaident of the Convention, and thas be will nominate McClellan, and {t a very generally belteved that should this occur, any opposition to him will be tow week to amount to anything There is come talk that m the event of McCicle lau’s noudnation, @ bolt will occur, another cou- vention be ca! cd ap ultra-pouce wan Born. - noted, T) anites disbelieve thi but eey that should such a course be pursued, ite only ef- fect will be to #trengtben their candidate, It should have been in the dispath of this mori, tng that the Conservative Laon men withdrew thy recommendation of hx-Governor Campbell, of Ten- nesses, Just previous to the adoption of the reaoli:- tion. It is estimated that there are at least 26,000 stran~ gers in this city, who have come to watch the pro- ceedings of the conventions here, The Wigwam where the National Democratic Conventian will be held has been crowded with visttors all day, FIFTA DIsPATou. Chicago, Il, Auguet 28th.—The church-geers are scandalized by the attention everylcdy dev ice to the Convention business. Al) night long, cau- cuses 2nd committees were in seaaion, and through the day excited groups thronged the different “heedquarters,"’ discussing the preliminaries of the great gathering. The wise ones declare (has (Continued on last wags.’ “% ‘ hie ’ Ws: