The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-11
BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.
Headquarters ARMY PoT0MAc,

June So A. IL
The flag Of truce sent out by General
Grant was arranged for last evening,
and under the direction of the corps
| commanders the dead and wounded
| between the two lines of works were
brought off There were very few
wounded at some points, while at 9th
ers quite q number were found. None
but medical officers and stretcher-bear-
ers were allowed to go on the field
A few shells were thrown on our left
yesterday evening by the enemy, but
did no damage
A portion of the 18th corps is report
ed as having arrived at a point on the
Chickahominy near Bottom Bridge,
and considerable firing was heard in
that direction Yesterday
A party Of rebels, consisting Of
Captain, a Lieutenant and five pri-
Yates, came into our lines yesterday
with dag of truce, looking for the
body of an officer and our men at that
point brought them in, not knowing
that flag of truce prevailed. They
were returned to their lines last eve
ming.
NEW York, June 9.-The CONNER
mercials special says the steamboat
Berkshire had about 80 passengers
aboard The fire was discovered when
the boat was two miles above Hyde
Park.
About 10 0 clock P NJ a strOag south
wind blew flames aft, preventing many
passengers from going forward The
pilot Immediately headed the boat for
the shore, and grounded her in only
four feet Of water at the bow From
forty TO fifty passengers are supposed
to be lost Such as escaped found
shelter in a number of fshermen's
huts on shore, which were the only
habitations within two miles The boat
was launched only about six weeks !
since, and was furnished and appoint |
ed in splendid style Her hull is burn
ed to the waters edge. No names Of
the saved or lost have as yet been
learned.
PHILADELPHIA, June 9.-The steamer
Massachusetts,, from the blockading |
squadron, reports the capture, on the !
3D. instant, at o clock, A. N, of the !
United States steamer Water Witch, !
L
dergast, in Ossabau Sound, Georgia, by |
eight armed boats sent out from the re- |
bel Fort McAllister This information |
was received from one of her crew, the |
only one who made his escape by Jump |
ing over her bows and swimming ashore. |
He says a desperate resistance was /
made by her officers and crew, but SUI
perior numbers Overpowered them. He /
can't tell If they met with any loss. He |
saw the action going on while he was |
secreted in the long grass. An expedi- |
ton was fitting out at Port Royal to 20 /
down and endeavor to recapture or de |
stroy her. The Water Witch is a regu- |
lar navy-built vessel of three hundred |
and fifty tons and fifty guns, and is con
sidered quite fast.
WASHINGTON, June 9 - About two /
o'clock to-day, the Committee appoint
ed yesterday by the National Union
Convention at Baltimore to inform /
President Lincoln of his nomination |
bv that convention, reached the White
House Governor Dennison, the Presi-
dent of the Convention and Chairman /
of said Committee, then addressed the /
President as follows:
Mr.. President, The National Con
vention which closed at Baltimore 1
yesterday, appointed a committee con-
sisting Of one from each State, and /
myself as chairman, to inform you of
your unanimous nomination by that
Convention for President
The committee, / have the honor to /
inform you, is present on its behalf /
have the honor to present you with a
copy Of the resolutions or platform
adopted by that Convention as express
i've Of its sense and the sense of the
country which it represents - of the
principles and policy that should char
acterize the Administration in the pres
ent condition of the country. l need
not say to you that the Convention, in
thus unanimously nominating you, 1t
gave utterance to the almost universal
voice of the people of the country To
doubt your election would be little short /
of abandoning the hope of final sup
preston of the rebellion and the restor-
alton of the Government Neither the
Convention nor those represented by /
that body entertained any doubt as 70
the final result, under your administTa-
ton, sustained by our noble army and
gallant navy; neither did the Conven-
ton, nor do this committee, doubt the
speedy suppression of this most wicked 1
and unproyoked rebellion. A copy Of 4
the resolutions was here handed 70 the 4
President | would add, Mr. Presi- 1
dent, that it would be the pleasure of 4
the committee 70 communicate TO you I
within a few days, through one Of its
most accomplished members, AR. Cur
It's. by letter at more length, the cir
cumstances underwater you have been
placed by the nomination for the Prssi- |
dency.
The President said
Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the
committee / will neither conceal my