East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-06-08


sembled this morning in Front street
Theatre, which was fitted up for the
occasion by the baltimore City Coun-
Gil. There are nearly 600 delegates
present, including many from the re-
hottest Territories Hon. Il. ID. Nor
gan, Chairman of the National Con-
vention called tho convention TO order
at IL NJ, making a brief address. =
He proposed DIR. r. J. breckenridge
as temporary chairman The an
nouncemcnt was received with great
applause, which was renewed ON his
taking the Chair, and three cheers
were given for the old war horse Of
kentucky. Mr.. breckenridge return
cd thanks for the honor and in a
brief and eloquent speech explained
the considerations which induced him
to attend the convention.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoroMAc.
June 9th. 1864.
The rebels attacked the I'd corps
and portion Of the 9th corps last
evening, but were handsomely re-
pulsed after desperate struggle
They advanced to the attack several
times, and each time their lines were
cut to pieces. In the attempt to reach
our works their loss must have been
fearful, for our men shot them down
at short range, while our batteries
moved them down in masses. The
trins are guarded all the way from
the White House to the front, princi-
pally by colored troops
Our men are busily engaged in digging
toward the works Of the enemy. An
attack was made last night on one
OF the working parties. The rebels
made an assault Just after dark Sun
day, in front of Smiths brigade of the
I'd corps. The whole lower strata of
the atmosphere was dense with mist,
under the cover of this fog they ad-
vanced in a strong line of battle, and
succeeded in reaching point within
pistol range of our works before being
discovered by our advance pickets.--
No sooner did our outposts give the
alarm than sheet of FIRE bilched
forth from our ranks in front, and on
both TANKS The enemy in about
half an hour fell back, leaving the
ground covered with his dead and
wounded, our loss is small. Briga-
der Gen. Barnard to-day took the po-
sition as Chief Engineer of the army.
Our line now was nearly parallel to
the Chickihominy inits main direction,
but exceedingly irregular throughout
tho entire length. The right is form
ed by Burnside's corps. The center
by Wright's corps and the left by
Hancock's. Another correspondent
says that large number of reinforce
ments arrived on the 9th. The rein
forcements out-numbered our losses,
and more are coming.
Cairo, eth.
The steamer Hate Hart from White
River, reports that guerrillas are ac-
tive in the neighborhood Of Pine and
Duval's Bluffs. They have recently
captured Z % our pickets and 200
government mulos, at tho latter place.
The general opinion around Duyal S
Bluffs, was that the rebel General Joe
Shelby had started on raid to Mis-
souri,
Headquarters, Army Potomac, eth.
Richmond papers of the Sd have
been received. The Sentinel speaks of
the arrival of $50 Yankee prisoners,
and says that on Friday IA assaults
were made by Grant on the right of
their line held by Kershaw, Hoke and
breckenridge. All were repulsed
with great slaughter, and reports our
loss ut 10000 to 10000, with 1000
prisoners. Their men escaping almost
unframed, but acknowledged that we
are gaining partial success against
breckenridge, but they subsequently
recovered the ground. The Sentinel
says Grants object was to gain the
strong position around Gains Mill, to
open the road to Bottoms Bridge and
connect with Butler, but his object
has been signally defeated.
Cincinnati sth.
A rebel force, supposed to be undor
the command of John Morgan, made
On entrance into Eastern Kentucky q
fow days ago, and this morning cap
tured the town of Mount Sterling. =
They destroyed bridges and tore up
the track on tho Kentucky Central
r. r., between Cynthya and Paris,
and cut the telegraph wires. Another
gang attacked passenger train on
the Louisville and Lexington Railroad
this morning, near Smithfeld, two
passenger cars were burned, the cx-
press company was robbed and the
engine thrown from the track.
! BALTIMORE, 3.
The Convention re-assembled Mt 10
o'clock this morning. President Den
nison in tho chair. Prayer by Rev.
Mr.. Gedder of Ohio. The Committee
on Order of Business reported and af-
ter amendments, was adopted. Mr..
King of N. Y, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Credentials madea majority
report that the Missouri radicals be
admitted to seats without the right of
voting. That South Carolina dele
gates be not admitted, and that dele.
gates from the District of Columbia be
admitted to seats without voting.
The minority made report which
concurred in the report of the major
ity except in the exclusion of dele
gates from Virginia, Arkansas, and
the Territories of Colorado. Nevada