, 1864-06-08
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
TIE MOVEMENT ON
RICHMOND.
THE ARMIES IN CLOSE
PROXIMITY.
News from Grant to
Yesterday Morning:
HEAVY aKiRMi3HINa con-
TlhUAlLY GOING on.
GEN. GRANT REPORTS PRO-
GRESS AND Is HOPEFUL.
SECRETARY STANT0N'S OF
FICIAL BULLETIN.
The Union Presidential Con-
Vention at Baltimore.
F{esT DAYS PROcEEnlHGS---0R-
eAklzATl0k COMPLETE.
Gov. Dennison Of Ohio Presid-
ing Officer.
4 Strong Platform Of Principles
Pledged
a Foreshadowing Of the
| Nominations.
From Cairo and Below
| The War in Arkansas.
!
SECRETARY sTANTON'S OF
FICIAL BULLETIN.
The Union Presidential Con.
Vention at Baltimore.
F{esT DAYS pRDCEEDlNGS---0R-
QAEl1AIiok COMPLETE.
Gov. Dennison Of Ohio Presid-
ing Officer.
4 Strong Platform Of Principles
Pledged
4 Foreshadowing Of the
Nominations.
From Cairo and Below
The War in Arkansas.
OFFICIAL BULLETIN.

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Dispatches from the headquarters Of the Army
VI @oe 1oAo1'ae' ~ 19 >'o~A "AAA' An"1 '-@'~
been received.
An ,ss,n1t vas made On Burnside about mid
night, and successfully rcpulsed.
I,4ha ,.o.sa,,e .f.rn,,n cre bn,dred ntrted
49,. - ...s =. -ns,, :. ~ M .b,,
W., the meaning OF Haucoct's advancing his e1ese
guns. Nine Of the party were captured and the
1ee' A''ea " uf4'su D"s
Several letters have passed between Gen Grant
=, ,,ra-+,,o IL. do.a
and 1en. Lee II respect 10 eo'iee4nss' 'n' usaa
and wounded between the two armies. Gen,
c.sn+ :, tba c,c,1,o 1etters. rerreta that all bts
efforts for alternating the su1esings Of wounded
nrn 1eft m the battle nela. have been rendered
n'en 4e'' oA JUG 01''@' A'@e' '1A'' '~'. '0N
Two ,sb-, of3c,rz md ,,x men. sent ont to search
49,.
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sa 49, ~o4 -, .--........s
Gen. Lees letter until attcr tho hour he had named
t.1o
Gen. Grant has notified Gen. Lee TIN. they were
captured through misunderstanding, and will
no: be held II prisoners, but Will be returned.
No other military intelligence has been received.
E. II. STANTON,
fs,ori,1 n;sn.tcb tn tbe rh,capo rribune:1
toF
Advice, ...e3vea 1,,t evenfnr from Gen. Gr.n.a
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army having 'eft the tfont on SATURDAY motn'ns'
i'p'.seA&e ADe 'e sH:,.- .rs,,,, 49,. 4he,.
mrnt Of our whols army onf1ne WHICH 'no "ao0
1eoe. Ano .As =. Ssn...,-..--,ss -. ~. go.
po3aone VI ~ sanAn''' s3s4Ae1' o1A INV fe@ @''0
| peutly held
The rebels fought with great desperation, and
retcok nortious Of rrouud they had lost, Had the
,n,d have rctfred to the weat side of the Ch1cka-
homipy BE still holds position east and north
| cf,ha a+rea-n
:" loo et'.
oo1 Losses IN ffads,s eat.e afe s.'a TO es NON
a'"o 70 %o". "os' .. "'''u "ae '1eatssu ~ ~
1e's s"o'' *rs~s,nsa,. .~ ~. NV r,s;na a., :.
po1 ~~AA
a few days the siege Of Richmond will be begun in
thing.
NEW ToRx, June The HeFa2ds James hiver
sb4esst of 4s e1 a ss
pomstto1 n md James Rivers. md east Of the Rich
.a ~ p.to-.hnrc y,a,,noad which ro.d our
army has been enabled to reach with the recently
mounted gnns.
WAsmtx1Tos. June 1.EThe steane! 8. r
fssssp5
sess ss5 P.sn:ls q
D'0'' " THE BATTIE OF FRIDAY.
MI 5Gna a1s M:s a.2s xS1k oi
sp' pSIano oM The penerai aassalt was msde promptY
Il fl The 6our ofde1ed-s:s, in The morning. It wss
maeH m.tg;a =; diS MT n.sfirinate. The nttacF w1s
b1a1c. and our loss severe but the result was IN.
decisive &sns:y the NE v,s %sts s;
nas.ssea F SEaehed T %ors md u tbe 9irous %.
araqe d,noeS sbs ae taem mD,1 ol 'eS3 ' WHICH
h raps md eoos
gym me1 ne .e tn vo,k ,m,nedtoe1, to strengthen
tAss nsE,y,ssau5sd pos,u;e2; ;sa ~ IL. co. y,
1ee.s INV r n nrnoer. showing th.t the onemI has
nsed M eIs1y.binE 1 BE- On e conemand. md ' '1' ''@'
, | u11uEe. h.s3 1Me 10y t auso 'oe e'e@1J ~ Ao"oA'
Z JrKx .5a u-The enemy mado night at
tort m The nd CONS last pehf Which Tas renuls-
e viii rreat loee Sheridan took Bottoms
, | Bridge last Alght. Connonadlng has opened On
! our aeht-no muakotry yet
: Anoine1 New York Tribune correspondent eays
a Of Fridays hght: OWING to The formidable Char
1cter o1 the cnemy3 Wofkk, 1t Was deemed 1mpoll-
tic to continue The assault, and It aoou cur men
rested IN their new positions, after making them
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