A letter from the President, for the Secretary of War,
marked “private,” came in to-day at 2 P.M. Can it be an acceptance of his
resignation?
A resolution has been introduced in the House of
Representatives to inquire into the fact of commissioned officers doing clerical
duties in Richmond receiving “allowances,” which, with their pay, make their
compensation enormous. A colonel, here, gets more compensation monthly than
Gen. Lee, or even a member of the cabinet!
Mr. Ould, agent of exchange, has sent down some 500
prisoners, in exchange for a like number sent up by the enemy. But he has been
instructed by the President not to hold correspondence with Gen. Butler, called
"the Beast," who is in command at Fortress Monroe.
My daughters have plaited and sold several hats, etc., and
today they had a large cake (costing $10) from their savings. And a neighbor
sent in some egg-nog to my daughter Anne, just arrived from the country.
Gen. Winder reported to the Secretary, to-day, that there
were no guards at the bridges, the militia refusing to act longer under his
orders.
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