The last two days have been excessively warm. Thermometer on the north porch at 100 on each day. A slight breeze from the west makes this da...

Late last night, Mr. Newton 4 came in to tell me that the Prest had just reed, a telegram to the effect that Columbus was evacuated. 5 Thi...

News rc d  today of the capture of Fort Henry on the Tennessee River by Comodore Foot and his Gun Boat Squadron. The news created quite a Se...

Captain Drayton died last night. The nation is not aware of the loss it has sustained. There will be difficulty in finding an equally good m...

Rear-Admiral Dahlgren returned this morning from Charleston. Two years since he left. Simultaneous with his return come tidings of the death...

Admiral Farragut’s dispatch relative to the capture of Fort Morgan and the infamous conduct of General Page in spiking his guns after his su...

Received dispatches to-day from Admiral Farragut confirming intelligence received several days since through Rebel sources. The official acc...

Private Navy Department             June 3d 1862  My Dear Flag Officer I have yours of the 25th May. I noticed in the papers the approach i...

Wabash 14th Ap. 62  Port Royal.  My Dear Sir  Please publish my report about Pulaski and Rodgers' to me—in order to gratify as I think i...