Raining. No well-authenticated news; but by many it is believed Staunton is in the hands of the enemy, and Lynchburg menaced. Nevertheless, ...

Seward read the dispatches which he proposed to send to Mr. Motley,—the first, protesting against the sending of troops to Mexico by the Aus...

Though not well to-day nor for several days past, I went to Department and to Cabinet meeting. Quite a discussion on the Mexican question. S...

November 17, 1863. My Dearest Mother : . . . I shall say nothing of our home affairs save that I am overjoyed at the results of the ele...

Vienna,             September 22, 1863. My dearest Mother : Here in this capital the great interest just now is about the new Mexican...

Vienna , June 16, 1863. My Dearest Mother : Now that Mary is gone, you will not hear regularly through her once a week that we are all ...

Vienna, May 31, 1863. Dear Lady william : If I have not written of late, it is simply and purely because I am so very stupid. I don...

Vienna , May 12, 1863. My Dearest Mother : Since Easter brought an end to the Lenten entertainments which succeeded the carnival, ther...

Boston , Dec. 26, 1851. Dear Sumner : — . . . I told you I should give you my views touching that part of your beautiful speech from wh...

Another gun-boat has got past Vicksburg. But three British steamers have run into Charleston with valuable cargoes. Gen. Lee is now sen...

Vienna, March 16, 1862. Darling Little Woggins : Lily has told you something, I dare say, about this society. The young ladies are a ...

Vienna , January 22, 1862. Dearest Little Mary : There is much sympathy for us in Austria, more, I should say, than in any country in E...

Vienna , November 11, 1861. My Dearest Mother : This is your birthday, and I cannot help writing a line to wish you joy and many happy ...

New York , August 12, 1861. My Dearest Mary : I have but an instant to write a single line. It is nearly twelve at night, and I leave f...

The civil marriage of Mlle. Adele de Rothschild with Baron Solomon Rothschild, took place on Wednesday, March 12th and Frankfort.   The rel...

PORTLAND, Feb. 27. – The steamship Hibernia from Liverpool 13 th , via Londonderry 14 th , arrived this P. M. American affairs had been deb...

We have it from good authority that Mr. Hulseman, the Minister from Austria to this country, has stated that every one of the foreign repres...

PORTLAND, March 31. The Jura from Liverpool, 20 th , and Londonderry the 21 st , arrived here at 6 p. m. GREAT BRITAIN. President Lincol...

PORTLAND, March 4. The steamer Norwegian, from Liverpool on the 20 th , Londonderry 21 st ult. arrived this morning. The political news p...

The steamship Hibernian, from Liverpool on Thursday, the 13 th , via Londonderry 14 th , arrive here this afternoon. American affairs had b...