It is clear and cold again. Custis came home last evening, after a week's sojourn at Chaffim’s Bluff, where, however, there were tents....

The President is expected back to-day. A letter from Gen. Lee indicates that the Commissary-General has been suggesting that he (the genera...

We have an unintelligible dispatch from Gen. Bragg, saying he had, yesterday, a prolonged contest with the enemy for the possession of Look...

Nothing of moment from the armies, although great events are anticipated, soon. On Saturday, Gen. Winder's or Major Griswold's ...

We have further reports from the West, confirming the success of Longstreet. It is said he has taken 2200 prisoners, and is probably at Kno...

We have no news whatever, except some damage reported at Charleston, done to two monitors yesterday. The bombardment has assumed no new pha...

Miss Harriet H. Fort, of Baltimore, has arrived via Accomac and Northampton Counties, with a complete drawing of all the defenses of Baltim...

Governor Brown, Georgia, writes the Secretary that he is opposed to impressments, and that the government should pay the market price — wha...

Nothing from the North or West to-day. But Beauregard telegraphs that the enemy's batteries and monitors opened this morning heavily on...

We have dispatches (unofficial) from the West, stating that one of the enemy's gun-boats has been sunk in attempting to pass Vicksburg,...

A BAD SCARE AT MEMPHIS __________ CAIRO, May 17, 1862. The steamer Shingess has just arrived from below with thirty refugees from M...

The Old Point boat has arrived, but brings no letters.   Several of the crew of the Merrimac came up.   Some of them are northern men, and ...

Citizens are being impressed into the rebel service at the point of the bayonet.   Union men are fleeing for their lives.   Shots are excha...