Am perplexed about charges and specifications against Wilkes. His conduct has been bad, — such as will perhaps break him. I think it might,...

Stanton tells some curious matters of Jeff Davis, derived from Davis's servant, who escaped from Richmond. The servant was a slave, bor...

Had a letter from Commodore Wilkes Monday evening, complaining that injustice was done him in my Annual Report. The letter was studiously i...