A letter from an officer in Fort Jackson, in the New Orleans Bulletin , states that the Federal Fleet, in its attack upon that fort average...

SAVANNAH, 23d February, 1862. My Dear Son: I have received your letter of the 12th and am glad you have returned safely from the Ra...

Savannah, Georgia, February 23, 1862. The news from Tennessee and North Carolina is not at all cheering. Disasters seem to be thickenin...

Cairo, Dec. 18th, 1861. Dear Sister: I have been wanting to write you for some time and am not so indifferent as you would make o...

To Hon. Gideon Welles, Sec’y of the Navy: I have the honor to announce that in the providence of God, which smiles on a just cause, the ...

NEW YORK, May 7. The steamer Columbia has arrived from Havana, the 3d. The gun boat Daniel Smith arrived at Havana on the 30th, fro...

The Enquirer says the President has got a letter from Gen. Lee (why not give it to the people?) stating that his operations in Pennsylvania...

NEW ORLEANS, April 21. A special dispatch to the Delta , from Ft. Jackson yesterday, says the enemy’s fire had much slackened.   He has...

Special to the Chicago Times. FORT PILLOW, April 28. Deserters from the rebel lines bring the gratifying intelligence that New Orle...

Gen. Butler, of all our military Governors has the most thorough appreciation of the Secessionists, and is always master of the situation. ...

We are not aware that any authentic report has been published of the number of rebels killed during the siege at Forts Jackson and St. Phil...

NEW ORLEANS, May 29 – The Steamer Matanzas brings New Orleans mails and papers to the 18 th inst. A communication from Jacob Barker argues...

The U. S. steamer Rhode Island, Commander Trenchard, arrived at Boston On Friday, having on board the rebel naval officers who were captured...

WASHINGTON, May 24, 1862. The following interesting letter from Com. Porter to Senator Grimes of Iowa furnishes valuable information concer...

From a lengthy correspondence in the New York Times of the 22d inst. we extract the following interesting paragraphs. RIVER SCENERY With ...

NEW YORK, March 28. Intelligence by the steamer Constitution from Fort Monroe states that Com. Farragut’s fleet numbers 23 vessels, includi...

OFFICIAL REPORT OF GEN. BUTLER. HEAD QUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF, FORTS JACKSON AND ST. PHILLIP, April 29, 1862. To Hon. E. M. Stanton...

NAVY DEPARTMENT, Washington, May 10. SIR – Capt. Bailey your second in command has brought to the department the official dispatches from y...

U. S. FLAG SHIP HARTFORD OFF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, April 25, 1862 DEAR SIR – In the excitement of the last few days you must not be surp...