Bright and frosty. As I supposed, the peace commissioners have returned from their fruitless errand. President Lincoln and Mr. Seward, it ap...

A snow four inches in depth on the ground, and snowing. Last night Governor Smith, President Davis, Senator Oldham (Texas), Rev. Mr. Duncan,...

Coldest morning of the winter. My exposure to the cold wind yesterday, when returning from the department, caused an attack of indigestion...

Cloudy and cold, but wind southeast. The sullen sound of cannon heard this morning as usual down the river. I hear of no active operations...

The darkest and most dismal day that ever dawned upon the earth, except one. There was no light when the usual hour came round, and later th...

Cold and cloudy; surface of the ground frozen. Cannon heard below. More of Gen. Early's corps arriving. The papers contradict the report...

Wet, dark, and dismal. Quiet below. In Congress, Mr. Staples, of Virginia, unfortunately exhibited a statement obtained from the Bureau of...

Dark and dismal — threatening rain or snow. Quiet below; but we have no papers to-day, yesterday being holiday. It is rumored that Gen. Sh...

Bright, calm, and pleasant. All quiet below, save our bombardment of Dutch Gap Canal. The Senate passed a resolution yesterday, calling ...

Dark and dismal. The Governor continues his exemptions, now amounting to thousands. S. Basset French (State agent to buy and sell supplies...

Bright and frosty. All quiet below. Another day, and if it remains quiet, we may know that Lincoln will be re-elected. It is said news c...

Clouds and sunshine. Nothing new of importance from the army. Gov. Smith has been writing letters to Gen. Lee, asking that Gen. Early be s...

Clear and frosty. Quiet below. Gen. W. M. Gardner (in Gen. Winder's place here) has just got from Judge Campbell passports for his cou...

Rained all night; clear and cool this morning. The government publishes nothing from Georgia yet; but it is supposed there is intelligence...

Bright and beautiful. As I walked down to the department, heavy and brisk cannonading below assailed the ear. It was different from the or...

Last night, the weather being very pleasant, the President's house was pretty well filled with gentlemen and ladies. I cannot imagine h...

Nothing new from Lee's army — only that his troops are eager for another battle, when they are resolved to gain the day. There will pro...