Wirz, Gen. John H. Winder, commissary general of prisoners, Howell Cobb and several minor personages came inside on horseback and rode partl...

Col. Davis, Lieut. Col. McClung—Officers and Soldiers of the First Mississippi Rifles: Veteran Volunteers—the Star Regiment—men of Montere...

New Orleans, June 11th, 1847. Gentlemen,—From the hands of R. M. Gaines, Esq., I had the honor to receive your invitation to the 1st Missi...

SPOTSWOOD HOUSE, June 16, 1861. HON. JOHN JANNEY, President, etc.— Sir:— I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the...

SECOND SESSION. FOURTH DAY. RICHMOND, Monday, June 17, 1861. The Convention assembled at 10 o’clock.—Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Peterkin. The ...

Clouds and sunshine; warm. Splendid rainbow last evening. We have nothing new in the papers from any quarter. Sheridan's position is n...

Bright and cool. A violent southeast gale prevailed last evening, with rain. Of course we have no news in the papers from any quarter. Sheri...

Bright and windy. The following telegram was received this morning from Gen. R. E. Lee: "Gen. Johnston reports that on the 16th Gen. Ha...

As beautiful a spring morning as ever dawned since the sun spread its glorious light over the Garden of Eden. Cannon is heard at intervals...

Sunny and pleasant, but hazy in the south. Cannon heard, quite briskly, south of the city. The papers report that Gen. Hardee repulsed She...

Rained last night; clear and cool this morning. The report of another battle, since Sunday, in North Carolina, is not confirmed. The ...

Cloudy and sunshine; but little wind. Too ill to go to the department, and I get nothing new except what I read in the papers. Some of the e...

Raining rapidly, and warm. Again the sudden change of weather may be an interposition of Providence to defeat the effort of the enemy to d...

THE OTHER SIDE OF "THE TRUE ISSUE   STATED." A PAMPHLET WRITTEN BY THE HON. ALBERT G. BROWN UPON THE SUBJECT OF THE COMPROMISE M...