At 7½ A.M. cannon
and musketry heard northeast of the city, which either ceased or receded out of
hearing at 12 M.; or else the hum of the city drowned the sounds of battle. Up
to 3 P.M. we have no particulars. Beauregard is on the right of our line; Lee's
headquarters was at Yellow Tavern. He is sufficiently recovered to direct the
battle.
Butler has mostly if
not entirely evacuated Bermuda Hundred; doubtless gone to Grant. The President
rode out this morning toward the battle-field. Every one is confident of
success, since Beauregard and Lee command.
The Secretary of War
granted a passport to Mr. Pollard, who wrote a castigating history of the first
years of the war, to visit Europe. Pollard, however, was taken, and is now in
the hands of the enemy, at New York.
Another row with the
Bureau of Conscription. Brig.-Gen. Chilton, Inspector-General, has been
investigating operations in Mississippi, at the instance of Gen. Polk; and Col.
Preston, Superintendent of the Bureau, disdains to answer their communications.
My landlord, Mr.
King, has not raised my rent!
