The King of Prussia 1 died yesterday at Sans-Souci. The American Secession question now occupies public attention more than any other sub...

Seward read the dispatches which he proposed to send to Mr. Motley,—the first, protesting against the sending of troops to Mexico by the Aus...

I have repeatedly observed on the utter impossibility of keeping a diary without long chasms. More than a month has gone by, and an eventful...

Frederick William, whom I saw at the wedding of his son and the Princess Royal, after acting as Regent since November, 1858, has mounted the...

Vienna, March 17, 1864. Dear Lady William: A thousand thanks for your letter, which gave us inexpressible delight, not alone for its wi...

Vienna, February 7, 1864. Dear Duchess Of Argyll : We get on very well in Vienna. We have an extremely pleasant house with a large ga...

January 27, 1864. My Dearest Mother : Since I last wrote I have had the pleasure of receiving your kind letter of 28th December. Althou...

January 31. I shall bring the "United Netherlands" to an end by the end of this year. But how I shall feel when I come out of tha...

December 29, 1863. My Dearest Mother : We wish you all a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. We are very well satisfied with recent A...

Vienna,             December 16, 1863. My Dearest Mother : I received your letter of 25th November a few days ago, and am delighted t...

November 17, 1863. My Dearest Mother : . . . I shall say nothing of our home affairs save that I am overjoyed at the results of the ele...

Vienna,             September 22, 1863. My Dear Holmes : I am perfectly aware that I do not deserve to receive any letters or anythin...

Saturday afternoon. My Dear Fellow : I came to seize you and take you down to dine at our club — where we expect Motley — for your soul...

Vienna,             September 22, 1863. My dearest Mother : Here in this capital the great interest just now is about the new Mexican...

Vienna, July 24, 1863. Dearest Mary : I wrote yesterday and said that I would write again to-day, thinking you would like to listen t...

Monday, July 20, 1863. My Dearest Mary : Hurray! I have just got the telegram. Vicksburg surrendered on the glorious Fourth. “Good,” as...

Vienna , July 7, 1863. My Dearest Mother : . . . Lily is my assistant secretary of legation, and does an immense deal for me, being abl...

Vienna , June 16, 1863. My Dearest Mother : Now that Mary is gone, you will not hear regularly through her once a week that we are all ...

Vienna, May 31, 1863. Dear Lady william : If I have not written of late, it is simply and purely because I am so very stupid. I don...

Vienna , May 12, 1863. My Dearest Mother : Since Easter brought an end to the Lenten entertainments which succeeded the carnival, ther...