Headquarters Department of Annapolis, April 30th, 1861 To Lieut. Gen’l. WINFIELD Scott, General in Chief U.S. Army, WASHINGTON, D.C. ...

No fighting on the Rappahannock yet, that I hear of; and it is said the enemy are moving farther down the river. Can they mean to cross? No...

Fredericksburg is not shelled yet; and, moreover, the enemy have apologized for the firing at the train containing women and children. Affa...

in Bivouac Massanatan Pass, Opposite New Market, May 6, 1862. A word with you in the rough confusion of our mountain bivouac. Sun...

Giesboro' Point , Feb. 24, '64.   I left Vienna, not from choice, but because I had to. I am sent over here to straighten out th...

Col. Corcoran and Mr. Mellen breakfasted with me. Col. C. gave interesting particulars of rebellion, and thinks their force larger than I h...

Busy, except when interrupted by callers, with list of Collectors and Asessors. Saw Chandler and Gov. Blair at President's, and closed ...

“St. Patrick's day in the morning” being on the 17th, was kept by the Irish to-day. In the early morning the sounds of drumming, fifing...

Union prisoners from Richmond report a large number of families going South.   They say that Jeff. Davis had gone to Tuscaloosa, Ala.   The...

WASHINGTON, May 14. The first bill reported by Mr. Elliott, from the special committee; provides that all the estate, property, and mon...

. . . that among the prisoners at Camp Chase were some seventy contrabands, the slaves of rebel officers, also prisoners.   They are the me...

WASHINGTON, March 21. – SENATE. – After discussion, the bills were referred to a special committee. The bill for the Abolition of Slave...

FORT MONROE, March 17, via BALTIMORE, 18. – Weather still unfavorable for repairing the telegraph cable. All is quiet here.   Nothin...

On Saturday night Capt. Goodwin, by order of the Government, proceeded, with a party of select-men to the farm of John Minor Botts, and to...

NEWS FROM RICHMOND – STATEMENT OF A RELEASED PRISONER. From the Baltimore American of Saturday. We had a most interesting conversation thi...

FORTRESS MONROE, Feb. 18. – A flag of truce carried several passengers to Norfolk this morning, but brought no news back. Burnside’s forces...

NEW YORK, May 27 – It is understood that Col. Hanson, of Kentucky is to be exchanged for Col. Corcoran. – Published in  The Burlington Week...

FORT MONROE, May 28 via BALTIMORE – The steamer Massachusetts, which left Sunday morning for City Point with a flag of truce, returned early...