The caucus of the New Hampshire members of the legislature friendly to the Administration has resulted in the substitution of Cragin for Jo...

Matters press on the Department. Have been very busy. Some talk with Rice about Annapolis and the Naval School, League Island and the navy ...

The Baltimore American of this morning contains my report in relation to the ironclads and Du Pont. A synopsis, very brief, has been sent ...

To-day have a letter from Admiral Lee respecting the exportation of French tobacco from Richmond. This is an arrangement of Mr. Seward to w...

Wabash Port Royal St r Nov. 25th 61.   My Dear Mr. Fox I don't think there is much use in writing private above, after your sen...

Navy Department, Washington , 18th April, 1863. Your two favors of the 27th ult. and 1st inst. were duly received. We have been and are...

Little of importance. Some movements by the army in contemplation, yet nothing has been communicated to the Navy Department, except an inti...

[Written in pencil in Fox's writing: “Before capture of Port Royal.” — EDS.] Wabash under Steam   Tuesday, 9 AM. 29. Oct 61 My ...

Navy Department 8th May 1861   G. V. Fox, Esqr Dear Sir You are appointed Chief Clerk of the Navy Department, and I shall be gl...

Navy Department May 9, 1861.    Sir, You are hereby appointed Chief Clerk of the Navy Department. Enclosed herewith you will find a...

Navy Department May 30, 1861   Sir: On and after Monday next the office hours will be from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. No absences are to be p...

Washington D.C. 4th May 1861 D r V, I wrote you yesterday and to-day I forward you a copy of the Prest letter to me . Under no circ...

Dear Fox I have not written you because it was easy for you to understand what I thought of the Fort Sumpter business and not agreeable ...

Only three of us were at the Cabinet council to-day. Some matters of interest were touched upon, but there was soon a discussion on recent ...

Am perplexed about charges and specifications against Wilkes. His conduct has been bad, — such as will perhaps break him. I think it might,...

Two or three committees are investigating naval matters, — contracts, supplies, engineering, etc. Senator Hale labors hard to find fault wi...

Mr. Sedgwick on Friday wished a pass to visit Stover, the convict in Fort Lafayette, and would get from him statements that would open frau...

Senator Hale called on me today. Was very plausible and half-confidential. Baker, the detective, had been before his committee. Had told ma...

Senator Grimes made a very good speech to-day in the Senate on naval affairs, in which he introduced a letter from Donald McKay, the eminen...

But little done at the Cabinet. Seward says the London Times says the Navy Department is now the most abused of any Department, but it know...