I have addressed a letter concerning League Island, communicating the report of Mr. Fox, the Assistant Secretary, who visited Philadelphia w...

Was last night at a loud-heralded and large party given by Marquis Montholon, the French Minister. Am inclined to believe there was somethin...

Mrs. Seward, wife of Secretary Seward, died this A.M. Mr. Seward sends me a letter inclosing dispatch of Lord John Russell in relation to be...

NEAR VICKSBURG, MISS., June 22, 1863. Maj. Gen. F. J. HERRON, Commanding Left, investing Forces: You need not call on the navy for yawls ...

CULPEPER COURT-HOUSE, VA.,                         April 9 , 1864 . Maj. Gen. G. G. MEADE, Commanding Army of the Potomac: For i...

A painful suspense in military operations. It is a necessary suspense, but the intense anxiety is oppressive, and almost unfits the mind fo...

Admiral Lee sends me a confidential dispatch and also a communication to him from General Butler. On the latter Fox has made a proper indor...

Reverses in North Carolina are bad at this time. The death of Flusser is most unfortunate. I presume the blame of the disasters will be att...

(Private.) New Orleans , Sept. 30th, 1862. Dear Sir : I am informed that six gunboats left this vicinity four days ago, to attack Gal...

I went early this A.M. to the President on the subject of procuring a transfer of seamen from the Army to the Navy. After reading the paper...

Tom and Admiral Dahlgren returned from Fortress Monroe, but without the remains of young Dahlgren. We are running short of sailors a...

At Cabinet to-day, I brought up the subject of a scarcity of seamen. The President seemed concerned, and I have no doubt was. Stanton was m...

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 ...

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...

I had a call from Mr. Sedgwick, who yesterday proposed visiting Stover in Fort Lafayette and getting from him a confession as to those who ...

Very little done at the Cabinet. Stanton, Usher, and myself were the only ones present. Some general talk and propositions. Last night the ...

Seward was not at the meeting of the Cabinet. Chase avoids coming in these days. Blair is ill. There has been some vicious legislation in C...

The Dictator, turret vessel, was launched this A.M. in New York. This is one of a class of vessels that has become famous. She is of greatl...

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the U...

Head Quarters Department of Virginia Seventh Army Corps Fort Monroe, Va. Mch. 7th 1863 Sir: I am extremely unwilling to trouble y...