Intelligence has reached London this morning from New York dated 14th, by which it appears that Fort Sumter had been attacked by the Secessi...

SHERWOOD FOREST, CHARLES CITY CO., April 25, 1861. In these times you must write often, if only a few words. I have no letters to-day from...

WASHINGTON, March 16, 1861. Every day affords proof of the absence of any settled policy or harmonious concert of action in the administra...

NEW YORK CITY, and my first peep at it. We are in City Hall Park, but I must go back and tell of our getting here. We had an all night's...

 Warm; rain and wind (south) all night. Quiet below. One of the enemy's pickets said to one of ours, last night, that Warren's cor...

The local municipal authorities of New York City are taking high-handed ground in regard to naval enlistments in that city, — such as cannot...

NEWPORT News, VA., Dec. 1, 1863. On receipt of my furlough, which came promptly to hand at the appointed time, I, in company with eight o...

BREAKFAST IN PHILADELPHIA. Arrived in Philadelphia at 1 a. m.; were met at the depot by a committee of the citizens, and escorted to th...

WE ARRIVE AT NEW YORK. We left Worcester about 5 o'clock last evening. Arriving at Norwich, we went aboard the large and splendid S...

There was a pleasant party at our house last evening, with an attendance of about three hundred. All passed off pleasantly, and all who exp...

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

Gov. Vance writes that he has reliable information that the 30,000 troops in New York, ostensibly to enforce the draft, are intended for a ...

At early dawn this morning, looking out of the sleeping car, I saw through the mist a broad, placid river on the right, and on the left hig...

All the guns of Fort Sumter on the south face have been silenced by the land batteries of the enemy on Morris Island; and this account is t...

WASHINGTON CITY, November 1 , 1864 . Lieutenant-General GRANT: It is absolutely necessary there should be at New York an adequate mi...

Headquarters, City Of New York , Nov. 7, 1864. Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary Of War : Sir: — I beg leave to report that the troops ...

NEW YORK, July 13 , 1863 — 9 . 30 p.m. (Received 11 . 45 p.m.) SIR: The situation is not improved since dark. The programme is div...

WAR DEPARTMENT,           Washington, July 14 , 1863 — 6 . 55 p.m. Hon. GEORGE OPDYKE, Mayor of New York: SIR: Five regiments a...

WASHINGTON, D. C., November 10th, 1855. DEAR SIR: — Doctor T. presented my card last night about half past eight which I instantly reco...

Have not been well for the last two days, and am still indisposed, but cannot omit duties. The weather is oppressively warm. Friends think ...