Clear and pleasant; subsequently thawing and foggy. Gen. R. E. Lee has been appointed General-in-Chief by the President, in response to the ...

The report that the United States Government had appointed commissioners to meet ours is contradicted. On the contrary, it is believed that ...

Clear and cold. Our commissioners are back again! It is said Lincoln and Seward met them at Fortress Monroe, and they proceeded no further. ...

Bright and frosty. As I supposed, the peace commissioners have returned from their fruitless errand. President Lincoln and Mr. Seward, it ap...

Bright and cold. Very cold, and fuel unattainable. The papers speak of heavy raids in process of organization: one from Newbern, N. C., ag...

Clear, and moderating. To-day at 10 A. M. three commissioners start for Washington on a mission of peace, which may be possibly attained. ...

Bright and beautiful, but quite cold; skating in the basin, etc. The departure of the commissioners has produced much speculation. The e...

Bright and frosty. The "peace commissioners" remained Sunday night at Petersburg, and proceeded on their way yesterday morning. ...

BROWN'S HOTEL, WASHINGTON, February 13, 1861. I have a moment to myself just before tea, and I may have time to write you in haste som...

The President and Mr. Seward have gone to Hampton Roads to have an interview with the Rebel commissioners, — Stephens, Hunter, and Campbell....

There was yesterday no meeting of the Cabinet. This morning the members were notified to meet at twelve meridian. All were punctually on han...

February 28, 1865. High water still keeps us here. We will probably get off to-morrow. It is thought we will cross the Great Peedee at Che...

Mr. A. ——, editor of the ——, recommends the Secretary of War to get Congress to pass, in secret session, a resolution looking to a reconstru...

THOMAS THOMPSON ECKERT, President of the Western Union Telegraph Company, New York, was born April 23, 1825, in St. Clairsville, Ohio. He l...

New-York, Aug 22 Dear Seward, When, ten or eleven days since, I told Mr Lincoln that his re-election was an impossibity, I also told h...

Washington, 28 August 1864 . . . I have been rather expecting to make another visit to the West in September, but it is rendered somewha...

The Copperhead press out west bloviated in favor of peace, and, and endorsed the Peace Commissioners and the peace programme of the loafin...

CITY POINT, VA., February 1, 1865 — 10.30 p.m. Hon. EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War: Now that the interview between Major Ecker...

WAR DEPARTMENT,           Washington, February 4, 1865 — 12.20 p.m. Lieutenant-General GRANT, City Point, Va.: The President desi...

. . . . Got in to New York at 6 o'clock the 16th, Saturday, and, while I was washing my face, came up Greeley’s card. I went down to th...