Attended the funeral of Captain Drayton at 5 P.M., at St. John's Church. Arrangements were very complete, and he was buried, or rather e...

Seward tells me there are rising troubles between Spain and Peru, and perhaps Chili, and thinks our naval force may need strengthening in th...

Alden came to-day. Said he was sent for by Porter in relation to the place made vacant by Drayton's death. In many respects I like Alden...

Affairs at the South do not improve. The Secession element is becoming vicious and bad in some quarters, and I fear it may be general. At th...

The week has been one of interesting incidents, incessant occupation. Admiral Farragut came a week since and called on me. After half an hou...

Private Wabash, Port Royal, S.C.        7, July, 62  My Dear Friend I enclose a slip from Charleston Mercury of 25. ulto —that you may see ...

Private and Confidential Wabash, 9, July, 62.             Port Royal  My Dr Sir I thought you had better see these letters of Drayton's ...

U.S.S. Pawnee           Stono River June 30th. 1862  Sir,  I had written you a letter on the 28th in relation to the most unfortunate and at...

U.S.S. Pawnee       Stono July 2" 1862  My dear Commodore Rodgers will tell you my opinions and feelings better than I can in a letter,...

Confidential  Wabash, 31. May. 62.  My Dear Sir  I found the accumulation of men from Prizes so great and the Bienville's Engines so pre...

Wabash off St. Johns   Florida—10 Mar. 62 My Dear Friend— After sending Mohican, Pocahontas and Potomska to Brunswick I sent the 6 ...

Private Wabash 8" J any 62 Port Royal        My Dear Sir One word on a subject which has considerable effect on the morale o...

Confidential. Port Royal, Jany. 4, 62. My Dear Sir The Vanderbilt played us a scurvy trick yesterday, having gone off without our m...

Private Wabash Port Royal Christmas Day 1861 My Dear Mr. Fox A Merry Christmas to you and Mr. Welles, and may the prodigious ener...

Private Wabash, 16 Dec Port Royal My Dear Sir I have been merged in reports, surveys, sick, broken machinery &c, so this mai...

Confidential. ‘Wabash’ Dec. 6, 61. Port Royal, SC My Dear Sir Raymond Rodgers returned this morning from a splendid reconnaissanc...

Wabash, 9th Nov. Port Royal, S.C. My Dear Mr. Fox— During the disheartening events of our passage, my faith never gave way, but at ...

Near Wilmington, Del. 29. Sep. 61.      My Dear Mr. Fox, After mature deliberation with Drayton, and for reasons public & perso...

Private Astor House 24 Sep. 61. My Dear Mr. Fox, I closed up things yesterday at Philad a — where Turner is doing remarkably well;...

Admiral Lee has been here for two or three days consulting in regard to Wilmington. The blockade of Cape Fear is difficult and gives infini...