Boston, 31 October, 1863. Your note about Sumner's speech was duly received and has been used so that it will do good. Being marked...

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

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...

I shall here briefly recapitulate what has occurred since the last mention of political events. In the first place the South has been d...

The department companies and militia returned yesterday, through a heavy shower, from the wild-goose chase they were rushed into by Gen. El...

The President was not with us to-day at the Cabinet-meeting, being at the War Department with Stanton. All were present but them. Little kn...

The proclamation suspending the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus has been generally well received. I have never feared the popular pu...

London , April 1, 1863. My Dear Sir , — . . . Our consul tells me that among the developments reached in searching evidence against pri...

Commonwealth Of Massachusetts, Executive Department, Boston, July 16, 1863. Sir : I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your...

Mr. H——s, another of Gen. Winder's detectives, has gone over to the enemy. He went on a privateering cruise from Wilmington; the vessel...

Had some side talk with Seward at the Cabinet-meeting, on letters of marque. He persists in the policy, but I think begins to have some mis...

Had a call last evening and again to-day from Senator Sumner. Our conversation was chiefly on our foreign relations, the unfortunate condi...

For a fortnight I have been ill and really unfit for duty, yet have been absent from the Department but a single day, the only day I have ...

I saw last evening a communication from the State Department inclosing several pages of regulations for letters of marque. The subject was...

Soon after recruiting for the 13th Connecticut Regiment Infantry Volunteers was begun, I entered the recruiting service, and during the w...