BUENA VISTA, DELAWARE, October 8, 1851. MY DEAR CRITTENDEN,—Square yourself, for I have a favor to ask of you for one of my friends. Don...

Captain Drayton died last night. The nation is not aware of the loss it has sustained. There will be difficulty in finding an equally good m...

Rear-Admiral Dahlgren returned this morning from Charleston. Two years since he left. Simultaneous with his return come tidings of the death...

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

The President was not at his house to-day. Mr. Bates had said to me that the President told him there was no special business. Nevertheless,...

Admiral Farragut’s dispatch relative to the capture of Fort Morgan and the infamous conduct of General Page in spiking his guns after his su...

Admiral Farragut writes that his health is giving way under the great labor imposed and long-continued service in the Gulf and the Caribbean...

Received dispatches to-day from Admiral Farragut confirming intelligence received several days since through Rebel sources. The official acc...

Private Wabash 1. June. 62  My Dear Friend  I must have a slight growl. You ought not to take the 'Flag' from me. I nursed her, plan...

Private Navy Department             June 3d 1862  My Dear Flag Officer I have yours of the 25th May. I noticed in the papers the approach i...

Navy Department             June 11 1862  My Dear Flag Officer  I have your notes, and today the box came, and the distribution shall be mad...

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 ...

Flag Ship 'Wabash'             Port Royal Harbor S.C.       July 7, 1862  My Dear Sir,  My official letter will explain my views as ...

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,...

U.S.S. Pawnee      Stono July 4" 62  My Dear Commodore The troops are all safely at the lower camp, and so far the enemy have taken no ...

Wabash, Off Charleston  10 July, 62  My Dear Sir We hear from the Capt & Crew of the Emilie, late Seabrook, that the Nashville threw ove...

Navy Department  April 3, 1862  My dear Commodore,  The deficiency of coal is entirely Lenthall's fault, for on the impression gathered ...

Private & Confidential  ‘Wabash’ Port Royal  April 3. 62.  My Dear Sir Since writing to the Department for more force Genl Hunter inform...