(Private) New Orleans , January 26th, 1863. Dear Sir : The situation is the same as when I last wrote. There is no movement of troops...

I this morning got hold of the pamphlet of Sir Vernon Harcourt, “Historicus,” and am delighted to find a coincidence of views between him a...

On Saturday, the enemy's lower Mississippi fleet attacked our batteries at Port Hudson. The result reported is that only one of their g...

Terriffic cannonading begun at mid-night and continued until four o'clock in the morning, reveille was sounded at five o'clock, whe...

At two in the morning, I was ordered to get the regiment under arms and into line. It was now Sunday morning, 15th. We expected we were goi...

Dr. Kennedy has just passed through, and was within the fortifications last night; brings news which is perhaps reliable, as it was obtaine...

NEW YORK, May 7. The steamer Columbia has arrived from Havana, the 3d. The gun boat Daniel Smith arrived at Havana on the 30th, fro...

From a lengthy correspondence in the New York Times of the 22d inst. we extract the following interesting paragraphs. RIVER SCENERY With ...

The following incidents of the fight, from the correspondence of the Boston Journal, are very interesting: CUTTING THE CHAIN ACROSS THE RI...

U. S. FLAG SHIP HARTFORD OFF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, April 25, 1862 DEAR SIR – In the excitement of the last few days you must not be surp...

FURTHER NEWS via HAVANA. NEW YORK, May 7. – The steamer Columbia arrived from Havana, on the 3d. The gunboat Dan’l Smith arrived at Havana ...

The following letter is from William Sells, addressed to his father, the Secretary of State. – It gives us pleasure to publish it: U. S. STE...

WASINGTON, April 29. – By the steamer Connecticut, the Navy Department received despatches from Com. Faragat [sic] and Capt. Porter to April...