My constant application has left me no time for several days to jot down occurrences and make remarks. Mr. Sanford was very pertinaciou...

On dropping in at the Consulate to-day, I found the skippers of several English vessels who are anxious to clear out, lest they be detained...

Boston , July 4,1861. My Dear Mr. Eliot , — I have yours of 2d, and note the doubts of Mr. Welles as to the safety of intrusting commis...

NEW YORK, Jan. 25. – A letter dated aboard the frigate Niagara off Ship Island the 11th gives as rumors that Mobile may soon be attacked. ...

(From the New York Tribune) THE MERRIMAC. The Merrimac was originally one of the five war steamers authorized to be constructed by...

NEW YORK, Feb. 14. The gun boat Massachusetts arrived tonight from Ship Island 4 th .   She has a valuable cargo of coffee, cotton &c.,...