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Sir: Lee’s army is passing down towards the Rappahannock. The army of the Potomac, in good condition and spirit, is alert and active. Morgan’s entire invading force has been captured. General Grant’s army, having driven the insurgents beyond Jackson, in Mississippi, is preparing for new fields of duty. The siege of Charleston is vigorously continued, although not unattended by the casualties incident to similar operations. There are collateral and subordinate successes in Tennessee, Mississippi, and North Carolina. Appearances indicate a passage through the difficulties which attend conscription as a measure hitherto unknown to the present generation of American citizens, and scarcely known as a general policy in our history.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
Charles Francis Adams, Esq., &c., &c., &c.