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Jan 24th. Guyot is perfectly charming he gave me several long talks. Prof Hosford has been with us for two weeks. He is lecturing now upon "Munitions of War". He has gone this evening with Father to the club. I think our friends have enjoyed themselves. On Saturday we had some very pleasant gentlemen to dine, On Monday the gentlemen went to a party at Mrs. Hooker's after the lecture on Tues. Dr. Bache & Admiral Davis dined with us & also a young Mr. Rodgers from Phil. who is here attempting to get an appointment to a cadetship at West Point. On Wednesday Prof. H went to a party at the National while the rest of us Prof Guyot Madame Sandoz Father Mother & I spent the evening in a round game played with cards & counters. Father made a great deal of merriment & I think enjoyed the game as much as any of us. Thursday as I said before our friends from Princeton left us. It was the saddest 'farewell' we has ever spoken. We have learned the uncertainty of human life. The war news of the two weeks has been a [[strikethrough]] battle at Murfreesborough victory in our favor. [[strikethrough]] the failure of the siege of Vicksburg & a battle at galveston [[been?]] [[our fleet?]] there was attacked by rebels & several vessels destroyed. It is said that the army of the Patomac have made another unsuccessful attempt to move upon the 
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rebels having been stopped by the bad condition of the roads.

26th     I took dinner yesterday with Mrs Hodge she very kindly asked me to go home with her after church, Mrs. Rodgers was looking very well, her baby is very pretty. it is five weeks old. Mrs. Rodgers was of course delighted at the arrival of the Weehawken at Fortress Monroe without injury from the storm she encountered on the coast. 

The Intelligencer says Capt Rodgers has done more for the country in restoring confidence in our iron clad navy, after the sad loss of the Monitor than if he had gained a hard fought battle. He is a gallant noble officer & worthee of all praise. Admiral Davis took tea with us last night. Major Fitz John Porter has been cashiered & dismissed from the service. Mr Frank a member of congress who was here to night told us that but for a single vote his sentence would have been death. His fault was disobedience to certain orders of Gen. Pope during his engagements with the enemy in Virginia in the latter part of Aug. & prompt compliance of which would [[underlined]] in the opinion of Gen Pope have Saved his army from defeat. Gen. Burnside arrived in Washington on Saturday morning & at his own request it is said was relieved of the command
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