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of the army of the Patomac. Gen. Hooker is to take his place. Mr. Capon took dinner with us to day He said a regiment of New York troops had mutinied at Falmouth but had been immediately surrounded & reduce to subjection. The state of affairs is terrible great dissatisfaction is felt with the President's course of conduct [[strikethrough]] present [[strikethrough]] in many parts of the country I hope we are not to have civil war among ourselves. Another movement against Vicksburg is in progress under Gen. Grant. Prof. Hosford gave another lecture to night on Projectiles.

 27th. Tues. The Common Council of the City of New York has held a meeting to express disaprobation of the result of the trial of Gen. Fitz John Porter & to request his [[counsel?]] to furnish them with a full copy of the evidence they have tendered to the Gen. the hospitalities of the city & a public reception in the Governor's room. so that the people may testify their high appreciation of his courage & ability. Gen. Franklin & Sumner have both resigned what are we to do for generals? The Star says the reason why Gen. Burnside has requested to be relieved was because Gen. Hooker refused to act in [[concert?]] with him in the last forward movement The artillery was caught in the mud & Gen. Burnside wished to move upon the enemy without it arguing that if artillery was useless to [[strikethrough]] them [[strikethrough]] our troops on account of the state of roads it would be equally
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so to the rebels. He called a council of war Gen. Hooker opposed the advance. Gen. Burnside accepted the trust confered upon him with reluctance & resigns at his own request. He was a warm friend of Gen. McClellan. The state of affairs seems to be darkening rapidly in my humble opinion we have every reason to fear anarchy at the North & well as the South. Mr. Capon was here again to day. He says the President ----

28th. Wed.  Dr. [[Schuck?]] & his son are with us. They have been to the Capitol this evening, the House is voting upon the bill for arming the negros. Prof Hosford was on the floor for a while with Mr. Frank who said he was going to vote for the bill though he did not seem very much in favor of it. Gen. Couch & Smith are to take ^the places of Gens. Franklin & Sumner. The latter were relieved from duty because higher in rank than Gen. Hooker who could not therefore be appointed to a command over them. The President has appointed Father one of the commissioners to examine the Mint. Gold is now worth 1,55 our paper currency will soon be worth very little. The New Yorkers have presented Mrs. McClellan with a beautiful furnished house in that city as a testimonial of respect to the Gen. We practised our German with Prof. Hosford after his return from the Capitol. He speaks the language very fluently. He amused us with a descrip-
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