Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams.
Sir: Your despatch of the 18th of September has been received, and your proceedings in relation to the delivery of the autograph letter of the President to her Majesty therein mentioned are approved.
No marked event has occurred since the date of my last communications. The insurrectionary advances seem to have been arrested; our naval preparations are steadily proceeding. Our armies, which are being rapidly re-enforced, are preparing for new and energetic movements. The perturbation of the public mind abates, and cheerful views of the future are beginning to prevail. There are indications of returning loyalty in Louisiana and in North Carolina.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
Charles Francis Adams, Esq., &c., &c., &c.