War.

The French ships have gone down the river, without taking much tobacco;
said to have been ordered away by the United States Government.

Col. W. M. Browne (the President's English A.D.C.), it is said, goes to
Georgia as commandant of conscripts for that State. It is probable he
offended some one of the President's family, domestic or military. The
_people_ had long been offended by his presence and arrogance.

The _Enquirer_, to-day, has a communication assaulting Messrs. Toombs
and Stephens, and impeaching their loyalty. The writer denounced the
Vice-President severely for his opposition to the suspension of the
writ of _habeas corpus_. During the day the article was sent to Mr.
Secretary Seddon, with the compliments of Mr. Parker--the author, I
suppose.

APRIL 28TH.--After a slight shower last night, a cool, clear morning.

The ominous silence or pause between the armies continues. Lieut.-Gen.
Longstreet, it is said, is "hidden." I suppose he is working his way
around the enemy's right flank. If so, we shall soon hear thunder.

It is also supposed that Lee meditates an incursion into Pennsylvania,
and that Gen. Beauregard will protect his rear and cover this city. All
is merely conjecture.

We are amused at the enemy's accounts of the storming of Plymouth. Their
papers pretend to have not heard the result, and would lead their
readers to believe that Gen. Hoke was repulsed, and that the place is
"impregnable."

The following appears in the morning papers:

"GEN. LEE'S BILL OF FARE.--The Richmond correspondent of the Mobile
_Advertiser_ gives the following about Gen. Lee's mode of living:

"In Gen. Lee's tent meat is eaten but twice a week, the general not
allowing it oftener, because he believes indulgence in meat to be
criminal in the present straitened condition of the country. His
ordinary dinner consists of a head of cabbage, boiled in salt water, and
a pone of corn bread. In this connection rather a comic story is told.
Having invited a number of gentlemen to dine with him, Gen. Lee, in a
fit of extravagance, ordered a sumptuous repast of cabbage and middling.
The dinner was served: and, behold, a great pile of cabbage and a bit of
middling about four inches long and two inches across! The guests, with
commendable politeness, unanimously declined middling, and it remained
in the dish untouched. Next day Gen. Lee, remembering the delicate
tit-bit which had been so providentially preserved, ordered