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Mr. Stephens that any communication he might have would be delivered to Admiral Lee, but the Torpedo could not proceed further inside of our lines. Mr. Stephens hereupon handed the Captain of the picket boat two packages addressed to Admiral Lee and the commanding officer of the forces at Fortress Monroe. In the absence of General Dix from this post, Colonel Ludlow telegraphed the substance of the communication to Washington, as also did Admiral Lee. Mr. Stephens was accredited as "Military Commissioner" of Jefferson Davis, Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the Confederate States, to President A. Lincoln, Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and requested permission from the military authorities to proceed, directly to Washington for the purpose of presenting his letters to and conferring with Mr. Lincoln in person upon matters connected therewith. The Answer.--After a delay of forty eight hours an answer was received by Colonel Ludlow that Mr