CITY POINT, VA., March 19, 1865-10.30 a. m.

Honorable E. M. STANTON,

Secretary of War:

Will you please direct the Ordnance Department to send money here at once to pay for arms brought in by deserters. A great many are coming in now, bringing their arms with them.

U. S. GRANT,

Lieutenant-General.

CITY POINT, VA., March 19, 1865.

Honorable W. H. SEWARD,

Secretary of State:

With this I have the honor of forwarding to you specimens of fuses captured at Fort Fisher, N. C., together with the certificate of Lieutenant Colonel O. E. Babcock, aide-de-camp on my staff, that they were so captured, and the statement of Colonel Tal. P. Shaffner that the same were manufactured at the Woolwich Arsenal, England, an arsenal owned and run by the British Government.

U. S. GRANT,

Lieutenant-General.

HEADQUARTERS,
March 19, 1865-1.20 p. m.

Brevet Brigadier-General SHARPE:

Yesterday Pickett's division returned from near Hanover, crossed the Mechanicsville bridge, marched toward Richmond to just through the second line of works, where they are encamped on the left-hand side of the road. Course had a small skirmish with Sheridan at Ashland, but nothing of much account.

MANNING,

Provost-Marshal-General.

HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS,
March 19, 1865-9.55 a. m.

Colonel GEORGE D. RUGGLES,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

Four deserters came in last night.

A. A. HUMPHREYS,

Major-General, Commanding.

HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS,
March 19, 1865-10 a. m.

Colonel GEORGE D. RUGGLES,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

I have the honor to report all quiet on this front during the past twenty-four hours.

Respectfully,

G. K. WARREN,

Major General of Volunteers.