from the character of the fighting, the heaviest being repulsing their attacks, that their losses were very much greater. Wright also thinks they lost much heavier than we did. On Parke's front their losses were quiet severe from the artillery fire of adjacent batteries, not only when their supports were moving up but when they were withdrawing. On the which, I think it would be reasonable to estimate the enemy's loss in killed and wounded as 50 per cent. greater than ours. This would make them about 2,000, which, added to the prisoners, would give 4,800. Taking in stragglers and deserters I think it safe to estimate Lee's loss for the day not less than 5,000 men.

GEO. G. MEADE,

Major-General.

JONES' LANDING, March 26, 1865.

Lieutenant General U. S. GRANT:

I hear the President is at City Point, and likely to come here. Please inform me about what time he will leave City Point.

D. D. PORTER,

Rear-Admiral.

HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES,
City Point, Va., March 26, 1865.

Admiral D. D. PORTER,

Jones' Landing:

The President will start up the river about 11 o'clock this morning.

U. S. GRANT,

Lieutenant-General.

CITY POINT, VA., March 26, 1865-6 p. m.

General M. C. MEIGS:

Complaints are louder and more frequent than ever of the scarcity of hay, particularly with the cavalry, at this time, on the eve of a movement up.

R. INGALLS.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. ARMIES OF THE UNITED STATES, Numbers 61.
City Point, Va., March 26, 1865.

Brigadier General H. W. Benham, chief engineer Defenses of City Point, will move the pontoon bridge at Deep Bottom, at as early an hour today as practicable, to a point below Four-Mile Creek. He will return it to its present position so soon as the troops under Major-General Sheridan shall have crossed over.

By command of Lieutenant-General Grant:

T. S. BOWERS,
Assistant Adjutant-General.