Tenth Missouri Cavalry, Third Iowa Cavalry, Fourth Iowas Cavalry, Second New Jersey Cavalry, Seventh Indiana Cavalry, Sixth Tennessee Cavalry, Nineteenth Pennsylvania Cavalry.

I am, general, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

LEVI T. GRIFFIN,

Captain and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

HDQRS. CAVALRY CORPS MIL. DIV. OF THE MISSISSIPPI,
Nashville, Tenn., December 14, 1864.

Brigadier General R. W. JOHNSON,

Commanding Sixth Division, Cavalry Corps:

GENERAL: I am instructed to inform you that Commodore Fitch will drop down in the morning and open on the rebel battery at Bell;s Landing. This battery is opposite and near Davidson's house, as was supposed, and the general commanding thinks by moving wit rapidity you can capture it.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

A. J. ALEXANDER,

Lieutenant-Colonel and Chief of Staff.

GALLATIN, December 14, 1864-10 p. m.

Major General G. H. THOMAS:

The captain in charge of a party of Fourth Tennessee Cavalry sent up the river this morning has just reported that he met two of our scouts, who told him that a force of rebels, with artillery, is opposite Hunter's Point, about twelve miles above here, and they will probably attempt to cross.

JAMES GILFILLAN,

Colonel Eleventh Minnesota Infantry.

GALLATIN, December 14, 1864-10.40 p. m.

Major-General THOMAS:

Captain Buck, of my regiment, stationed at buck Lodge, on the railroad, ten miles above here, reports that a force of about 200 rebel cavalry were, about 6 o'clock this evening,at Fountain Head, one mile and a half above his station, tearing up the track and destroying the telegraph.

JAS. GILFILLAN,

Colonel Eleventh Minnesota Infantry, Commanding.

NASHVILLE, December 14, 1864-11 p. m.

Colonel JAMES GILFILLAN,

Gallatin:

What is the real state of affairs at the tunnel? It is reported Lyon is on the road breaking it up. Send as full and accurate report as you can obtain at once.

GEO. H. THOMAS,

Major-General, U. S. Volunteers, Commanding.