per's Ferry till he forms a junction. Please inform me what forces besides Rickett's division have been sent to Baltimore in order that I may know the means of defense to arrive at that place.

H. W. HALLECK,

Major-General and Chief of Staff.

WASHINGTON, July 9, 1864-11 p. m.

Lieutenant-General GRANT,

City Point, Va.:

As the arrival of the Nineteenth Corps is very uncertain, I think the remainder of the Sixth Corps should be sent to this place. I have ordered all troops from the North to be stopped at Baltimore for the defense of that city.

H. W. HALLECK,

Major-General and Chief of Staff.

CITY POINT, VA., July 9, 1864.

Major-General MEADE,

Commanding, &c.:

Send in the balance of the Sixth Corps to be forwarded to Washington. They need not take their artillery or wagons with them. The rebels have crossed the Monocacy, and Halleck gives it as his opinion that one-third of Lee's army is with them. They are now calling urgently for troops, and I am in hopes with Wight the enemy will not be able to get back.

U. S. GRANT,

Lieutenant-General.

JULY 9, 1864-8 p. m.

Lieutenant-General GRANT:

An accident has delayed the receipt of your telegram of 6 p. m. till this moment. The Sixth Corps has been ordered and will proceed at once to City Point.

GEO. G. MEADE,

Major-General, Commanding.

CITY POINT, VA., July, 9, 1864-9. 20 p. m.

Major-General MEADE,

Commanding, &c.:

Have you any evidence, in the last three days, that Longstreet's corps is still here? I am afraid that it, too, may have gone.

U. S. GRANT,

Lieutenant-General.

JULY 9, 1864-9. 30 p. m.

Lieutenant-General GRANT:

Telegraphed you at 3. 50 p. m. this day the account of two contrabands, who represented themselves as servants to officers on the staff of Lieutenant-General Anderson, now commanding Long-