HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
July 12, 1864.

Major-General AUGUR:

Admiral Goldsborough will go out to Fort Lincoln to-day with a naval force of 1,000 or 1,500 men. Please direct General Gillmore to place them in position at Fort Lincoln and the vicinity.

H. W. HALLECK,

Major-General and Chief of Staff.

BALTIMORE AND OHIO DEPOT,

Washington, July 12, 1864. (Received 8. 45 p. m.)

Honorable E. M. STANTON,

Secretary of War:

I have been as far as Bladensburg. Enemy has not shown himself between Washington and that point. At Bladensburg I was met by a Mr. Bowie, who seems to be acting as an aide. He advised me to proceed no farther, as enemy was about one mile and a half above. He estimates their force at about 1,500 cavalry and one battery of artillery. Our bridges across Paint Branch, two miles above Bladensburg, have been destroyed.

GEO. S. KOONTZ.

BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD DEPOT,

Washington, July 12, 1864. (Received 3 p. m.)

Honorable EDWIN. M. STANTON,

Secretary of War:

Our ballast engine has just come in from Beltsville. Trainmen report that rebels in force were in sight when they left. Our forces ready to receive them. Rebels fired at engine, but it was out of range. Beltsville is twelve miles distant from Washington and is a station on our road.

G. S. KOONTZ.

BALTIMORE, MD., July 12, 1864.

(Received 9. 30 a. m.)

Honorable MONTGOMERY BLAIR,

Postmaster-General:

Will send mails north to-day at 2 o'clock, via Perryville.

A. H. MARKLAND,

Special Agent.

HDQRS. DEPT. OF WASHINGTON, 22nd ARMY CORPS,
July 12, 1864.

General HALLECK,

Chief of Staff, &c.:

Taking out the light batteries for remount leaves some of the forts with a single company. Fort Slocum, next to Stevens, will be in

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