officers and dismounted men now at Harper's Ferry of the Eighth Ohio Cavalry, which regiment will remain at Beverly for the present, will also report to Colonel Schoonmaker, to be sent to Hagerstown.

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By order of Major-General Hunter:

P. G. BIER,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HDQRS. FIRST CAV. DIV., DEPT. OF WEST VIRGINIA,
Halltown, W. Va., July 29, 1864.

Captain JAMES L. BOTSFORD,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

SIR: I have the honor of reporting that a small party of my command sent out by me this a. m. had a slight skirmish with the enemy, and succeeded in recapturing from them sundry papers belonging to Major-General Sigel's headquarters.

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

A. N. DUFFIE,

Brigadier-General of Volunteers, Commanding.

HARPER'S FERRY, July 29, 1864.

Brigadier General W. W. AVERELL:

Please direct Lieutenant-Colonel Vernon, First Regiment Potomac Home Brigade Cavalry, to proceed with his command to this place.

By order of Major-General Hunter:

T. MELVIN,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

NEW CREEK, July 29, 1864.

(Received 8. 35 p. m.)

General KELLEY:

Just received dispatch from scout this morning stating there was a cavalry force of 200 or 300 lying in Moorefield. Can I send Major Simpson with his command?

By order of Colonel R. Stevenson, commanding:

JNO. B. HAGAN,

Adjutant.

CHERRY RUN, July 29, 1864.

(Received 4. 33 p. m.)

General B. F. KELLEY:

We have arrived here safe, and learn reliable that small party rebels, some sixty or seventy, captured all of our men, except three, opposite here this morning. No horses here; will have to send your messenger to Hagerstown from Hancock. We will leave here from Hancock in a few minutes, and will report from there. the number of our men captured here was a lieutenant and 17 men. I also learn that there is force of rebels at McCoy's Ferry, about four miles from here.

C. J. HARRISON,

Captain.