Twenty-fifth Kentucky, always brave, manly, and true,went with me as aide, and I am much indebted to him for this efficient services.

Several others acted as aides. Lieutenants Richardson, Towns, and Colonel Shackelford, and all deserve my thanks.

Captain Biddle showed himself to be a skillful, attentive officer.

While Captain Nicklin was not called don to use his artillery, it could not escape my attention that he is an officer of rare merit, skilful and prompt.

Very respectfully,

CICERO MAXWELL,

Colonel Twenty-sixth Kentucky Volunteers.

Captain JOHN BOYLE,

Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. Forces in Kentucky.

Numbers 8.

Report of J. V. Guthrie of operations July 16-21.

CINCINNATI, July 25, 1862.

In compliance with your order of the 16th the undersigned took the cars on the Central Kentucky Railroad from the depot in Covington, with about 100 men, for Cynthiana, Ky., at which place Lieutenant-Colonel Landram, of the Eighteenth Kentucky, was in command.

Receiving orders to move toward Paris and distribute my forces at the different stations to guard bridges, I proceeded to Paris, which place was reached at 2 o'clock in the night. There were at this post detachments of companies-35 from Captain Whittles's camp, under command of his lieutenant; 30 men under command of Captain Pugsley, of the Eighteenth Kentucky Regiment, and the Home Guards of Paris, numbering 67 men, infantry. There were, also 60 men on horseback, under command of the Honorable Mr. Wadsworth, member of Congress from the Maysville district, making a total of forces in Paris, as reported to me, of 233 men, rank and file. During the day re-enforcements to the number of 60 men from Mount Sterling, under Captain Evants, came in. These were Home Guard cavalry. Brigadier-General Ward ordered me to take command of this post. upon assuming the command I immediately proceeded to organize forces for service, and appointed the Honorable Mr. Wadsworth, with the rank of major, to the command of all the Home Guard cavalry. Pursuant to orders, he took command of 40 men and proceeded toward Lexington on a scouting expedition. At 11 o'clock p. m. Major Wadsworth returned, and reported that John Morgan, with a force of from 1,000 to 1,200 men, was moving down the road to Cynthiana. I immediately telegraphed Lieutenant-Colonel Landram, at Cynthiana, of Morgan's movements and his advance on that place. I also sent a message to Captain Ayres, commanding their bridge guards between Paris and Cynthiana, to join me with his forces at Paris. I also telegraphed to General Ward at Lexington the position of affairs, and asked for re-enforcements to hold Paris. He answered that I should send to him at Lexington all the men I could spare. Satisfied that I could not weaken my force I did not send any men to Lexington. About 7 o'clock in the evening Lieutenant-Colonel Landram reported the fall of Cynthiana. Upon consultation it was deemed advisable to fall back on Lexington. We moved at 11 o'clock that night, and proceed 14 miles on the Lexington road. About daylight we had reached Colonel Metcalfe's advance post from Lexington, where he had encamped.