keeping people from passing through our lines. He desires the orders of the major-general commanding the Army of the Potomac to be strictly carried out and the integrity of the picketpline sustained.

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

FRED. T. LOCKE,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

STONY MOUNTAIN SIGNAL STATION,

March 14, 1864-5. 15 p. m.

General WARREN:

A working party of 30 or 40 of the enemy have been employed today constructing a work on the river near Raccoon Ford. All quiet.

TAYLOR,

Captain and Signal Officer.

MARTINSBURG, March 14, 1864.

Captain W. M. BOONE,

Assistant Adjutant-General, Harper's Ferry:

An escaped prisoner reports having seen 28 of Gilmor's men at Newton last night, together with several squads of footmen. The cavalry came up the Berryville pike. Citizens say the infantry intend to work round our picked fires to-night and meet Gilmor and make an attack somewhere; he could not learn where. reports that country full of marauding squads.

GEO. D. WELLS,

Colonel, Commanding.

HERPER'S FERRY, VA., March 14, 1864.

Colonel GEORGE D. WELLS:

Be on the alert. I have no cavalry out that will come in your direction, so that you will not allow yourself to be deceived by the approach of cavalry in Federal uniforms.

J. C. SULLIVAN,

Brigadier-General.

HDQRS. FOURTH DIV., DEPT. OF WEST VIRGINIA,
Martinsburg, March 14, 1864.

Brigadier-General SULLIVAN,

Harper's Ferry:

An escaped prisoner from Libby prison in rebel uniform reports that he saw Gilmor with 28 mounted men and a few squads dismounted last night, 10 o'clock, above Winchester. Mounted men went toward Charlestown, dismounted westward. Says they will meet inside our lines to-night for the purpose of making a dash; stealing horses, perhaps.

WM. W. AVERELL,

Brigadier-General.