LITTLE ROCK, September 4, 1864-7.30 a.m.

Colonel ENGELMANN,

Brownsville:

You will cause your command to embark on the train which Colonel Carr has been requested to send to Brownsville for the purpose of bringing the two regiments and artillery to this place.

By order of Brigadier General E. A. Carr:

C. H. DYER,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF LITTLE ROCK,
Little Rock, Ark., September 4, 1864-6.15 p.m.

Brigadier General J. R. WEST,

Commanding Expedition:

(Via Brownsville.).

General Steele has ordered Colonel Graves with his command to return to Devall's Bluff. You will return to the vicinity of Austin with your command and from your position watch Shelby's movements. Rations will be sent to you at Austin. It is reported that the enemy is moving on this place and that a portion of their forces has crossed the Saline at Benton.

By order of Brigadier General E. A. Carr:

C. H. DYER,

Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General.

Colonel G. MOYERS,

Brownsville:

The general directs that you send the above dispatch to General West. It is uncertain where General West is. He was last heard from moving toward Grand Glaize. Be sure and not have this dispatch to General West captured.

C. H. DYER,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HDQRS. SECOND DIVISION, SEVENTH ARMY CORPS.

Devall's Bluff, Ark., September 4, 1864-5 p.m.

Brigadier-General WEST,
Commanding Forces:

GENERAL: I have received a dispatch from General Steele in which he directs me to call you back to Little Rock, and also for me to order back the infantry (under Graves) to this place. Operations of importance are going on.

Very respectfully,

C. C. ANDREWS

Brigadier-General, Commanding.

BROWNSVILLE, September 4, 1864.

(Received 6 p.m.)

General CARR:

I have the honor to transmit the following:

AUSTIN, September 4, 1864-10 a.m.

General CARR:

Your dispatch of September 3 reached me at Bull Bayou at 7.30 this morning. I had not then over 1,000 cavalry capable of marching to Batesville, and no artillery