HEADQUARTERS RIGHT WING, SIXTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
Pacific, Mo., October 7, 1864.

Brigadier General E. C. PIKE,

Commanding First Division, Enrolled Missouri Militia:

GENERAL: The major-general commanding directs that your command be in readiness to move at 10 a. m. to- day. They will be supplied with five days' rations (three in haversacks and two in regimental wagons). You will cause the cartridge- boxes of the men to be filled and will take forty additional rounds per man in wagons. One regiment of your command will be left here to garrison this post.

I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. HOUGH,

Major and Assistant Adjutant-General.

IN CAMP AT JEFFERSON CITY,

October 7, 1864- 3.30 p. m.

Brigadier General JOHN MCNEIL:

SIR: The enemy is swinging around our line ont he west at this place. My pickets are skirmishing with him. Part of them have been driven in. I have made the best disposition of my command along our line, but deem it too weak. It should be strengthened by abut 400 or 500 riflemen, if possible. I will do my best at any rate.

I remain, yours, respectfully,

JOS. A. EPPSTEIN,

Lieutenant Colonel, Commanding Fifth Cavalry Missouri State Militia.

[Indorsement.]

General BROWN:

Send 500 men to the support of General McNeil

CLINTON B. FISK,

Brigadier- General.

SAINT LOUIS, MO., October 7, 1864- 1.30 p. m.

Captain W. W. BROWN,

Post Commissary, Jefferson City, Mo.;

General Rosecrans deems it advisable to reduce the rations one- fourth at Jefferson City, until further supplies reach you. Should there be flour enough in the town,or wheat and facilities for grinding it, and enough beef- cattle to preclude all danger of running short, these parts oft he rations might be excepted. Please see the commanding general and request him to issue the necessary orders.

G. SCULL,

Captain and Chief Commissary.

JEFFERSON CITY, October 7, 1864.

ALL COMMANDING OFFICERS:

Direct that camp- fires be put out at 10 this p. m., strong lines of pickets be thrown well to the front, and each line to be promptly in line at 5 a.m. to- morrow, the 8th instant. Acknowledge receipt. By order of Brigadier-General Brown:

RUFUS CAMPION,

Aide- de- Camp.