CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO., October 14, 1864.

Brigadier-General EWING:

I have this day directed the commanding officers of the following regiments to report for orders to Lieutenant Colonel H. H. Hiller, commanding post Cape Girardeau: Fifty-sixth, Sixty-fourth, Seventy-ninth, and three companies of the regiment at Charleston, Colonel Deal's. Reports have been received this evening that a rebel force of from 400 to 1,000 are at and about Fredericktown. I think it exaggerated. I await your orders.

JAMES R. McCORMICK,

Brigadier-General.

LAWSON, MO., October 14, 1864.

Lieutenant HANNAHS:

My force is distributed as follows: North of De Soto, 390; about 150 at De Soto; a guard at each of the three bridges between this place and De Soto; forty men sent to Potosi last evening; forty men sent to Sainte Gevevieve on the evening of the 11th, who have not yet returned. The residue here are driving piles and capping one bridge, clearing out the debris, and getting the next ready. Expect to cross the first brigade to-morrow evening and ought to have the other two done within three days.

M. MILLER,

Brigadier-General.

WASHINGTON, MO., October 14, 1864.

Brigadier-General EWING:

Bushwhackers are reported thick south of this post. I hear nothing from my cavalry. Are they coming? I need them much. Should have at least 200 cavalrymen.

E. C. PIKE,

Brigadier-General.

HEADQUARTERS SAINT LOUIS DISTRICT,
Saint Louis, October 14, 1864.

Brigadier-General PIKE,

Washington, Mo.:

Your cavalry will be returned to you as soon as they can be collected. They scattered every men to his home, as soon as they arrived here. Every effort will be made to return them to you at the earliest possible moment.

By order of Brigadier-General Ewing:

H. HANNAHS,

Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF ROLLA, Numbers 164.
Rolla, Mo., October 14, 1864.

I. All the companies of the Citizen Guards are hereby ordered to report for duty at 7 a. m. to-morrow, to Captain J. F. W. Dette, in charge