LITTLE ROCK, April 18, 1864.

Colonel W. R. JUDSON, Commanding, Fort Smith:

You will take possession of and turn over to your commissary of subsistence all stores en route to Fort Smith from Little Rock for issue to the troops of your command. If General Blunt desires stores let him make application through you to the chief commissary of this department, and they will be furnished him. You will arrest any officer interfering with you in the execution of this order, reporting the fact and circumstances to these headquarters.

By order of Major General F. Steele:

W. D. GREEN,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

CULPEPER, April 18, 1864 - 7 p. m.

(Received 19th.)

Major-General ROSECRANS,

Commanding Department of the Missouri:

You can use dismounted cavalry for guards at depots. Retain the Ninth Iowa and send the two regiments of infantry and any other troops you can to Cairo without delay.

U. S. GRANT,

Lieutenant-General, Commanding.

MELVILLE, MO., April 18, 1864.

Lieutenant P. S. KENNEY,

Quartermaster, First Missouri State Militia Cav.:

LIEUTENANT: * * * There are 25 or 30 bushwhackers making their way into your district. I hope to God that you may catch them; if you do I am in hopes that your commander will be so kind as to let you kill the very last devil of them. Our horses are so weak in this department that we can do but little at scouting.

Yours, very respectfully,

T. MIDDAUGH,

First Lieutenant Co. A, Sixth Cav., Missouri State Militia.

SPRINGFIELD, MO., April 18, 1864.

Major-General ROSECRANS,

Commanding Department, Saint Louis, Mo.:

Many loyal farmers in this section who have large fields to plant in corn cannot plant for want of corn for seed. I respectfully request that Captain R. B. Owen, assistant quartermaster, be authorized to sell corn for this purpose in amounts not exceeding 5 bushels to any one man at current rates.

JOHN B. SANBORN,

Brigadier-General, Commanding.

HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF SOUTHWEST MISSOURI,
Springfield, Mo., April 18, 1864.

Major O. D. GREENE,

Asst. Adjt. General, Dept. of the Missouri, Saint Louis, Mo.:

Sissell, with 200 rebels, attacked a forage train of the Second Arkansas, about 20 miles south of Berryville, yesterday, and is