brigade. General Ullmann will take, for the purpose of crossing these troops, any boat that may be available, not interfering with boats already engaged in transporting troops.

XVI. The brigade of Colonel Dickey, now serving at Morganza, will proceed, so soon as relieved by a brigade of colored troops from Port Hudson, on transports to Port Hudson, and be reported for duty to the commanding officer at that post. The quartermaster's department will furnish the necessary transportation.

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By command of Major-General Banks:

GEO. B. DRAKE,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

NEW ORLEANS, LA., June 10, 1864.

General ROBERTS:

You will send the Twentieth U. S. Colored Infantry and one battalion of Fourth U. S. Colored Cavalry, also one battalion of Seventh U. S. Colored Artillery, heavy, if it can be spared, to this city tomorrow morning, at as early an hour as practicable, to act as escort in procession in honor of the passage of the emancipation act by State convention. Troops will carry arms and ammunition, but arms will not be loaded. Instruct the officers in command to report to Colonel Hanks on arrival.

By command of Major-General Reynolds:

JOHN LEVERING,

Major and Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF,
New Orleans, June 10, 1864.

Brigadier General JOHN McNEIL, U. S. VOLUNTEERS,

(Through General Reynolds):

SIR: I have the honor to inform you that the commanding general desires that you will call at these headquarters on your way to assume command at Port Hudson.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

GEO. B. DRAKE,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF LITTLE ROCK,
Little Rock, Ark., June 10, 1864.

Colonel P. CLAYTON,

Pine Bluff:

What do you think of the report of Major French's scout about Marmaduke being north of the Arkansas River, near Arkansas Post?

By order of Brigadier General E. A. Carr:

C. H. DYER.