HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF NORTH MISSOURI,
Saint Joseph, Mo., June 19, 1864.

Lieutenant Colonel A. J. SWAIN,

Chillicothe, Mo.:

Your letter of the 17th received. The irregularities of which you complain must be stopped. You have the power in your hands; use it prudently but with firmness. Can you not ascertain who these persons are, and arrest and punish them, no matter what their professions of loyalty or disloyalty are or what their associations or position in society? They will be promptly punished for their crimes. Counsel moderation and unity among the people. Harrison will be relieved from active duty in the Enrolled Missouri Militia and appointed defective, as requested.

CLINTON B. FISK,

Brigadier-General.

OMAHA CITY, NEBR. TER., June 19, 1864.

Major C. S. CHARLOT,

Assistant Adjutant-General, Dept. of Kansas:

MAJOR: I have the honor to inclose herewith minutes of a council held with Brule and Ogalalla Sioux, June 8, 1864, at Cottonwood Springs, Nebr. Ter.; report of spies sent out from Cottonwood Springs, in pursuance of my instructions, into the Cheyenne and Sious country. These papers were forwarded by Major G. M. O'Brien.

I am, major, your very obedient servant,

ROBT. B. MITCHELL,

Brigadier-General.

[First indorsement.]

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF KANSAS,
Fort Leavernworth, June 25, 1864.

Respectfully forwarded to the Adjutant-General of the Army, for information.

S. R. CURTIS,

Major-General.

[Second indorsement.]

ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE, July 7, 1864.

Respectfully submitted to the Secretary of War.

W. A. NICHOLS,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

[Third indorsement.]

WAR DEPARTMENT, July 11, 1864.

Respectfully referred to Major-General Halleck, Chief of Staff of the Army.

By order of the Secretary of War:

LOUIS H. PELOUZE,

Assistant Adjutant-General.