Fort Ontario.

Captain ROBERT E. A. CROFTON.

Recruits 16th United States.

Fort Porter.

Captain EDWIN C. WILSON.

19th U. S. Veteran Reserve Corps, Companies D, G,and K, Captain William C. Alberger.

General Hospital, Rochester.

Actg. Asst. Surg. AZEL BACKUS.

19th U. S. Veteran Reserve Corps, Company E, Captain Gilbert R. Chandler.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Fort Adams, R. I.

Colonel OLIVER L. SHEPHERD.

15th United States [detachment], LieutenantEdward McB. Timoney.

Portsmouth Grove, R. I.

Captain CHRISTOPHER BLANDING.

Rhode Island Hospital Guards, Company A, Captain Christopher Blanding.

Forts Preble and Scammel, Me.

Major GEORGE L. ANDREWS.

17th United States, Invalid Companies A and B, Captain William H. Walcott.

Fort Trumbull, Conn.

Captain JOHN D. O'CONNELL.

14th United States, Company B, Captain John McClintock.

3rd U. S. Artillery, Battery I, LieutenantLewis Smith.

WASHINGTON CITY, November 1, 1864-10.30 a.m. [Received 11 a.m.]

Lieutenant-General GRANT:

It is absolutely necessary there should be at New York an adequate military force to protect the public property and man the forts. Governor Seymour has, under a specious pretext, ordered out his National Guard, under command of a man named Green. No time should be lost in placing at General Dix's command, under loyal and suitable officers, not less than 5,000 or 6,000 troops. Western men should be sent if possible. If General Butler could be spared it would be well to send him.

EDWIN M. STANTON,

Secretary of War.