[Inclosure.]

NEWTOWN SIGNAL STATION-5.15 p. m.

Captain HOWARD:

The enemy have a picket-post near burnt brick house, eighty rods east of south end of town, this side of creek. I saw ten men there. No horses are in sight at the post.

BARITEAU,

Lieutenant and Acting Signal Officer.

HEADQUARTERS MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION,
November 14, 1864.

Brevet Major-General EMORY,

Commanding Nineteenth Army Corps:

GENERAL: The major-general commanding directs that you detail a brigade to report at once to Lieutenant-Colonel Page, chief quartermaster, these headquarters, for the purpose of escorting the train to Martinsburg.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

C. KINGSUBRY, JR.,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

SPECIAL ORDERS, WAR DEPT. ADJT. GENERAL'S OFFICE, No. 397.
Washington, November 14, 1864.

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49. Major S. H. Starr, Sixth U. S. Cavalry, is hereby relieved from duty at Remount Camp, Pleasant Valley, Md., and will report in person without delay to the commanding general Army of the Potomac for duty, to relieve Major Elmer Otis, First U. S. Cavalry, in his duties as special inspector of cavalry for that army. Major Otis on being relieved will report in person without delay to Major-General Sheridan, U. S. Volunteers, for assignment to duty as special inspector of cavalry of the Middle Military Division.

By order of the Secretary of War:

E. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS,

Martinsburg, W. Va., November 14, 1864.

Brigadier General JOHN D. STEVENSON:

GENERAL: The following has just been received:

Brigadier-General SEWARD:

I have secret intelligence that Mosby intends attacking the train from Washington this (Monday) evening between Harper's Ferry and Martinsburg. One of his men who was captured by citizens made this revelation. I thought it well to inform you concerning it, although not in your department.

M. D. REYMER,

Lieutenant, Signal Corps.

I will look out for Mr. Mosby from this direction.

J. A. J. LIGHTBURN,

Brigadier-General, Commanding.