to throw up a temporary field-work at that point for the purpose of preventing the passage of any hostile expedition. Lieutenant McCrady, of the Engineers, will accompany or precede this detachment to lay out the work to be constructed there, as explained to him by the brigadier-general commanding. Four 24-pounders on traveling siege carriages will be sent also for the armament of the battery.

II. The floating battery of Captain Hamilton will be sent temporarily and as soon as practicable to the same locality to take the most favorable position a little above Battery Island and on the same or opposite side to assist in preventing the passage of light-draft steamers or gun-boats. Captain Hamilton will first go to select a position for his battery, and if none can be found there it may be put at the mouth of the Stono River on the flats near Port Palmetto.

III. Colonel Gregg will send one company of his regiment, instead of half a company as ordered yesterday, to Legare's Landing, near the intresection of Fort Johnston and Fort Sumter Creeks, with two field pieces or short howitzers (for firing grape and canister), to be obtained from the ordnance department at the citadel and arsenal.

IV. Captain North, S. C. Navy, is requested to send the schooner Helena with four short howitzers (to fire grape and canister) and a force of twenty-five men armed with muskets, &c., to the intersection of said creeks, to be used as already explained to Colonel Hatch, quatermaster-general South Carolina, by the brigadier-general commanding.

V. Captain North is also requested to station the receiving ship, with two, or four if possible, pieces of artillery on board, at the mouth of the Wappo River where it enters Ashley River.

VI. Two long (or short) 12-pounders will be sent to the 6-pounder battery at the southern extermity of Morris Island. Colonel Gregg will see that they are put in position at once, and will garrison both of the batteries at that point with half a company each, and have a reserve company at the light-house for their immediate support in case of need.

VII. The board of trustees of the Marine Ship are requested to station the said ship, with two pieces of artillery on board, at the mouth of the Newtown Cut where it enters the Ashley River.

VIII. A company of infantry with one field piece will be sent on Wappo River, to be located at the place designated by the brigadier-general commanding, to Colonel Hatch, quatermaster-general.

IX. The four 24-pounders ordered to Fort Palmetto, at the entrace of the Stono and Folly Rivers, will be sent there forthwith, to be put in position by Captain Pope as directed by the brigadier-general commanding. One company of infantry (to be called into service) will be ordered to report to him forthwith for duty.

X. Four 24-pounders and two 8-inch sea-coast howitzers, with their barbette carriages, chassis, rammers, sponges, &c., will be sent from Caslte Pinckney to Morris Island for the new batteries there; also the carriages, chassis, &c. (without the guns), of three 24-pounders will be sent from the Castle to the same locality.

XI. The proper quantity of ammunition will be provided for and sent with all the artillery designated in the above orders.

XII. The Dahlgren shells lotaly received in this city will be sent forthwith to their point of desination on Morris Island.

XIII. Major Gwynn will order of Mr. Lopez the pintl-blocks, traverse circles, and platforms required for the new batteries on Sullivan's Island.