Captain AVERY:

Yes.

FARRAGUT,

Admiral.

ON BOARD THE LAURA - 3.10 p. M.

General RANGER,

Flag-ship Hartford:

Shall the Laura come; when; and shall she bring the barge with the artillery?

AVERY,

Captain.

FLAG-SHIP - 3.15 p. M.

Captain AVERY:

Send the Laura but not the barge.

GRANGER,

General.

Captain PERKINS,

Fort Gaines:

Come on board the Battle immediately.

GRANGER,

General.

Captains WILLIAMSON and CLOSSON,

Fort Gaines:

Come aboard immediately.

GRANGER,

General.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1864.

General GRANGER:

7.30 a. M. - I shall send a boat to Pensacola this morning. Do you wish to send for anything?

FARRAGUT,

Admiral.

No record of the reply to above message.

Major F. W. MARSTON:

6.30 p. M. - Will you not establish a station near our batteries on shore, by Lieutenant Harris or Sergeant Nicholas? They seem to have but Captain Walker's station.

DENICKE,

Lieutenant.

Lieutenant DENICKE:

O. K.

MARSTON,

Major.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 1864.

General GRANGER:

9 p. M. - I am going up to Dog River to-morrow at 8 p. M. Would you like to go?

FARRAGUT,

Admiral.

Admiral FARRAGUT:

Yes.

GRANGER,

General.

MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1864.

Captain TYSON,

Flat-ship Hartford:

9 a. M. - General Granger thinks it would be best to commence putting the navy guns ashore at once.

HENRY W. CLOSSON,

Captain and Chief of Artillery.