LOUISVILLE, November 26, 1864.

(Received 9 p.m.)

Brigadier-General TOWNSEND,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

Arrived here yesterday and shall go to Lexington on Monday. Owing to the necessity of concentrating troops on the border of the State, recruiting has been slow. I will soon report what has been done in this respect.

L. THOMAS,

Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS RIGHT WING, SIXTEENTH ARMY CORPS,
On Board Steamer Arago, November 26, 1864.

Colonel DAVID MOORE,

Commanding Third Division, Sixteenth Army Corps:

COLONEL: The major-general commanding directs that as soon as the boats carrying troops of your command have coaled, that they will be sent forward to the mouth of the Cumberland River and await at that point further orders from you. If, on arriving at that point, you find that the other divisions are not there, move your command up the river to Nashville in fleet, if all your boats are there, but do not wait for one or two boats. It is important that you arrive at Nashville as soon as possible.

I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. HOUGH,

Major and Assistant Adjutant-General.

NASHVILLE, November 26, 1864-12 m.

Colonel A. A. SMITH,

Clarksville:

Report if any steamers or transports with troops have passed Clarksville since the Liberty Numbers 2 came up, and report every transport with troops as they arrive and pass Clarksville each day and the hour they pass.

GEO. H. THOMAS,

Major-General, U. S. Volunteers, Commanding.

CLARKSVILLE, November 26, 1864.

Brigadier General W. D. WHIPPLE,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

The Minnehaha passed up with troops yesterday at 1 p.m.

A. A. SMITH,

Colonel, Commanding.

CLARKSVILLE, November 26, 1864

Brigadier General W. D. WHIPPLE:

A transport loaded with troops passed up at 1 p.m. to-day.

A. A. SMITH,

Colonel, Commanding.