FAIRFAX COURT-HOUSE, VA., February 25, 1864. (Received 10. 40 p. m.)

Lieutenant Colonel J. H. TAYLOR,

Chief of Staff and Assistant Adjutant-General:

Five hundred and thirty cavalry left Vienna this morning to reconnoiter toward Leesburg. Some rebel cavalry showed themselves in the vicinity of Devereux this morning. A force of infantry sent after them has returned, which went as far as Wolf Run Shoals. The commander of the party reports that he heard that the Fourth Virginia Cavalry are encamped at Bacon Race. Everything quiet to-night.

R. O. TYLER,

Brigadier-General of Volunteers.

MARTINSBURG, VA., February 25, 1864.

Captain BOONE,

Assistant Adjutant-General:

Three deserters just in from Walker's brigade; left Walker at Harrisonburg with 1,500 men. Rosser and Imboden at Mount Crawford. Say they heard of no movement. I shall leave Bunker Hill in the morning at 8 o'clock.

R. S. RODGERS,

Colonel, Commanding.

HARPER'S FERRY, VA., February 25, 1864.

Colonel R. S. RODGERS,

Martinsburg, Va.:

The force from here will not arrive at Winchester before some time to-morrow. If you force has not moved wait till noon and go as far as Bunker Hill to-day, making Winchester early to-morrow.

By order of Brigadier-General Sullivan:

F. A. NIMS,

Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

HDQRS. DEPT. OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA,
Fort Monroe, February 25, 1864.

Colonel WEST,

Commanding Yorktown:

COLONEL: This note will be handed to you by R. A. Fraser, esq., a refugee from Virginia, who wishes to go near West Point and recover some property there. If you will arrange and send a small force with Captain Babcock and his gun-boat, and the captain will aid him, I think you will be doing good to the cause.

I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

B. F. BUTLER,

Major-General, Commanding.