No citizen or other persons, excepting the police and officers in the United States service, or soldiers on duty or with passes, are to be allowed in the streets after 9 p. m.

By command of Brigadier-General Emory:

[W. D. SMITH,]

Lieutenant-Colonel, and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

GENERAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEFENSES OF NEW ORLEANS, Numbers 20.
July 4,1 863.

General Orders, Numbers 18, is not intended to apply to physicians visiting patients nor to persons going after physicians. Persons not included patients in the above order, desiring passes, must apply to the provost-marshal-general.

By command of Brigadier-General Emory:

[W. D. SMITH,]

Lieutenant-Colonel, and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

CIRCULAR.] HEADQUARTERS DEFENSES OF NEW ORLEANS, July 4, 1863.

General Orders, Numbers 18, having just been published, and this being the anniversary of our American Independence, the order will not be enforced by the police or patrol this day,

By command of Brigadier-General Emory:

[W. D. SMITH,]

Lieutenant-Colonel, and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS DEFENSES OF NEW ORLEANS, July 4, 1863.

Admiral FARRAGUT:

The paroled prisoners have come in. The estimate I made of the strength of the enemy before you left here is fully confirmed. They are estimated at 13,00, with numerous artillery. They are slowly but steadily advancing on this place, making strong fortifications at all the passes.

I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
W. H. EMORY,

Brigadier-General, Commanding.

HEADQUARTERS DEFENSE OF NEW ORLEANS, July 4, 1863.

Major-General HALLECK,

Commander-in-Chief:

GENERAL: I have information, which I think reliable, that the enemy, from 10,000 to 15,000 strong, are marching on this city, by the line of the La Fourche. I have notified General Banks, but he is not in a condition to detach any re-enforcements to me.

My force here is wholly inadequate, but with the check I gave them