WAR DEPARTMENT,

Washington City, March 14, 1865.

Lieutenant- General GRANT:

If Canby has been distinctly notified of Your wishes in respect to the command of the Thirteenth Corps and disregarded them Your dissatisfaction would be well founded, but I think it will turn out differently. In that impression I forwarded him myself your last telegram to General Halleck last week. In respect to superseding him in command your views will be fully acquiesced in whenever you choose to make a change. I will start for City Point to see you on this and otehre matters to- morrow.

EDWIN M. STANTON,

Secretary of War.

WASHINGTON, D. C., March 14, 1865- 12. 30 p. m.

Lieutenant- General GRANT,

City Point, Va.:

Your dispatch of March 1 was duly submitted to the Secretary of War, but I am not aware that any action was taken, General Canby having been previously instructed to nominate his corps commanders, as has usually been done to other generals.

H. W. HALLECK,

Major- General.

HDQRS. MILITARY DIVISION OF WEST MISSISSIPPI,
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER,

New Orleans, La., March 14, 1865.

Lieutenant Colonel C. T. CHRISTENSEN,

Asst. Adjt. General, Military Division of West Mississippi:

COLONEL: I have the honor to submit to Your consideration the following report of information received at this office this 14th day of March, 1865: Captain Nash reports from Little Rock, Ark., March 2, that the enemy in the Trans- Mississippi Department seem to be collecting about Shreveport, the principal force in Arkansas being two brigades of Parsons' division (infantry) at Camden and sone brigade of infantry at Washington. Refugees from East Louisiana report many troops going home on furlough. They are mostly Texas troops and cross the river near Rodney. This confirms the previous reports from Natchez in regard to Texas troops trying to cross the river to get home. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, Your obedient servant,

A. M. JACKSON,

Major, Tenth U. S. Colored Heavy Artillery.

(In absence of Captain S. M. Eaton.)

WAR DEPARTMENT, ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE,

Washington, March 14, 1865.

Major General W. F. SMITH,

New Orleans, La:

GENERAL: I have the honor to inform You that the President has appointed James T. Brady, esq., of New York, a special commissioner in place of Honorable Henry Stansbury, to be associated with You for the