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at Ladder Hill, two guns to the first turning of the road ; where 

 they are to remain until further orders, ready loaded with grape, 

 for the purpose of firing upon any assemblies or parties of troops 

 that may attempt to quit the barracks. 



Immediately upon receipt of this, you will give orders for 

 occupying Saddle-lnll battery with a captain of the Volunteer 

 Corps, and the following detail : 



20 Volunteer Infantry (Rifles), 

 20 ditto Artillery. 



" You will direct him to load all the guns on that battery 

 with grape ; and to depress them towards the barracks and Side- 

 path ; and to open a fire upon any parties of troops that may be 

 observed in the act of assembling or moving. In case, however, 

 this fire should not have the effect of retaining the men in bar- 

 racks, and that they may attempt to move along the Side-path, 

 or any where within reach, the commanding officer of the Saddle 

 battery is then to advance with the whole of his riflemen, and to 

 hang upon, and harass, the flank of the troops in their march ; 

 taking care not to fire except from points immediately above 

 the columns in motion ; which will be a guide to the artillery at 

 High Knoll, in the event of these operations taking place in the 

 night. The officer commanding, has been instructed to cannonade 

 the path in the direction he may observe the musketry upon the 

 summit of the opposite ridge. You will further direct the officer 

 in charge of Saddle battery to use every other means of obstruct- 

 ing movements of troops on the path-; and which might readily 

 be done by taking with him the Volunteer artillery men. for the 

 purpose of rolling down stones, &c. 



" If, nevertheless, the troops in motion should be able to 

 }idvance, the captain of volunteers and his party are then to keep 



