CIRCULAR. 
WAR DEPARTMENT, 
Adjutant General’s Office, 
Washington, June 5, 1863* 
On the application of a Provost Marshal for military aid in the per- 
formance of the duties imposed on him by law, the commanding officer 
of a Military Department will furnish such force as he may deem 
necessary. If he cannot supply the force asked for, or does not deem 
it necessary, he will immediately so inform the Provost Marshal, in 
order that the latter may properly advise the Provost Marshal General. 
By COMMAND OF MAJOR GENERAL HaLLECK. 
E. D. TOWNSEND, 
Assistant Adjutant General.