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tary Department of Texas. It will be both my duty and pleasure to co-operate with your excellency in all matters concerning the defenses and safety of the State. I am now on an examination of Galveston harbor, and will extend the examination to other points on the coast. I will, if agreeable to your excellency, avail myself of an early opportunity of a personal interview. In the mean time I would respectfully ask for authority to receive and muster into the service of the Confederate States, for duty in this department, such companies as may offer with the full complement of men, thus not to interfere with the requisitions already made by my predecessor in command, and to form part of such requisitions as I may in future have the honor to make.

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

P.O. HEBERT, Brigadier-General.

GENERAL ORDERS, GALVESTON, TEX., No.1. September 18,11861.

I. In virtue of Special Orders, No.123, from General Headquarters, dated Richmond, August 14,1861, Brigadier General P.O.Hebert, Provisional Army, assumes command of the Department of Texas.

II. The orders issued by Colonel H.E.McCulloch, as commander of the department, are approved.

III. Colonel H.E.McCulloch, First Regiment of Mounted Riflemen, is relieved from duty at San Antonio, and will join his regiment.

IV. Colonel McCulloch will order the removal of the prisoners off war from Camp Verde, and place them for safety in detachments at the different posts of his command.

V. Transportation will be furnished by the Quartermaster's Department. The Commissary Department will issue subsistence in kind to the prisoners.

By command of Brigadier General P.O.Hebert, commanding Military Department of Texas.

SAML. BOYER DAVIS, Major, and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, Austin, Tex., September 19,1861.

Brigadier General P.O. HEBERT, Commanding Department of Texas:

DEAR SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 16th instant, which was handed me this morning. I will answer by the mail which goes to-day to Galveston and by the first mail to San Antonio. I am happy to know that you have arrived in Texas for the purpose of taking charge of her military defenses, and take pleasure in assuring to you my prompt and cheerful co-operation in every instance where it may be in my power to assist you in the accomplishment of your duties. It will gratify me very much to meet you in person as soon as your convenience will permit. Your request to be allowed to receive such full companies as may tender their services to you is willingly complied with. I would be pleased, however, when companies are received by you, that the adjutant-general at this place be informed of the fact. I may here mention that Captain Bal-