CHAP. XIII.] CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.-CONFEDERATE.

Whenever your men are at drill, or on duty connected with placing guns in position, or during an action, Captain Henderson, or the Navy officers assigned to the naval battery, will have command. Captain Henderson, or other naval commander, will designate the house and length of drill, and will have exclusive charge of magazines and ammunition for the guns. You will also furnish him with such details as he may require to mount or dismount guns, to repair gun carriages, and clean and take care oft guns. you will have command of your company when not on drill, and will have exclusive control of the internal regulations of your camp and company. Your and your officers will attend all drills, and be assigned such duties, compatible with your rank, as Captain Henderson may order. You will make no regulations for you camp which will impede Captain Henderson in the proper discharge of his duties.

Inclosed is a copy of General Lee's order in reference to the subject-matter of your communication, and by which, in addition to the above, you will be guided:

As there are o sailors in the service, it is impossible to service river batteries by them, and artillery companies must perform this duty. Naval officers, from their experience and familiarity with the peculiar duties connected with naval batteries, their management, construction, &c., are eminently fitted for the command of such batteries, and are most appropriately placed in command of them. In a war such as this, unanimity and hearty co-operation should be the rule. Petty jealousies about slight shades of relative command and bickering about trivial matters are entirely out of place and highly improper, and, when carried so far as to interfere with the effectiveness of a command, become both criminal and contemptible. Within the ordinary limits of a letter, it is impossible to proved for every contingency that may arise in a command which is not centered in a single individual. It is therefore hoped that mutual concessions will be made, and that the good of the service will be the only aim of all.

I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

G. B. COSBY, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS, Yorktown, Va., August 24, 1861.

Colonel L. B. NORTHROP, Commissary-General, C. S. Army, Richmond, Va.:

COLONEL: As I find it difficult to procure the amount of provisions necessary to enable me to keep the field, I have thought it best to communicate my purposes to you directly, in order that I may be furnished with a sufficient supply without delay. I desire to move the greater part of the troops from Williamsburg and yorktown farther to the front and to within 10 miles of the enemy, and to maintain my position there; but I have not the necessary means to transport the baggage, rations, and forage of the troops all at the same time; indeed, not more than one-third of these means. I must, therefore, establish depots of provisions ahead before I move, say 10 days' supply of rations at Warwick Court-House and at Harrod's Mill, each place about 9 miles from here and 20 miles from Williamsburg. I wish to do this without loss of time. I hope to be able to get 6,000 men in the field. This would be 60,000 rations. If, therefore, you can sen at once 100,000 rations here and 50,000 at the same time to Williamsburg, and follow it up with 60,000 every 5 days, 10,000 of which should be sent to Williamsburg and 50,000 to this place, I could keep my position in front. Please let me know as soon as you receive this if it can be done.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. BANKHEAD MAGRUDER, Brigadier-General, Commanding Department.