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

Militia, Colonel Mallory. Colonel McKinney will command this station and these troops.

VI. Colonel Hodges and Colonel McKinney will report, the former to General McLaws, the latter to General Rains. Major Waddell's battalion will remain, until further orders, to garrison the works at Mulberry Point.

VII. The First Louisiana battalion will proceed to Spratley's farm, near Williamsburg, and will report to Colonel Hunt. The battalion of the Tenth Louisiana Regiment, now at Spratley's, will proceed to Lee's Mill and report to Colonel Marigny. The battalion of the Tenth Regiment will leave as soon as it is relieved by the First Louisiana battalion, and will use the same wagons. The remaining infantry at Williamsburg will remain in their present positions.

VIII. To Yorktown are assigned: First, the Eighth and Thirteenth Alabama Regiments, Colonel Winston commanding the post; second, the water batteries at that post, which will be served by Peyton's and Bouton's companies, the detachment of Captain Macon's company, De Gournay's Zouaves, and such other men as may have been detailed to report to Captain De Gournay. The rifle section of Brown's battery and Smith's company (Hampton Artillery) will proceed to Ship Point and report to Colonel McKinney. The remaining section of Brown's battery and Southall's company of artillery will take post at Harrod's Mill, reporting to to General Rains.

IX. Consnahan's, Garrett's, Hakins', and Sands' batteries, and the rifle section of Standard's battery will take post at Young's Mill, reporting to General to General McLaws. Positions for the artillery assigned to the stations of Harrod's and Young's Mills will, after which the pieces will be withdrawn and the artillery companies will be encamped-those designated for Harrod's Mill at a convenient place in rear of that station, and those intended for Young's Mill in a similar position. At each of these stations a school of practice will be established by Colonel Randolph-that on the right to be immediately commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Cabell, and that on the left by Major Brown, both of the Second Regiment Virginia Artillery, the whole under command of Colonel Randolph, of the same regiment.

X. The two 32-pounder guns on field carriages and the 12-pounder guns assigned to the batteries of Consnahan's, Garrett's, and Hawkins', respectively, will be place in position by Brigadier-General McLaws in the work being erected on Young's farm. Those pieces will be served by companies to which they have been assigned.

XI. Colonel Johnston, Second Cavalry, is placed in charge of all the vedettes that are or may be on duty in this department. He will equalize the details for this purpose form his own regiment, and from the cavalry of Cobb's Legion, calling on its commanding officer for such cavalry details as may be necessary. Colonel Johnston will report directly to the commanding general of the department. The cavalry of Cobb's Legion will remain encamped with the Legion when not detailed for other service. A squadron of dragoons under the senior captain of the Second Cavalry, will be stationed at Bethel Church, with Sinclair's and Hudgins' companies of infantry, the whole to be commanded by Major Goggin, of the Thirty-second Virginia Regiment. Ten dragoons will be assigned to duty at Yorktown with the commanding officer of that post for express duty. On their arrival at that post the com-