Memorandum of return of provisions received, issued, &c. - Continued.

Hard Wheat Lard Peas Whisky

bread

Pounds Pounds Pounds Pounds Pounds

Balance on hand 2,619 17,463 80,487 295,122 1,473

as per last 1/2

return

Receipts 16,589 44,663 . . . . 12,779 . . . .

. . . . .

Total to be 19,208 62,126 80,487 307,901 1,473

accounted for 1/2

Issued 7,386 15,173 4,456 6,080 41

Remaining on 11,822 46,953 76,031 301,821 1,432

hand 1/2

Rice Salted pork

Pounds Pounds

Balance on hand as per last return 321,986 183,380

Receipts 1,121 . . . . . .

. .

Total to be accounted for 323,107 183,380

Issued 15,943 38,400

Remaining on hand 297,164 144,980

Salted Soap Sugar Salt Corn

beef

Pounds Pounds Pounds Pounds Pounds

Balance on 19,487 17,733 212,992 96,988 752,103

hand as per

last return

Receipts . . . . 11,000 . . . . . . . . 793,804

. . . . . . . . . .

Total to be 19,487 28,733 212,992 96,988 1,545,907

accounted

for

Issued . . . . 16,000 1,072 34,899 1,217,159

. . . .

Remaining 19,487 12,733 211,920 62,089 328,748

on hand

Shuck Empty

corn sacks

Bushels No

Balance on hand as per last return 5,092 14,881

Receipts . . . . . 1,490

. .

Total to be accounted for 5,092 16,371

Issued . . . . . 13,590

. .

Remaining on hand 5,092 2,781

Vinegar Tea Coffee Oats Barley

Galls. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.

Balance 30 1/2 100 39,849 4,318 150

on hand

as per

last

return

Receipts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 . . . .

. . . . . . . .

Total to 30 1/2 100 39,849 4,498 150

be

accounte

d for

Issued . . . . . . . . . . 19,931 . . . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . .

Remainin 30 1/2 100 19,918 4,498 150

g on

hand

Molasses Pickles Pindars

Galls. Lbs. Lbs.

Balance on hand as per last 8,088 5 16,000

return

Receipts 632 . . . . 155

. .

Total to be accounted for 8,720 5 16,155

Issued 456 . . . . 2,676

. . .

Remaining on hand 8,264 5 13,479

JOHN H. BRIGHT,

Captain and Acting Commissary Subsistence.

ENGINEER OFFICE,

Mobile, July 11, 1864.

Colonel A. L. RIVES,

Acting Chief Engineer Bureau, Richmond, Va.:

COLONEL: The attack on Mobile appearing to be imminent, I have the honor to forward through Colonel P. J. Pillans, the able engineer in charge of the city intrenchments proper, a report of the present condition of our defenses. The uncertainty of communication prevents me from intrusting to the mail a document of this kind; besides Colonel Pillans will be able to give you all information not contained in my report. The copies of my report to Colonel Garner, chief of staff, about the present condition of Fort Morgan (see Inclosure Numbers 1.) and of my instructions to Captain Gallimard (see Inclosure Numbers 2.), will give you a correct idea of the condition of the lower bay line. My earnest appeals for laborers have met with no success whatever; we have had at no