department. If not inconsistent with the interests of the service, I beg that he may be relieved from the board of which he is a member and directed to repair to this city as soon as practicable.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

ED. R. S. CANBY,

Major-General.

HDQRS. MILITARY DIVISION OF WEST MISSISSIPPI,
New Orleans, La., January 12, 1865.

Major General S. A. HURLBUT,

Commanding Department of the Gulf, New Orleans, La.:

SIR: I am instructed by the major-general commanding to say that the restrictions recently imposed upon the shipment of products of insurrectionary districts (under authority of General Orders, Numbers 80, from these headquarters) from Rodney and Grand Gulf, Miss, and West Baton Rouge, La., are now removed.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

C. T. CHRISTENSEN,

Lieutenant-Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.

(Same to Major General N. J. T. Dana, commanding Department of Mississippi, Memphis, Tenn.)

HEADQUARTERS THIRD BRIGADE, RESERVE CORPS, MILITARY DIVISION OF WEST MISSISSIPPI,
[January 12 or 13, 1865.]

Lieutenant Colonel C. T. CHRISTENSEN,

Assistant Adjutant-General, New Orleans:

COLONEL: In the event of some of the troops of the Seventh Corps now in Arkansas being attached to the Reserve Corps for active service, I beg leave to request the selection may include the Third Minnesota Veteran Volunteers and Twelfth Michigan Infantry now at Devall's Bluff, Twenty-ninth Iowa Infantry now at Little Rock, and One hundred and twenty-sixth Illinois Infantry now at Pine Bluff. These regiments were in the division (Second) which I had the honor to command. I have long been acquainted with their discipline, valor, and efficiency. It would be a peculiar satisfaction to have these troops in my command. I have the honor to be, very respectfully,

C. C. ANDREWS,

Brigadier-General, Commanding.

HEADQUARTERS U. S. FORCES,

Brazos Santiago, Tex., January 12, 1865.

Lieutenant Colonel GEORGE B. DRAKE,

Assistant Adjutant-General, Department of the Gulf:

COLONEL: On assuming command at this place I immediately made such arrangements as greatly assisted deserters and refugees to reach my lines from Mexico. This had the effect to increase the number of deserters very materially, and threatened to destroy the organization and efficiency of the rebel troops on this border. Rumors have been reaching me for a month that the authorities of the Maximilian gov-