giving the date, place, and circumstances of capture, the value and description of the property,and the names of the claimants. he will also report any other evidence or information that may be useful in enabling the Secretary of the Treasury to determine the true character of the property.

II. The bankers, brokers, and other dealers in foreign exchange at, New Orleans, La., Natchez and Vicksburg, Miss., Memphis, Tenn., and other points within the limits of this command, will furnish with as little delay as possible a detailed report of all dealings in such exchange by or through them since the 1st of January, 1864. These reports will specify fully the dates, amounts, names of purchasers, and other particulars connected directly or indirectly with the purchase, sale, or other transfer of such exchange, and the character of the funds, notes, bonds,and other securities used or employed in effecting the exchange. At New Orleans the reports will be made directly to the headquarters of this division through the commander of the department,and at other points through the commander of the district in which the transaction took place.

By order of Major General E. R. S. Canby:

C. T. CHRISTENSEN,

Lieutenant-Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. MIL. DIV. OF WEST MISSISSIPPI, No. 134.
New Orleans, La., September 20, 1864.

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4. The cavalry forces at Baton Rouge, under the command of Brigadier General A. L. Lee, are hereby designated for service in the field, and will until further orders, and in accordance with General Orders, No. 7. from these headquarters, "report direct to the major-general commanding the division" (through his chief of cavalry) "in all that relates to their organization, discipline, equipment, and movements. These reports will be in addition to the customary reports to the headquarters of the command from which these troops are or may be drawn, which will be continued while they are serving within the limits of those commands."

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By order of Major General E. R. S. Canby:

B. F. MOREY,
Captain and Assistant Adjutant-General.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF, No. 254.
New Orleans, September 20, 1864.

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10. The Third Rhode Island Cavalry (dismounted) will proceed to Greenwell, La., and will, on its arrival, be reported to the chief of cavalry, Department of the Gulf, to be mounted and equipped as cavalry.

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By command of Major-General Banks:

C. S. SARGENT,

Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.