and I have also a fine cavalry regiment near Hamburg, ready to march, if you desire, down to Florida; perhaps such a force might be of great service in that State. If the 3,000 required, I beg that the cavalry regiment may be allowed to go with them as part of them. My directions to collectors of ports are to let all vessels go out freely except loaded with naval stores and munitions of war. Mr. Memminger's reply is for all to go. Can articles contraband go?

F. W. PICKENS,

Governor.

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EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

Milledgeville, Ga., April 15, 1861.

Honorable L. P. WALKER,

Secretary of War, Motgomery, Ala.:

SIR: In compliance with your requisition of Saturday last, communicated by telegraph, I issued an order on that day for ten volunteer companies fromm different parts of the State to repair immediately, all of which are infantry corps, are now on their way to Savannah, and all, I trust, will arrive there by the last of the present week. They would sooner, but for the reason that some from remote parts of the State and off them a railroad. I desire the companies to be mustered into the service of the Confederate States at as early a day as practicable, and to this end that an officer of the Government be sent to Savannah to receive and take charge of them. Some of the companies, say half of them, I except will reach Savannah by Wednesday. It has not been possible, on so sudden a call, after having fitted out the regiment to Pensacola, to furnish the requisite tents, camp furniture, &c., for these troops, but it is hoped we shall be able in a very short time to supply them with everything needful. These ten companies are intendend to be organized into a regiment when they shall have all arrived at Fort Pulaski, the placeof rendezvous, when they will elect their officers and be received into the service of the Confederate States as a regiment and not as separate companies.

Very respectfully, &c.,

JOSEPH E. BROWN.

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MONTGOMERY, April 15, 1861.

Governor JOSEPH E. BROWN,

Milledgeville:

Thirteen hundred men will be received for Pulaski and Tybee Island, and orders for their disposition will be forwarded to General Lawton. The news to-day indicates general war.

L. P. WALKER.

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ADJUTANT AND INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE, Montgomery, April 15, 1861.

Brigadier General A. R. LAWTON,

Commanding Troops of Provisional Army, Savannah, Ga.:

GENERAL: I have the honor to inform you that troops to the number of 1,300 will be furnished by His Excellency the Governor of

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