MILLEDGEVILLE, GA., April 18, 1861.

Honorable L. P. WALKER:

Hava ordered one company of artillery with the regiment now on its way to Savannah. Will you take them, or is infantry only required? Have given by mail reason for desiring 5,000 troops at Savannah.

JOSPEH E. BROWN.

[6.]

ADJUTANT AND INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE, Montgomery, April 18, 1861.

Brigadier General A. R. LAWTON,

Commanding Military District, Savannah, Ga.:

GENERAL: The Secretary of War desires that you will direct Major Alfred Cumming, who has been ordered to report to you, to proceed with as little delay as practicable to Milledgeville, with instructions to wait on the Governor of Georgia for the purpose of receiving the property described in the ordinances passed by the late convencion of that State on the 20th of March, copies of which ordinances are inclosed for his information and government. It will be the duty of Major Cumming to receive the property from the authorities in Georgia for the Confederate States and to duty receipt for the same.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

S. COOPER,

Adjutant and Inspector General.

[Inclosure Numbers 1.]

AN ORDINANCE to transfer to the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America the use and occupancy of the forts, arsenals, navy-yards, custom-house, and other public sites within the limits of this State.

The people of Georgia, in convention assembled, do ordain, That the Govenment of the Confederate States of America is hereby authorized to occupy, use, and hold possession of all the forts, navy-yars, arsenals, coustom-house, and other public sites, with their appurtenances, within the limits of this State, and lavely in possession of the United States of America; and to repair, rebuild, and control the same at its discertion until this ordinance be repealed by a convention of the people of this State.

Passed March 20, 1861.

GEO. W. CRAWFORD,

President of the Convention.

Attest;

A. R. LAMAR,

Secretary.

[Inclosure Numbers 2.]

AN ORDINANCE to transfer to the Government of the Confederate States certain arms and munitions of war, and for other purposes.

The people of Georgia, in convention assembled, do ordain:

SECTION 1. That the control of all military operations in this State having reference to or connection with questions between this State, or any of the Confederate States of America and powers foreign to them, is hereby transferred to the Government of the Confederate States of America.

SEC. 2. That the State of Georgia hereby transfers to the Government of the Confederate States of America the arms and munitions of war acquired from the United States, with the forts and arsenals, and which are now in the said forts and arsenals.