county of Camden are remote portions of country on the sea-coast of Georgia; that they are utterly unprotected by any military or naval force except the militia of the county, which is not sufficient for our protection; that the number of voters in the county is from 230 to 250, the number of slaves about 4,000; that the pouplatuion of Saint Mary's is between 500 and 600, of whom about one-half are negroes; that we have not sufficient protection against the salves should an enemy land and arouse them to hostilities; that the muskets furnished to the Saint Mary's Volunteers, a military company in that town, are inferior weapons; that Fort Clinch, at the northern end of Amelia Island, Fa., is not garrisoned, and that 100 resolute and efficient men, with a sufficient number of heavy guns, could hold the fort and protect the entrance between Amelia and Cumberland Islands, by which access to Sasint Mary's, Ga., and Fernandina, Fla., is garrisoned, may be taken possession o of by the United States; that the entrance to Saint Andrew's Sound, between Cumberland and Jekyl Islands, though which access to the Satilla River and Saint Mary's is gained, needs fortification and protection; that on or near the Satilla River are some 3,000 negroes; that much danger exists both to Saint Mary's and the Satilla from marauders and pirates, whom the inhabitants dread more than any other parties; that the country generally is thinly settled by whites and utterly unable to protect itself against the enemy, marauding parties, and pirates; that we pray that adequate and prompt protection be afforded; that the value of taxable property in Camden County by the State census of 1859 is $3,387,107, and that any information necessary in regard to our waters and coast can be obtained from Major Whiting, lately in command at Fort Clinch, under the late United States Government, now of the Provisional Army, C. S.; that in t he war of 1812 the British made this place a place of attack and a basis of operations, on account of the facility of landing troops and munitions of war, and that it can be now used in a similar manner and for a similar purpose; and that on account of our exposed, defenseless, and unprotected state, we, our families, our dwellings, and our property are liable, during the course of the war, to be visited and destroyed by a hostile fleet and army.

F. M. ADAMS.

A. J. BESSEy of Saint Mary's, Ga.

A. B. DUFOUR,

Captain Saint Mary's Volunteers.

JOHN BACHLOTT,

[AND 43 OTHERS.]

[6.]

HEADQUARTERS PROVISIONAL ARMY,
Charleston, S. C., April 25, 1861.

Brigadier General JAMES SIMONS,

Commanding on Morris Island:

SIR: The brigadier-general commanding was surprised to learn last evening that Colonel Kershaw, with four companies of his regiment, was in this city, on their way to Virginia, and while the general consents to Colonel Kershaw's going to Virginia with the four companies, he disapproves of your orders sending them from Morris Island without his authority. The general further directs me to say that he will allow no more volunteering or enlisting from the troops under you command