On motion of the Honorable D. L. Yulee the following resolutions were unanimously adopted:

Resolved, That we hereby appoint Major J. B. Bailey and Edward Haile to proceed immediaately to Richmond,, Va., and there to impress in the strongest language upon the Government of the Confederate Staes the great importance of keeping in East Florida an army as a nucleus around which our citiczens may rally for the defense of our homes and firesides.

Resolved further, That said delegates are hereby requested and instructed to call upon and confer with General Lee, and urge him to permit the troops now in East Florida to remain for its defense until the Department at Richmond be apprrised of our situation and further orderes therefrom had.

On motion of Colonel Colclough it was unanimously ordered that said delegates urgently request General Lee to transfer General J. H. Trapeir to some other point, as it is univarsally admitted that form some apparent incapacity or want of industry the people have lost confidence in him, and are not willing to cluster around him as a military leader.

On motion of Major J. B. Bailey it was unanimously resolved that Colonel Colclough be, and is hereby, instructed to call out a sufficient force necessary to destroy such portions of the Florida Railroad and jacksonville road as he, in conjunction with the military authorities, think proper should be destroyed to prevent the addvance of the enemy into the interior of Florida.

EDWARD HAILE,

Chairman.

J. M. ARNOW,

Secretary.

Upon the adoption of the resolution relative to the removal of the iron form the railroads, Mr. Yulee thereupon told the superintendent of the road to hold himself subject of Colonel Colclough's orders.

JAS. B. BAILEY.

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SPECIAL ORDERS,
ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL'S OFFICE, Numbers 55.
Richmond, March 10, 1862.

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XXII. The battalion of Georgia Volunteers lately organized by Captain Charles A. McDaniel, of Company B, Cobb's Legion, will rendezvous as soon as practicable at Augusta, Ga., and report thence to General R. E. Lee, commanding, &c., at Coosawhatchie, S. C.

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By order of the Secretary of War:

John WITHERS,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

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RICHMOND, VA., March 13, 1862.

His Excellency JOHN MILTON,

Governor of Florida:

GOVERNOR: I have had the honor to receive your letter of the 5th instant from the hands of Honorable D. S. Walker inclosing a resolution passed by the executtive council in relation to the regiment commanded by Colonel Davis.* This regiment was ordered to move to Tennessee

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*See VOL. VI, p. 404.

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