[Sub-inclosure.]

ORDNANCE OFFICE,

Savannah, Ga., March 27, 1862.

Brigadier General A. R. LAWTON,

Commanding Department of Georgia:

GENERAL: In reply to your verbal order of this morning I have the honor to make the following report of the arms, &c., received from Smyrna and how they have been distributed:

Description of arms. Numbers Numbers Marks on

boxes. arms. boxes.*

British muskets, rifled. 118 2,360

Smooth-bore muskets. 12 240

Short Enfield rifles. 8 160

Do. 4 80

Do. 6 120

Long Enfield rifles. 37 740

Do. 3 60

Do. 2 40

Do. 31 620

Do. 1 20

Do. 3 60

Do. 10 200

Artillery carbines. 9 180

British muskets, rifled. 24 480 No marks

taken.

Long Enfield rifles. 8 160 Do.

Short Enfield rifles. 4 80 Do.

Artillery carbines. 2 40 Do.

Total. 282 5,640

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*Marks omitted.

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From this statement it appears that I received 31 cases, or 620 Enfield rifles, marked J. E. B.; 38 cases were received of which the marks were not taken; only 8 of the 38 were long Enfiled rifles, so that as all the others marked J. E. B. were of this description it is fair o presume that no more of the 38 obxes were the property of the State of Georgia than 8 boxes long Enfield rifles-probably not more than 4 of the 8. to make it plainer: Guns which I know to be marked J. E. B., 620 long Enfield rifles; guns about which I am in doubt, 160 Enfield rifles. The guns were issued as follwos, without refenrence to the original marks: To Colonel C. M. Avery, New Berne, N. C., 500 long Enfield rifles; to General Earl Van Dorn, Jacksonport, Ark., 1,600 British muskets, rifled; to General A. S. Johnsston, Decatur, Ala., 1,,200 British muskets, rifled; Colonel Chalmers, Corinth, Miss., 440 short Enfield rifles and 360 long Enfield rifles; Colonel J. Gorgas, Chief of Ordnance, Richmond, 220 artillery carbines, 40 English muskets, rifled, 240 smooth-bore muskets, 40 long Enfield rifles. Retained here by order of General Lee, 1,000 long Enfield rifles.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

RICH. M. CUYLER,

Captain of Artillery and Ordnance.

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WAR DEPARTMENT, C. S. A.,

Richmond, Va., April 2, 1862.

His Excellency governor JOSEPH E. BROWN,

Milledgeville, Ga.:

SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 25th ultimo to my predecessor, Mr. Benjamin, and beg leave to