soon as possible, and if I felt that I had authority in advance of instruction from the War Department I would order the election in this regiment before it left the State for Corinth.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

JOSEPH FINEGAN,

Brigadier-General, Commanding.

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CHARLESTON, April 28, 1862.

Honorable G. W. RANDOLPH,

Secretary of War:

The steamer Cecile arrived here yesterday morning, bringing 3,000 arms.

Very respectfully, &c.,

J. C. PEMBERTON,

Major-General, Commanding

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ORDNANCE OFFICE,

Savannah, Ga., April 29, 1862.

Major G. W. RAINS,

Commanding Augussta Arsenal:

I send you 100,000 Enfield cartridges, 78,000 British musket cartridges, and 200,000 percussion caps. Have just sent General Beauregard 395,000 cartridges. Am short of haversacks and canteens for immediate issue. Am ordered to move this depot to Macon.

RICH. M. CUYLER,

Captain, Artillery and Ordnance.

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COLUMBIA, April 29, 1862.

President DAVIS:

By the terms of the ordinance of the convention the Governor and council are impowered to declare martial law to such extent in such places and at such times as shall be required by the exigency of public affairs. We have consulted General Pemberton as to the extent and place and the following is the reply:

CHARLESTON, April 28, 1862.

Governor PICKENS:

I desire that martial law be proclaimed from the Santee to the Edisto River, if it meets with approbation.

J. C. PEMBERTON.

Will General Pemberton be permitted to act in conjunction with us in this matter? Let me know at once.*

F. W. PICKENS.

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HEADQUARTERS,
Richmond, Va., May 3, 1862.

His Excellency JOHN MILTON,

Governor of Florida, Tallahassee:

GOVERNOR: Your letter of the 25th of April, with its inclosures, was received to-day. Fifteen hundred arms have been ordered to Pensa-

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*For reply, see April 30, VOL. XIV, p. 486.

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