Regiment Florida Volunteers and the First Regiment Cavalry, reported as having some of the arms, are serving out of the State. I ordered Colonel Perry, commanding Seventh Regiment, to collect from General Pyles, Captain Cone, and Lieutenant Hopkins (State officers) the arms reported as in their possession. I presume this has been done. I will make at an early day for the information of the General-in-Chief a statement of the number of arms furnished to the troops mustered into the Confederate service for the war by the Confederate States and by the Stae of Florida.

I have the honor to be, general, with great respect, your obedient servant,

JOSEPH FINEGAN,

Brigadier-General, Commanding.

[Indorsement.] ADJUTANT AND INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE, June 23, 1862.

Respectfully submitted to General R. E. Lee, commanding.

By command of the Secretary of War:

John WITHERS,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

[Inclosure.]

TALLAHASSEE, FLA., June 12, 1862.

General JOSEPH FINEGAN,

Commanding Department of Middle and Eastern Florida:

GENERAL: Since making a report to you on the 16th of May at Gainesville, Fla., in regard to the arms landed at Smyrna, and under my charge, I have now the honor to report that upon a more careful investigation and search for these arms, which were rumored to have been scattered through the State, I am enabled to account in full for every one as the following summaary statement will show:

By whom received. Boxes. Guns. Remarks.

Captain Cuyler, chief of 332 6,791 1 box,

ordnance, Savannah. 11

guns,1-

80, 2-

60, 1-

40.

A. B. Noves, special agent. 59 1,169 1 box, 9

guns.

Captain Buckman, chief of ........ 407

ordnance, Department of Middle

and Eastern Florida.

Seventh Regiment Florida ........ 552

Volunteers.

General Pyles' Florida militia. ........ 28

Captain Cone, commanding ........ 8

volunteer company.

Captain Owens, Marion Dragoons. ........ 120

Lieutenant Hopkins, commanding ........ 19

detachment.

Captain Baya, Gravson Artillery. ........ 55

Ccaptain Stephens, Saint John's ........ 100

Rangers.

Captain Bird, Company E, third ........ 32

Florida Regiment.

Captain Strain, Company H, Third ........ 24

Florida Regiment.

Captain Philips. ........ 101

Colonel Davis, First Regiment ........ 180

Florida Cavalry.

Major Barnwell, commanding ........ 154

Smyrna detachment.

Total number of guns received at ....... 9,740

Smyrna.

The guns shopped to Captain Cuyler, chief of ordnance, Savannah, Ga., were supposed by me to have been sent to richmond, as per my original instructions (a copy of which I have the honor to inclose).* I since learned that he received orderes to turn them westward to the armies of Generals Johnston and Van Dorn. Mr. A. B. Noyes was

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*Omitted.

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