RICHMOND, December 12, 1861.

General MANSFIELD LOVELL,

New Orleans:

The Governor of Kentucky has sent a commissioner asking our aid to seize the property of the banks of Kentucky that may be found in New Orleans. Congress is now delibertaing on the proper measures. In the meantime you are instructed to seize and hold till the pleasure of Congress is known all the property, funds, and assets belonging to the different banks of Kentucky that can be found in New Orleans, whether deposited in any of our banks or in the hands of agents of the banks of Kentucky.

J. P. BENJAMIN,

Secretary of War.

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SPECIAL ORDERS,
ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL'S OFFICE. Numbers 266.
Richmond, December 14, 1861.

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XI. Colonel S. B. Maxey will immediately proceed with his regiment of Texas Volunteers, via Little Rock, Ark., to Memphis Tenn., whence he will report by letter to General A. S. Johnston, at Bwoling Green, Ky.

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By command of the Secretary of War:

John WITHERS,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

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NEW ORLEANS, December 14, 1861.

Honorable J. P. BENJAMIN:

All the assets of the Kentucky banks are now in the hands of marshal, under a writ of seizure pending a sequestration suit. If released, of which I shall have due notice, will reseize them.

M. LOVELL

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RICHMOND, VA., December 14, 1861.

Governor JOSEPH E. BROWN,

Milledgeville:

I will accept for local defense each armed regiment, battalion and company of six-month's men that you may transfer under the act of Congress for local defense.

J. P. BENJAMIN,

Secretary of War.

Nashville, December 14, 1861

Honorable J. P. BENJAMIN.

Secretary of War:

SIR: This will be presented to you by R. B. Cheatham, esq., mayor of Nashville. After an interview with General A. S. Johnston, he visits Richmond for the purpose of urging the expediency of constructing gun-boats for the use of the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers, or rather of converting steam-boats into gun-boats. I commend him to your kind