HEADQUARTERS BANKS" EXPEDITION,
New York, N. Y., November 16, 1862.

Major General H. W. HALLECK,

General-in-Chief:

Your telegraph of last night just received. There is transportation at Fort Monroe for Emory's division only. There will be no delay for any cause except to get the troops of my command here and provide transports for them. Several regiment of infantry are now here. During the early part of the week I expect from five to eight regiments more and several companies of artillery, which will be ready to embark as soon as the transports are ready. At present there is not an artillery soldier here belonging to my command.

N. P. BANKS,

Major-General, Commanding.

ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE,

Washington, D. C., November 17, 1862

Major-General WRIGHT,

Cincinnati, Ohio:

Colonel Felix A. Reeve is duly authorized to raise a regiment of Tennessee troops. You will recognize the organization and furnish supplies to the recruits on his requisition.

By order of the Secretary of War:

THOMAS M. VINCENT,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

MADISON, WIS., November 17, 1862.

Honorable E. M. STANTON

Secretary of War:

I telegraph you November 12th and since, asking as to the disposal of prisoners arrested for violently resisting draft by provost-marshal. Will you please reply? More troubles are threatening. I cannot with force at my disposal guard prisoners and enforce draft. I have 150 prisoners now here. What shall I do with them?

E. SALOMON.

Governor.

QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL'S OFFICE,

Washington, November 18, 1862.

The SECRETARY OF WAR:

SIR: I have the honor to submit the usual annual report of the operations of the Quartermaster's Department during the fiscal year ending on the 30th of June, 1862:

On the 30th of June, 1861, the termination of the

preceding fiscal year, the balances in the hands

of officers acting in this department amounted,

as stated in the last annual report from this

officer, to...................................... $2,536,597.96

To which are to be added-

1. Remittances, third quarter 1861...$24,470,137.70

Remittances, fourth quarter 1861.. 41,152,760.00

Remittances, first quarter 1862... 48,732,399.64

Remittances, second quarter 1862.. 59,299,684.71

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173,654,982.05

2. Proceeds of sales of property, rent of

buildings, &c...................................... 156,839.59

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Total amount to be accounted for................. 176,348,419.60