eers from
Maryland who are desirous of organizing themselves as soon as possible
into companies, regiments, and brigades--

"Good! good! The next, Jarrow."

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
MILLEDGEVILLE, GA.

HIS EXCELLENCY JEFFERSON DAVIS:

_Sir_,--I have the pleasure to inform you that in response to your
requisition on Georgia for twelve additional regiments of troops she
now tenders you thirteen regiments and three battalions--

"Good! The next."

HAVANA, March 22d, 1862.

HON. J. P. BENJAMIN,
SECRETARY OF WAR, RICHMOND.

_Sir_,--Our recent reverses in Tennessee and on the seacoast,
magnified by the Northern press, have had a tendency to create doubt
in the minds of our foreign friends here as to our ultimate success.
I have resisted with all my power this ridiculous fear of the
timid--

"Lay that aside. It might jeopardize the agent. The next."

"Copy of a proposed General Order.

"WAR DEPARTMENT
"ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL'S OFFICE.

No. 1. General officers and officers in command of departments,
districts, and separate posts will make a detail of men from their
commands to work the nitre caves which may be situated within the
limits of their respective commands--"

"Good! The next."

SURGEON GENERAL'S OFFICE,
RICHMOND, VA.

It is the policy of all Nations at all times, especially such as at
present exist in our Confederacy, to make every effort to develop
its internal resources, and to diminish its tribute to foreigners by
supplying its necessities from the productions of its own soil. This
observation may be considered peculiarly applicable to the
appropriation of our indigenous medicinal substances of the
vegetable kingdom, and with the view of promoting this object the
inclosed pamphlet embracing many of the more important medicinal
plants has been issued for distribution to the medical officers of
the Army of the Confederacy now in the field. You are particularly
instructed to call the attention of those of your corps to the
propriety of collecting and preparing with care such of the within
enume