February 28.- There are about 15,000 troops coming between Berwick Bay and Franklin and crossing together. One gun-boat has already arrived at Franklin. They will move up in the course of a week, if not sooner. This you can rely upon.

I would respectfully request instructions in regard to the bridge at Washington, in the event of my command falling back at and beyond that point, as to whether it shall be destroyed. It will be finished the latter portion of this week.

Very respectfully, major, your obedient servant,

WM. G. VINCENT.

Abstract from return of the Third Brigade, Second Division, Colonel A. T. Rainey commanding, for the month of February, 1864: headquarters Galveston Island.

Present for duty.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate Aggregate

present. present

and

absent .

Staff.. 7 ... 7 7

Galveston City,

Colonel J. J. Cook

commanding:

Cook's regiment (two 12 118 159 183

companies)..

8th Texas (five 14 189 279 339

companies)..

20th Texas (three 7 252 308 361

companies)..

Terrell's cavalry 32 403 537 734

(ten companies)..

Saufley's scouting 9 124 147 206

battalions (three

companies).

Dege's light 2 49 65 94

battery..

Two companies 2 56 62 152

engineer troops..

Fort Jackson, Major 1 ... 1 1

R. E. Bell

commanding..

20th Texas (one 2 81 90 114

companies)..

Cook's regiment (one 5 82 126 148

companies)..

Fort Point, Captain

M. Daniels:

Cook's regiment (two 6 97 131 145

companies)..

20th Texas (one 3 83 90 112

company)..

Fort Magruger, Major 1 ... 1 1

von Harten..

20th Texas (one 1 63 82 96

company)..

Cook's regiment (two 8 101 154 176

companies)..

South Battery,

Captain T. J.

Catching:

20th Texas (two 4 121 154 179

companies)..

Cook's regiment (one 3 85 120 129

company)..

Creuzbaur's battery 2 65 74 102

light artillery..

Sabine Pass, Colonel

W. H. Griffin

commanding:

21st Infantry (six 16 276 388 477

companies)..

Grand Total.. 137 2,245 2,975 3,756

Pieces of artillery.

Command. Aggregate Heavy. Field.

present and

absent last

return.

Staff.. ... ... ...

Galveston City,

Colonel J. J. Cook

commanding:

Cook's regiment (two 182 9 ...

companies)..

8th Texas (five 338 ... ...

companies)..

20th Texas (three 354 ... ...

companies)..

Terrell's cavalry 733 ... ...

(ten companies)..

Saufley's scouting 198 ... ...

battalions (three

companies).

Dege's light 119 ... 4

battery..

Two companies 151 ... ...

engineer troops..

Fort Jackson, Major 1 ... ...

R. E. Bell

commanding..

20th Texas (one 113 ... ...

companies)..

Cook's regiment (two 150 5 ...

companies)..

Fort Point, Captain

M. Daniels:

Cook's regiment (two 141 ... ...

companies)..

20th Texas (one 109 7 ...

company)..

Fort Magruger, Major 1 ... ...

von Harten..

20th Texas (one 92 ... ...

company)..

Cook's regiment (two 175 5 ...

companies)..

South Battery,

Captain T. J.

Catching:

20th Texas (two 176 ... ...

companies)..

Cook's regiment (one 128 5 ...

company)..

Creuzbaur's battery 102 ... 4

light artillery..

Sabine Pass, Colonel

W. H. Griffin

commanding:

21st Infantry (six 470 4 ...

companies)..

Grand Total.. 3,733 35 8

Abstract from return of Green's cavalry brigade, Brigadier General Thomas Green commanding, for the month of february, 1864; headquarters near Columbia, Tex.

Command. Officers. Men. Aggregate Aggregate Aggrega

present. present -te

and present

absent. and

absent

last

return.

Brigade 5 ... 5 9 9

staff..

Near

Columbia,

Tex:

4th Texas 24 359 439 877 881

Cavalry,

Colonel W.

P.

Hardeman..

5th Texas 17 311 363 761 777

Cavalry,

Colonel H.

C. McNeill..

7th Texas 13 228 279 751 740

Cavalry,

Colonel A.

P. Bagby..

Waller's 11 145 177 369 368

battalion,

Lieutenant

Colonel E.

Waller..

Near La 4 28 32 73 ...

Grande,

Tex.,

scouts,, Capt

ain L. H.

McAnnelly..

Galveston, ... ... ... ... ...

Valverde

Battery,

Captain T.

D. Nettles

a..

Grand 74 1,071 1,295 2,840 2,775

total..

a No return.