I inclose four papers - first, the best field return I could get, giving aggregate present only; second, the list of transports, with the men and material each carries; third, the sealed instructions I gave the senior officer of each transport; fourth, a circular which I issued this morning.

For convenience sake I have been obliged to preserve the organization of two brigades. A few of the regiments have some new stock, but, generally speaking, they are a very reliable set of men.

I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

JOS. R. HAWLEY,

Brigadier-General, Commanding.

[Inclosure No. 1.]

Memoranda of Provisional Division, Army of the James.

Command. Arma. Aggre- On steamer. Remarks.

gate

stren-

gth.

First Brigade,

Colonel J. C.

Abbott, 7th New

Hampshire Volts:

6th Connecticut Spring- 230 General

Volts. Colonel A. field. Lyon

P. Rockwell.

10th Connecticut ..do.. 450 ..do.. Consoli-

Volts. and 11th dated.

Maine Volts.,

Lieutenant Colonel E.

S. Greeley.

112th New York ..do.. 400 General 325 and

Volts., Lieutenant Lyon and 75.

Colonel John F. Star of the

Smith. South

United Sta-

tes.

13th Indiana Spencer 140 80 and 60.

Volts., Captain J. and

H. Lawrence. Spring-

field.

7th Connecticut Spencer 220 ..do..

Volts., Captain S.

S. Atwell.

7th New Hampshi- Spencer 400 ..do.. 110

re Volts., and Spencer.

Lieutenant Colonel A. Spring-

W. Rollins. field.

3rd New Hampshire Spencer 200 ..do..

Volts., Lieutenant

Colonel J. F.

Randlett.

1,695

Second Brigade,

Lieutenant Colonel J.

B. Raulston,

81st New York:

9th Vermont Spring- 500 Constitu- 300 and

Volts., Lieutenant field. tion and 200.

Colonel V. G. Thorn.

Barney.

98th New York ..do.. 300 Constitu-

Volts., Major titon.

Rogers.

81st New York Enfield. 150 ..do.. To

Volts., Lieutenant Watervliet

Colonel Raulston.

148th New York ..do.. 150 Thorn To

Volts., Captain H. Watervliet

R. Gardner.

1,100

Battery M, 1st Six 12- ... ...

U. S. Artillery, pounders.

Captain L. L.

Langdon.

4th New Jersey ..do.. ... ...

Battery, Captain

Doane.

Grand aggregate infantry, 3,065.

Artillery, twelve light 12-pounders, about 250 men - on steamers Star of the South, Montauk, Patapsco, America, John Rice, and Francis.

Steamer Star of the South has 75 of the 112th New York.

[Inclosure No. 2.]

Memoranda of transports.

On steamer General Lyon; senior officer, Colonel Rockwell:

6th Connecticut Volunteers (Springfield rifles) ........ 230

10th Connecticut Volunteers

Consolidated (Springfield

11th Maine Volunteers .... rifles) ................... 450

112th New York Volunteers (Springfield rifles) ...........75+325

1,005