apprehensions of the citizens of Charleston I consider unfounded. The garrison was recently increased to two full companies by ordering Captain Calhoun's company from Moultrie to Sumter. On the day before yesterday, however, orders were received from the War Department at Richmond to send this company to Virginia, and in coimpliance I have relieved Captain Calhoun and will replace his company by a detachment of forty men from Captain Winder's. This force will be sufficient, I think, unless in some emergency, when I will immediately adopt the suggestions of His Excellency as to throwing into the fort some companies of Blanding's regiment; or if the case be pressing, some of the volunteer artillery of this city. The desire which I expressed in my applicatioin for the whole of Colonel Heyward's regiment, was founded upon the wish to hold all blanding's regiment together and ready for service in the harbor, its proximity rendering it readily available for that purpose. Permission has at length been obtained to place a telegraphw ire on the new bridge, and thus telegraphic communication will soon be established btween the city, the forts in the harbor, and those at StoNumbers Immediate and close attention will be given to the wishes and suggestions of His Excellency set forth in the communications above acknowledged.

I am, very respectfully, your most obedient servant,

R. H. ANDERSON,

Colonel, South Carolina Infantry, Provisional Forces, Commanding.

[6.]

HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DISTRICT,
Savannah, Ga., July 10, 1861.

General S. COOPER,

Adjutant-General, Richmond, Va.:

GENERAL: I regret to trouble your office again with the requisition for guns for batteries on this coast. Taking it for granted that the means at the command of the Department were very limited, arequisition was made for only twenty guns for this purpose. The ordnance officer here was notified that these guns were soon to be sent on. Drawings for carriages were furnished, and they have been made. No guns have yet reached Georgia, though they were promised me nearly two months since. Georgia has the most exposed coast on the Atlantic, and there is not a single gun between the inlets to Savannah and the coast of Florida. Commodore Tattnall informs me that there are an abundance of guns at the Gosport navy-yard suitabel for this purpose, and I trust that they can be forwarded at once. Ir equire to make these batteries effective thirty guns at least, instead of twenty. That requisition was made for then pressing wants of the coast.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

A. R. LAWTON,

Brigadier-General, Commanding.

[6.]

HEADQUARTERS PROVISIONAL FORCES,
Charleston, S. C., July 13, 1861.

Captain C. H. SIMONTON,

Actig Adjutant and Inspector-General of South Carolina:

SIR: I have the honor to represent to His Excellency Governor Pickens that the Second and Sixth Regiments South Carolina Volunteers