GENERAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEPT. OF MISS. AND EAST. La., Numbers 63. Jackson, MISS., April 14, 1863.

The following portions of General Orders from the Adjutant and Inspector General's Office, Richmond, Va., are published for the information of this department, and will be strictly complied with:

GENERAL ORDERS,
ADJUTANT AND INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE, Numbers 31. Richmond, March 14, 1863.

I. That no officer of the Government shall, under any circumstances whatever, impress the supplies which a party has for his own consumption, or that of his family, employees, or slaves.

II. That no officer shall at any time, unless specially ordered so to do by a general commanding, in a case of exigency, impress supplies which are on their way to market for sale on arrival.

GENERAL ORDERS,
ADJUTANT AND INSPECTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE, Numbers 33. Richmond, March 26, 1863.

IV. All generals or other officers commanding military departments or districts, will require from provost-marshals and commandants of prisons monthly reports of all citizens and other persons not connected with the Confederate Army held in confinement, with specifications of date and cause of arrest, and by whom arrested, accompanied with such remarks as they may deem proper, and forward the same without delay to this office.

By command of Lieutenant-General Pemberton:

R. W. MEMMINGER,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

TULLAHOMA, April 15, 1863.

Lieutenant-General PEMBERTON, Jackson, MISS.:

Major-General Maury is assigned to the command of the Department of East Tennessee by the War Department. Order him to Knoxville immediately. Take the most expeditious route for the troops, and telegraph Major Barbour at Montgomery.

J. E. Johnston.

JACKSON, April 15, 1863.

Major General DABNEY H. MAURY, Vicksburg:

By direction of War Department, proceed at once to Knoxville, and assume command of the Department of East Tennessee. Order sent by mail.

J. C. PEMBERTON.

JACKSON, April 15, 1863.

General S. COOPER, Richmond:

General William H. Jackson was appointed to command a cavalry brigade, and is now with Van Dorn, out of this department. There is great difficulty in organizing brigades from troops of same State, be cause of important positions being so far apart and brigades organized when I assumed command. Will do what I can. I have notified Maury he will be ordered by war Department to Department East Tennessee.

J. C. PEMBERTON.

HEADQUARTERS, Grand Gulf, April 15, 1863.

Major R. W. MEMMINGER, Assistant Adjutant-GENERAL:

SIR: I have the honor to report that, from all the information I can gather from the other side of the rover in regard to the position and