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Mr. Buckley has opened his school here with about 300 scholars.  Prof. Silsby will take charge for the present, editing the Nationalist at the same time.  Mr. Millen is here enroute for his coal mine.

Gen. Orders No. 147 A.G.O. is construed by the Q.M. Dept. here (Capt. Whetzel) to mean that Q.M. Stores as well as C. & G. equipage must be unfit for issue to troops before it can be issued to the Bureau.  This includes fuel.  Capt. W. is however letting us have a little taking the responsibility as he says until the matter can be settled at Washington.  The Order is rather vague. 

I enclose a requisition for one hundred cords of wood and some stationary to be approved by Gen. Howard, also a requisition for a printing press which may enable us to get the District press when they are through with it. 

A large number of the troops here have been mustered out.  Only about 200 men are here for duty. 

I understand that they have arrested one of the parties charged with burning the church in Mobile in Feby. but that the proof is insufficient. 

Unless you succeed in obtaining the Marine Hospital the school in Mobile will have to close until one can be built.  As far as the pay of teachers are concerned the school is self sustaining, $415 having been collected last