| C. S. Central Laboratory, (Ordn.) |
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Savannah, Ga. Nov 29th 1864 |
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| Lt Col J. W. Mallet |
| Supt. C. S. C. Laboratory |
| Macon, Ga. |
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| Sir, |
| I have the honor to report my arrival here
on Saturday evening and could do noting untill yesterday. I have hunted
up all my boxes of Office Papers &c. and have them with Col Cuylers
boxes at the {Savannah, Albany &} Gulf R.
R. and I have my papers all fixed and shall leave for Thomasville &
Albany tomorrow morning. I sent your dispatch to Col Gorgas on Saturday
night and have recd no reply. Col Gorgas however upon the receipt of
your Telegram dispatched Major Tayler Ordnance officer here to take
charge of all the Ordnance stores sent from Macon and to ship those most
valuable to Columbia S. C. Maj Taylor is talking about appropriating
some of the stores to his own use here but is in some doubt about his
having the right to do so. The arrangement is for Mr Ash to go with your
stores Mr Millen to attend to the shipment of them and go with the last
of them himself. My impression is that they will not go in that
direction at all. The news here is that the enemy has landed a heavy
force in Broad Rover near Pocatalico forty miles from here and will
undoubtedly cut the Charleston & Savannah R. R. In that event the Gulf
road is all there there will be left. Maj Tayler seems disposed to take
everything into his own hands and manage things his own way. Mr Millen
says he is but off for money and wants you to send him some at once. He
also thinks his salary too small for the duties he has to perform. Mr
Ash also wants money He wants you to send him his pay for this month I
dont dare to part with any of my money as I may need it when I receive
at but counted it at Albany before I have used any of it and am certain
I am right. I will write you again from Albany. |
| Very Resptly |
| Your Obt Servt |
| Calvin Fay |
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