department, to comprehend camp equipage, and barrack furniture, utensils of every kind. 5^th A Return of Medicines and Surgical instruments, of Hospital Stores and furniture. 6^th A Return of Provisions in Magazine, to be accompanied by an account of the mode in which the daily supplies are furnished. These returns are to be forwarded immediately on the receipt of this Order; and as soon after as may be, the several Officers are required to transmit the Commanding General, drafts of the fortifications they respectively command, with suitable explanations and a description of the barracks, magazines, cantonments and other buildings, and a copy of the [undecipherable] and instructions by which they are governed. All commanding Officers of Companies, Posts or detachments, in whose [undecipherable] the requisition of Colonel Tousard the instructor of Artillery, to turn out the Artillerists & Engineers attached thereto, for the exercise of battering cannon, or the evolutions of field Artillery, and are to furnish him the necessary aid, for the inspection of the ordnance, the military [undecipherable] the fortifications, with whatever may appertain to these important subjects. Discharges for the completion of service agreeable to Law, to be given by the Commanding Officers of Regiments and Corps; all other discharges will be given at headquarters. Head Quarters City of Washington General Orders October 6. 1800 Serjeants, Robert Finley, James Watt, [undecipherable], John W. Soles, John Queen, Jacob Richmond, [undecipherable], Dennis, John Causten, Reuben Caulkings, Stephen Denn[undecipherable], George P. Fisher, James Greenwood, Morris Green[undecipherable], [undecipherable] Hays, Stephen Hays, James Miles, John O'bran, Caleb Thomas, Enoch Ward, & Michael Welsh [undecipherable] of the Garrison of Fort Johnston on Cape Fear, are transfered to Captain Bruff's Company of 1^st Regiment Artillerists & Engineers, and are to be Mustered accordingly. Captain Henry Muhlenberg is appointed to the company late Maspay's, Stationed at Fort Norfolk and the following men of the Garrison of Fort Johnston on Cape Fear are Transfered to the Said Company, Which is in future, to be returned and Mustered in the name of the Captain, by Musician Woodley [undecipherable], Privates Robert Johnston, Daniel Miller, John Pittet of the 1^st & James Cannaway, William Wright, Robert Black, Willis Daily, William Marx, Nathan Ronalds, John Roberts, John Stanford, William Smith, & Joshua Wilson, of the 2^d Regiment Artillerists & Engineers. (Signed) T H Cushing Maj^r Ins^r Head Quarters General Orders City of Washington October 7. 1800 & John Leady son of Cap^tn Blackburne is transfered to Captain Bruff's Company of the 1^st Regiment of Artillerists & Engineers, and is to be Mustered Accordingly. (Signed) T H Cushing Maj^r & Ins^r