SENATE CHAMBER, January 2, 1861.
TO the SECRETARY OF WAR:
SIR: We respectfully request you to inform us what is the numerical force of the troops now in garrison at the various posts in the State of Florida, and the amount of arms, heavy and small, and ammunition, fixed and loose, at the various forts and arsenals in that State.
Respectfully, your obedient servants,
D. L. YULEE,
S. R. MALLORY.