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There seems to be a great passion for trying men by Courts martial and for giving Guard House sentences here There are from 36 to 210 in the guard house all the time Whiskey among the officers produces much trouble among them and disaffection on the part of the of the men May. Roy drinks hard, and Rife Walsh May & Day get drunk whenever they can. Baker also. Robinson, Lee, Lyon & Carland drink hard also. There has also been much gambling lately which ended in a Knockdown between Gray & Lyon the night before I arrived, the latter having lost $200. or $300. The Post matters proper are in fair condition I think Baker, as Adjt. has been rather careless and having an incompetent Sergeant Major (of the 6th) the books and papers of his office show it now. Baker has resigned the Regtl. Qr. Mr'ship of the 6th in order to go East, and is under order to join a Co. at Charleston. Carland succeeds him as R. Q. M. I suspect Carland attends to his duties very well, but Blackburn is sharp and with the assistance of some officers at the Post gets ahead of the Qr. Mr. at times. I shall look into the Forage business here closely when Lieut. Carland returns.