With regard to the general tenor of these complaints this Bureau to December last relative to certain complaints laid before the Secretary, May 10, 1864

Richmond, Va., May 10, 1864.

The inclosed are a letter by M. L. Bonham, Governor of South Carolina, covering four papers of complaint, and a letter by Major Guerin, covering the reports by Major Trout and Captains Means and Conner relative to the matters complained of, which are

respectfully

submitted with the following suggestions, viz:

With regard to the general tenor of these complaints this Bureau

may properly refer to the paper of investigation submitted by it 16th of

December last relative to certain complaints laid before the Secretary

of War by Governor Bonham. In that paper the view was entertained

and expressed—

That it is when the impressing agents detect and seize the stores of these speculators and those in the hands of illiberal producers, which are either being held

by them for the appreciation in prices or are latently wending their way to the