toward him. If he disobeys my orders or neglects his duty I shall arrest him. I do not consider your letter in the light of a rebuke, but it is respectfully suggested (the door being open for Captain Moore to be assigned to district headquarters and left behind, a post he may desire), whether it is not possible he may endeavor so to comport himself as to produce dissatisfaction. It is probable he will shortly proceed to Fort Yuma, there to attend to important matters connected with my movements.

I am, major, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAMES H. CARLETON

Colonel First California Volunteers, Commanding.

NOTE. - Major Woods will inform you of my cipher. Write to me a note in cipher, that I may see whether or not you understand it.

J. H. C.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DIST. OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. Numbers 17.
Los Angeles, Cal., February 28, 1862.

I. Lieutenant Colonel George S. Evans, Second Cavalry California Volunteers, will order Captain Winne's cavalry company to Camp Latham from Camp Drum.

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By order of Colonel Carleton:

BEN. C. CUTLER

First Lieutenant, First Infty. California Vols. Actg. Asst. Adjt. General

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San Francisco, Cal., February 28, 1862

Lieutenant Colonel ALBERMARLE CAY, U. S. Army,

Commanding District of Oregon, Fort Vancouver, Wash. Ter.:

COLONEL: There are several newspapers published within this department which are filled with abuse of the President and Government of the United States. It is quite enough that these libelers should be permitted to print their traitorous sheets without receiving the aid of the U. S. mails to send them abroad. I will thank you to scrutinize the papers published within your district, and if you find them disloyal and treasonable send me copies, and I will have their circulation through the mails and post-offices prohibited.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

G. WRIGHT,

Brigadier-General, U. S. Army, Commanding.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San Francisco, March 1, 1862.

Brigadier General L. THOMAS,

Adjutant-General U. S. Army, Washington, D. C.:

GENERAL: When the order was received by Brigadier-General Sumner to send all the regular troops in this department East, excepting four companies of artillery, instructions were immediately sent for the escort of 100 men of the Ninth Infantry, with Lieutenant John Mullan, on

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