troops and wagons will come, of which you will receive timely notice. Have the animals fed liberally while at Yuma. The teams ought to haul, starting from there, say 3,000 or 3,500 pounds each, some horseshoes, muleshoes, horseshoes nails, the forge with McDonald; the forge with Shirland (if he has one) should be forwarded. There must be no mistake in all this. Give the subject your personal supervision. I regret you separated those howitzers from the command under Captain Calloway. I trust no accident will befall them.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

JAMES H. CARLETON,

Colonel First California Volunteers, Commanding.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San Francisco, Cal., April 21, 1862.

Colonel THOMAS R. CORNELIUS,

Commanding First Regiment Cavalry Oregon Vols., Portland, Oreg.:

COLONEL: Your letter of the 15th [14th] instant, with inclosures, is received and submitted to the general commanding the department. In reply, he directs me to say that he thinks six companies of cavalry, if filled to the legal organization, will be ample. Colonel Steinberger, First Infantry Washington Territory Volunteers, will soon be in command of the District of Oregon. He will receive instructions as to the disposition of your troops. Please furnish this office with a return of your command, naming the commissioned officers. When this is received, a general court-martial will be ordered as you request.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

R. W. KIRKHAM,

Captain and Assistant Quartermaster, Actg. Asst. Adjt. General

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San Francisco, Cal., April 21, 1862.

Colonel FRANCIS J. LIPPITT,

Commanding District of Humboldt:

COLONEL: Your telegram of the 20th instant is received and submitted to the general commanding. He directs me to say that he will re-enforce you by companies, sailed for Humboldt on the 19th.

Respectfully, your obedient servant,

R. W. KIRKHAM,

Captain and Assistant Quartermaster, Actg. Asst. Adjt. General

HEADQUARTERS HUMBOLDT MILITARY DISTRICT,
Fort Humboldt, April 21, 1862.

Captain KETCHAM,

Third Infantry California Volunteers:

A band of hostile Indians is reported to me in a communication,* of which a copy is herewith furnished you, to be now encamped on the Van Dusen, opposite McEntee's Crossing. You will proceed immediately to

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*Not found.

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