collecor of San Francisco asking of me the same accommodation. There are, as you see by my letter, any number of iron guns of different caliber, but the brass 24-pounder is one of smaller park, which I deem advisable to reserve for the defense of the yard.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

W. H. GADNER,

Commandant.

[Inclosure.] COMMANDANT'S OFFICE NAVY-YARD,

Mare Island, July 10, 1861.

Honorable IRA P. RANKIN,

Collector of Customs, San Francisco, Cal.:

SIR: Your communication of July 9 has been received, and in reply would inform you that we have only one gun of the description referred to in your letter, and that is required for service at this station in the event of its use being necessary. We have several 32-pounder iron guns of 27 hunderdweight; also a number of 24-pounders, iron, of 31 hundredwight, which can be furnished if required.

I am with great respect, your obedient servant,

W. H. GARDNER,

Commandant.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, Numbers 125.
San Francisco, July 12, 1861.

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IV. Lieutenant Colonel George Andrews, Sixth Infantry, will without delay proceed to and assume command of Fort Yuma. Upon being relieved, Major Cady, Sixth Infantry, will repair to Benecia Barracks and report to the colonel of his regiment.

By order of Brigadier-General Sumner:

RICHD. C. DRUM,
Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,

San Francisco, July 13, 1861.

Messrs. BABCOK & FORBES,

Agents Pacific Mail Stemship Company, San Francisco, Cal.:

GENTLEMEN: Having ascertained that there are no gun carriages at the ordnance depot at Benicia suitable for vessels, the general commanding the department directs me to inform you that he will not be able to furnish the kind of carriage required. The guns and ammunition will be supplied as stated in my former letter.

Very respectfully, your obedient servnat,

RICHD. C. DRUM.

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San Francisco, July 13, 1861.

Captain WILLIAM H. GARDNER,

Commanding Navy-Yard, Mare Island, Cal.:

CAPTAIN: I think with you that we must take care of ourselves in the first place, but just at this time it may be well for us to extend what