SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DIST. OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Numbers 10.
Los Angeles, Cal., October 24, 1861.

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II. Captain John W. Davidson, First Cavalry, with his squadron will march to New San Pedro on the 26th instant, or as soon thereafter as practicable, and report to Lieutenant-Colonel Buchanan, Fourth U. S. Infantry.

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JAMES H. CARLETON,
Colonel First California Vols., Commanding Cavalry and Infantry.

[OCTOBER 24, 1861. - For Baylor to commanding officer C. S. troops en route to Fort Bliss, relating to affairs to Arizona, 7c., see Vol. IV, p. 127.]

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DIST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Numbers 11.
Los Angeles, Cal., October 25, 1861.

I. First Lieutenant Benjamin C. Cutler, adjutant First Infantry, is announced as acting assistant adjutant-general for this district. All official communications from officers and soldiers serving within the district which are intended for these headquarters will be addressed to him. Those pertaining to regimental matters exclusively will be addressed to him as adjutant First Infantry California Volunteers.

II. First Lieutenant Lafayette Hammond, regimental quartermaster First Infantry California Volunteers, is announced as depot quartermaster for the district, and he will immediately relieve in his duties as depot quartermaster First Lieutenant Samuel McKee, First U. S. Cavalry. Lieutenant Hammond will also receipt for such public property as Captain John W. Davidson, First U. S. Cavalry, has on hand as commander of Camp Fitzgerald.

JAMES H. CARLETON,
Colonel First California Volunteers, Commanding.

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DIST. OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Numbers 13.
Los Angeles, Cal., October 25, 1861.

I. Captain Roberts' company, of the First Infantry California Volunteers, will as soon as practicable proceed from Camp Wright to San Diego, Cal., and relieve the company of the Fourth U. S. Infantry now stationed at that post, and which is under orders to embark at San Diego for New York on the steamer which will leave San Francisco for Panama on the 21st proximo.

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JAMES H. CARLETON,

Colonel First California Volunteers, Commanding.

CAMP WRIGHT,

Friday Evening, October 25, 1861.

Colonel JAMES H. CARLETON,

Los Angeles:

COLONEL: I prefer without form to give you as near as possible can account of my progress in the present friendly note in preference to