SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DIST. OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Numbers 41.
New San Pedro, Cal., April 2, 1862.

I. Captain M. A. McLaughlin, Company D, Second Cavalry California Volunteers, with thirty picked men and picked horses selected from his own company, will report without delay to the colonel commanding the district at Camp Drum, Cal., for detached service on the desert of at least thirty-six day's duration.

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By order of Colonel Carleton:

BEN. C. CULTER,
First Lieutenant, First Infty, California Vols., Actg. Asst. Adjt. General

SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. DIST. OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Numbers 43.
Los Angeles, Cal., April 3, 1862.

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III. Colonel Bowie, Fifth Infantry California Volunteers, will cause to be drawn ten days' subsistence for his command, which will take up its march for Camp Wright, Cal., on the 5th instant. The troops will have but one tent for the band and non commissioned staff, and two for each company. The officers of each company wiill be allowed one wall tent. The allowance of baggage will under no circumstances exceed eighty pounds for each company officer, including clothing, bedding, and mess furniture and cooking utensils. The non commissioned staff and band will be allowed one wagon-each company two wagons. After the band and company property, &c., has been loaded the weight on each wagon will be increased to 3,000 pounds by adding barley as forage for the mules. First Lieutenant Hammond, regimental quartermaster First Infantry California Volunteers, is chcarged with weighing the loading of each wagon. He will report to these headquarters in writing with what property each wagon is loaded.

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JAMES H. CARLETON,

Colonel First California Volunteers, Commanding.

HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA,
Los Angeles, Cal., April 3, 1862.

Lieutenant Colonel JOSEPH R. WEST,

Commanding at Camp Wright, Cal.:

SIR: The party guarding supplies at Carriso Creek must be made up

entirely of people from the Fifth Infantry California Volunteers. Have Captain Roberts' company prepared to move [fitted in eveery respect for active field service] at an hour's notice.

I am, sir, very respectfully, &c.,

JAMES H. CARLETON,

Colonel First California Volunteers, Commanding.

HEADQUARTERS DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA,
Los Angeles, Cal., April 3, 1862.

Major E. A. RIGG,

First Infantry California Vols., Commanding at Fort Yuma, Cal.:

MAJOR: I have received your letters dated March 25 and 26, 1862. The two mountain howitzers which you have sent on with Lieutenant