SPECIAL ORDERS,
HDQRS. COLUMN FROM CALIFORNIA, Numbers 9.
Tucson, Ariz. Ter., June 9, 1862.

The commander at Fort Barrett, Ariz. Ter., will order Company D, and First Sergt. Philip A. J. Russell, of Company B, First Infantry California Volunteers, to proceed to Tuscon, Ariz. Ter. The company will move to Tuscon via the Picacho as an escort to the train which proceeds to that post after the receipt at Fort BArrett of this order.

By order of Colonel Carleton:

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

SAN FRANCISCO, June 10, 1862-4 p. m.

(Received 25th, 10 p. m.)

General L. THOMAS,

Adjutant-General:

General Carleton, at Pima Villages May 25, reports that Colonel West took possession of Tucson, Ariz. Ter., on the 20th instant, without opposition. Rebel troops fled to the Rio Grande. As soon as the rebels are brushed away from Mesilla the Overland Mail Route will be open via Santa Fe, Fort Thron, Tucson, and Fort Yuma to San Francisco.

GEO. WRIGHT,

Brigadier-General.

HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC,
San Francisco, Cal., June 10, 1862.

Lieutenant Colonel GEORGE S. EVANS,

Second Cavalry California Volunteers:

(Through Colonel F. Forman, Fourth Infantry California Volunteers, Commanding Camp Latham, Cal.)

SIR: In reply to your letter of the 6th instant I am instructed by the general commanding the department to say that Colonel Forman received instructions to send your command to the Owen's Lake country as soon as possible, and if there was no public transportation on hand at Camp Latham or the depot, the colonel was authorized to hire teams and wagons for this purpose. You will therefore receive your orders on this subject from Colonel Forman. The generaldoes not design sending mountain howitzers with your command. Inquiry will be made into the complaints regarding the lot of horses sent your command.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

RICHD. C. DRUM,

Assistant Adjutant-General.

HEADQUARTERS COLUMN FROM CALIFORNIA,
Tucson, Airz. Ter., June 10, 1862.

Major R. C. DRUM,

Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. Army, San Francisco, Cal.:

MAJOR: I have the honor to report that, owing to the fact that all the buildings at Fort Buchanan had been destroyed, and to thefact that the site ofthat post being one of no military importance in the present condition of this Territory, I ordered its garrison to be withdrawn to this post. The colors were put up there, thus consecrating the ground anew to the country, and the general's order, so far as that post and