Dana's is under the control of the quartermaster here; and that from I have the honor to be your most obedient servant, First Lieutenant 3d Artillery, A. A. A. General. Captain J. L. FOLSOM, Assistant Quartermaster, San Francisco, California. HEADQUARTERS TENTH MILITARY DEPARTMENT, SIR: I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 8th. instant, concerning the sale by you of the public wagon and harness referred to in mine of the 30th ultimo. It is beyond Colonel Mason's power or authority to give his sanction to the sale of that wagon and harness; and he therefore leaves the matter in the hands of the assistant quartermaster, who is responsible for the property. I have the honor to be your most obedient servant, W. T. SHERMAN, First Lieutenant 3d Artillery, A. A. A. General. Colonel J. D. STEVENSON, San Francisco, California. HEADQUARTERS TENTH MILITARY DEPARTMENT, Monterey, California, January 20, 1849. SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letters of January 10, 11, and 13, 1849. Colonel Mason has given your proposition to erect government storehouses his attention. He approves of your suggestion, and authorizes you to plan and erect on the lot in the town of San Francisco reserved for that purpose a building of sufficient capacity for the probable wants of the quartermaster and commissary's department.at that, place, provided you can do so upon better terms than to continue renting as heretofore. No official notification has yet reached us that the steamer Massachusetts has been despatched for service in the quartermaster's department on this coast. You had, therefore, in your estimates, better rely upon getting lumber from the Certa Madera, Bodega, and Santa Cruz, than from Oregon; should, however, the Massachusetts arrive, it will be so much the better. I have already addressed you on the subject of the express mail; but, to prevent further misunderstanding, 1 will repeat that the express between this place and San Francisco has never been changed in orders since its first establishment, in April, 1847. I again send you a copy of the original circular, with an endorsement of the days of its arrival and departure from San Francisco for some months to come. It is impossible to comply with your request that the man hired to carry this express between San Francisco and Monterey be permitted to arrive at the latter place and return at once to the former, so as to be employed by you in other duties, when not actually on the road. To keep up the connexion with the southern line, he must arrive and depart on the day fixed in the circular. The man, though hired by you, can be employed here, under the direction of the assistant quartermaster, during the days he is not on the road. Colonel Mason says he cannot give you an order for hiring a hospital steward for the Presidio of San Francisco, as recommended by Lieutenant Stoneman and Surgeon Perry. He knows that such an account would not be audited at the treasury. A surgeon ought to be able to take care of the sick in a detachment of sixteen officers and men. When Captain Smith arrives, he will probably be able to detail a suitable steward from his company. I have the honor to be your most obedient servant, Captain J. L. FOLSOM, W. T. SHERMAN, 1st Lieut. 3d Art., A. A. A. General. A. Q. M., San Francisco, California. HEADQUARTERS TENTH MILITARY DEPARTMENT, Monterey, California, January 20, 1849. SIR: Captain Folsom reports that it is the opinion of Surgeon Perry and Lieutenant Stoneman that a hospital steward is required at the Presidio of San Francisco; that no suitable man is in the command; and that one cannot be obtained for the compensation allowed by law. The aggregate strength of the garrison is 16; but it is Colonel Mason's opinion that Surgeon Perry ought to be able to take care of the sick of that number of men, with the aid of a nurse. It is known that he resides in the town of San Francisco; and if there be much sickness among the - men at the Presidio, you should require him to reside there, especially when deprived of the aid of a good steward. Captain Smith's company will soon arrive at San Francisco, and will doubtless be enabled to furnish one. I have the honor to be your obedient servant, W. T. SHERMAN, 1st Lieut. 3d Art., A. A. A. General. Lieutenant JAMES A. HARDIE, HEADQUARTERS TENTH MILITARY DEPARTMENT, Monterey, California, January 22, 1849. He SIR: Colonel Mason directs that you cause the two men now at this post belonging to company C, 1st dragoons, to report to Lieutenant J. W. Davidson, 1st dragoons, now here en route for San Francisco, for the purpose of going with him to San Francisco, there to join their company. also directs me to remind you to report to Captain Smith, commanding company C, the changes that have taken place among the recruits belonging to his company since you have been in command of this post. See paragraph 210, new regulations.) Also, give orders to the assistant quartermaster to furnish the necessary horses and saddles for their transpor tation. I have the honor to be your obedient servant, W. T. SHERMAN, First Lieutenant 3d Artilery, A. A. A. General. Captain H. S. BURTON, HEADQUARTERS TENTH MILITARY DEPARTMENT, Monterey, California, January 22, 1849. SIR: Colonel Mason directs that you send to Captain A. J. Smith, commanding company C, 1st dragoons, a muster and descriptive roll, with account of pay and clothing of the recruits assigned to company C, 1st dragoons, on the 3d day of October, 1848, when you were in command of the post of Monterey. This roll and account should have been sent at the time the assignment was made. Colonel Mason also directs me to remind you to send to Captain Smith, at the same time, a report of the changes (if any) in that detachment of recruits that occurred subsequent to the time of their assignment and before you relinquished the command of the post of Monterey. (See paragraph 210, new regulations.) These papers must be sent by Lieutenant J. W. Davidson, 1st dragoons, now here en route for San Francisco, where he will join Captain Smith's company, C. I have the honor to be your most obedient servant, W. T. SHERMAN, First Lieutenant 3d Artillery, A. A. A. General. Lieutenant E. O. C. ORD, HEADQUARTERS TENTH MILITARY DEPARTMENT, Monterey, California, January 22, 1849. SIR: Orders have been conveyed to Captain Burton to cause two men of company C, 1st dragoons, now here, to report to you and accompany you by land to San Francisco, where you will cause them to join their company. Orders will be given for them to be provided with horses and saddles. I have the honor to be your obedient servant. W. T. SHERMAN, First Lieutenant 3d Artillery, A. A. A. General. Lieutenant J. W. DAVIDSON, First United States Dragoons, Monterey, California.. HEADQUARTERS TENTH MILITARY DEPARTMENT, SIR: I have the honor to enclose to you special orders No. 3, granting a leave of absence for sixty days to Captain D. H. Rucker, the application for which was forwarded by you. Colonel Mason says that such applications should be "approved" or "disapproved" by you, instead of (as in this instance) being simply "forwarded." I have the honor to be your most obedient servant, W. T. SHERMAN, First Lieutenant 3d Artillery, A. A. A. General. Brevet Major L. P. GRAHAM, Los Angeles, California. HEADQUARTERS TENTH MILITARY DEPARTMENT, Monterey, California, January 24, 1849. SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letters of December 15 and 27, 1848, with their enclosures, and to convey to you Colonel Mason's instructions on the various subjects embraced in them. There are no courts in California, civil or military, that can take cognizance of and punish for the crime of murder committed in a foreign country. John Price, charged with the murder of Elise Martin at or near Chihuahua, Mexico, cannot be tried here; and however guilty, must escape punishment. You will cause him, (Price,) if a soldier, to be returned to duty; and if a citizen, to be set at liberty. By your reports it is seen that you have with you 205 hired men of the quartermaster's and commissary's departments. These are far more than can be profitably employed at Los Angeles, and Colonel Mason directs that you dispose of them as follows: By the first opportunity, by land or sea, send to San Francisco to report to Captain J. L. Folsom, assistant quartermaster, two (2) blacksmiths and six (6) teamsters. If the nature of the agreement with the teamsters and wheelwrights be such that they can be employed at work of other character, then send to Captain Folsom twenty teamsters instead of six, as before mentioned, and five wheelwrights. Send to Monterey one blacksmith and four teamsters, and, after making these details, retain for service at Los Angeles such as you consider necessary command, and cause all the rest of the hired men to for your be paid off and discharged. Captain Rufus Ingalls, assistant quartermaster, was sent to Los Angeles to afford his assistance in the important and multifarious duties that fell upon the quartermaster of your command, for a short time after your arrival in the country. Colonel Mason wishes you to order him to Monterey as soon as you can spare his services. The colonel commanding directs me to add, that he wishes you to have all your wagons and harness repaired, all saddles and horse equipments kept in good order, and every attention paid to your animals, so as to be ready to move at short notice. I have the honor to be your obedient servant, 1st Lieut. 3d Artillery, A. A. A. General. Brevet Major L. P. GRAHAM, Com'g Southern Military District, Los Angeles, California. HEADQUARTERS TENTH MILITARY DEPARTMENT, Monterey, California, January 24, 1849. SIR: I have the honor to inform you that instructions have been sent to Brevet Major Graham, commanding in Los Angeles, to send to San Francisco, to report to you, two blacksmiths and six teamsters. A great number (205) of hired men came out with his command, enlisted for twelve monthis from July 1, 1848, unless sooner discharged; but they are mostly teamsters, wheelwrights, &c. It is not known whether by their contract of enlistment they can be put upon other labor than that of teamsters, &c.; but if such a construction can be given to their contract, Major Graham is instructed to send twenty teamsters, instead of six, and five wheelwrights. These men will be useful in building the storehouse referred to in my letter of January 20. I have the honor to be your obedient servant, Captain J. L. FOLSOM, W. T. SHERMAN, 1st Lieut. 3d Artillery, A. A. A. General. Assistant Quartermaster, San Francisco, California. HEADQUARTERS TENTH MILITARY DEPARTMENT, Monterey, California, January 24, 1849. SIR: Colonel Mason directs that you report, as early as possible, the amount of public funds brought over to California by the quartermaster and commissary of your command. I have the honor to be your obedient servant, Major L. P. GRAHAM, W. T. SHERMAN, 1st Lieut. 3d Artillery, A. A. A. General. Com'g Southern Military District, Los Angeles, California. HEADQUARTERS TENTH MILITARY DEPARTMENT, Monterey, California, January 25, 1849. GENTLEMEN: Your letter of July 25, 1848, did not reach Monterey until the 21st instant, and then was not accompanied by the accounts for commutation of fuel and quarters at Mazatlan, and the bill for commutation of quarters at Monterey, to which your letter refers. An officer of the army, when travelling under orders, has certain allowances prescribed by the regulations, which are paid by an officer of the quartermaster's department upon presentation of proper vouchers. If you have Lieutenant Colonel Burton's order to proceed from La Paz, Lower California, to Mazatlan, and thence to Monterey, California, with your orders from Monterey to Los Angeles, you can still make your charge, and receive whatever allowance the army regulations contemplate. The assistant quartermaster at San Francisco can inform you whether the expenses incurred by you at Mazatlan and Monterey are such as are provided for by the quartermaster's department, either as actual expenses |