Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-12
Military Matters

The Alta of Tuesday has the following:
Yesterday some eight thousand musket
cartridges were sent over to Captain H. S.
Burton commanding the fortifcations at AL
catraz Island. They were taken across by
officer Bitz. of the Police Staff. There are on
the Island eighty guns, mounted, and ready
tor action at moments warning The Off =
GERS are active and vigilant, and prepared for
any emergency. Some three hundred troops
of the Third Regiment of Artillery are at this
post. The strictest discipline is maintained
10y the officer in command Daily drills are
had The regular target practice will be re-
sumed about the first of October. The target
| is posted near the extreme eastern verge of
Angel Island distance of two and a half
miles from the battery. The firing is very
exnct. the bulls eye" being frequently
pierced. 1t would require an immense naval
force to wrest this fort from the Federal
| forces.
The Call OF the same day says:
| The First Regiment of Infantry, Col Ellis,
and the First Battalion of Infantry, Captain
Callan, Acting Major, paraded yesterday in
regimcntai uniform, in observance of the An
nversary of the admission of the State of
| California into the Union. The regiment as
sembled on Sansome street, right resting on
| California, and the battalion, numbering four
companies, marched first headed by the Me-
tropoIiean Brass Band, and the regiment fol-
| lowed. The latter on reaching the corner of
| Washington and Dupont streets, marched up
the latter street to Broadway at double quick
time. The six companies of the regiment
looked well. After the drill on Washington
.quare, both bodies rendered the compliment
OF a review to Col. Ellis, after which they
were dismissed On marching home the
Union Guard, Capt. Gorham, gave the public
chance TO sec what they could do, for their
Captain put them through the IIardee drill in
good style, which elected the admiration of
the bystanders. salute was fired at sunset
by the First California Guard
The Evening Journal has the following
items
We understand that contracts have been
made for ALL or nearly all, the horses which
will be needed to mount the new Cavalry re-
giments under Sumner and Carleton, and that
the whole number will soon be delivered.
From Los Angeles it is reported that two
companies of Infantry. which have been sta
toned there for some time past, have been
ordered to Fort Yuma, and that seven COM
panics of Infantry have been ordered to Los
Angelica from San Francisco. These troops
may he considered the advance guard of the
Texas expedition.
Lieut. Kellogg Of the Artillery in the Reg
ulr service U. =. A., who has been for some
time past engaged in mastering in the recruits
for Colonel Carlcton's command. has been
appointed Quartermaster and will have
charge of that department. in the Overland
Mail service.
The Union of yesterday says:
The Sacramento Rangers met at Turn
Verein Hall yesterday forenoon, and about
seventy strong crossed the Yolo bridge and
took up their quarters Mt Camp kibbe. This
camp is composed of twelve tents pitched in
the town Of Washington. The company will
continue their drilling morning and evening,
until Thursday or Friday of the present week.