Daily national Democrat., 1861-10-03
Military Affairs In the State.

and w. NJ. Coombs, Brevet Second Lieuten-
ants.
BR1GADIrn GENERAL OED.-This gentleman,
lately Captain of Artillery in the regular
army, and now Brigadier General in tue
California Volunteers, is a brother Of Judge
Ord, Of Monterey. The Union has heard it
intimated that Captain Ord has been given
the position originally assigned TO j. W,
Denver. Nothing has been heard of the lat
ter person since the news of his appointment
was received and it may be that he has de-
clined it, or that the Government learning
more particularly of his sentiments and ac-
tions, has withheld his commission. In con-
sequence of the promotion of Ord, the fol-
lowing regmenta changes are announced in
the regular service on this coast
First Lieutenant Laurence Kip, Third AR
tillery to the Regimental Adjutant, vice
Kellogg, promoted First Lieutenant f. f
Warren, to be Regimental Quartermnster
Gibson, promoted First Lieutenant (now
Captain La Rhett Livingston. from company
G, to Light company G, (battery) vice Ord
promoted Captain Gibson to company A.
vice Burton, promoted.
A correspondent of the Sacramento Union,
writing to that paper from Placervlle, under
dase OF Sept 80lh. says.
In your artic in to-dnys Union headed
"P acer County Ahead" you have done FL
Dorado county injustice. 1t is trues that for
reasons best known to himself, Col. Judah
has left this city for Auburn, and it is also
true that persons from this county with the
best of recommendations do not seem to meet
with la, or from his eXcelency, and that in
the long list of names of persons that have
received commissions not one III Dorado
mans name appears But it is not true that
Placer or any other county, except it may be
San Francisco, has furnished more volunteers
than FL Dorado. FL Dorado filled up the
two parts of companies from Placer reported
to Col. JUDAH and can now count 4lS Of her
men that are mustered into service Ell Do
rado besides furnishing two cavalry compa-
nies, viii yet furnish three if not four, COM
panies Of infantry. One of them now having
forty, another tbirty-two, another twenty
nine, and another twcnty-one men enrolled +;
and you can rest assured that though El Do
rado may not have a commissioned officer in
the army, she will yet furnsh the very best
part Of q regiment.
The Union says that Gordon Backus, who
had been elected First Lieutenant of the
Lyon Guurd, Captain Zabrskie, returned
from San Francisco Tuesday morning. having
gone down for the purpose of passing exam
ination before the examining Board. As was
feared in advance by most cf his friends, he
was rejected by the Board on account of tho
lameness with which he has long been af-
hicted This result, says the Union, appears
to be source Of sincere regret to both him
I and his fellow members. lie had worked
with great zeal and energy to organize the
company, and had made considerable
sacrifice to prepare TO so into the
service. A special election was held on
Tuesday at Camp Union to fill the vacancy
caused by his resignation. c. Hawkins was
elected First Lieutenant and NJ. L. Glasby
was elected Second Lieutenant. There are
now seventy four members on the roll Of the
company.
Captain McDermit, Of the First Siskiyou
Cavalry, passed through Sacramento Tues
day, on his way to join his company, which
went down some two weeks ago under Lieut..
Price. The Cc7tain was at that time de-
toincd by sickness.
The Union has the following item
detachment of volunteers from Marys-
vile arrived yesterday, and went over to
Tolo and were mustered in at Camp Union,
under Colonel Kellogg Though the number
of volunteers at this camp is not largt, they
are exercised daily in drill,and are frequently
visited by our citizens. who report very fa-
vorably of both officers and men.
Over 500 was contributed BY the citizens
of Santa Cruz and Watsonville for the volun-
teers who left Santa Cruz lately.
The ladies of Stockton are making arrange-
ments to provide clothing for the Third Reg
iment of Volunteers
Forty recruits from Washoe for Colonel
Lippitts regiment were mustered into the
service at the camp near San Francisco, on
Tuesday
uELP FOR TIE NoLUNrBEEs -- y e under
stand that the Committee having the matt er
in charge have about $500 pledged in aid OF
the volunteers now mastering in this place
The citizens of Rough and Ready have nl>o
gone generously into tie work, and have, or
viii raise, 5000 for the same purpose, Our
nrighhoriug town has taken very active
interest in filling up the ranks Of the cnmpa-
ny. aud has furnished some Of its best timber
she ia determiurd also 20 do her share in Sc
curing for them suitable outfit Grass VAL
ify National.
DEPARTURE FOR THE SoUTn-Thc steamer
Senator was to have left San Francisco yes
terday carrying among her passengers Col
Carleton and the remainder of his command,
including Major Riggs 1st 1t. and Adiutant
Cutter, lst 1t. and Quartermaster. Capt CAL
loway, Lieut.. Benson. Lieut. Barrett, Captain
Gorley Lieut.. Martin and Lieut. Vestal-
Col. Wright, who goes to take command in
Southern California. was also to go out by
the Senator, together with number of off
GERS of the regular army
THE SECOND SIsKIYoU CAVALRY CoMPANY.-
On Friday evening the Second Cavalry Com.
paay Of Siskiyou county arrived in this city,
after long journey from their distant noun
tain home. Before starting, they received
by telegraph, an assurance from Gov. Downey
that they would be accepted. They came,
and were ordered to Camp Alert, where they
remained till yesterday when they were told
to join other companies which are not full
Their own company is full, numbering 50
men, while other companies at the Camp
have not more than half as many men. The
Siskiyou men, unwilling to give up t. cir or
ganization in favor of incomplete companies,
under the circumstances marched out of the