SPECIAL ORDERS No. 112.-July 26, 1846.

Par. 1. Assigns Lieutenant Colonel Clarke, 8th infantry, to command of Matamoras, &c.

Par. 2. Major J. L. Gardner, 4th artillery, to command at Point Isabel and Brazos island.

Par. 3. Military storekeeper to issue canteens to the companies of artillery in want of them.

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 113.-July 28, 1846.

Par. 1. Colonel Hays's regiment of horse, and Colonel Johnston's of foot, Texas volunteers, to march, with as little delay as practicable, to Matamoras; there to report to the commanding general.

Par. 2. Transfers a soldier.

Par. 3. Discharges a Texas volunteer, concerned in an outrageous assault upon a Mexican at Point Isabel.

Par. 4. Orders an officer to join his company.

Par. 5. Dishonorably discharges a soldier of the 4th infantry.

SPECIAL ORDERS.-July 29, 1846.

Leave of absence to certain officers of Kentucky volunteers.

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 114.-July 29, 1846.

Par. 1. Grants leave to an officer for the benefit of his health.
Par. 2. Assigns a medical officer to duty.
Par. 3. Assigns medical officers to duty.

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 115.-July 30, 1846.
Par. 1. Assigns certain officers to duty.
Par. 2. Countermands transfer of a soldier.

Par. 3. Orders a board of survey to examine camp equipage.
Par. 4. Assigns an officer as chief of General Hamer's staff.

SPECIAL ORDERS.—August 1, 1816.

Leave of absence to an officer of Tennessee volunteers, on account of ill health.

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 116.-August 1, 1816.

Par. 1. Assigns a medical officer to duty.

Par. 2. Orders Captain Swartwout's company of 2d artillery to Reinosa.

Par. 3. Four companies of 2d Tennessee regiment, under Captain Standefer, to join the remaining companies near Burita; the regiment then to proceed to elect a colonel and lieutenant colonel, according to the laws of Tennessee; election of a major to be deferred until further orders.

Par. 4. Transfers two dragoon officers.

Par. 5. Directs Lieutenant Colonel Belknap, inspector general, to examine certain public horses belonging to the batteries of field artillery.

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 117.-August 2, 1846.

Par. 1. The 2d infantry, on its arrival in Texas, to be pushed up to Camargo.

Par. 2. Instructions relative to sending forward recruits en route. from New York.

Par. 3. The carriages and caissons of Captain Ridgely's battery to be exchanged for others.

Par. 4. Guns and other trophies in Matamoras to be deposited for safe-keeping at Fort Brown.

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 118.-August 3, 1846.

Chiefs of the quartermaster and subsistence departments to turn. over to Colonel Hays, Texas volunteers, the necessary funds for purchasing supplies, hire of guides, &c.

SPECIAL ORDERS.-August 3, 1846.

Leave of absence, for benefit of health, to an officer of Ohio vol

unteers.

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 119.-August 11, 1846-Camargo.

Par. 1. Captain Duncan, 2d artillery, to make a reconnoissance of the Mier route, as far as Serralvo. Captain McCulloch's rangers to cover the reconnoitring party.

Par. 2. Restores to duty, without trial, a soldier charged with desertion.

Par. 3. Restores to duty, without trial, a soldier charged with desertion.

Par. 4. Dragoon recruits at Point Isabel to be sent forward to Camargo.

Par. 5. Restores to duty, without trial, a soldier charged with desertion.

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 120.-August 13, 1846.

Par. 1. Assignment of medical officers to duty.

Par. 2. Discharges a soldier.

Par. 3. Transfers a soldier.

Par. 4. All the wagons in possession of the troops, except two to each regiment or battalion, and one to each brigade head-quarters, to be turned over to Captain Crosman.

SPECIAL ORDERS.-August 13, 1846.

Discharges an officer of Kentucky volunteers on tender of his resignation.

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 121.-August 15, 1846.

Par. 1. Leave of absence, for benefit of his health, to an officer of 5th infantry.

Far. 2. Orders an officer to join his company.

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 122.-August 17, 1846.

Par. 1. Grants leave of absence to an officer of 3d artillery on

tender of resignation.

Par. 2. Assigns a medical officer to duty.

SPECIAL ORDERS.-August 17, 1846.

Medical officers of volunteers assigned to duty.

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 123.-August 18, 1846.

Par 1. Medical officer assigned to duty.

Par. 2. Leave granted to an officer of 4th infantry for benefit of his health.

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 124. Copied in full-series F.

SPECIAL ORDERS.-August 19, 1846.

Ordnance officer at Point Isabel to exchange the arms of Captains Ramsay and George's companies 1st Ohio volunteers, &c.

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 125.-August 21, 1846.

Par. 1. Transfers a soldier of the 4th infantry.

Par. 2. Restores to duty without trial a soldier of 1st dragoons.

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 126. Copied in full-series F.

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 127.-August 23, 1846.

Par. 1. Leave granted to an officer of 1st Kentucky volunteers. Par. 2. Two deserters restored to duty without trial.

SPECIAL ORDERS.-August 23, 1846.

Captain Hall, with his company of mounted Texan volunteers, to escort pack mules from Reinosa to Camargo.

SPECIAL ORDERS.-August 24, 1846.

Leave granted to an officer Kentucky volunteers.

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 128. Copied in full-series F.

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SPECIAL ORDERS No. 129. Copied in full-series F.

SPECIAL ORDERS.—August 27, 1846.

Transfers certain Kentucky volunteers.

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 130.-August 28, 1846.

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Par. 1. Captain Lincoln, assistant adjutant general, to muster Colonel Hays's regiment Texas volunteers for pay on the last of August. Also, to muster into service Captain Chandler's company, of the same regiment.

Par. 2. Details an officer for duty in the quartermaster's depart

ment.

Par. 3. Accepts resignation of an officer of Kentucky volunteers. Par. 4. Dishonorably discharges a soldier of the 3d infantry.

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 131.-August 29, 1846.

Leave of absence to an officer of Kentucky volunteers.

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 132.-August 30, 1846.

Par. 1. Captain Shivers's company of volunteers attached to the 3d brigade.

Par. 2. Sick of Texas riflemen, unable to travel, to be transferred to the hospital, under charge of Assistant Surgeon Kennedy.

Par. 3. Leave of absence to an officer 1st infantry on account of ill health.

Par. 4. Leave of absence to two officers Ohio volunteers on account of ill health.

Par. 5. Transfers soldiers.

Par. 6. Transfer of a soldier.

Par. 7. Leave of absence to an officer Ohio volunteers for benefit of health.

Par. 8. Captain Wood's company of Texas volunteers from Galveston to be transported to that place, having arrived too late to be received into service.

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 133.-August 31, 1846.

Par. 1. Leave of absence to an officer Ohio volunteers for benefit of his health.

Par. 2. Leave of absence to a officer 1st infantry for benefit of his health.

Par. 3. Captain Seefield's company of volunteers to be mustered into service for twelve months as a part of the Texas quota, and then to proceed to La Vaca to join General Wool's command. Par. 4. Discharges a soldier.

Par. 5. Accepts resignation of an officer of Ohio volunteers.
Par. 6. Leave of absence to an officer Kentucky volunteers.

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 134.-September 1, 1846.

Par. 1. Captains McCulloch and Gillespie's companies Texas horse to report to General Worth at Serralvo.

Par. 2. Colonel Johnston, late of Texas riflemen, to join General Butler's staff as acting inspector general.

Par 3. Accepts the resignation of an officer Ohio volunteers. Par. 4. Leave granted an assistant surgeon on account of ill health.

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 135.-September 2, 1846.

Par. 1. Grants leave to an officer Washington volunteers to await action of the War Department on the tender of his resignation. Par. 2. Accepts resignation of an officer Ohio volunteers.

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 136.-September 3, 1846.
Transfers a private of volunteers.

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 137.-September 4, 1846.

Par. 1. Accepts resignation of two officers Mississippi volunteers-orders an election to fill their vacancies.

Par. 2. Accepts resignation of an officer Tennessee volunteers. Par. 3. Authorizes Brigadier Generals Marshall and Pillow to discharge or put upon furlough, as they may deem most proper, such sick volunteers of their commands as may receive surgeon's certificates of disability.

Par. 4. Transfers a private of volunteers.

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 138.-September 9, 1846-Serralvo.

Par. 1. Captain Taylor's battery 1st artillery assigned to 2d brigade, and Captain. Webster's heavy howitzer battery to General Butler's division.

Par. 2. Assigns a medical officer to duty.

Par. 3. Orders detail of blacksmiths to shoe horses of the ordnance train.

Par. 4. Accepts resignation of volunteer officers.

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 139.-September 10, 1846.
Assigns certain officers to duty with 4th infantry.

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 140.-September 11, 1846.

Par. 1. Brigadier General Shields assigned to duty with Brigadier General Wool's column.

Par. 2. Accepts resignations of two officers Tennessee volunteers. Par. 3. Orders an officer to join his company.

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 141.-September 12, 1845.

Par. 1. Accepts three resignations of volunteer officers.

Par. 2. Orders an officer to join his company.

Par. 3. General Twiggs to attach to the batteries of his division such men from the infantry battalions as may be indispensable for the service and manoeuvring of artillery.

Par. 4. Transfers soldiers.

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 142.-September 17, 1846-Camp near Marin. Discharges seven volunteer officers incapacitated for service, and orders elections to fill their vacancies.

SPECIAL ORDERS No. 143.-September 20, 1816-Camp before Monterey.

One company of dragoons and one of Texas mounted men to cover an examination to be made by Major Kinney, division quar

termaster.