Unknown to Joseph R. West, December 5, 1861

General WRIGHT: be (Care of Captain McAllister, U. S. Army, Benicia, Cal.) Dispatch from Major Rigg reports the arrest of Showalter and seventeen others.

Assistant Adjutant-General.

December 6, 1861.

San Francisco, Cal. :

Str: Your communication of August 16, requesting the acceptance of your regiment of infantry, has been received. This Department does not consider it expedient to accept your-regiment for service in the East whilst so many nearer to the field of action are anxious to be enrolled for active duty.

I have the honor to be, very respectfully,