The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-07-14
SavannahS Advance Guard, With
Provisions, Arrives
Today,
TOMORROW, into THE TENTS.
Captain Oscar j. Brown Will Be Here To-
night, and Inspect the Camp on
Thursday.

Each member of the Brunswick
divisions of the Naval Militia has been
sent special orders by Lieutenant Com
manding F. d, Aiken, touching the
encampment which begins at st. ST.
mon on Thursday.
The two divisions are ordered to re-
port at the armory at a. m. Thurs
day, prepared for a tour of duty of
six days.
Each man Will be required to take
his blue and white uniforms into
camp, and also a comfort or blanket.
No excuse will be accepted from
any enlisted man except sickness. The
Reserves expect to turn out 80 per
cent of their enlisted strength.
From the armOry, on Thursday
morning, the First and Fourth Divi
si0ns will march to the train and meet
the two Savannah divisions, which
will arrive at Z 40. The battalion will
then be transported to st. Simon,
where they will go into camp at once.
The gunboat Wilmington Will drop
down to the sound ON Thursday morn
ing, and Will be ready to take details
of the Reserves on board for practice.
The following state orders from the
adjutant-general's office are reprinted
for the bene fit of the Reserves:
"The Naval Battalion of Georgia
Volunteers Will encamp at st. Simon
island, Ca, from July 10 to 81, inclu-
sive. Officers and enlisted men, and
not exceeding two cooks to each COM
pany, will be paid IS cents per day in
lieu of pay and communication of ra-
tlOns. Per diem will not be paid to
those serving less than five days un-
less called away by urgent reasons,
approved by the proper authorities.
"None but regularly enlisted men
will be taken to camp.
Transportation for the divisions,
the authorized cooks and baggage will
be furnished by the quartermaster
general, to whom application should
be made for transportation requests.
."CoOking ranges and stove furni-
ture will be furnished by the quarter
masters department, but the diVi-
sions should bring with them the
necessary tableware and cooking uten-
slls. The post quartermaster at Camp
Atkinson will, upon the breaking up
of that camp, ship sufficient tentage,
stores, ETC., to st. Simon for four di-
visions of four officers and forty men
each.
upon the arrival at Brunswick of
the u. s. S. Wilmington, the senior Of
ficers of the naval battalion Will re-
port to Commander G. c, Todd, COM
manding that vessel, and will carry
out such instructions for the training
of the battalion as may be suggested
by him. Capt. 0. j. Brown, First
Cavalry, U. S, A., acting inspector
general Georgia Volunteers, and Capt.
L. II. Keanan, assistant quartermas-
ter general Georgia Volunteers, Will
visit the encampment at such time as
their duties will permit.
by order of the governor. Oscar J.
Brown, acting adjutant general"
The tents for the encampment will
all be put up today.
Quartermaster an ose" Herman, one
Of the most popular of the Savannah
Reserves, and Gunner's Mate s. Foley
Will reach Brunswick today. They
are the advance guard of the Savan-
nah diyision,and will bring provisions
and supplies for the encampmeDt.
BROWN COMES TONIGHT.
Capt. Oscar j. Brown, acting in
spector general of the state troops,
will reach Brunswick this evening,
from Savannah, and will spend Thurs
day at the Naval Militia camp.