The record-union., 1898-06-22
MORE TROOPS
TO BE SENT To
SANTIAGO.
Another Expedition to Sail
Tomorrow.
VIII Start From Newport News
With -Four Regiments.
To Be Followed Rapidly by Others
Going by Way of Tampa.
The Administration Determined to Send
Forward a Sufficient Force to Crush
ANY Spanish Command Which
May Be Concentrated.
To Be Followed Rapidly by Others
Going by Way Of Tampa.

WASHINGTON, June 81. - Two
months ago to-day the war broke out
between the United States and Spain,
according to the proclamation of the
President and the declaration of Con-
gress The end of that period finds
nearly 10000 United States troops ly-
ing off Santiago preparing to land; it
finds cable communication established
between the Government at Washing
ton and the advance guard Of the ex-
petition in Cuba, and it finds Cuban
territory in the possession of the United
States marines backed by squadron.
and nearly all of the commercial ports
of Cuba blockaded This is all apart
from Deweys great victory at Manila,
and from the splendid results achieved
in organizing the splendid armies now
in camps The officers of the Admin
istration feel that they have a right
to look back with pride over what has
been accomplished in the short space
Of two months, working in large part
with raw material in both the ARM
and the navy.
The Government has now determined
to send heavy achievements to Gen
eTal Shafter at Santiago To this end
the first expedition will leave Newport
News Thursday morning. carrying
Brigadier General Duffield's separate
brigade of the second army corps,
made up of the Ninth Massachusetts.
fr,, I,
Michigan and the Third Virginia Regi-
ments, in all about 1000 men. Then
expeditions will follow rapidly by way
Of Tampa. for while Fernando and
Miami are considered to have many
good points for concentrating troops,
yet army officials are now satisfied that
Tampa can be retained with advantage
as the main point of embarkation. The
next forces viii include those Of Brig
adler General Garretson of the Second
Brigade, First Division. Second Army
Corps embracing the Sixth Illinois, the
Sixth Massachusetts and the Eighth
and Ninth Ohio Regiments.
Brigadier General Guy V. Henry. a
distinguished cavalry officer of the reg
ular army, arrived here to-day from
Tampa. and the present plans are for
General Henry to command a division,
made up of the brigades of General
Dufield and General Garretson, this
division comprising 5000 men, to be for
the speedy reinforcement Of General
Shafter. 1t will at once swell the
de IL
to about 24,00O men.
But the expeditions win not stop at
that number, as there is a determined
purpose to send forward a sufficient
force to crush any Spanish command
which can be concentrated at that
point.
The reports from Santiago chat about
u 600 Spanish troops are in and about
the city do not agree with the reliable
estimates in the possession of the War
Department. According to the latter,
there are not to exceed 1900 Spanish
troops at Santiago. while 100 miles
away to the northwest. at Holguin,
the Spanish corps commander General
Pando. has 10000 men, The War De-
partment is satisfied that the Cuban
forces under Garcia can keep Pando
from reinforcing Santiago. Should this
not be accomplished the Spanish forces
at Santiago would be augmented to
about $4,000 men They are all We'll
armed. well disciplined. used to the
climate. know the fighting grounds OF
that locality, and are as good all
round lighting force as the Spaniards
can bring to bear.
There is no purpose on the part OF
the authorities here 10 leave General
Shafter with inadequate forces to meet
these seasoned Spanish soldiers. II Is
for this reason. in part, that a division,
probably under General Henry. will re-
inforce Shafter followed by such ad-
ditionaI troops as the needs of the sit
uation seem to demand.
Up to the close of office hours to-day
neither the War nor Navy Department
had received any detailed information
as to the arrival of the troops at San
tiago. The entire information to-day
was confined to the one brief dispatch
from Captain Allen OF the Signal Sery-
ice to General Greedy. stating that the