Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-12
TAKING OF PORTO RICO.
Army Of $4,000 Men Soon VIII be Moving on
San Juan.
ABOUT 1900 spASARDs WILL OPPOSE


New York. July IA special 10 the
Times from Warrington says;
The movement of the American army
on Porto Rico may be said to have be-
gun. No troops have yet icft these
shores openly consigned 10 the island.
but the continued forwarding " addl-
tionni regiments to Santiago when u IL
recognized that Gen. shaftCr has as
large army as he needs 20 take that
town. De- In reality the laying of the
foundation Of the Porto Rican cxpcdl-
tlonary force. and the hurry orders that
have been sent 60 the concentration
camps FOR the making ready Of large
bodies of troops Tor early movement.
mark the preparation for the super
structure.
The determination OF the war depart
mcnt 10 send "a formidable force fur the
capture Of Porto Rico has been
strengthened by the residence made
hy the Sunulnrds in Santiago. An Cf-
fort VIII be made 60 avoid the ms.
takes of the Santiago campaign Al
though the force 90 De overcome at san
Juan u smaller than at Santiago anu
I the hnfhnf ~ hy mo- means Hu luuCrrHsl-
BILE. u n proposed 10 send q large army
on the next expedition. and ore that
viii ~ fully equipped with artillery and
I cavalry. There VIII be no Dispatches
| Of nn insufficient force, hair equipped
/ and Improperly supplied, lH wuH dome
I when Gen. Shuftur was sent away fn'f
[ Tampa.
The next expedition ~ 70 against
. Porto Rico VIII consist of between .a.-
l 900 and $1,000 m,n Accoftins Go the
| spanish army register Tor isIs. the total
strength of the Spanish regular SOLE
I dicfH IN the island NJ Porto Rico IL -
/ 2ip. or those. h2ii are Infantry armed
/ with Mnuacr rides. 1ll are artillery ana
/ 2it are engineers. The total cavalry
strength ~ ten officers and men. tn
rest VI the garrison u made up of the
l clvil guard. which u "a sort Of custom
house guard ana the police force. Their
I are Ia tho Island. according 10 the In
l formation through Liut. whitney. SOME
1900 volunteers who are 10 be rock
oned with aa well na with tho addition
\ al men the spanish commander might
BE- able 20 Impress from the male pupu-
lnti0n ~ the island.
with a total force from all arms Of
some 1900 or 5000. II lH not doubted
that an American force Of some 70
900 or $1,000. with the help of the fleet
will be- ample tn take tn island.
To make ~ this force. Major General
| Miles who VIII organize II At Santiago
N
I heavily ON tho Nucleus ~ regulars. Foi
the rcat ~ the force he viii take hll
choice ~ the reserves at Tampa. In
Guiding i2.oo0 Infantry. $500 cavalry
aud 1000 artillery. " the nix regiments
NJ Miami. the twelve regiments under
Lee az Jacksonville. ~ the great mass
Of volunteers nt Chlckamnugn. where
NOR than forty regiments are awaiting
orders 60 the front. ana 81 the big force
Htili stationed az Camp Algcr.
There Will be no lack ~ men. and 81
forts are being made nt the quarter
masters department 10 see that there
will be- no lack ~ equipment Materials
10 complete tho outfiiH Tor the frat corps
under General Brook %, which IL OK
pectod 90 form the backbone o. tho
Porto Rico forces next 20 tho regulars
arr being forwarded TO Chieknmaugh hy
express
This corps IL expected 10 be ready "a
| move within q week, and n Santiago
| falls a. soon ~ n u expected 20 do
~ moving orders VIII probably he Giv-
en- IN that time.
II is not believed that there has beer
I any change ~ the plan - have Cen
brooke lead the Porto iuco force, ~
shaftcr dd that 20 Santiago. Gen
Miles. ~ the general commanding thi
army, r. expected TO be IN supreme
! command, however, with Cen, Brooke
| next 70 him. and 10 be military gov
crnnr Of the island after II has been
suhdued.
The officers who are 20 command In
Porto Rico are making exhaustive
studies ~ the island, and The arny'r
bureau OF Information, which has clah-
| crate data concerning u on Me, u be-
Ing drawn upon heavily. Detail maps
OF the island and Of ~ principal towns
are being supplied o. these oisccr
and the Information whieh they arc
| most In need NJ VIII be- forwarded Co
uhan az rapidly az practicable.
II II thought 30 be- MT unlikely that
the army u Invasion may have q
harder time landing on the north coast
~ Porto Rhsl than u had on me south
/ coast Of cuba. The Porto Rico cIast
line has few of the lnlrth and indenia-
tons such 90 that gt htllulrl, ana
there Il no harhor near San Juan like
I Guantanamo ~ furnish a refuge ana
collnE base for the fleet,
The landing may hp made a. Ponce,
I whore the dcfeusrH are Hlld o. con 'lat
| chiefly Of some very nne mountain
| hlwltzcrs on the hills back ~ the town,
The ghelllng of san Juan ltseN ID 'N-
/ plUtrd 90 be- a comparatively easy TASK,
II u becomes necessary, aH the town
would be- more easily reached by The
big guns Of the feet than Santiago,
GEN. siiArTEH's ARTILLEii.