The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-14

WASHINGTON. June 13-The first
army of invasion 10 Cuba is now well on
its way-thirty-two transport steamships
hearing over 1900 officers and men, con-
voyod by batucships. cruisers. gunboats
and auxiliary craft. sixteen I'm number
having actually sailed from Key West
at daybreak this morning. An authori-
tative statement TO this erect was made
at the War Department to-day, setting
at rest all reports that the expedition
was on fits way or had landed last week.
TIME FOR SECRECY PAST.
The authorities made the announce
ment for tho reason that the time for
secrecy was past Scouts have made sure
that the way is clear and no possible
menace could come from the Spanish
ships or troops even should the enemy
know that our forces were now advanc-
ing against them. wan the expedition
OF. officials here feel that there will be a
period of comparative inaction for a few
days.
By Thursday, ot the latest the trans
ports will Doe OH Santiago ana large
American army Will make It's landlnB on
Cuban sol Admiral Sampson has clear
cd the way for this undertaking ana htte
danger is apprehonded in getting ashore.
10 will be after that-when the advance
is mado-that the actual dramatic devel-
opmeuts may bo expected. by tnat Iie
a. is likely that the American command
ers will bee In direct cable communication
with the authorities here.
Admiral Sampson has taken the shore
end OF the cable landing at Guantanamo
and "a force of experts are rapidly re-
storing the line TO working order the
proerees of this work has been so salts
factory that one OF the leading oihcias
of the State Department said to~nlehl
that 10 was hoped this direct cable COM
rounicauon would be established by
Thursday 70 viii put an end to the
doarth of official information concerning
frn1rtaut movements ana viii enable the
authorities here to keep I'm close touch
win those executing the strategic move
mcnts. ...r>
Tbe froops making up the expedition
which started to-day are as follows:
Infantry regiments: Sixth, sixteenth
eeyenty-nrst New York Volunteers
Tenth. Twenty-hrst Second Ihlrteehth'
Nlnth. Twcnty-f0urth. Eighth. Twenty
First Twclty-hfth. Iweltth, SeIeh'h.
seventeenth Third. Twentieth. Total
Infantry. su officers and 1000 enlisted
men.
cavalry. Two dismounted squadrons OF
four troops each from the Third, S.Xth,
Ninth. First and Zenith Cavalry, ana TWO
dismounted squadrons of four troops
each. from the First United states Nolun-
teor Cavalry. total dismountcd cavalry
H..Ha Il a.
cavalry. one squadron oi the Second
officers and $50 enlisted men.
Artillery. Light Batteries u and and
rirst Artillery. 4 and r. Second Artil-
lerv IA officers and 323 enlisted men;
batteries q anc H. Fourth Artillery.
siege. four officers and 1872 enlisted men.
pnainccrr. Companies O and 10 Off
Gers and 200 enlisted men.
sianai corps. one detachment. officers
and - enlisted men.
Uospital cnlistments are included in the
,o,sgolng figures. The stan ccrrespon-
dorts number 10 officers. Tho erln1 total
~ the expedition rs 113 officers aud 1854
enlisted men.
THO United States regular troops make
az. the gro8fcr Datr Of the force. tAcre
tef,e buf three voluntee oganiza,ions
., the ships These are he Seventy
0rst New york Infantry Volunteers the
second Massachusetts. Infantry Ncitn-
,eers and two dismounted sguudrons
~ sorr troons each from the First Jnue1
states Volunteer cavalry the regiment
vh,oh colonel wood commands and of
which Theodore Roosevelt is lieutenant
colonel
whether either Of these officers e with
the two souadrons named is fot yet
Known AZ the War Department.
Aeido from the men and officers mot
Inc IN the expedition the boats carried
n vast quantity Of supplies. ammunition
and war equipments ecessarv 10 m1in-
.ain an o~ganization of THE s'ye for ~
least sixty days Every detail for the