The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-16
AN ARMY OFa2, 900 MEN
Is Now Available for the Expedition
to Porto Rico.

New York, June 16.-According to es-
Inmates made by Adjutant General Cor
bin, says the Washington correspondent
of the Times. the total number of troops
left at Tampa after the sailing of the
Santiago expedition is in the neighbour
hood of %, 600. This includes the portion
of the Fourth corps remaining at Mo-
bile which is regarded as a sub sta
ton of the Tampa camp. At Jackson
vile it is estimated by the adjutant
general that there are 5000 men. This
would make the entire strength of the
forces most eligtbIy located for embar-
kation to Porto Rico $4,000 men
Little doubt exists that out of this
it would be possible to organize by time
the new preparations for the expedition
are completed an army of q, coo men
thoroughly equipped The latest Of
fetal returns to the war department
show the following as the composition
of the Fourth army corps, commanded
by Major General Coppinger, which is
expected to take part in the movement
on Porto Rico:
At MobiIe-First division, command
ed by BrigadieF General SchWan, five
regiments: The First and Second Tex
as, First and Second Louisiana and
First Alabama.
At Tampa-Seeond division, com
manded by Brisadier General Snyder.
nine regiments: The Eleventh and
Eighteenth regular infantry, First Dis
trict of Columbia, Second New York,
One Hundred and Fifty-seventh Indi-
ana. First Ohio and First Illinois. Also
the Third division, commanded by Brig
adler General Henry, six regiments and
cavalry and artillery attachments:
Fifth Ohio. First Florida, Thirty
Michigan. Sixty-ninth New York,
Third Ohio and Second Georgia, a pro-
visional cavalry brigade made up Of
the Fifth regiment cavalry, detach
ments from the Second, Third and Sixth
and Fourth troops of the First volun-
teer cavalry, six batteries of light ar
tillery, c and F from the Third, 3 and
F from the Fourth and D. and F from
the Fifth, two batteries of heavy artiI-
lery. NJ and K from the Fifth
At LakeIa nd-Detach of the
First and Tenth regular cavalry. Only
one division of the Seventh corps under
General Lee at Jacksonville has been
organized-The Second, commanded by
Brigadier General Arnold and made uD
as follows: First North Carolina, Sec
ond Illinois, Second New Jersey, First
Wisconsin. F'iftieth Iowa, Fourth Him
ois, Second and Fourth Virginia
The provisional division organized to
accompany General Shafter and COM
manded by Brigadier General Snyder,
was intended TO be the First division of
the Seventh. but has now been attached
to the fourth corps under General Cop
pinger. The Third division OF General
Lees corps has not yet been formed.
but the second Mississippi regiment has
enter that division.
The war department has begun an
investigation into the state Of prepar-
edness of the troops at Tampa. Mobile
and Jacksonville, with a view of select
ing the regiments for the Porto Rican
force, but it is by no means certain that
all the commands for that enterprise
will be taken from these camps. In
fact. it seems well assured that selec
tons of especially equipped and trained
regiments from the camps at Chicka-
manga and Washington will be made in
organizing the new expedition
There is some reason to suppose that
a portion of the force left at Tampa
may yet be sent on to Santiago as a Sec
ond division of General Skaters army.
Should the SpaniardS prove more nu-
merous and formidable about Santiago
than is expected. endorsements will
undoubtedly be hurried there. Several
of the transports engag for the San
tiagO movement were not used in the
first expedition and these would be
availab BILE for a second should it be
found necessary.