Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-06
RErxFoRoEMENTs FOR SKATER.
Ohio, Illinois and Massachusetts
Troops Leave Camp AIger.

| WASHINGTON, d. c., July 5.-The Sc
cond Brigade, First Division. of the Sc
| cond Army Corps, broke camp at Camp
Alger this afternoon, and started on its
| journey TO Santiago TO reinforce Gene
| raj Skaters army. The Second Brigade
is composed Of the Eighth Ohio. Sixth I'LL
nols. and Sixth Massachusetts. General
| Garretson commanding.
The Sixth Massachusetts was the first
to get away, going aboard the cars az
| Dunn Loring and leaving for Charleston,
| s. c., shortly after / o'clock. The other
regiments will depart before daybreak.
The Ohio Regiment goes TO New York,
where it will embark on the st. Paul,
while the Illinois troops go to Charleston,
S. c., and with the Massachusetts men
will be transported upon the Harvard an..
Yale.
ALL POSSIBLE HASTE.
All superfuous baggage was left behind,
and everything that could be spared was
discarded, it being the desire to move
the regiments with all possible haste.
Only six horses were allowed to a regi-
ment, oil others belonging to the bril-
gades being retained here. whence they
VIII be shipped as soon as possible to
Tampa, under charge of a commissioned
officer, and from there will be sent later
TO Santiago.
MEN ENTHUSIASTIC
The brigade is in fine condition, and
the men left enthusiastic and eager to
reach the seat Of war before the end Of
the Santiago campaign. 1t is expected to
have the troops off Santiago Sunday.
MEN AND MUNITIONS FROM TAMPA.
TAMPA, FLA, July 5.-Several trans
ports have sailed from Port Tampa with
in the last week, carrying large quanu-
ties Of war munitions, horses, light artil-
lery, and about $500 men TO reinforce
General Shafter at Santiago. The first Of
these boats to leave was the Hudson,
last Monday night, June 10Th. She car
ried $50 regular recruits. The City Of
Macon, containing Colonel Turner, Of the
First Illinois Regiment of Volunteers, and
staff. with 200 men, commissary stores,
and ammunition, left on Tuesday after
noon, June 30th. The Gate City, con-
tanning the remainder of that regiment,
coo men, and a provisional company of
the Illinois Regiment attached to the en-
cheering corps, also sailed.
THREE MORE VESSELS.
On wednesday three more vessels SAIL
ed. They carried as follows:
The Specialist, Lieutenant Keephart, of
Battery +, Fourth Artillery, in charge,
assisted by Lieutenant Guinard, of Bat
terry y, Fourth Artillery. She carried
twenty-five men each from Batteries b
and f, Fourth Artillery, and Battery f,
Fifth Artillery; six fleld-pieces, six Gals
sons, and six limbers for each Of the
six batteries on board-namely, Batteries
b and f, Fourth Artillery; Batteries ID.
and F., Fifth Artillery, and Batteries C.
and f, Third Artillery. Eight addi-
tional heavy field-pieces were carried to
reinforce Major Dillenbachs, now in
Cuba, 800 horses, and a lot of ammuni-
ton.
The Unionist carried twenty-five men
from C. d, and f, Third Artillery; 800
horses, grain. and forage.
FOREIGN LOOKERS-ON.
The Comanche, headquarters Of Cen
eral Wallace Randolph and staff, cap
tains of the different batteries, and ball
ance of the men, about 800, and fifty-two
horses; Inver Pasha, of the Turkish army,
and Captain Stang, of the Norwegian Ar
tillery.
Friday morning early the First Volun-
teer Regiment OF the District Of Column
bia broke up camp and took a train for
Port Tampa, where they boarded the Ca
tonia, one Of the largest and best-equip-
ped transports to sail from here. She left
that evening.
TRANSPORTS AT CHARLESTON.
CHARLESTON, S. c., July 5.-The
cruisers Yale and Columbia arrived off
Charleston bar this morning. They come
to Charleston to carry an expedition of
$500 soldiers to reinforce General shafter.
The troops are en- route for the city, and
will arrive here tomorrow. They will
be commanded by Major-General John II.
Wilson, ] 100 will come from Camp
Thomas, and the remainder from Camp
Alger.