The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-22
TO RE|NF FORCE
SHAT TER.
Army of Invasion in Cuba
to Be Augmented to
10000 Men.
DUFFIELD TO COMMAND.
Part of the Second Army
Corps to Supply the First
Reinforcement.
BLAHco GETS SOME RELIEF.
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Maria de la Conception Lands
Food and Supplies in
Santa Clara
QUEEN WILL NOT ABDICATE
Denial of Rumors Comes From Ma
drid--Little News From the
Scene of Hostilities Today

WASHINGTON, June %, 1S9S.-The for
warding of reinforcements to General
Shafter at Santiago de Cuba has begun,
and at nine o'clock this morning the first
body of troops left Camp Alger for New
port News, there TO take transports for
Cuba. This was in accordance with or
ders issued by Major General Miles last
night, directing the movement to begin to-
day The order was to Major General
Graham, commanding the Second Army
corps at Fall Church, Virginia, and is as
follows:-
ssWith the approval of the Secretary of
War. YOU will detail Brlgadler Generai
Duflieid and one regiment, and one bat
TALON of another regiment of his COM
rnand to proceed Tomorrow {thisl morning
by rail to Newport News, Va, with ten
days travel rations. On his arrival AT
Newport News General Duffield will go
on board of one of the auxiliary cruisers
now awaiting to transport his command
to Santiago, Cuba. Upon arrlvai At !. .nat ma
place they Will be reported to Major GEN
eraI Shafter commanding the United
States forces there. The troops will car
ry complete camp equipage, and fuil sup
plies of ammunition for field service II
is understood not to exceed SIX horses
can be taken on board the snip.
(Signed) IN. A. MILES.
Major General Commanding.
Other orders in execution of the general
plan of sending reinforcements will fol-
low. This first movement is confined to
one regiment and one battalion, as 1t was
found necessary to divide General Duff
fields command in order TO meet the ac-
Communications of the transports Harvard
and Yale. the facilities of one being con-
siderably greater than the other.
The s9d Michigan and one battalion of
the 34th Michigan were selected to go
first. comprising 1850 men and 50 officers
1t is expected that the Harvard will be
thes ship first ordered. The remaining
regiments and battalions of General Duff
fields command will leave on Saturday
next. taking the Yale. The entire ex-
pedition will then proceed under command
of General Duffield, whose brigade con-
sists of the 9Th Massachusetts, the S3d
and Gath Michigan and the Sd Virginia
regiments.
General Duf1ield had a personal confer
ence with Secretary Alger on Tuesday
night. during which the details of this
move were gone over. The General has
the fullest confidence of the Secretary of
War, being a Detroit man, who for years
has occupied close personal relation to
Secretary Alger. Aside from his personal
relations, General Duff1eld is regarded as
one of the best equipped officers of the
volunteer service. He had long and
distinguished service during the Civil
war. going out with the Ninth Michigan
infantry, of which he became- Adjutant.
Later he went on the staff of General
George H Thomas, in command OF the
Army of the Cumberland, and was with
that hero through the notable engage
ments in which he participated. On re-
turning to civil life, General Duffield,
then Lieutenant Dufield, became MEM
ber of the Michigan State Military Board
and by special act of the Michigan Leg
islature he and his associates on the
Board were placed on the staff of the
Governor with the rank of Colonel. His
command includes two Michigan regi-
ments. while his staff officers and aides
come to a considerable extent from Mich
igan. One of his staff officers is Cap
tain Mcmillan, son Of Senator Mcmillan
of Michigan.
General Dufield's expedition is expect
dto report to General Shafter in about
four days from the time the ships leave
Newport News 1t is a long sail along
the coast and thence around Cape Maysi.
but the Harvard and Yale are exception
ally fast, being the converted transat-
Ian 81 liners New York and Paris. They
ar r1ned with five inch rifles, six on
es ship, being a secondary battery Of
ri fire guns and with their fleetness
tsa are abundantly able to take care of
themselves without an escore of naval
conveys. They may be met, however, off
Florida by some of the gunboats and
lighter cruisers.
General Duf1eld's command will aug
ment the forces under General Shafter
to about 10000 men. Besides these, as
already announced. the present plan Of
sending reinforcements contemplate
that General Garretson's brigade Of 1000
men will 60 as soon as transports can 5e
secured. which IS expected to be At an
early day BY the purchase outright q t:ae
needed vessels
Al noon the war Department WAS
awaiting report from General Grah ham