The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-14
DETAILS OF DEPARTURE.
Gen. Skaters Invading Force a For
midable Aggregation.

Gen. Skaters Invading Force a For
midable Aggregation.
WASHINGTON, June 13-The first
army Of invasion to Cuba is now well
on it's way, thirty-two transport steam
ships, making over $4,000 officers and
men, conveyed by battleships, cruisers,
gunboats and auxiliary cruisers, six
teen in number, having actually sailed
from Key West, at daybreak, this
morning By Thursday, at the latest,
the transports will be off Santiago and
a large army will make its landing on
Cuban soil. Sampson has cleared the
way for this undertaking, and little
danger is apprehended in getting
ashore. 1t will be after that, when
the advance Is made, that actual dra-
matte developments may be expected.
By that time it is likely the American
commanders will be 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 cable ex-
perts are rapidly restoring the line to
working order.
The troops making up the eXpedf-
ton which started today are as fol-
lows:
INFANTRY.
Sixth, Sixteenth and Seventy-irst New
York volunteers; Tenth, Twenty-first, Second,
Thirteenth, Ninth, Twenty-fourth Eighth,
Twenty-second and Second Massachusetts,
volunteers; First, Fifteenth, Thirteenth, Sew
enth, Seventeenth, Third and Twentieth reg
ulars Total infantry 561 officers and 1O, 7C9
enlisted men.
CAVALRY.
Two dsmounted squadrons of four troops
each from the Third, Sixth Ninth, First and
Tenth cavalry, and two dismounted squadrons
of four troops each from the First United
States volunteer cavalry. Total dismounted
cavalry, 159 officers and 2875 enlisted men;
mounted cavalry, one squadron of the Sec
ond, nine officers and 2S0 enlisted men.
ARTILLERY.
Light Batteries E and K First artillery;
and F, Second artillery; IA officers and 1923
enlisted men. Batteries and H, Fourth
artillery siege, officers and 1872 enlisted men,
Engineers Companies C and E, officers
and 200 enlisted men.
Signal Corps-One detachment officers
and As enlisted men.
Hospital detachments are included in .he
foregoing figures.
The staff corps numbers fifteen officers.
The grand total Of the expedition is 773 Of
GUANTANAMO FIGHT.
The news of the attack by the Span
iards upon the United States marines
at Guantanamo bay Saturday night
was not confirmed by official advices
up to the close of the day here How
ever, there is no disposition to uues-
ton the accuracy Of the press report.
and the news has had a rather sober
ing effect upon the element that has
insisted upon rushing troops forward
regardless of their unpreparedness.
Saturday nights action shows that
the Spaniards are not afraid to charge
boldly upon United States troops, and
the chances Of a bushwhacking war
fare disclosed by the Spanish move
ments are anything but agreeable to
the persons who have been hoping for
a short campaign.
Without any discoura cement to the
fighting ability of the marines, who
appear to have acquitted themselves
with the greatest credit so far as con-
cern their bravery and steadiness un-
der fire, the question has been raised
in the minds of military experts
whether, failing in any substantial as
sistance from the Cubans, who were
reported to have been so numerous in
the vicinity, Western soldiers, trained
in Indian fighting, would not be of
more service in Cuban jungle cam
paign. Nothing for severity tasks the
courage and endurance of troops as to
be shot at from cover by an unseen
foe, and only troops trained in our
latest skirmish drill can render effect
i've service in such task.
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