The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-23
HAVE FINALLY SAILED.

Fr. Invasion Army q tnder Gen. Shafter
List of Vessels and Contents.
TAMPA, Fla, June 1i.-After weeks
,' waiting and preparation the first
army Of invasion to sail from the east
rrn -hores OF the nited States, finally
druarted under the command of Gem
araI ~hafter, this morning at 8 o'clock
Tine lleet Of transports consisted Of 30
.r-.els, tenders and IL conveys. These
4f. all now upon the Gulf of Mexico,
headed southwark until they pass Key
West ut least. Should the destination
hr cuba, they will continue their pres
rut course until Cape Antonio, at the
west end of the island is doubled, when
,ta rA-terly course will be sailed until
0ury reach the vicinity of Santiago.
The following is a list Of the vessels
aud their contents:
Miami, Ninth Cavaly and one battal-
ION -ixtieth Infantry, one battalion
renth Infantry, First Division; San
uago, Ninth Infantry, Hospital Corps,
General kent's headquarters; Gussie,
900 mules, 30 packers and teamsters;
cherokee, one battalion Twelfth Infan-
Try, First battalion. Seventh Infantry,
one Gatlidg battalion; Seneca, Eighth
infantry; Alamo, battalion of engi ne
rrs, one battalion Tenth Infantry, two
troops Tenth Cavalry; COmal, two
light batteries First Artillery, one
Held hospital, one squadron Tenth Cav
ally, sixty horses; Iucatan, one bat
TALON second Infantry, eight troops
Rooseyelt's Rough Riders; Berkshire,
two ight batteries of Second Artillery !;
whitney, $50 mules, 80 packers and
teams; Olivett, hospital ship, Second
Hospital Corps, newspaper men; Sc
gurancia, general headquarters, First
Infantry KnickerbOcker, Second NJ ass
aGhusetts Volunteer Infantry; COncha,
torJieth Infantry, ,Twenth-tifth Infan-
try; Florida, disabled by collision with
the Miami; City of Washington, Twen-
ty-iourth Infantry, one battery Twen-
ty-lirst Infantry Allegheny, 100 ami
mails, General Wheeler's headquarters,
detachment Sixth Cavalry; San Mar
cos, sixteenth Infantry, one battalion
second Infantry, General Hawkins
headquarters; Decatur Ii. Miller, one
battalion Seventh Infantry. 80 team
sters and 800 mules; Saratoga, Thir-
teenth Infantry, one battalion Twen-
ty-iirst Infantry; LeOna, Gen. YOung's
headquarters First Cavalry and one
squadron Tenth Cavalry; Rio Grande,
'Third and Sixth Cavalry, General Sum-
mer's headquarters; Vigilancia, Seven
tyhrst New York Volunteers; OriZ-
aba, Twenty-second Infantry, seige
guns, two battalions heavy artillery
l25 mules; lroquois, Seventeenth In.
fantry, one battalion Twelfth Infantry
headquarters of General Chafee; Mat
tewaB, General Bates headquarters
twentieth Infantry, two troops oecon'
Cavalry, 36S horses and mules; Arkan
sas, ll3 animals, equipments of Thir'
Artillery, detachment Second Cavalry
saltwater, Troop A, Second Cavalry
lG0 horses; Breakwater, Third lnfan
try; Morgan Troop G., Second Cavalry
100 animals; Clinton Companies Il ant
y, Second Infantry, 200 horses; Cum
herland and ManteO, miscellaneous
kennewah, boat; Resolute, col
her; steam barge Laura, containing
machinery and derricks.
The conveys for the transport flee
are as follows: Indiana, Detroit, ScOr
pion, Nesuvius, Helena. Castine, An
napOlis. Panther, Hornet, Manning
Bancroft Wampatuck Eagle and WasI