The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-19


Troops Designated to Take the
SPANISH Possession-Fifty Thou
sand Men VIII Be Furnished If
Their Services Are Required
Gen. brooke wiu Be Second in
Command-The Navy's Part.
WASHINGTON, July 18.-After three
days consultation between the presi-
dent, Secretary Alger and Gen. Brooke,
during which there was frequent COM
munication with Gen. Miles at Siboney
the details of the Porto Rican expedi-
ton were perfected and the expedition
itself was gotten under way, Gen. Miles
with some infantry and regular troops
sailing today for Porto Rico on the
converted cruiser Yale, to be followed
quickly by an army of about 10000
men.
There are notable differences in the
plan for this expedition and that for
the stately naval pageant that sailed
away from Tampa under Gen. Shafter
command, to attack Santiago. First,
there were practically no naval con-
vOys. The navy department. has de-
clared that they are unnecessary, as
there is not a Spanish warship in the
West Indies that dare thrust it's bow
out of port. In the second place the
expedition does not start from one
point, but will be divided among sew
eral ports, thus preventing the tremen-
dous congestion that was encountered
at Tampa in the effort 20 start the big
fleet T.aG will ha off
made to get the ships away together,
but the transports will be allowed to
find their own way to their destination
without concerted movements.
F.. GEN. MILES IN COMMAND.
Gen. Miles leads the way. He has
been promised by the president that he
should go to Porto Rico and the prom
ise was edeemed when the Ya,e headed
today from Siboney for Porto Rico, 800
miles distant. Gen. Brooke will be the
senior officer in Miles command, and
upon him will rest the responsibility
for the execution Of the details of the
campaign.
1t is expected that Gen. Miles will ar
rive by Wednesday night at the point
set for the landing, and will hoist the
@1AAANA ANehAi Ac5 az OiiCc ONSI
soil. The point chosen for his landing
on Porto Rican soil is kept secret, as
the general will land before the full
body of the expedition is at hand, and
IL is consequently not desirable that
the enemy should be able to assemble
superior force to oppose him.
The distance from Charleston, where
the first body Of troops Of the Miles
expedition was to start today, is more
than double the distance from Santiago
to Porto Rico, so that the transports
which sail from the former city can
b scarcely reach Gen. Miles before the
early part of next week. These Charles
ton troops are the First brigade of the
First division of the First army CORDS.
ard are commanded by Brig. Gen. II.
Ernest. The brigade comprises the
Second and Third Wisconsin and Six
teenth pennsylvania regiments.
The purpose of Secretary Alger Is to
make the Porto Rican campaign a
short one. An overwhelming force will
be thrown upon the island, and IT IS
possible that a bloodless victory Will
be achieved when the Spanish become
convinced that they have nc reason
aele chance to resist successfully.
AN ENORMOUS ARMY.
The expedition is to comprise 20 OO0
men at the start, and 1t will be swell
ed soon to 10000 men, and, If necessary.
to $4,000 men, the equipment of the vol
unteer force having now progressed so
we'll as to warrant the statement that
that number OF men can be ready for.
service in Porto Rico within a yerv
short time
The entire body of troops at Tampa
will be taken, numbering about 1900
men, and including a number of heavy
and light artillery, under command Of
Gen. Rogers. The expedition will be
particularly strong in artillery, as some
Of that at Santiago commanded by
Gen. Randolph Is to be drawn upon.
The Tampa troops are known as the
Fourth corps, under Maj. Gen. Coppin-
ger, comprising the Second division,
under Brig. Gen. Simon Snyder and
made up of the First brigade, Brig. Gen.
Schwann, Eleventh and Nineteenth
United States Infantry Second bri
gade, Brig. Gen. Carpenter, Second
New York and Fifth Maryland; Third
brigade, Brig. Gen. Hale, Third Penn
sylvania, One Hundred and Seven
teenth Indiana and First Ohio; Third