The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-03
DECLINES THE SUGGESTION.
ONE GEORGIA REGIMENT AS A
WHOLE TO BE RETAINED.

Adjt Gen. COrbin Does Not Adopt
Gov. Atl<inson's Plan for Mustering
out the VOIunteers-If Gov. AtI1In-
son Does Not Recommend the
Regiment to BE Retained the War
Department VIII DO SO-GOvernOr
Thinks the Colonies of the Three
Regiments Should Accept All APP
pIicatiOns for Mastering Out of the
Men.
Atlanta. Ga. Sept. "A telegram from
Washington this afternoon states that the
war department has declined to adopt the
suggestion made by Gov Atkinson in re-
gard to the mastering out of the volun-
teers.
The Governor, it will be recalled tele-
graphed Adjt. Gen. Corbin suggesting that
ne leave the matter of mastering out to
vote of the men of the three Georgia
regiments with a view 10 forming those
who desired to remain in the service into
one regiment, the estimate being that not
more than enough to organize this one
regiment would be found DESTROYS of serv-
ing since the war is at an end He agreed
to select the officers for the regiment to
be reorganized from among those of the
three regiments now serving, and told the
adjutant general that he was confident
the plan could be carried out without
much trouble.
1t appears however, that the adjutant
general does not think Gov. Atkinson's
plan feasible and has announced that un-
less the Governor sees fit to make recon-
mendation as to the regiment to be re-
tanned the department will make the Sc
lection itself.
Gov. Atkinson has not himself received
any advice from the department in reply
to his telegram, and for that reason
would not discuss the matter, except to
say that If this is the policy of the de-
partment then the colonies of the three
regiments now doing duty should NOT hes
itate to accept and recommend all appli-
cations for mastering out among their
men.
Through instructions from the Washing
ton department, Gen. Pennington of the
Department of the Gulf this morning is
sued orders to the Second North Carolina
Volunteers to proceed at once to Raleigh
N. c., TO be mustered out The North
Carolina regiment is now stationed six
companies at st. Simons Island, two COM
panies at Tybee Island, two companies at
St Augustine two companies at Port
Royal
The wind has already mustered out the
equipment of four of these companies,
burying their tents and records in the
sea.
Yesterday the department here was noti-
fed of the trouble at Tybee Island and
this morning a telegram was received
from Maj. Dixon at Port Royal saying
the tents and records of his companies
had been blown into the ocean and the
men had to be taken to the city for shell
ter. The camp is entirely broken up
After these experiences the men will hail
with joy the order "Homeward march,"
With the North Carolina boys at Fort
Simons was one company of the Third
Texas Infantry. The Texas boys win be
sent to Fort Clark, and St. S.mons will
be abandoned as a camping ground.
Capt. Hunnicut with his detachment of
the First Artillery, will be sent from Fort
Clinch to st. Augustine to occupy the
place TO be vacated by the North Caro-
lima companies.
DR.. G. M Corrupt of this city, assistant
surgeon in the marine hospital service,
has been ordered to duty at Egmont, Fla,
and left for that point tonight