The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-10


the Aid of "a Gunbnnt Will Force
IL Landing on the Cuban Coast
Point Selected u Secret.
TAMPA, May 9.-Maj. Gen. James r.
Wade is now in command Of the army
of the invasion, by his right as senior
officer, displacing Maj. Gen. w. R.
Shafter, heretofore in command. Or
ders to this effect We're received from
Washington tonight.
TAMPA, Fla. May Capt. Dorst,
after a long conference with Gen.
Wade this morning, left on a special
train at II p m. for Port Tampa, going
at once aboard the Gussie Orders
to sail are expected before morning.
The Gussie. which is enc Of the
Mallory line Of boats chartered by the
government for use as a transport, is
loaded with arms, ammunition and
supplies furnished by the United States
government for the use Of the Cuban
insurgents. A company Of 100 United
States troops from the First regiment
of infantry will accompany the expe-
dition and aid in guarding the landing
Of the valuable cargo, and will, if nee
essary, penetrate into the interior far
enough to place the supplies into the
hands of the insurgents. The expedi-
ton will be in charge Of Capt. w. H.
Dorst, Gen. Miles aide, who has just
returned from Cuba.
The Gussie has on board between
5000 and 1000 Springfield rifles. about
100000 rounds of ammunition and sew
eral hundred boxes Of provisions, con-
sisting principally Of canned meats
and hard tack.
The utmost secrecy is maintained re-
garding the point Of landing, but, in
view of Capt. Dorst's recent landing
near Havana, where he communicated
with the insurgents leader, Gen. Dega-
do, it is believed that the expedition
will be headed for point not far from
Havana
Gun Mounted.
The Gussie had mounted on her for
ward deck today one-pounder rapid
fire gun. 1t is understood, however,
that she will be met at some point not
far from Key West by a gunboat from
the blockading squadron and escorted
to the designated landing place.
The Whitney, the sister ship of the
Gussie, which sailed for the Dry Tortu-
gas Saturday, with two companies of
the Fifth infantry, returned today. 1t Is
intimated that she will follow the Gussie
to Cuba as soon as the ammunition and
supplies can be loaded.
Before week has passed 1t is belieV-
ed that the insurgent leaders will have
been furnished with arms enough for
at least $4,000 men, and with a base Of
supplies established on the coast a Wig
orous campaign against the Spanish
forces will be inaugurated.
1t is stated on the best Of authority
that no order for the Immediate en-
barkatton of troops from Tampa has
yet been received, and that none is eX-
pected at present. While officers here
believe it very probable that the plan
of campaign in Cuba has been decided
upon already, no movement Of a large
body Of troops from there is possible
for several days. 1t will take some
time to prepare the transports, and,
moreover, nearly half the supplies
necessary for the army of invasion have
yet to be received.
AT the present rate Of progress, and
taking into account the time necessary
for landing the troops, 1t is hardly pos
sible that any movement can take place
before the end of the week, or even
later.
NASSAU, N. P, May 9.-Ffrst Lieut..
Andrew S. Rowan, Of the Nineteenth
infantry, the agent Of the United States
war department, who has been on a
visit to Cuba, arrived here today after
accomplishing his mission. He has seen
the Cuban leaders and incidentally he
saw Rear Admiral SIMPSONS fleet
steering in an easterly direction. Lieut..
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