The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-07
SEVENTH CORPS
READY TO SAIL.
Thew Will Go on Board the Transport
Roumania To-Day.
FAREWELL REVIEW OF TROOPS
Thirty Thousand People Witnessed
the Imposing spectacie-The En-
tire Corps VIII BE in Cuba in
the Next Ten Days.

SAVANNAH, GA, Dec. Especial
Orders were issued to-day TO the Fourth
Virginia Regiment to be ready Tor en-
barkation on Friday.
The Virginians will be with the Hun
bred and Sixty-first Indiana regiment on
board the Transport Mobile. The LOADING
will no doubt take up the entire day ana
the vessel is expected to sail on saturday
OF Sunday at the latest.
The Mobile is now anchored below this
city and can be loaded at almost any
time.
Colonel Jospeh f. willard. who was re-
Gently commissioned as quartermaster or
the corps, will leave with General Lee
for Cuba on board of the Transport Pana-
ma.
The following promotions have been
ordered: Company X, of Petersburg,
Privates Arthur Schaaf, Walter X. Scott,
Darcy =. Scott, and Horace G. Ramey,
to be corporals.
Sergeant f. G. Doggett. of Company F.,
has been appointed Sergeant-Major OF
the regiment.
Second Lieutenant James i. Hazen,
Of Company II, Fourth Regiment, is still
ut Jacksonville, recovering from typhoid
fever. AS soon as he will be able TO stand
the trip, which is expected in a day or
two. he will be taken TO his home in
Richmond
Second Lieutenant T. D. Thomas, OF
Company +, who was taken i'll with fever
at the same time as Lieutenant Hagen,
has fully recovered and Joined his com
pany. with whom he is doing provost
duty in Savannah. {. w.
General Lee was joined here to-day by
his two daughters, Misses Annie and
Ellen Lee, who arrived from Richmond
leaving for Cuba
THE FAREWELL REVIEW.
SAVANNAH, GA. Dec. 6.-The farewell
review Of the Seventh Army Corps before
its departure for Cuba. took place in
Forsythe Park to-day. Sixteen thousand
troops passed in review before General
Lee. Besides the Seventh Corps. the
Third Georgia Regiment, Second United
States Artillery, and two light batteries
from the Third, one from the Fourth and
one from the Fifth, and the First Maine
Artillery, took part in the review. Troop
A. Of the First Georgia Cavalry-the IA
nous JEFF Davis Legion OF the civil war
formed General Lees escort and made a
dashing appearance on the reviewing
field.
MANY SPECTATORS.
Thirty thousand people witnessed the
review, which was one of the most i'm
posing ever seen here. Among those who
witnessed il with the reviewing party
were the Misses Lee, daughters OF the
commanding general, and Mrs. Nellie
Grant Sartoris and daughters.
The movement Of the Seventh Corps 70
Cuba will begin at once The First North
Caroline Regiment will go on board the
transport Roumania tomorrow. and Will
be followed by the Fourth Virginia, Sec
ond Illinois. and 1slst Indiana, constitut-
Ing the First Brigade Of the Second Di-
vision OF the corps. under the command
OF General Wilson. which VIII. follow
on the Michigan and Mobile General
Lee and his stan expect to leave on the
Panama Friday.
IN CUBA IN TEN DAYS.
Within the next ten days the entire
Seventh Corps will be I'm Cuba. Last
night a complimentary dinner was given
to General Lee and his officers by proml-
nent Savannahians.