The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-06-03
Rumors of Early Adj
vance on Cuba.
MORE TROOPS ARRIVING
The Date for EmbarcatEOu Fixed
Made in the Camps of the
TroOps-The Seventh Army Corps TO
be Located in the East Coast Towns
The Chicago Naval Reserves to
Arrive Today and Proceed to Key
West.

Tampa, Fla. May 3o-The impression is
around headquarters today that the end
is now not far off and that definite orders
for breaking camp and getting on board
the transports in waiting Will soon be
given. All kinds of runors were atloat.
It was reported on what appeared to De
good authority, that orders for embarka-
ton had actually been received from
Washington and that several of Admiral
SIMPSONS ships were on their way from
Cuban waters to act as conveys for the
vast fleet of transports on their journey
south. This was denied at headquarters.
Nevertheless, the report that the date
for the e~mbarkation had definitely been
decided on and that it was in the near
future came from so many different
sources that, in spite Of official deniaIs,
it found many believers. If any sucn or
ders were received, however, there were
certainly no indications of them at the
docks at Port Tampa where scarcely a
dozen negro IabOrers were lazily Gngag-
al in cleaning up the rubbish left by the
carpenters. No loading of supplies of any
kind was done during the day and even
the fires in many of the transports had
apparently been drawn.
The result of the conference held to-
day between Major General Shafter and
Brigadicr General Young. in of
the cavalry brigade at Lakeland, also
rather indicated that no immediate move
ment was in prospect. 1t was decided to
tobandon Lakeland as a camping ground
for the present, but to keep the First and
Tenth cavalry at that point until such
time as the removal of volunteer troops
from Tampa left vacant suitable camp
ground, or until actual orders to embark
for Cuba were received. 1t was decided
TO place Colonel Woods regiment of
ROOSeVelt'S rough riders at Lakeland
temporarily, while the First Ohio volun~
teers, now on their way south, will prob
ably be stopped there.
Major General F~itZhugh Lee, command
ing the Seventh army corps, viii leave
for Jacksonville tomorrow with his staff
and will establish corps headquarters at
that point.
1t has practically been decided to place
the entire Seventh army corps along the
coast of Florida. Most Of the corps, it is
said, Will be stationed at Jacksonville,
but troops will also be placed at Miami,
st. Augustine and Palatka. Lieutenant
Miley, of General Skaters staff, is now
on the east coast inspecting prospective
camping grounds and upon his report
will depend in a great measure the APP
p~OrtiOnment of troops at other points
than Jacksonville. In this connection it
may be stated that the removal to jack
SOnVille or other east coast points OF all
the volunteer regiments of the Seventh
army corps at Tampa Will soon probably
he ordered.
The Second Massachusetts volunteers,
which for the past two weeks have been
stationed at Lakeland, arrived in Tampa
today and went INTO camp at 4bOr City,
near the heavy artillery. The Seventy
first New York volunteers which, with
the Second Massachusetts,, are the only
two volunteer regiments in the Fifth
army corps. come down from Lakeland
tomorrow and go into camp at 9bor CITY
near the Sixth infantry at Tampa
Heights.
A special train with PIC members of the
Chicago naval reserves in OF
Lieutenant Prity and E1Slgns Hunt and
Hewitt. arrived at Port Tampa today.
They will go TO Key West tomorrow I'M
der orders to report to the senior officer
in command.
Decoration day was observed in camp
today by the suspension of drills. ReSu-
lar memorial day exercises Werv held
at the Tampa Heights tabernacle in the
afternoon under the auspices of the local
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