Evening star., 1898-06-22
WILL JOIN SHAT TER
Reinforcements Already Moving to
Cuba From Camp Ager.
ORDER OF MAJ. GEN. MILES
Additional Soldiers Will Go When
Transports Are Secured.
NO NEWS FROM CUBA


was directed to Mai. Gen. Graham. COM
manding the I'd Army Corps, camped at
Fails Church, Va, and is as follows:
With the approval of the Secretary of
War, you will detail Brig. Gen. Duffield and
one regiment and one battalion of another
regiment of his command to proceed to-
morrow 0his) morning by rail to Newport
News, Va, with ten days travel rations
On his arrival at Newport News Gen. Duff
field will go on board of one of the auxil-
iary cruisers now awaiting to transport his
command to Santiago, Cuba. Upon arrival
at that place they will be reported to Maj
Gen. Shafter commanding the United
States forces there. The troops will carry
complete camp equipage and full supplies
of ammunition for field service. 1t is un-
derstood not to exceed six horses can be
taken on board the ship.
(Signed) IN. A. MILES,
Maj Gen. Commanding"
Division Necessary.
Other orders in execution of the general
plan of sending reinforcements followed
during the day. This first movement is
confined to one regiment and one battalion,
as it was found necessary to divide Gen.
Dufhelds command in order to meet the
accommodation of the transports Harvard
and Yale, the facilities of one being con-
siderabiy greater than the other. For this
reason the first quota will have a lesser
number of troops than the one following il
on Saturday. but it will take the bulk of
the stores for both quotas. Gen. Graham
and Gen. Duflield were left free to desg-
nate just what regiment and battalion
should make up the first quota. 1t is ex-
pected that the Harvard will be the ship
first ordered away. The remaining regi-
ments and battalions of Gen. Duf1ield's
command Will leave on Saturday next, TAX
ing the Yale. The entire expedition will
then proceed. under command of Gen. Duff
held, whose brigade consists of the 9Th
Massachusetts,, the 33d and 34th Michigan
and the Sd Virginia regiment
Confidence in Gen. DuHeId.
Gen. Duffield had a personal conference
with Secretary Alger last night, during
which the details of this movement were
gone over. The general has the fullest
confidence of the Secretary of War, beng
a Detroit man, who has for years occupied
a close personal relation to Secretary AL
ger. Gen. Duffield is regarded as one of
the best equipped officers of the volunteer
service. He had a long and distinguished
service during the civil war; going out
Win the 9TH Michigan Infantry, of which
he became adjutant Later he went on the
stan OF Gen. Geo. II. Thomas, in command
OF the Army of the Cumberland, and was
with that hero through the notable en-
g&gements in which he participated. On
returning to civil life, Gen. Duffield. then
Lieut. Duffield, became member of the
Michigan state military board, and by spe-
ciai act of the Michigan legislature he ID nd
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the staff of the governor, with the rank of
colonel. AS soon as the volunteer army
was created Secretary Alger selected Col.
DuffIeld as one of the brigadier generals
for the new force. His Command includes
two Michigan regiments, while his staff
officers and aids come, to a considerable
extent, from Michigan. One of his staff
officers is Capt Mcmillan, son of Senator
Mcmillan of Michigan.
Garretson Will Also Go.
Gen. Duffield's expedition is expected to
report to Gen. Shafter in about four days
from the time the ships leave Newport
News. 1t is a long sail along the coast
and thence around Cape Maysi, but the
Harvard and Yale are exceptionally fast
being the converted transatlantic liners
New York and Paris They are well armed
having secondary battery of rapid-tire
guns, and with their feetness they are
abundantly able to take care of themselves
without an escort Of naval convoys They
may be met, however, off Florida by some
Of the gun5oats and lighter cruisers AS
Gen. Miles orders state, Gen. Dufiield will
report to Gen. Shafter, thus augmenting
the forces under Gen. Shafter to about
10000 men. Besides these, as already an
nounced. the present plan of sending re-
Inducements to Santiago contemplates that
Gen. Garretson's brigade of 1900 men at
Camp Alger Will soon follow. The Garrett
son brigade will go as soon as transports
can be secured, which is expected to be at
an early day by the purchase outright of
the necessary vessels.
AT noon the War Department was await
ing report from Gen. Graham as to the
details of the actual movement ordered for
this morning. The understanding was that
the troops under General Duffield would
proceed from Camp Alger to Alexandria,
Va, about eight miles, along the pike, and
there take trains for Newport News. This
will land them at that point some time
during the night. There will be no tenn
porary camp on shore, but the troops will
march aboard ship soon after their arrival
No News From Cuba Today.
The War and Navy Departments had
nothing to add up to noon today as to the
movements of General Skaters forces at
Santiago de Cuba The last information
came from Captain Allen of the Signal
Corps at 8 o'clock last evening. saying only
that he had the cable station at Guam
tanamo and was working toward Santiago
de Cuba. Thus far no reports have come
from either Admiral Sampson or General
Shafter. although with the re-establfs:1-
ment of the cable line reports are hourly
expected. From the fact these reports have
not come it was inferred among some Off
cials that the cable had been lost again,
but there is nothing to bear out this in
ference. On the contrary. General Greely,
is quite satisfied, from the fact that Capt.
Allen got through IA message last evening.