The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-13
Artillery and Infantry.

Washington, June 13-The full list
of the troops that make up General
Skaters expedition as reported to the
war department is as follows: Infan-
try regiments - SiXtieth, Sixteenth,
Seventy-first New York volunteers,
Tenth, Twenty-first, Second. Thir-
teenth, Ninth, Twenty-fOurth, Eighth,
Twenty-s11Ond, Second Massachusetts
volunteers, First, Fifteenth Thirteenth,
Seventh, Seventeenth, Third, Twen-
tieth. Total infantry, SCI officers and
10, 709 enlisted men.
Cavalry-TwO dismounted sQuadrOnS
of four troops each from the Third,
Sixth, Ninth, First and Tenth cavalry,
and two dismounted SquadrOnS of four
troops each from the First United States
volunteer cavalry. Total dismOunted
cavalry 159 officers, 2,S75 enlisted men;
mounted cavalry, one squadron of the
Second, nine officers and $50 enlisted
men.
Artillery-Light batteries E and K.
First artillery A and F. Second artillery
Batteries-G and H, Fourth artillery
siege, four officers and 1872 enlisted men.
Engineers Company c and E, nine
officers and 200 enlisted men,
Signal corps-One detachment, two
officers and forty-five enlisted men.
Hospital detachments are included in
the above figures. The staff corps
numbers fifteen officers.
The grand total of the expedition is
773 officers and IA, 564 enlisted men.
General Shafter in his report indi-
Gates the great obstacles that had to
be overcome in order to embark his
force at Fort Tampa and it is not likely
if his recommendation carries weight
that the effort will be made to again
embark so large a number of troops
from this port without considerably en-
larging the shipping facilities.
1t will be noticed by far the larger
portion of the expedition is made up of
infantry although an unusually large
number of artillery is included; and
that the cavalry is almost altogether
lacking. 1t is expected, however, that
the dismounted cavalry with the ex-
petition will be mounted later in Cuba,
either from the stock of native horses
or from mounts that will follow them
from this country. Owing to the noun
famous and the jungle like condition of
the country back of Santiago where the
trops must operate there will be little
opportunity for the use of cavalry so
that the expedition has not been weak
ened in the opinion of experts by with
holding the cavalry mounts at the be-
ginning of the campaign.
The troops will arrive off Santiago
Thursday morning at the latest barring
storms or accident and the landing
probably will take place on the after
noon of that day or Friday following as
Admiral Sampson is extremely anxious
to reinforce the small body of marines
now ashore at Guantanamo Bay. The
position of these men is not entirely
satisfactory to the officials here While
no advices have yet reached the navy
marine force by Spanish guerillas Sat
urday night there is no disposition to
question the accuracy of the press re-
ports.
1t cannot be said that the attack
caused surprise here but it was plain
to be seen that it indicated to the Off
Gals some ugly possibilities for the fu-
ture. 1t IS apparent for one thing that
regular organizations of troops fighting
according to established methods are
destined to meet with severe loss at the
hands of irregular bodies, such as the
Spanish guerillas, who evidently have
taken a leaf from the CubanS' practice
and are conducting something like In
dian warfare in the jungles.
One of the most annoying features
attending this style of warfare is the
worry imposed upon the soldiers, for a
few score irregularS can manage to
keep in state of unrest and excitement
Ing them from sleeping and generally
disturbing them Behind earthwOrkS
there will be little reason for complaint
on this score and it is probable that our
troops in operating in Cuba will be
obliged to resort frequently to this
means of defence.
Miles of Ships.
Washington, June 1S-The make nm
of the convoy fleet for the army of in
vasion is still withheld and in fact the
navy department knows only as TO the
sides the Indiana, one other battleship
and first-clasS cruiser accomnany the
fleet The other ships are lesser cr,uis-
ers, gunboats and auxiliary crarr.
Five of the naval ships of the fleet
first went to Port Tampa, while eleven