The morning news., 1898-11-15
TALK OF THE CORPS MOVING.
GEN. LEE THINKS 1T MAY BE IN
ABOUT THREE WEEKS.

That. However, Is Inde6nite--A Ru-
NOR That 1t WOuId Begin To Move
by the Latter Part of This Month
Grew Out of an order Cutting on
FurIOughs and Leaves of Absence
on Dec. 1-Gen. Lee Has Received n
Telegram stating That the second
Artillery Has Been Ordered Here
10 Join His Corps-ArtiIIery VIII
Camp Just TO the North Of the
Cathedral Cemetery.
The officers of the Seventh Army Corps
were talking yesterday of a rumor said
to have come from Washington to the
effect that the corps would begin to leave
Savannah for Havana the latter part of
this month
The foundation for the report, however,
appears to have been an order issued yes
terday to the effect that no furloughs or
leaves Of absence would be allowed to ex-
tend beyond Dec. /. In view of the fact
that il is expected to move the corps as
soon as practicable it was decided to cut
off furloughs and leaves of absence after
that date. That is rather a precautionary
measure intended to have all of the men
in readiness at the proper time.
Gen. Lee was asked about the report.
but so far as he knew there is nothing
in it. In his judgment. the crops will be-
gin to move within about three weeks,
but that is by no means definite, being
merely an opinion based upon circum-
stances. The trip of Gen. f. V. Greene
10 preparatory TO the movement of the
corps, and the chances are that they will
communicate with Washington pretty
soon after their arrival
The rapidity of the movement Of the
corps to Havana will depend entirely upon
circumstances. If enough transports can
be brought here at one time whole d.
vision can move at once. The transports
carry an average of about 800 men each
so il win require probably seven or eight
transports to move a division and all of It's
horses mules and equipment. The gov
ernment, ii is understood has not more
than eight or ten transports in the At
lantic, and about all of them win have to
Gdll6u INTO service 10 move one uINlSlOb
of the corps. They would go 60 Havana,
unload and return for the other division.
Whether the sanitary conditions around
Havana will be taken into consideration
or not, is not known. The chances are
that there will be little or no improve
ment in the sanitary conditions of the
city for some time to come but the
heaithiest possible camp sites for the
men. VIII OF course be selected. The
chances are that very few of them will
remain within the limits of the city, The
two or three recent deaths Of prominent
Americans from yellow fever contracted
in Havana have caused some little alarm
hut the yellow fever season has about, if
not quite, reached its end now, and the
soldiers viii have an opportunity TO be-
come thoroughly acclimated before The
time for these diseases to appear again,
comes around.
Gen. Lee received a telegram from the
war department yesterday stating that the
Second United States Artillery Regiment,
the headquarters of which are now at
Fort Adams. Newport r. l., had been
ordered to Savannah to join the Seventh
Corps. The information to this effect as
published in the Morning News several
days ago is thus confirmed. The COM
manding colonel of this artillery regiment
has been ordered to report TO Gen. Lee
According to the information received
this regiment of artillery is expected to
start for Savannah at once. 1t is not
definitely known whether it win come by
rail or by sea. but the chances are that 1t
will be brought down by the transports
which are coming here to carry two in
fantry regiments. the Fifteenth regulars,
and the Third Georgia to Nuevitas. The
quartermaster's department expects one
of these transports TO arrive within a few
days, and the Fifteenth Infantry viii then
come from Huntsville at once to join It.
The Second Artillery is composed of two
light batteries and about ten heavy bate
ries, used to man fortifcatons and sea
coast defenses. Arrangements have been
made for this artillery regiment TO go into
camp on the tract just to the north of the
Cathedral cemetery.
Il is probable also that the Michigan
may arrive from Porto Rico this week
with four batteries Of artillery, and two
troops of cavalry. These are also des-
tined for Cuba, and Will probably join
Gen. Carpenters command at Nuevitas, in
the province of Puerto Principe.
Jacksonville win have seen pretty near
the end of the Seventh Army Corps by
Wednesday. The remainder of the hospi-
cal force there. the rest of the troops. all
the equipment and all but about a dozen
brought to Savannah. Only those pa
tents who are TOO sick to travel will be
left behind.
During the temporary absence of Mai
II. J. McGrath, acting chief engineer Of
ficer OF the corps. Maj. Hugh H. Gordon,
chief engineer officer of of the First Divis-
ion, has been assigned TO that office.
Lieut.. Algernon Sartoris. aid on Gen.
Lees staff, has been appointed acting
quartermaster at corps headquarters. in
addition TO his other duties, relieving
Lieut.. G. p. Harmon, who was assigned
20 that duty on Oct 13.
Lieut.. R. L. Dargan of the Second South
Carolina Regiment with a detail of men.
has been sent to Columbia, Greenvile and
Spartanburg. S. G., for the purpose of
bringing back several deserters captured
by the civil authorities there
MRS. II. l.. COLDING'S DEATH.