New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-08
CUBAN PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.
THE INSURGENTS EXPECTED TO DO TIE
FIGHTING FOR SOME TIME
SUPPLIES FOR THEM WILL. u: LANDED AND
GUARDED PONrooN BRIDGES AND ENd!-
NEER1Xo EQUIPMENT PROVIDED
rOI INVASION
my TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBrXE.l

present and until The rainy season II "F'i' 'i'c
Cubars themselves will be allowed - do most
OF the fighting. This Government VIII supply
arms. ammunition ard such food az IS necessary.
but will use the force which It Is 10 lana uhe'e
soon in protecting the base Of supplies
The Cuban representatives, in THIS country
have said all along that II General Gomez only
had the necessary munitions or war ne c0u'"
drive the spanards out OF Cuba without help
from outside.
Captain j. H. Dors,. Of the Regular Army
Who returned here to-day after landing ammuni-
ton in Cuba and consulting with some OF the
leaders there is full Of confidence in the ability
OF the patrio, lands to conquer the island As
he put it, leon Cubans are holding up l.p"
Spaniards W,th adequate weapons they would
be even more effective.
TROOPs TO GARD SUPPLIES.
The 6OOO ree,,,ar troop. who are - De landed
will for the present merely guard The base OF
supplies Thus they can cover the delivery ot
all the munitions 81 wor that Gomez can use
Adequately intrcnChcd and under the fire OF
the feet they reeG have 10 fear Of being taken
by any forces that General BlancO could send
from Havana 1t IS believed that with the re-
cr,l:ts that the insurgents viii be able 20 arm.
they can ere long conquer all the island UP 20
the gate Of Havana If they cannot take that
stronghold Itself
Seven hundred and fifty of the Cubans now
here arc to be taken with the army of INVASION
and will at once Join the main body Of insur-
gents probably in Matanzas and Santa cara
provinces. Seven hundred and nifty more VIII
afterward be sent II the revolutionists them
selves do not take Havana and peace Is not de-
clared that task will fall 10 the volunteer army.
This will not however according to the plans
described be transported until fall.
With COCO men camped on the coast 1t
will be possible to minimize the danger from the
diseases Of the rainy season with a much
larger army, moving across the country, TINS
would be much more difficult The need by the
volunteers Of further military training has also
been dwelt on The date Of departure continues
TO interest all There is no apparent reason Tor
fixing it at an earlier time than Thursday next
This does not mean prophecy that that Is the
day, but merely that 70 earlier one has or will
be chosen
Certain straws show the way the wind blows.
One is the departure of General Emilio Nunez
for Philadelphia. with the assurance from high
authority that he can get back here in time TO
sail with the troops Then orders have been
given for things to he taken along which cannot
reach here for four or five days The distribu-
ton to-day of shore rations for five days is also
signifcant There has been a rumor that Tues
day was to be the day Of sailing. II is true
that many preparations have had that date
fixed as the day for completing them. but these
are preliminary 70 the actual embarkaiion.
SOLDIERS CAN MOVE PROMPTLY.
The soldiers themselves can get under way IN
an hour. not fgurativey but literally Their
equipment. however must be transported, and
Oh n
al one time. At least two trips must be made
from the camp on Tampa Heights to the rail
road trains. and these will take time.
Al Port Tampa the day has been full of incl
dent: first came the arrival Of the Olivette from
Key West With Inspector General Lawton aud
Captain Dorst on board. The Inspector-General
went from here with Commodore Watson to con-
fer about conveys for the ,ro)pships. He would
say nothing about what he had done. This af-
ternoon the Mascotte oame in also from Key
West. with two companies OF the Doth Infantry
(negro); their stay had been brief and their de-
parture was doubtless FASTENED by The INSULT
Gent water supply. The men made camp to-
day in Ybor City. at no great distance from the
main body of troops.
This morning also saw the FIVE companies OF
the 9th Infantry which have been at Port
Tampa give way to the 1st Infantry. which
the 9th sailed on the Whitney for Dry Tortugas;
the rest We're going TO Gulf ports.
AN ENGINEER BATTALION.
On the Alamo. which also arrived to-day. was
Company Z. of the Engineer Battalion. under
command Of Captain Lusk. Its camp is at Port
Tampa near where the artillery Is stationed.
Each man bore heavy kit Of engineering imple-
ments. in addition to his rifle. haversack, can
teen and ordinary accOutrements.
The Alamo. which touched at Key West 20
unload four big guns has big and interesting
cargo on board. 1t was taken on In New-York
under the supervision Of Brigadier General Will
lam Ludlow, now chief OF engineers here. Great
secrecy was observed in putting on the articles
and the ships destination was given as Savan-
nah. She has on board two pontoon bridges
and other engineering paraphernalia. and
quantity Of arms powder and cartridges. Some
powder is to be put off here. but the rest of the
cargo is TO remain intact until Cuba is reached.
1t includes the equipment Of the Cuban Tegi-
Tent now here
lot Of Red Cross wagons and supplies
reached here to-day by train. AccommOdat tons
for horses fitting up on nearly all the
transports here. Thirty additional carpenters
were employed to-day. and they Will work all
day Tomorrow Word has been passed around
that their task must he finished by Tuesday.
The receipt Of a telegram for General Cop
pinger suggested that he was on his way 10
Tampa, and led TO inquiry az to whether he out
ranked General Shafter IL is understood how
ever. that he is not coming, and that his CORE
spondent merely made mistake In his address.
VERMONr'S SOLDIERS ALI. IN CAMP.
Burlington VT May accompanies \. OF Put
land: c. o. Brandon. and X. OF Bennington. o. the
LIST Regiment Vermont National Guard. arrived
In camp near Fort Ethan Allen to-day. The whole
regiment is now under canvas The camp Is named
olympia after Commodore Dewey's flagship. The
medical examinations VIII be finished by next Mon
day. when the reg iment viii be mustered Into the
United States service by Major Joycclen, L. S. A.