Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-19
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| s~sNc W meet MIN.
The distance from Charleston. where IN
hrst oody OF troops for Mies's expeditio,
was to start to-day. is more than doubl,
the distance from Santiago to Porto Rico
30 that the transports which sail from
the former city can scarcely reach Gene
raj Miles before the early part OF nex,
week.
| TROOPS FROM CHARLESTON.
| These Charleston troops are the Firs,
brlgade OF the First Division of the First
Army Corps, and are commanded by
brlgadier-General George II. Ernst. The
brigade comprises the Second Wisconsin,
Ihird Wisconsin. and Sixteenth Penn
sylvania regiments.
The purpose OF Secretary Alger is 10
make the Porto Rican campaign q short
one. An overwhelming force will be
thrown upon the island, and 1t is possible
mat a bloodless victory will be achieved,
when the Spanish become convinced that
they have no reasonable chance to resist
successfully
The expedition is to comprise 10000 men
at the start, and II will be swelled soon
to 1000. and, If necessary, to 10000 men,
the equipment of the volunteer forces
having now progressed so well as to war
rant the statement that that number can
be ready for service in Porto Rico within
a very short time.
TROOPS FROM TAMPA.
The entire body of troops at Tampa will
be taken, numbering about 1900 men, and
ipciudgnO a Iot of baavv ond liPht arfi1-
lery, under the command Of General
Rodgers. The expedition will be particu
larry strong with artillery, as some Of that
at Santiago commanded by General Ran
dolph is to be drawn upon.
The Tampa troops are known as the
Fourth Corps, under Major General Cop
pinger, comprising the Second Division,
under Brigadier-G General Snyder, aid
made up Of the First Brigade, Brigadier-
General Schwan, Eleventh and Nine
teenth United States Infantry; Second
Brigade Brigadier- General Carpenter,
Second New York and Fifth Maryland;
Third Brigade, Fifteenth Indiana, Third
Pennsylvania, and First Ohio, Brigader- |
General Hale; Third Division, Brigader- |
General Kline commanding; First Bri- |
gade, Colonel C. /. Kennan. Fifth Ohio, |
First Florida, and Thirty-second Mchi- |
gan; Second Brigade, rgadier-General |
Lincoln, Sixty-nnth New York, Third |
Ohio, and Second Georgia. The Provis-
ional Cavalry Brigade Colonel Noyes
Fifth United States Cavalry !
and detachments of the First, Second,
Third, Sixth, and Tenth United States
Cavalry, and eight troops of Rough
Riders. Artillery Brigade, General Ran
lolph, two light and ten heavy batteries.
1t is possible that all of the cavalry will
not be called upon.
TROOPS FROM CHICKAMAUGA.
General Brooke will take with him
rom Chickamauga Park most of the
First and Second brigades of his army
,orps, the First. These are in Gn addi-
ion to General Ernsts Brigade, at
the Second Brigade, First
Division, General Haines, Fourth Ohio,
Third Illinois, and Fourth Pennsylvania;
third Brigade Colonel J. S. Culver, First
kentucky, Third Kentucky, and Fifth
Illinois; Second Division, Colonel ]. S.
'oland commanding, First Brigade, Brig
idier-General C. r. Roe. Thirty-frst
Michigan, First Georgia, Sixteenth In
llama; Second Brigade, General Mckee,
sixth Ohio. Fifteenth Indiana, First West
Virginia; Third Brigade, Brigadier-Gene-
al Rosser, Second Ohio. First Pennsyl-
'ania, and Fourteenth Minnesota
THE NAVY'S PART.
The part which the navy is to take in
he assault against Porto Rico has been
ully :matured. The several transport
eets will have with them one or two
uxliary craft, carrying strong secondary
atteries Of g. or s-pounders. Secretary
.ong said this afternoon that no time
ad been fixed for the departure of Ad-
liral SIMPSONS fleet for San Juan. AS ,
, the navy's plans, ne would only say s
nat they would cooperate in every way ,
ith the movements of the army '
The reports that three monitors were :
4 their way from Key West TO San Juan
as characterized by the Secretary as c
authorized 1t is the general UNDER a
anding, however. that the navy will rely :,
ainly on armored ships for the bonn n
.rdment of San Juan, as the big battle t
Ups and monitors afford the best means >
offensive warfare, while their armor- y
It's protect them from such fires as the
n Juan batteries can bring to bear.
ANOTHER MORRO.
rhe fortihcations there are much like
ose of Santiago, with a MORO Castle
the entrance of the harbor, and a num-
r of lesser fortifcations leading up to -
D city. These, however, are viewed a
tn less awe since an examination of the ~
,rro batteries at Santiago has shown :,
I'M to be pntiquated, and capable Of -,
lie effective resistance. Of
he movement of the ships from San ri
20 to their new field of action will OF
lin at once, and 1t is probable that w
ne of Admiral SIMPSONS ships were m
ached to-day, and proceeded with at
neral Miless first expedition toward pc
rto Rico. They Will be needed to
.er the debarkation of the troops on
RIO Rican soil. o,
he others will follow as soon as the
army expedition is ready to make
ding, when the attack will begin stimuli re
from land and sea. Va
SPANS LATEST BLUFF. da
,cretary Long said to-day that no ap- he
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