The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-23
THOUSANDS
WILL FIGHT
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of,cer Of the United States troops shall
.rhc combined forces tina, viii lmarch
.gains; the Spaniards viii number from
1soooo 70 10000. Spain has now on inc
island an army OF probably 5OW' men III
for service They are fairly good nknt-
srs and are well armed but the Americans
.xn.ct 90 make duick work OF them
T,hc limited states troops will probably
-. landed on the coast near Mantahzas'
where the insurgents VIII await .n.n
cominr Mantanzas is only some thirty
miles from Havana and tho marcn WI"
not be as long as the soiolets iN.',lco,o,t
The campaign on the island Is eNpect1u
20 last not more than ho"'h VI 90
weeks. ... ,oxrr,r,
LEES ADVICE FOLLOW ~. W..
1,.n, General Ice arrived In Key west
he ,elegraphed the state Department tn"s
se uas rcadv for any service 20 when ne
might be assigned. Judge Day W''So
him 10 come 70 Washington, e.orsi
wen, and spent nearly week sew"
corfcrcnces were held with the president
encretaries of the state. Navy ana Nar'
- Tudsc nav. The General was con
sn,,.S freely as TO how the campaign on
ians and water should be conouC,eu
Among othe.. things he advised ihat NJ az
n became apparent that there "ou,u , ~,
49, mat Sampsons squadron ~ seu' az
TO liNf ktuf INV TO
His advice has been followed. ,,,o,1.
Iaysna Is AT the mercy OF inc % Nil
80, General Lee told the Nash
,nr,on authorizes hat one Roou ,s.,'
,vould no amply sufficient AZ lht es;,,le.-
4. the harbor and that the roi''''''0''
could patrol the coast T.. ,,o,rc done
Thts is presumably what IS beihS w.
lns no doubt the cruisers are reap
- ~" harvest In capturing spanish Gran"
'"e MANY MILES or COAST d,
~. 70 nearly two Thousand hlheS VI
's, and the island Is at the mercy
~ the American navy the spans"
hs,ng thousands of miles away. ,
There have been scores OF HIpuS.'' 49,. 10
oxneditions landed I'm Cupa' " n 'lv -
Spaniards have about my So. 10
- tho coast. they captured only ''o
aions ~, ,, 81 an the filibuster1ng yes
~ when the authorities at havana
s.,ynnIained to General Lee ABOUT lio
Sithrsters he asked them why SPAN
gunboats allowed the expeditions 10 -
THE reply was that on account oL W
80 n coal the gunbOats were PiaO'
callv worthless. They did very niue pa
troll duty. a., ereat-
est troubles Spain will have III H'N'"e
war r-..,o, Srates
c-,5sers viii have captured most OF the
snsnlsh e1inboats along the coast III
At THE NAVYs MERCY.
General Lee told the Washington au-
thorities that IL would be quite an easy
thing 10 take Havana. IN the mar ~ -,
there is an out-of-date war Nessei Wis -
oannot resist the weakest Of the Amerl-
,.esseis Uncle Sans guns couhl
tear the forts to pieces In rev mltlu'eS
80 40 =, ,,,.re necessary troops could be
handed in Havana. ~,
+. a. not known what course SPIN VIII
nursue. but the American navy eHpec's
IN he able 10 take care of her meet anu
% nrevent the landing OF any more
kpanish troops.
THE REQUEST W1THDRAWN.
u was learned last night upon IerL
authority that Rev. DIT Carmlch@ei
GOO withdrawn his request to be ap-
S$d "A cnapiain on General Lees stan
pt0h'~ led on the General last sunday
lie cay I'd asked for the appointment.
night ichael said he was chaplain OF
III. 49, and occupying that POSITION
the =, peace 1t was. right and pro
~ ',ln s, ~ hould 20 to war. As he no
per nc ~, bIs mind to go out with tne
Ma"e Ne woulo like to be General Lee $
cbanlaiu. The O eheral PI oiIilses " a. ~
no,nt him In evei nc sIiou p,l.tot,oe i,s
naming of stan to,.o
I ns,ns and his CHI. rich members nave
begged and pleaded " I'm nm &c. 70 remain
.e The argued thai he could accom-
n,,sh more good by serN ing ms cohs gre
gatlon than acting az Chaplain III 5liS
SIM s~my The Doctor has bA'n persuaa,,e ,l
a. a. rsn,ain here and has Withdrawn the
recues, ne made OF Genera Lve'
''N''' GENERAL LEES STAFF.
n.reraI lee has received more IMAM
,orr hundred APPLICATIONS for positions on
his staff. lie will probably make hM se
iections from his old army comrades anu an,
nersonal friends. AS maJor-sener,,1l NE
staff would consist Of the toll."lns
ofncers: Adiutant general. assistant aue
iutant general. chief quarternas'er' cnies
81 the commlssary. ordnance Obheer' chlei
medical officer. and three aldes-"s camp
THE NEGRO TROOPS. go
General Lee does not think mere wiz
he any opportunity for CLASH DeNS -
the white and the colored troops Fhe
,,tter will be so handled as not to ni'iAe
their presence IN the army unpieds"i' -
,he volunteers from the South.
The United States Government VIII I lou
the bin for all extra equipments tne VIZ
sinia troops may need. This state mas no
var fund al the disposal of the Governor