The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-07-19

WASHINGTON, D. C., July lS.--Atter
three days consultation between the
President, Secretary Alger and General
BROOKE. during which there was fire.
ouent communication With General
Miles at slboneY, the details Of the Por-
to Rican expedition we're perfected and
the expedItIon itself was gotten under
way. General Miles with some artillery
and troops sailing to-day for Porto Rico
ON the converted cruiser Yale, to be fol-
lowed quickly bv an army Of about
10000 men. There are some notable
differences in the plans for this expedi-
tIon and for the stately naval pageant
that sailed away from Tampa under
General shatter's command to attack
santiago. First, there will be praetic-
ally no naval conveys. The navy de-
partment has declared that they are
Unnecessary; that there Is not Span
ish warshIp in the West Indies that
dare thrust its bow out OF port
In the second place, the expedition
does not start from one point, but VIII
be divided among several ports, thus
preventing the tremendous congestion
that was encountered at Tampa IN the
effort 60 start the big 1eet. Lastly,
there Will be no EFFORT made to get the
Ehips away together, but the transports
Vill be allowed TO find their own way to
their destination without concerted
moves. General Miles leads the way.
ne has been promised by the President
that he should 20 to Porto Rico and the
promise was redeemed when the Yale
headed to-day from SIboneV for Porto
Rico, eight hundred miles distant. Gen.
brooke win be the senior officer in
Miles command and upon him will fah
he responsibility for the execution OF
the detail OF his superiors plans. 1t IS
Estimated that General Miles should ar
rive by Wednesday night at the point
selected for the landing and will hoist
the American flag az once over Forto
Rlcan soil.
secret Landing Point
The point chosen for his landing Is
kep. secret as the general Will land be-
fore the full body of the expedition is at
hand, ana 1t is consequently not desIr-
able that the enemy should be able to
assemble a superior force to meet him
The dIEtance from Charleston, where
the first body OF troops for Miles expe-
dltlon was 10 start to-day, Is more than
doubIe the distance from Santiago to
Porto Rico. so that the transports
which sail from the former city can
scarcely reach General Miles before the
early paFt OF next week. These Charles
tom troobs are the first brigade OF the
flrst division OF the first army corps and
are commanded by Brigadler General
George II. Ernst. The brigade COM
prises the Second Wisconsin, Third Wis
consin and Sixteenth Pennsylvania reg
jments,
make the Porto Rlcan campaign a short
one. An overwhelming force VIII DC
thrown upon the Island 1t Is possible
that bloodless victory will be achieV-
ed when the Spaninrds become eenVihe-
ed that they have no reasonable chance
to resist successfully.
WIN Have EnoHRh Soldiers.
The expedition Is to comprise 10000
men at the start. and 1t will be swelled
coon to 10000 men, and If necessary to
10000 men, the equipment of the volun-
teer forces having now progressed 80
well as TO warrant the statement that
that number Of men can be ready for
service In Porto Rico within very
short time. The entire body OF troops
at Tampa will be taken. numbering
about 1900 men and including lot OF
heavy and light artillery under COM
mand OF General Rodgers.
The expedition will be particularly
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 Coppinger' com
prIslng the Second division under Brlg.
adler General Simon Snyder and up or
the first brigade, BrlGadier Genetai
Eleventh and Ninetecnth UNI
ted States infantry; Second brigaae'
General Hale, Third Pennsyi-
vanIa. One Hundred and Fifty-seVehth
Indiana and First Ohio; Third DIVISION
General Kline commahdlhs'
First brigade. Colonel G. l.. kennan'
Fifth Ohio. First Florida and Thirty
second Michigan: Second brigade, Brig
adler General Lincoln, slxty-nlnth New
York. Third ohio and Second Georgia;
the provisional cavalry brigade, Colonel
Noyes, Fifth United Slates and detach-
Inents OF First. Second, Third, Sixth
and Tenth United States cavalry. and
eight troops Of rough riders; artillery
brigade. General Randolph, two light
and ten heavy batteries. IT is possible
that all the cnvnlry Will not be called
upon.
First West virginia In IL.
General Brooke will take with him
from Calckamauga Pnrk most Of the
First and Second brIgndes OF his army
corps. These arc Tin addition to Gener-
al Ernst's command at Charleston);
Second brigade. First division. General
Haincs. Fourth Ohio, Third Illinois and
Fourth Pennsylvania; Third brigade,
Colonel J. s. Culver, First Kentucky,
Third Kentucky. Fifth Illiuols: Second
division. Colonel J. 8. Poland, command
inE; First brigade. BrlEadicr General G.
\. Roe, Thlrty-frst Michigan, First
Georgia. One Hundred and SlHtieth In
diana: Second brigade, General Mckee,
Sixth Ohio, one Hundred and Fifty
eighth Indiann; First West Vlrglnn,
Third brigade, Briaadler General Ros-
ser. Second Ohio. First Pennsylvania,
MlnnesOtn.
The part which the navy is to take In
The assault upon Porto Rico has been
fully matured. The sevcrnl transport
neets VIII have with thGm one or two
auHiiiary craft carrying a.rong hecond-