The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10
NEXT MANILA EXPEDITION
TO EMBARK AT NEW YORK.
Point'of Embarkatlon changed from San
Francisco to Hasten Matters-Vo!-
untcers TO Bo Sent Home

NEW YORK. Dec "A dlspatch 10
tho Tribune from Washington says:
The next regiment to start for Man.
Tia viii embark at New York about the
end OF this month and will go through the
Suck canal The expedition will consist
OF three regiments OF regular Infantry
distributed between two OF the largest
converted transports owned by the gov
ernmcnt, and perhaps a convoy OF two
warships,
ARRANGEMENTS are now being ma ie for
Tits expedition by Adjutant General Cor.
bin as rapidly as possible in view OF its
great Importance especially as II in.
wolves cooperation by the state ana
navy departments. as well as those az
the war department.
The decision to use New York as the
point OF embarkatlon instead OF San
Francisco, whence all the earlier forces
started for the Philippines. was reached
by General CorbIn after a careful re
view OF number Of considerations, chief
among which was the urgency OF haste.
The early completion OF the treaty OF
peace with Spain renders Indispensable a
prompt increase Of the American troops
not only at Msnlla, but to provide addi-
tional garrisOns for important centers
inthe archipelago which will immediately
fall into American dominion with its ac-
companying responsibility for the secur-
tty OF life and property. -l@ q II
HAt' the present time the government Is
wholly without available transports in
the Pacific ocean to meet the emergency.
The dispatch Of two vessels from the At
lantie, II Is believed, viii therefore be-
particularly advantageous for the double
purpose OF bringing home from Manila
such volunteers as can soon be spared
and Increasing tho transport fleet In the
Pacific. The three regiments of regu.
lars have not yet been selected, but as
none but those now in New York and
other Atlantic garrisons can be spared,
tho conclusion was forced upon the au-
thOIdties that economy as well as randi
ity Of action required them to be sent
by way of the Mediterranean instead OF
tourneying across the continent and then
undertaking the trying and monotonous
voyage on the Pacific with no haven of
rest after leaving Hawaii.
The garrison under General Otis at
Manila now consists Of one company Of
the regular engineer battalion, six troops
Of the Fourth regular cavalry, six batter
les of the Third and Sixth regular artll-
lery, three regiments-the Fourteenth,
Eighteenth and Twenty-third-reg
infantry. fifteen regiments of volunteer
infantry and six batteries Of volunteer
artillery, including the Astor light bat
terry, which already has homeward or
dors, II will be tho effort Of the author
tiles to return all these volunteer regl-
ments and batteries as speedily as possi-
BILE, bringing them home as far as FEAST
BILE In the order in which they reached
Manila after Admiral Dewey's victory,
and it Is believed on tho arrival there
early In February OF three regiments OF
regulars from New York. at least six OF
the volunteer commands may be released
from the duty that has already grown
irksome to them.
The expedition from New York could