Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-10-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette. J
WASHINGTON, Oct. Z.

supplies for the men, both medical ana
commisssry, on the vessels that carried
the troops. Some OF the men COM
planned of the cooking, but even they
were not heard forty-eight hours after
the ship had sailed. Itrequired thirty
two DAYS 10 make the sail to Manila:
The health OF the troops was splendid
on the voyage. The brigade was landed
without loss, and camp was pitched near
the insurgents, who had little food and
poor organization, but were we'll armed
with Mausers and Remingtons, most OF
which they captured from theSpaniards.
There were about 10000 Of them, and
thew had surrounded Manila entirely
aud prevented any food from going into
the city. Only one out of twenty-four
davs while be was ii Manila did his
men have difficulty in procuring food.
That was due to confusion, and not
from any lack of supply. He said there
was less sickness among his men at Ma
aila than there was while they camped
st San Francisco prior to embarkation.
One difficulty in the war with Spain,
he said, was there were not enough
regular army officers to 60 around. The
volunteers were willing enough, but
tney lacked experience. Major Henry
Blanchard Hersey, of Santa Fe, N. NJ,
member of the First Vol. Cavalry, or
Rough Riders, next testified. That
regiment ne said was we'll supplied
with rations. and there was very little
sickness. No serious complaints were
heard among the men. The medical
supplies and hospital accommodations
were ample. The delay in furnishing
supplies at Santiago were due entirely
TO the bad roads.
The war investigating commission
gave out to day q synopsis Of report
made by Surgeon General Sternberg, in
which it is stated that 1.-The very small
proportion Of experienced medical Off
GERS has seriously impaired the efficien.
cv OF the medical department, but
many of the division and brigade sur
geona from civil life have shown apti
tude for the service, and have already
become valuable medical officers. The
same is true of many of the doctors en-
ployed under contract"
The following order was issued by the
War Department to-day: By direction
of the President, the following named
! officers are honorably discharged from
the volunteer army Of the United States,
to take effect on the date set opposite to
their respective names, their services
being no longer required by reason OF
the muster out OF volunteer regiments:
Major.G General John J. Coppinger, Oc-
tober 81; Hamilton S. Hawkins, Novem-
Der SO; Jacob F. Kent, November 80;
Brigadler-generals Francis Z. Gunther,
Alfred E. Bates, George l.. Gillespie,
Lucius F. Hubbard, James Il. Watries,
Charles P. Mattsocks, Mark w. Sheafe,
James II. Barkley, Joseph W. Plume,
Thomas l.. Rosser, Joseph K. Hudson,
October 81; John I. Rodgers, Andrew
5. Burt, Peter G. Hams, George A.
Garretson, Henry N. Dufield, John B.
Babcock. Roy Stone, Wallace F. Ran
dolpb, Henry Carroll, Edward P. Pear
son, John H. Page, William NJ. Wher-
nv, Charles D. Vich, Aaron S. Diggett,
Jonn II. Patterson, November so;
B-igadier Generals. Alfred E. Bates,
G ,orge l.. Gillespie. John B. Babcock
and Peter G. Hams will continue their
present duties. The other officers
named will proceed to their homes and
await orders for their own convenience
until discharged. Such of these officers
as belong to regiments in the regular
army will report for duty with their
proper command upon the dates of
their discharges from the volunteer
service.
Gen. Bacon has been authorized to
call upon the two regiments of Mime.
scta volunteers now at home on fur.
lough, if needed, to suppress the Chip
pewa uprising.
A delegation from Alexandria, &C.
cJmpanied by Senator Martin, called at
the War Department this morning and
asked that the government horse and
wagon stand at St. Asaph be made a
permanent station. They were inform
ed that the stand is satisfactory, and
that SO long as such stands snail be nec-
essary, there is no reason why the one
referred to should be abandoned.
a change has come over the spirit of
the dreams of the administration in re-
5pect of the commander OF the part OF
the L. :. army that is to be stationed at
Havana. Up to yesterday it had been
determined that that commander should
be Major General Wade, son of the
late famous Senator Ben. Wade, of Ohio,
but since then the President mas de-
cided that Major General Fitzhugh
Lee, Of Virginia, shall be put in COM
maud there, and orders to that effect
are being prepared.
The -Confederates here talked to
on the subject to-day agree with the
action of the Grand Camp of Confed-
crate Veterans of Virginia in Culpeper
Yesterday, when they declined to re-
consider the vote which eliminated
from the report of its history commit
tee the clause declaring that the Con-
federate soldier forever renounces his
right to secession, and adopted that re.
port without this clause, and criticised
adversely Mr.W. L. Royal chairman of
the history committee, for resigning in
consequence of that action.
Mr.. j. e. Clements, of Alexandria,
county, was at the War Department
to-day and obtained promise that the
Georgetown and Alexandria county
road, that now runs through part of
the Arlington reservation, may be ex-
tended through the remaining portion,
so as to 60 to the new court house of
Alexandria county.
The War Department has been in
formed of the death at St. Francis Bar
racks, Fla. this morning of Captain