The age-herald., 1898-10-12
Lees Recommendation
Windsor Hotel. Jacksonville, Fla, June 1, 1898.

Jacksonville, Fla, June l. 1S9S.
 Adjutant General Washington.
 Headquarters established at this point; plenty of room here and in vicinity for whole corps. Fine camping ground, plenty of water for all purposes. Great facilities
 for embarkng troops. Eighteen feet or water at city wharves. Only five regi- ments here and two of them ordered to be ready to move to Tampa. Please send more regiments as early as possible in order that may organize corps. Cannot the Virginia regiments come at once? Re- quest that quartermaster and comm'ssary departments be established here immediate ly Please order Miller, corps quarter
 master report; need his serv ces badly. LEE Major General. Washington, June 16, 1S9S.-J. Major- General Nelson A. Miles, Washing ton:
 Sir:-By direction of the president an ex- petition will be organized with least possl- ble delay under the immediate command Of Major General Brooke, consisting of three divisions taken from the troops best equipped in the first and third army corps and two divisions from the fourth army corps for movement and operation against the enemy in Cuba and Porto Rico The command under Major-General Shafter or such part theerof as can be spared from the work now in hand will join the fore going expedition and you will command the forces thus united in person. transports for this service will be assembled at Tampa with the least possible delay. The naval forces will furnish convoy and cooperate with you in accomplishing the object in view You will place yourself in close touch with the senior officer of the navy in those waters with the view to harmon ious and forceful action Estimates will be made you immediately on the several staff departments for the necessary supplies and subsistence; such estimates to be sub- uitte o the secretary of
 For the information of the president copies of all orders and instructions given by you from time to time will be forwarded on the day of their issue to the adjutant- general of the army. Also daily reports of the state and condition of your command will be made to the secretary of war direct. It is important that immediate preparation be made for this movement and when ready report to this department for further in- structions. Very respectfully,
 R. A. ALGER, Secretary of War Wait for Furthcr Orders Washington, June 8. Major-General Shafter, Tampa, Fla. Wait until you get further. orders before you sail. Answer quick.
 R. A. ALGER, Secretary of War. Washington, June S. 1898.
 General Miles, Port Tampa.
 Have sent the following telegram to Ma
 jor-General Shafter: ''Wait until you get further orders before you sail Answer quick" R. A. ALGER, \ Secretary. Washington, June &. Major-General Miles, Tampa.
 The reason fer--eountermanding orders you will find in the following The order was given at the request of the navy de- partment by direction of the president. ''Key West, Fla, June 8. Spanish armored cruiser, 'second-class, and Spanish torpedo boat destroyer seen | by Eagle, Nicholas channel, Cuba. De- stroy convoy. Detail follow.
 -"REMEY. l. Key West, June 8.
 Last cipher just came by Resolute, just | arrived; was pursued by two vessels, | Nicholas channal, Cuba, last night. Shall l I order Indiana and all available cruisers | to coast of Cuba? More detsil to follow. l REMEY. To R. A. Alger, Secretary of War.