Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-06-04
MILES SAYS GO.
Uncle Sans Soldiers are Ordered
to Invade Cuba.
four Expeditions are to he Sent from Gulf
Ports and the Intention is TO Land at
Four Different tPoints-Transports
Conveying tho Soldiers arc to bs
Covoyed by Sampson's Ships.

Washington, May 31.-The military
invasion of Cuba has begun. Unless
the orders of the war department mis-
carried, the troops that have been
gathered at the gulf ports began to
break camp yesterday and march
aboard transports waiting to carry
them to the enemy's territory. About
25 of these ships, the biggest and fast
est that could be obtained suitable for
the purpose, had been gathered ready
to receive the troops They will ae-
commodate about 10000 men. How
many troops started, where they took
ship and where they are bound are
questions which the directing spirits
of the campaign refuse to answer.
They have no desire that the Spanish
should have opportunity afforded them
to gather forces to attack our soldiers
as they land. Therefore nothing of
the details of this first movement can
be learned.
There is a suspicion that the start
will be made from Tampa and Mobile,
and it is probable that in such cases
the fleets of transports will converge
at Key West to pass under the conveys
of the warships which Admiral Samp-
son has provided to insure the safety
of troops during the passage across the
Florida straits and prevent attack at
the hands of some stray Spanish cruis-
er or gunboat.
1t is probable that there will be four
separate military expeditions and that
these will be landed at four different
| points. Whether Porto Rico is one of
these points or not cannot be learned.
| Before the entire force which it is pro-
| posed to use in Cuba can be landed, the
transports must make four separate
voyages across the straits.
| Arrangements have been made to
utilize the services of the insurgents to
the largest possible extent The gov
ernment already has sent expeditions
to large number of points on the
| island and landed arms for the insur-
gents. Most of the parties succeeded
| perfectly in their object and it was
said at the war department Monday
that a sufficient number of the insur-
gents have been armed to constitute
| very effective support for the troops as
| they land.
A war conference was held at the
White House yesterday afternoon be-
tween the president and Secretaries
Alger and Long and Maj. Gen. Miles,
in command of the army. Vice Presi-
dent Hobart was present a part of the
time, and Secretary Day also dropped
in. After the entire situation had been
gone over, Secretary Long retired and
Secretary Alger and Gen. Miles re-
mained to discuss more in detail the
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put into execution as a result of the
definite official information that the
Spanish squadron is securely held
within Santiago harbor.
Gen. Miles made known that at
o'clock Monday morning, Immediately
following the receipt of definite in
formation as to the presence of the
Spanish fleet at Santiago he had is
sued telegraphic orders putting the
troops in motion and thus starting
the forward movement of the military
arm of the service.
1t was said at the war department
that chief reliance would be placed at
the outset on the regulars, most of
whom are centered in Florida, and in
such volunteer regiments as were thor
oughly equipped and reasonably well
seasoned for service. Although the
officials will not state how many troops
are available for active service, it is es-
timated that there are about 20, 600
regulars and 49, 900 volunteers at Tam
pa. These include II regiments of the
regular, infantry and IA regiments of
volunteer infantry, IL battalions of ar
tillery and five regiments of regular
cavalry. The infantry force--regular
AMI volunteers about 2s, 900 men,
the cavalry about 1000, the artillery
about 200.
Maj. Gen. Miles, commanding the.
United States army, accompanied by
ihe members of his family and his Off
cial staff, left at IL o'clock last night
for Tampa, Fla. The party, compris-
ing "a persons, occupied special train
on the Southern railroad. Gen. Miles
will proceed direct to Tampa, where he
will establish temporarily the head
quarters of the army He will person
ally direct the movements of the troops
and the invasion of Cuba.
Sigsbee Captures Steamer.
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