The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-22
SHAFIER TO b Strong
His Army to Be Increased BY
5000 Men at Once.
HALF WILL SAIL TOMORROW
Newport News Their Point Of En-
baIkatlOn.

The Force Comprised OF the Ninth
Hnssachusctts, Third Virginia
and Thirty-Third and Thirty
Fourth Michigan RcgImcnts-NcXt
Force To Go To Consist of sixth NIL
MOS, Sixth Massachusetts and
Eighth and Ninth Ohio Regiments.
When All Arrive Shafter win
have 24.OOO Men.
Washington, June I.-Two months ago
to day war broke out between the United
States and Spain, according to the proc
lamation of the President and the declara-
tiou of Congress.
The end of that period finds nearly 5000
Omitted States troops lying off Santiago
preparing to land it ilnds cable communi-
cation established between the government
at Washington and the advance guard of
the expedition in Cuba and it finds Cuban
territory in the possession Of United
States marines backed by a squadron, and
nearly all OF The commercial ports Of Cuba
olocSaded.
This is all apart from Admiral Deweys
great victory at Manila, and from the
splendid results achieved in organizing sew
eral armies now in the camps.
Therefore the officers of the administra-
ton feel that they have a right to look
back with pride over what has been ac-
compllshed in the short space of two
months, working in large part with raw
material in both the army and navy.
The government has now determined to
send heavy reinforcement to Gen. shafter
at Santiago.
To this end the first expedition will
leave Newport News Thursday morning.
carrying Brig. Gen. Dumeld's separate bri-
gade of the Second Army Corps, made up
of the Ninth Massachusetts, the Thirty
third and Thirty-fourth Michigan and the
Third Virginia regiments, in all about
1000 men.
Expeditions will follow rapidly by way Of
Tampa, for while Fernandina and Miami
are considered to have many good points
for concentrating troops, yet army off,
oials are now satisfied that Tampa can be
retained with advantage as the main point
OF embarkatlon.
ne next loittS 70 30 Will liltlulG tilONE
of Brig. Gen. Garrettson of the Second
Brigade of the First division, Second Army
Corps, embracing the Sixth Illinois, the
Sixth Massachusetts, and the Eighth and
Ninth Ohio regiments.
Brig Gen. Guy V. Henry, a distinguish
ed cavalry officer Of the regular army, ar
rived here to-day from Tampa and the
present plan is for Gen. Henry to com
nand a division made up of the brigade OF
Gen. Duffield and Gen. Garrettsou, this
division, comprising 5000 men, to be for
the speedy reinforcement of Gen. Shafter.
It will swell the American forces at Sam
tiago de Cuba to about 24000 men. But
the expeditions will not stop at that mum
ber as there is a determined purpose to
send forward a sufficient force to crush
any Spanish command which can be con-
centrated at that point.
The reports from Santiago that about
Al 600 Spanish troops are IN and about the
city do not agree with the reliable esti-
mates In the possession of the war de-
partment. According to the latter figuers
there are not to exceed 1900 Spanish
troops al Santiago de Cuba, while 100
miles hway to the northwest, at Holgun,
the Spanish corps commander, Gen. Pan
do, has 10000 men. The war department
is satisfied that the Cuban forces under
Cen Garcia can keep Gen. Pando from
reinforcing Santiago. Should this not be
ACCOMPLISHED the Spanish forces at San
Hago would be augmented TO about Is O00
men. They are well armed, wen discipliu-
ed. seasoned 10 the climate, know the
fighting grounds OF that locality and are
probably ae good all around fighting force
as the spaniards can bring to bear. There
Is no purpose on the part Of the author
tiles 10 leave Gen Shafter with an mad
equate force to meet those seasoned Span
ish soldiers.
In to the close OF Office hours to-day
neither the war nor the navy department
has received any detailed information as
20 the arrival of troops at Santiago. The
entire information received to-day was
confined to the one brief dispatch from
Cant. Allen of the signal service to Gen.
Greeley. stating that the troop transports
had arrived.
This was enough, however, to start
baseless rumors that the actual landing
OF troops was IN progress, and one report
went 20 the extent OF stating that the
troops wefe landing under a heavy fire
from the Spanish forces.
Secretary Alger and Gen. Miles disposed
Of these reports, saying that no such in
formation was at hand, and Secretary
Long made the same disclaimer for the
navy department. It may be true, how
ever. that the landing Is now IN progress,
and although IL IS not impossible, officials
consider It improbable, that any landing
4 going on under a Spanish fre.s
The landing itself may take considerably
longer than was anticipated, and officials
believe that at least three days more Will
be required before the troops are on shore
and In any sort Of organized condition.
Some Of the army officers allow even
more time one Of them holding that II
will take quite a month 70 get all the
stores, as well as the troops, off the trans
ports The purpose, however, Is 10 get OFF