Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-07-22

WAsmNeToH, July %. = General
Miles, leading the military expedition
against Porto Rico, started about 3
O'Clock yesterday afternoon from ST.
honey, Cuba, for the point ON the island
of Porto Rico, where it is the intention
that the troops shall land. 1t is expected
that General Miles will wait at some
appointed spot on the route for the ex-
petitions from Tampa, Newport News
and New York to fall into his column.
These expeditions are already under
way, some OF them with two or three
days start of General Miles, SO that the
delay should not be very great. After
all the diff Guilty about the naval con-
voy, and the first conclusion of the
naval authorities that none was neces-
sary. the strength of that now fur
nished is surprising.
There is battleship of the first-class,
the Massachusetts, an effective pro-
tected cruiser, the Cincinnati, speedy
and well-armed gunboat, the Annapolis,
and three vessels of the auxiliary navy,
which have already proved by their
performance III Cuban waters that they
are fully equal TO the ordinary gunboat
in offensive power. These are the
Gloucester, which distinguished herself
in the destruction of Ceryera's squad
ron, the Wasp, which has attained an
enviable notoriety as a disturber of
Spanish blockhouses, and the Leyden,
which for time was the sole represen-
tative of United States power in Ha-
vana harbor.
Secretary Alger believes that Genera
Miles, ON the Yale, will arrive at his
destination Sunday morning with 5000
men under his immediate command. A
day later will come 1900 men ON trans
ports and the day following that $500
more. Whether the landing will be de-
ferred until the arrival of this entire
force or whether General Miles will
take the initiative and hoist the flag
himself on Porto Rico soil is left to the
discretion of that officer. 1t is the de-
partment's determination that he shall
not lack for troops or equipment, aud
this first expedition may be followed by
several others as fast as the troops can
be gotten ready until word comes from
the general that he needs no more.
General Schwan's brigade, compris-
ing the Fifth, the Eleventh and Nine
teenth United States infantry splen-
did body of trained soldiers, sailed from
Tampa yesterday to join Gneral Miles,
and if the Porto Rican expedition is not
an immediate success it will not be for
lack of disposition in the war depart
ment to supply every requisite.
CHICKAMAUGA, MILITARY PARK, Ga.
July 22.-It looks as if at least two
thirds of the troops at Camp Thomas
are to be ordered to the front as an ex-
peditionary force to go to Porto Rico
under General Brooke.
The movement is expected to begin
today, when she Second brigade of the
First division, First corps, commanded
by Brigadier General Haines, is sched-
uled to leave for Newport News.
The regiments of the brigade are the
Fourth Ohio. Third Illinois and Fourth
Pennsylvania.
While General Brooke i'll person has
nothing to give out for publication one
Of the most prominent and best posted
officers of the First corps admitted YES
terday that it was the purpose to move
the entire corps, which numbers about
$4,000 officers and men. The regiments
of the First corps are: Fifth Illinois,
Third Wisconsin. First Kentucky, Third
Illinois, Fourth Pennsylvania, Fourth
Ohio, Sixteenth Pennsylvania, Second
Wisconsin, Third Kentucky, Thirty
first Michigan, One Hundred and Six
tieth Indiana, First Georgia, Sixth
Ohio, One Hundred and Fifty-eighth
Indiana, First West Virginia, Second
Ohio, First Pennsylvania, Fourteenth
Minnesota, Twelfth Minnesota, First
South Carolina, Fifth Pennsylvania.
Eighth Massachusetts, Twenty first
Kansas, twelfth New York, Ninth
Pennsylvania, Second Missouri and
First New Hampshire.
A MESSAGE FROM SAMPSON.