The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1898-06-16
Move on Cuba.
Army of Invasion on the Way.
No Fear of Trouble in Landing-Our
Warships Able to Protect Troops
and Prevent an Attack During De-
barkatiOn.

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Warships Able to Protect Troops
and Prevent an Attack During De-
barkation.
The war is to be carried into Cuba
The start has already been made.
The first army of invasion embarked
from Key West at day break Monday
morning. The fleet of troop ships
comprised thirtv-two transport
steamships bearing over $4,000 Off
GERS and men, conveyed by battle
ships, cruisers, gunboats and auxil-
iarv crafts, sixteen in number. A
Washington dispatch says:
BY Thursday at the latest the trans
ports will be off Santiago and large
American army will make its landing
on Cuban soil. Admiral Sampson
has cleared the way for this under
taking and little danger is appre-
hended in getting ashore. 1t will be
after that, when the advance is made,
that the actual dramatic develop
mentS may be expected.
Bv that time it is likely that the
American commanders will be in di-
rect cable communication with the
authorities here. Admiral Sampson
has taken the shore end of the cable
landing at Guantanamo and force
of cable experts are rapidly restoring
the line to working order. The pro-
gress of this work has been so salts
factory that one of the leading Off
Gals of the state department said to-
night that it was hoped this direct
cable communication would be es-
tablished by Thursday. 1t would
put an end to the dearth of official
information concerning important
movements and will enable the au-
thorities here to keep in close touch
with those executing the strategic
movements.
The troops making up the expedi-
ton which started Monday are as fol-
lows:
Infantry Regiments. - Sixth, Six
teenth, Seventy-first New York vol
unteers, Tenth, Twenty-first, Second,
L Ill IccHlH, ANIutu, A"tul -lOul Ill,
Eighth, Twenty-second, Second Mas
sachusetts volunteers, First, Twenty
fifth, Twelfth, Seventh, Seventeenth,
Third, Twentieth. Total infantry
81 officers and 1O,7O9 enlisted men.
Cavalry.-Two dismounted squad.
rons of four troops each from the
Third, Sixth, Ninth, First and Tenth
cavalry, and two dismounted squad
rons of four troops each from the
First United States volunteer cavalry;
total dismounted cavalry, 159 officers,
1915 enlisted men; mounted cavalry,
one squadron of the Second, 9 officers
and 2SO enlisted men.
Artillery-Light batteries + and
X, First artillery; A and +, Second
| artillery; fourteen officers and 1922
| enlisted men; batteries G and H,
Fourth artillery, seige, four officers
and 1872 enlisted men.
Engineers-Companies c and f,
nine officers, 200 enlisted men.
Signal Corps-One detachment,
two officers and IS enlisted men.
Hospital detachments are included
in the foregoing figures. The staff
corps numbers fifteen officers. The
grand total of the expedition is 77S
officers and ii, 1854 enlisted men.
Aside from the men and officers
making up the expedition, the boats
carried a vast quantity Of supplies,
ammunition and war equipments,
necessary to maintain an organiza-
ton of this size for at least sixty
days. Every detail for the landing
of this party has been worked out by
the engineer corps of the army. 1t
will be laborious process at best,
and will take 4 full day or more.
The point Of landing has been so
| chosen that there is little danger OF
an interruption from the Spanish
forces, but should they attempt to
make trouble, Admiral Sampson's
ships will insure ample protection
until the troops can care for them
| selves.