The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-19
MILES HAS
LEFT FOR
PORTO RICO
He Sailed Yesterday on
the Yale.
DIFFERENT PORTS.
The Expedition will not Leave
From One Point as Before.
LANDING PLACE UNKNOWN
The Enemy Must Be Kept
in the Dark.
TO MAKE IT A SHORT CAMPAIGN
An Overwhelming Force Will BE
Landed and the Campain BE Made
If Possible. a Bloodlcss Onc-The
Navy Will Rely on Armored
ships and Monitors for
Bombardmcnt of san
Juan a. They are
Better Protect
ed Against
Shells.

WASHINGTON. July lS-After three
DAYS consultation between the President,
Secretary Alser and General Brooke. dur
,no which there was frequent commun'-
cation with General Mics at siboEey. the
details of the Porto Rican expedition
were perfected and the expedition itself
was gotten under way. General Miles
with some artillery and troops sailing
to-day for Porto Rico on the converted
cruiser Yale. 20 be followed quickly by
AN army OF about 10000 men.
There are some notable differences in
the plan for this expedition and for the
stately naval pageant THAI sailed away
from Tampa under General Skaters
command to attack Santiago First there
viii be practically no naval conveys; the
Navy Department has declared that they
are unnecessary. that there is not a
Spanish warship i'm the West Indies inat
dare trrst its bow out Of port
NOT ALL FROM ONE PLACE.
In the second place the expedition does
not start from one point but viii be
divided among several ports. thus pre-
venting the tremendous congestion that
was encountered at Tampa in the effort
to start the big fleet
Lastly there w.1 be no effort made 20
get the ships away together but the
transports will De allowed TO find their
own way 20 their destination without con-
certed movements. General Miles leads
the way IIo had been promised by the
President that he should go 10 Porto
Rico and the promise was redeemed when
fne Yale headed to-day from Siboney for
Porto Rico. 500 miles distant
General Brooke will be the senior officer
in Miles command. and upon him VIII
fan the responsibility for tho execution
o. the details OF his supcrors plans.
TO ARRIVE WEDNESDAY.
II IS estimated that General Miles
should arrive by Wednesday night AT the
point selected for the landing and will
hoist the American flag al once over
Porto Rican SOIL
The point chosen FOR his landing IS
kept secret. as the General will land be-
fore the full body OF the expedition IS AT
hand and Be- ls consequently not dtsira-
bile that tho enemy should be able 10
assemble a. superior force 90 meet him.
Tho distance from Charleston. where
the first body of troops for Miles eXpe-
dition was 10 start to-day. Is moro than
double tho distance from Santiago 10
Porto Rico. 90 that the transports which
soil from the former city can scarcely
reach General Miles before the early part
o. next week.
These Charleston troops are the First
Brigade Of tho First Division OF the First
Army Corps and are commanded by
Rriradicr General George ~. Ernst The
brigade comprises The Second Wisconsin
Third Wisconsin and Sixteenth Pcnnsyl-
yana Regiments
a SHORT CAMPAIGN.
The purpose OF Secretary Aleer is 10
make The Porto Rlcan campaign short
one An overwhelming force Will be
thrown upon the island. and II j. possible
that hloodicss victory viii be achieved
when the Spanish become convinced thal
they have no reasonable chance 10 resis'
successfully
The expedition is to comprise 5000.
men an Die start. and It Will be sweheo
soon Co 1910 men, and. n necessary
10000 men, the equipment OF the Wlun'
tcer forces having now Progressed >.
well as 10 warrant the statement tha'
that number can De ready for service II
IoEo Eico within a very short time
ALL co FROM TAMPA.
The entire body OF troops ~ Tampa VII
Doe taken numbering about la.Ooo men aho
including q lot Of light and heavy ar
tinery, under command OF General Rod
gers. The expedition Will bee particu-
lariy strong with artillery as some OF
that az santiago. commanded by Gen
eral Randolph. Us 40 5e drawn upon
The Tampa troops are known as the
Fourth Corps undor Nljpr General Cop
p.nger. comprising ihc Second division
under Brgadier General Snyder and made
up o. the First Brigade. Brisadler Cen
ffal Schwan Eleventh and Nineteenth
United States Infantry Second Brigade.
Brigadltr General Carpenter. Second
New YORK and Fifth Maryland. Third