Evening star., 1898-11-03
OCCUPATION OF CUBA
Preliminary Orders Issued by Genera
Miles,
THREE CORPS TO FORM The ARMY
First Troops VIII Be Stationed al
Matanzas.
OTHERS GOING TO HAVANA

Arrangements have been perfected for
| the occupation of Cuba and the prellm-
mary orders fer carrying the po icy of the
administration into effect were issued by
Maj. Gen. Miles today. Three army corps
viii form the army. viz: The lst Corps.
commanded by Maj. Gen. Wilson now in
Kentucky and Tennessee. the "a CORPS
| commanded tenn orariy ly Mai. G.n.
Young. now at Camp Meade, Midd'etown.
Pa. preparing to move 10 southern camps
| in Georgia ami Alabama. and the 9Th
Corps, commanded hy Maj. Gen. Lee. now
distributed between JacksoRv lie and Sa-
Nannah. The troops of the LIST Corps.
which viii b" the first TO embark for Cuba.
VIII be stationed i'm the Department OF
Matanzas. with headquarters in that city.
and the I'd and Tth Corps VIII be stationed
in the Department of Havana. with the
headquarters CT both ii, the VJciuity of th1t
city. Thence troops vii, be 4 stliburel 10
other portions OF the island TAR east as
the province of Santiago.
The order ISSUED today il as follows
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY.
Adjutant Generals Office,
Washington. November 3 1883
The Secretary Cf War rec tn 10 low
iEg assignnent of troops:
HEADQUARTERS and six troops of tine sth
United States Cavalry and the I'd Georgia
NhiullStt 10 N.-uk.t2$, NuDa.
SIX troops of the S:h United : atas Cav
airy and The 18th United Sta'as Infantry
TO Puerto Principe.
The regiments will lie prepared a cnce
fer emb irkation. The uuarlerm ster's d.
rartme mt VII furnish he n c"ssary trans
pcrtation and the subsistence department
will arrange for the necessary rIt!cns The
command will be equipped anl rati5reG for
ninety days. The quartermIs.er' GCpart-
ment viii arrange 10 supply this command
with the necessary Ndgpa transportation
for use at their new StaliD1. The surgeon
general Will make provisions for hCsp,ta's
and medical supplies.
Brig. Gen. l. II. Carpenter, tnitcl States
volunteers. Is assigned to command these
II oops. with headquarters at Neuvitas.
The cavalry brigade. composed of the 9Th
United States and the Sth United states
Cavalry. is discontinued. The 9TH l-niied
States Cavalry is assigned to the LIST Army
Corps, and the Sth United States Cavalry
to the I'd Army Corps.
The 18th United States Infantry is dstach-
ed from the iti Army Corps. The infantry
brigade composed of the Sd Georgia NolEn-
teers and the 18th United States Infantry
Is designated as the I'd Brigade, Sd Division
20 Corps.
Upon arrival Of the ID Corps in Cuba the
usual reports will be made to the head
quarters OF that corps by the commanding
general of this brigade
SO much OF general orders iG3 as assigns
the ID Brig; de. ID Division. "a Corps. 10
Athens Ga. is revoked.
consist of the following officers:
Capt John f. Mcmahon. assistant adju-
tant general of volunteers. adjutant gen
eral; Capt. William *. Alexander assistant
al arter 4stei of volunteers, quartermaster
Capt William NJ. Loveland. commissary OF
subsistence of volunteers. commissary;
Maj. William +. de Neidman, United states
volunteer. surgeon.
BY command OF Maj. Gen. MILES
Ii. c. CORElN, Adjutant General.
Neuvitas to lie First occuIicd.
The above is the first order that has been
issued looking to the general occupation
of Cuba by United States tronps. 1t was
issued only after very careful consideration
of the reports of the military officers now
in Cuba, and of the Hecker board and other
expert commissioners who have been in
the field. The order looks to the occupa-
ton of two points to begin with. namely
Neuvitas and Puerto Principe, but the oc-
cupation will be extended as rapidly as the
Spanish evacuation proceeds.
The order directs the movement to begin
at CEce. but according to the calculations
OF the department it will scarcely be feast
bic TO make the first landing before No
Vemher - Headquarters Of the new
corps. which has been created for the pur-
pose of beginning the occupation, will he
at NeuvitaS under the command OF Gen.
L. II. Carpenter. lie is now in command
of the cavalry brigade composed of the 9th
Garrison to Number About 10000.
1t is stated at the department that near
lA all the troops now ia camp In this coun-
try will be dispatched to Cuba as fast as
the evacuation proceeds. Indeed. troops
rot now attached TO the regular corps will
be included among them the I'd Regular
Artillery now at Fort Niagara. y. Y
The present plan for the occupation pro-
v:des for an army of about 5u.nO troops
to be scattered throughout the island. The
United States will take formal possession
Of entire island January 1.
Transportation of Troops.
In the matter of transportation special
pains have been taken to prevent a recur-
renee Of the embarrassing situation whi Ii
marked the evacuation of Manzanillo. when
Col Rays immunes were landed before
the Spaniards were prepared to depart.
Quartermaster General Ludington and
Commissary General Eagan are already
gathering subsistence and other supplies at
Savannah and other ports for the troops,
and nothing is left undone TO insure the
prompt departure OF the regiments rap
idly as they are needed. Several Of the
transports will be ready 10 start, with their
stores aboard. by the end OF next week,
and most of the purchased ships which are
now being altered at northern dock yards
will be delivered according TO contract un-
der heavy penalty on or before November
20. The transports on the Atlantic coast
now owned by the army, with their carry
ing capacity. which are available for land
ing the troops In cuba are as follows:
Panama. No 1. aO men: Port Victor
No. =, 900 men. Rita, No. 3 1U0 men; Mo-
hawk, No. 10 1000 men. Mobile, No Il
900 men; Massachusetts. No. d. 1Gpo
men: Manitoba. No. a3 LOCO men; Mime
waska. No. -. l.2uO men; Mississippi No.
25. 500 men; Michigan, No. PC. 800 men;
Rumanian. No. %, 100 men: Obdam. No.
30. 300; Berlin. No 81, 2.0O9 men; Chester.
800 men. and Mortera. Mexico. Relief and
Missouri. The two latter are hospital ships
and the Mortera and the Mexico were cap
tured from the Spanish.